Recording Academy Removes 2 BTS Grammy Videos as Group Boycotts 2027 Awards
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Updated · 코리아타임스 · Aug 2
Recording Academy Removes 2 BTS Grammy Videos as Group Boycotts 2027 Awards
3 articles · Updated · 코리아타임스 · Aug 2
Summary
Two BTS performance clips — “Dynamite” from 2021 and “Butter” from 2022 — disappeared from the Grammys website days after the group said it would not submit music for the 69th awards.
July 29 marked the boycott announcement, with all seven members saying music should be judged without being divided by region or language ahead of the Aug. 28 submission deadline.
The protest centers on a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category requiring at least one Asian-language song, a rule critics say could sideline acts like BTS, whose recent album “ARIRANG” is mostly in English.
Harvey Mason Jr. said he respected BTS' decision while defending the category as broader recognition for Asian artists, but Korean cultural figures and industry critics warned it could ghettoize non-Western music.
Fans quickly re-uploaded the missing videos on social media, turning the removals into a wider flashpoint over how the Grammys classify global pop.
Did the Grammys quietly erase BTS history after the group rejected submission, or is the missing-video backlash masking a bigger fight over Asian music categories?
Is the new Best Asian Pop Grammy category expanding recognition for Asian artists, or boxing them out of the awards that matter most?