Recording Academy Considers Revamping New Asian Pop Grammy Category After BTS Withdrawal
The Recording Academy is considering revamping its new Asian Pop Grammy category for the 2027 awards after BTS withdrew from Grammy voting and other artists expressed concerns that the category does not accurately represent their music.
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Grammys May Reconsider New Asian Pop Award After BTS Withdrawal: ‘Some Artists Feel This Category Isn’t Representing the Music They Create’
Just two months after the Grammy Awards announced a new category for Asian pop — and just weeks after BTS announced they would not submit their music for the 2027 awards, in part because of what they feel are the limitations of this awards — the Recording Academy has signaled that it is at least rethinking the […]
By Jem Aswad
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"Regardless of our intent and desire to be even more inclusive, there are some artists in this space who feel that this category isn’t representing the music they work so hard to create, in the way they wish," Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement.
By Ethan Millman
Read full article →Recording Academy Will Take Asian Music Category Criticism Into Consideration for 2027 Grammys
CEO Harvey Mason jr. initially defended the Best Asian Pop Music Performance category when BTS opted out of submitting, but new conversations with stakeholders might change his mind
By Larisha Paul
Read full article →Recording Academy May Revamp New Asian Pop Category For 2027 Awards
"There are some artists in this space who feel that this category isn’t representing the music they work so hard to create," Harvey Mason, Jr. said in a statement.
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