Recording Academy Responds to BTS' Decision to Sit Out 2027 Grammys

The news comes just over a month after the introduction of the best Asian pop music performance category.

Grammys push back after BTS boycotts new Asian pop category

Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has responded to K-pop supergroup BTS' decision to boycott the 2027 Grammy Awards over its new Asian Pop category.

Why BTS Don’t Want a Grammy This Year

The massively popular K-pop boyband announced they would not submit for consideration for the Recording Academy’s awards this year, in apparent protest of a new Asian Pop Music category.

Grammy CEO 'Saddened' BTS Won't Participate in 2027 Awards

"I am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year," said Grammy CEO Harvey Mason jr.

BTS are back: return of K-pop superstars sparks US economic boom

Cities in North America hosting 14 concerts in August and September – and economic impact is set to be significant

Ella Langley Misses Out On Making History As BTS Replaces Her At No. 1

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" nearly made history with a. fourteenth week atop Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, but BTS blocks her and scores a new No. 1.
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The BTS and Grammys controversy just got even bigger

The BTS and Grammys controversy just got even bigger. Days after BTS announced they would not submit their upcoming album Arirang for the Grammy Awards 2027, fans noticed that the group's iconic Dynamite and Butter Grammy performances had disappeared from the Recording Academy's official YouTube channel.