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Zeena Koda and Frankie Yaptinchay talking about Asian Representation in Music. It's fascinating to watch people talk endlessly about "Asian representation" while refusing to acknowledge the artists who fundamentally changed how the global music industry viewed Asian acts. You cannot have an honest conversation about the globalization of Asian music market without mentioning BTS. Whether you like them or not, they broke barriers that many in the industry once insisted couldn't be broken. They topped charts, sold out stadiums, reshaped the industry's perception of non-English music, made stadiums all around the globe sing their songs word for word, bar for bar and made institutions to take Asian artists seriously. So when people celebrate this new era of "representation" while conveniently leaving out one of the most influential acts in that story, it doesn't feel like representation. It feels like selective history. (Zeena Koda used to work for Atlantic Records)
Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. responds to BTS’ decision to not submit their music for the 2027 awards, following the introduction of an Asian-focused category: “I 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. […] I 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’ work is recognized. It’s never to divide, but to expand who is recognized by our 15,000 Grammy voters. I also want to be very clear: submitting music in a genre category such as Asian Pop, or Jazz or Country does not exclude an artist from also submitting and being considered in the General Field categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Those categories remain open to any eligible recording, regardless of genre. Recognition in a genre category and recognition in the General Field are not mutually exclusive. An artist can absolutely pursue both.” (variety.com/2026/music/new…)
“everybody know now where the K is” in english & then joon switching to rapping in korean does sth to me cos it’s like he’s capturing the attention of the english speaking western xenophobes/racists then taunting them w the fact that bts succeeded by remaining true to themselves
음악은 그냥 그 자체로 하나의 언어라고 생각한다.!
“Admittedly, BTS’ call to withdraw from Grammys consideration comes across as presumptuous.” SCOUT MAGAZINE??? EXCUSE ME?????????????? WTF
hindi ko na tinapos yung explanation because NO AMOUNT OF JUSTIFICATION CAN CHANGE THE FACT NA PAX SILICA IS A RED FLAG PROJECT!
Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. responds to BTS’ decision to not submit their music for the 2027 awards, following the introduction of an Asian-focused category: “I 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. […] I 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’ work is recognized. It’s never to divide, but to expand who is recognized by our 15,000 Grammy voters. I also want to be very clear: submitting music in a genre category such as Asian Pop, or Jazz or Country does not exclude an artist from also submitting and being considered in the General Field categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Those categories remain open to any eligible recording, regardless of genre. Recognition in a genre category and recognition in the General Field are not mutually exclusive. An artist can absolutely pursue both.” (variety.com/2026/music/new…)
