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,

5 min readHyderabadJul 29, 2026 04:01 PM IST K-pop boyband BTS have confirmed they will not put forward any of their work for the upcoming 69th Grammy Awards, in what amounts to the most significant public challenge to the Recording Academy’s awards structure by a non-Western act in the ceremony’s history. The announce