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Aug 18, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah

BTS 2027 Grammy Boycott Sparks Review of New Asian Pop Category

BTS's decision to boycott the Grammys' new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category prompted the Recording Academy to reconsider it within weeks — a reversal in progress that raises the question of who a genre category is actually for.

Aug 17, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah

BTS Boycott Sparks Reconsideration of Asian Pop Category for 2027 Grammys

The Recording Academy is reconsidering its new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category after BTS refused to submit music in protest, with the Grammy entry deadline closing August 21.

Aug 10, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah

Stray Kids Won't Say If They're Entering the Grammy Category BTS Just Rejected

Stray Kids repeatedly declined to say whether they'll submit music for the Grammys' new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, three weeks after BTS announced it would boycott the same category entirely.

Jul 30, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah

BTS Pulls Out of 2027 Grammys After New Asian Pop Category Is Introduced

All seven members of BTS announced they will not submit "ARIRANG" for Grammy consideration this year, in an apparent protest of the Recording Academy's new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category.

Jul 30, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah

The Grammys Built BTS a Category. BTS Just Walked Out of It.

BTS's withdrawal from the 2027 Grammys exposes how closely the Recording Academy's new Asian Pop category mirrors the decades-old genre-ghetto complaint long made by Black artists in R&B and rap.