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The Recording Academy CEO responds to BTS decision not to submit to Grammys

Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 2 developments

NEW YORK (AP) — Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. has responded to the news that K-pop powerhouse BTSwill not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming 2027 Grammy Awards. “I am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year, but as …

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  1. BTS say they won’t submit music for next year’s Grammys

    Headline from KRDO ·

  2. Newest

    The Recording Academy CEO responds to BTS decision not to submit to Grammys

    Headline from The Republic ·

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  1. Variety

    BTS Won’t Submit for 2027 Grammy Awards Consideration (opens Variety)

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    BTS will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 7, 2027, the group announced on Wednesday. All seven members – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook – posted the same statement on their individual instagram accounts.

  2. Forbes

    BTS Won’t Submit For 2027 Grammys Consideration — And Why It Matters (opens Forbes)

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    One month after The Grammys announced the Asian Pop Performance category for this year, BTS announced that they will not be submitting their music for consideration.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    BTS say they will not submit their music to the Grammy Awards (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    K-pop boy band BTS perform onstage during comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, 2026, in Seoul, South Korea.

  4. KRDO

    BTS say they won’t submit music for next year’s Grammys (opens KRDO)

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    By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — BTS will not submit music for consideration at next year’s Grammy Awards, members of the K-pop supergroup announced Wednesday, a little over a month after the Recording Academy confirmed that the 2027 ceremony will include an Asian pop music performance category for th…

  5. Green Field Reporter

    K-pop powerhouse BTS say they will not submit music for 2027 Grammys (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — K-pop powerhouse BTS said they will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming 2027 Grammy Awards. All seven BTS members — RM, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jung Kook and Jin — shared the same note Wednesday. “We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is, […]

  6. Deadline

    BTS Withdraws From Grammy Consideration In Apparent Protest Over New Asian Pop Category (opens Deadline)

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    Korean pop group BTS will not submit its music for Grammy consideration this year, apparently in protest over the Recording Academy’s recent decision to launch a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category.

  7. Breitbart News

    Nolte: Korean Supergroup BTS Will Not Submit for Grammys Due to ‘Asian’ Category (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Korean supergroup BTS looked at this new category and knew exactly what the Grammys were doing — creating a ghetto for Asian artists. In protest, BTS announced on Wednesday that the seven-member group will snub the Grammys by not submitting their music for any kind of Grammy consideration.

  8. Latin Times

    BTS Walks Away From the Grammys It Chased for Five Years — Puts the New Asian Pop Category on Trial (opens Latin Times)

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    BTS is withdrawing from Grammy consideration after the Recording Academy's new Best Asian Pop category excluded English-language tracks, including much of the group's own comeback album.

  9. The Boston Globe

    K-pop powerhouse BTS say they will not submit music for 2027 Grammys - Clone (opens The Boston Globe)

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    K-pop powerhouse BTS say they will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming Grammys.

  10. Rolling Stone

    BTS Won’t Submit Comeback Album for Consideration at 2027 Grammys (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The group expressed "hope that music can be heard and loved by itself rather than being divided by region or language" after the introduction of a Best Asian Pop Music Performance category

  11. Deutsche Welle

    K-pop's BTS opt out of new Asian music Grammy consideration (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The K-pop sensation BTS, snubbed when nominated for Grammys in the past, say they're not interested in winning a new Asian music category.

  12. The Guardian

    BTS boycott Grammys after introduction of new Asian pop prize (opens The Guardian)

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    K-pop superstars will not submit Arirang album or its songs for 2027 ceremony BTS, the biggest pop act in east Asia, have withdrawn themselves from the 2027 Grammy awards, intimating that their decision is due to the addition of a new award for best Asian pop music performance.

  13. amNewYork

    ‘We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is’: BTS declines Grammy submission after controversial Asian category announcement (opens amNewYork)

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    As New York City transforms into “ARIRANG City” ahead of BTS’ sold-out concerts at MetLife Stadium this weekend, the K-pop juggernauts announced they will not submit their chart-topping album ARIRANG for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards.

  14. ABC 7 Chicago

    BTS won't submit music for 2027 Grammy Awards consideration (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    South Korean group BTS said they won't participate in the 69th Grammy Awards.

  15. The Brunswick News

    BTS won't submit music for Grammys, after new Asian music category introduced (opens The Brunswick News)

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    LOS ANGELES — The K-pop megastars BTS will not submit music for next year's Grammys. The news comes despite — or perhaps because of — a new category specifically designed to honor Asian pop. The seven members of BTS —…

  16. Variety

    Grammy Chief ‘Saddened to Hear’ That BTS Won’t Submit for 2027 Awards (opens Variety)

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    Grammy CEO Harvey Mason jr. has issued a statement in response to BTS’ 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.

  17. The Republic

    The Recording Academy CEO responds to BTS decision not to submit to Grammys (opens The Republic)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. has responded to the news that K-pop powerhouse BTSwill not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming 2027 Grammy Awards. “I am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year, but as …

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