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BTS pulls out of Grammys after Asian pop category introduction
The K-pop sensation will not submit music for next year’s awards, saying that music shouldn’t be ‘defined by region or language’
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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 Grammys’ top honours, including Album of the Year, after their comeback album, Arirang, became one of this year’s bestselling hits.
“We have decided not to enter the Grammys this year,” BTS members said in coordinated posts on their individual social media accounts.
“We hope that music is heard and loved for what it is, rather than being defined by region or language,” they said.
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