Shortly after the members of BTS returned from fulfilling their mandatory military duty early this year, the South Korean sensations released their critically acclaimed 10th studio album “Arirang.” Yet it won’t win a Grammy Award, not after the band opted out of submitting it for entry. Too cool for school? There's more to the story. @RollingStone reports on BTS’s decision and why the Recording Academy’s new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category is stirring up a tempest:

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Grammy CEO “Saddened” By BTS Withdrawal, Defends Asian Pop Category: “It’s Never To Divide”
#News #BTS #GrammyAwards #HarveyMasonJr

https://deadline.com/2026/07/grammy-ceo-saddened-bts-withdrawal-defends-asian-pop-1237012911/

#BTS announces withdrawal of their music from the 2027 Grammys

“Under Grammy rules, songs nominated for the Asia category must contain "meaningful use" of an Asian language.

More than 80% of the lyrics on BTS’s #Arirang are sung in English.

The introduction of the new Asia award met with mixed reception in #KPop spaces online.

Many fans complained that, instead of celebrating Asian artists, the Grammys had pigeonholed them.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyjgyd0225o

#BTS announces withdrawal of their music from the 2027 Grammys

“Under Grammy rules, songs nominated for the Asia category must contain "meaningful use" of an Asian language.

More than 80% of the lyrics on BTS’s #Arirang are sung in English.

The introduction of the new Asia award met with mixed reception in #KPop spaces online.

Many fans complained that, instead of celebrating Asian artists, the Grammys had pigeonholed them.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyjgyd0225o