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“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.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tEarlier on Monday, BTS<\/a> announced that it would not be submitting their colossal comeback album,\u00a0ARIRANG<\/em>, <\/a>for the 2027 Grammy Awards. The news arrived after the introduction of a Best Asian Pop Music Performance category and made waves across the music industry.<\/p>\n \n\tHoping to mitigate the situation, Grammy CEO Harvey Mason jr. took to social media seeking to clarify that the new category was not intended to single out K-pop artists.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year, but as a music creator, I understand and respect their decision,\u201d Mason said. \u201cI do want to clarify something that seems to be getting lost in the conversation. The Asian Pop category was created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia. The spirit of this new category is to shine a dedicated spotlight on these important artists. More categories mean more artists\u2019 work is recognized. It\u2019s never to divide, but to expand who is recognized by our 15,000 Grammy voters.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMason stressed that submitting music in Asian Pop does not exclude an artist from also being considered in the more coveted general categories such as Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.<\/p>\n