BTS is not going to submit its music for consideration on the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 7, 2027, the group introduced on Wednesday.
All seven members – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook – posted the identical assertion on their particular person instagram accounts.
“We have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this year. We hope our music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language. We thank Army and everyone who has always stood by us.”
The announcement lands simply over a month after the Recording Academy unveiled a brand new Best Asian Pop Music Performance class. “This category recognizes artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including but not limited to K-pop, J-pop and C-pop, with meaningful use of one or more Asian languages. Awards are presented to the performing artist(s),” the Academy’s description of the class reads.
Variety has reached out to the Recording Academy for remark.
BTS has been nominated for Grammys earlier than, together with within the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video classes, however has by no means gained. All seven members have been voting members of the Recording Academy since 2019.
Expectations for a primary BTS win had been operating excessive heading into subsequent 12 months’s ceremony. The group launched its fifth studio album, “Arirang,” in March following the completion of the members’ obligatory navy service, and the document topped Billboard’s important singles and albums charts, producing important international response.
BTS is at the moment on “World Tour Arirang,” having simply closed out the run’s European dates in Paris, the place the live shows collectively pulled in roughly 720,000 followers. The group adopted that with an look on the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, performing their 2020 single “Dynamite” throughout an eleven-minute set shared with Madonna, Shakira and Justin Bieber. No World Cup ultimate had ever staged a halftime present earlier than this one, within the event’s 96 years of existence. BTS took the sector in customized pink outfits designed for the tour, every bearing a member’s title alongside the quantity seven. The group picks the tour again up on the U.S. aspect beginning Aug. 1, again on the similar New Jersey stadium.
