Grammys CEO Defends New Asian Pop Category After BTS Rejects 2027 Awards

"I am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year," said Grammy CEO Harvey Mason jr.

After BTS sent shockwaves through the music industry with their withdrawal from the 69th Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy’s CEO has responded. On Wednesday, shortly after the K-pop removed themselves from consideration in apparent protest over the newly added Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, Grammy CEO Ha

Maria Sherman, music reporter at the Associated Press, joins "The Daily Report" to break down what BTS' refusal to submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards over a new category means as the band returns from an extended hiatus.

"We have decided not to enter the Grammys this year," BTS members said in coordinated posts on their individual Instagram accounts. "We hope that music is heard and loved for what it is, rather than being defined by region or language."

Grammy CEO Harvey Mason jr. has issued a statement in response to BTS’ decision not to submit for the 2027 awards, which the K-Pop superstars announced on Wednesday, in an effort to clarify that the launch of a Best Asian Pop category was not intended to sideline K-Pop artists. “I am saddened to hear that…

The massively popular K-pop group shared a statement on social media about their bold decision.

Global K-pop sensation BTS said on Wednesday they will not submit their music for next year’s Grammy Awards, following the Recording Academy’s introduction of new categories that include the Best Asian Pop Music Performance. The South Korean megastars had been widely tipped to be in the running for several of the Gramm

K-pop sensation BTS announced to their fans that they were withholding their music from the 2027 Grammy Awards. Artists must submit their own work to be eligible for nomination. But the group called attention to a category change that they felt created unnecessary division. The seven members of the group—RM, Jin, Suga,

The seven members of the group BTS dropped a joint statement on Instagram sharing the news that they won't be submitting any music for the next Grammy Awards.

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.

The bands announcement follows the introduction of a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category at the Grammys meant to recognize the work and contributions of Asian artists.

BTS have announced they will not be submitting their music for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards.

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

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

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

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