If Not BTS At The Grammys, Then Who? 6 K-Pop Contenders For The Asian Pop Category

BTS' surprise withdrawal leaves the newly constituted Asian Pop category wide open. Here are several K-pop acts that could fill that gap for the upcoming Grammy Awards.

Did the Grammys Shade BTS? Recording Academy's Reply After FIFA World Cup Poll Sparks ARMY Backlash [CHECK OUT]

For the unversed, BTS has received five Grammy nominations over the course of its career but has yet to take home a trophy.
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Grammys CEO ‘saddened’ by BTS decision to skip the 2027 awards – and defends new Asian pop category

Mason said the Asian Pop category was created “to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia.”
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Armeen Musa becomes member of Recording Academy

Bangladeshi singer, songwriter and composer Armeen Musa has joined the Recording Academy as a member, becoming part of the Academy's voting membership for the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy, which presents the Grammy Awards, is dedicated to ...
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The Grammys invited all Latin Grammy voting members to the Recording Academy: Why it matters

FILE - Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) (Julio Cortez ...
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Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Admits Many People Don’t Know ‘Why The Academy Exists’ Aside From The Grammys

The Recording Academy is of course best known for hosting the Grammy Awards once a year, but the fact that they do more than the Grammys is lost to many people, something that CEO Harvey Mason Jr. himself admits. In a new Billboard interview, Mason ...

One of the World's Biggest Music Groups Just Rejected the Grammys

BTS announced it won't submit ARIRANG or any of its songs for Grammy consideration, citing concerns over the Recording Academy's new category rules.