BTS say they won't submit music to the Grammy Awards

All seven members of the band post a statement online, saying they will boycott the 2027 ceremony.

BTS Won’t Enter Music From Comeback Album for Grammy Awards

The group’s decision comes a month after the Recording Academy announced five new award categories, including one for Best Asian Pop Music Performance.

By Max Kim

‘Divided by region or language’: BTS rebuke Grammys as they withdraw from consideration

K-pop superstars will not submit Arirang album or its songs for 2027 ceremony, in wake of new Asian pop category being announced BTS, the biggest pop act in east Asia, have withdrawn themselves from the 2027 Grammy awards, intimating that their decision is due to the addition of a new award for best Asian pop music performance. Writing on Instagram, each of the South Korean group’s seven members said: “We have decided not to enter the Grammys this year. I hope that music can be heard and love...

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas

K-pop's BTS opt out of new Asian music Grammy consideration

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.

BTS Won’t Submit For 2027 Grammys Consideration — And Why It Matters

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.

By Laura Sirikul, Contributor

BTS Won’t Submit for 2027 Grammy Awards Consideration

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. “We have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this […]

By Naman Ramachandran

BTS pulls out of Grammy 2027 submissions against the timing of New Asian Pop category

By Yashaswini Sri

BTS Will Not Be Submitting to 2027 Grammy Awards

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

By Nicole Fell

BTS Won’t Submit Comeback Album for Consideration at 2027 Grammys

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

By Larisha Paul

BTS Withdraws From Grammy Consideration In Apparent Protest Over New Asian Pop Category

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. “We have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this year,” the group’s seven members – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V […]

By Greg Evans

BTS says it will skip next year's Grammy Awards

BTS announced Wednesday that it will not submit its music for consideration for the 69th Annual Grammy Awards, scheduled for February next year. The group made the surprise announcement in a brief statement posted on social media, offering no further explanation for its decision. "We have decided not to submit to the Grammys this year. We hope music can be heard and embraced for what it is, beyond region or language," the group wrote. "Thank you to ARMY and everyone who continues to support us.

By The Korea Herald

BTS Will Not Enter ‘Arirang’ Songs for Consideration at 2027 Grammy Awards

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

By Paul Grein

BTS Will Not Submit New Album Arirang for 2027 Grammys Consideration

BTS is opting out of the 2027 Grammys with luv.  The K-pop group’s members Jimin, Jung Kook, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM and V announced that they will not be submitting their 2026 album Arirang for...

By Sasha Wayman

BTS refuse to submit to Grammys in response to new Asian Pop category: “We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is”

The Recording Academy recently confirmed the new category for their 2027 ceremony The post BTS refuse to submit to Grammys in response to new Asian Pop category: “We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is” appeared first on NME.

By Damian Jones

BTS skips Grammy submissions over Asian pop category concerns

South Korean music group BTS has announced that its members will not submit their work for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled to take place in February 2027. Accor...