{"id":5170,"date":"2026-07-30T05:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:36:26","slug":"grammy-chief-saddened-to-hear-that-bts-wont-submit-for-2027-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5170","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Chief \u2018Saddened to Hear\u2019 That BTS Won\u2019t Submit for 2027 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tGrammy CEO Harvey Mason jr. has issued a statement in response to BTS\u2019 decision not to submit for the 2027 awards, which the K-Pop superstars announced on Wednesday, in an effort to clarify that the launch of a Best Asian Pop category was not intended to sideline K-Pop artists.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5168\">Supernatural Reality Competition Korean Series \u2018House of Fates\u2019 Greenlit as \u2018Battle of Fates\u2019 Spinoff at Disney+<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year, but as a music creator, I understand and respect their decision,\u201d Mason wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI do want to clarify something that seems to be getting lost in the conversation. The Asian Pop category was created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia. The spirit of this new category is to shine a dedicated spotlight on these important artists. More categories mean more artists\u2019 work is recognized. It\u2019s never to divide, but to expand who is recognized by our 15,000 Grammy voters.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI also want to be very clear: submitting music in a genre category such as Asian Pop, or Jazz or Country does not exclude an artist from also submitting and being considered in the General Field categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year,\u201d he continued. \u201cThose categories remain open to any eligible recording, regardless of genre. Recognition in a genre category and recognition in the General Field are not mutually exclusive. An artist can absolutely pursue both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAll seven members \u2013 RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook \u2013 posted the same statement on their individual instagram accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5166\">Ben Affleck Wins $1 Million Prize on \u2018Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,\u2019 One Year After Matt Damon Did the Same<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this year. We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language. We thank Army and everyone who has always stood by us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe announcement lands just over a month after the Recording Academy unveiled a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. \u201cThis category recognizes artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including but not limited to K-pop, J-pop and C-pop, with meaningful use of one or more Asian languages. Awards are presented to the performing artist(s),\u201d the Academy\u2019s description of the category reads.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBTS has been nominated for Grammys before, including in the Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance and Best Music Video categories, but has never won. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe group is not the first to opt out of the Grammys over what they consider to be unfair treatment. Drake, Jay-Z, the Weeknd and other major stars have opted out at times, often for several years, but Mason has worked to bring alienated artists back into the fold, and has usually succeeded. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5164\">Joyce Carol Oates Defends \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 and Slams Translator for Scathing Review: \u2018Speaks in the Crude Language of MAGA Folks\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Variety<\/em> will have more on the situation as it develops. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammy CEO Harvey Mason jr. has issued a statement in response to BTS\u2019 decision not to submit for the 2027 awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[701,4095],"class_list":["post-5170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-bts","tag-grammys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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