{"id":172629,"date":"2026-07-29T11:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=172629"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:36:27","slug":"hybe-speaks-out-on-bts-boycott-at-the-2027-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/hybe-speaks-out-on-bts-boycott-at-the-2027-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"HYBE speaks out on BTS&#8217; boycott at the 2027 Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-id=\"9rRcx0\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In recent reports, <strong>HYBE<\/strong> speaks out on <strong>BTS<\/strong>&#8216; boycott at the <strong>2027 Grammys<\/strong>, protesting against the recording academy&#8217;s new regional music category.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"dLbw7i\">Hours after the boy group member announced through their individual Instagram accounts their decision to not submit their successful comeback album &#8216;<strong>ARIRANG<\/strong>&#8216; for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards, their agency revealed their position.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"5nWf6l\">On July 29th, HYBE and BTS made a statement recognising the impressive welcome their new album received in the United States and the whole world and pointed out how their new category, <strong>&#8216;Best Asian Pop Music Performance&#8217;<\/strong>, would be an obstacle to dominating the main categories.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"5nWf6l\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BTS-decision-to-not-submit-for-this-years-Grammys-is-not-an-order-from-the-company.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BTS-decision-to-not-submit-for-this-years-Grammys-is-not-an-order-from-the-company.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BTS-decision-to-not-submit-for-this-years-Grammys-is-not-an-order-from-the-company-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BTS-decision-to-not-submit-for-this-years-Grammys-is-not-an-order-from-the-company-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BTS-decision-to-not-submit-for-this-years-Grammys-is-not-an-order-from-the-company-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BTS-decision-to-not-submit-for-this-years-Grammys-is-not-an-order-from-the-company-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BTS-decision-to-not-submit-for-this-years-Grammys-is-not-an-order-from-the-company-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote>\n<p data-id=\"QxSj8r\">&#8220;We find it difficult to accept that this change in the Grammys&#8217; judging was made at a time when BTS was considered to have the highest chance of winning the main award.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p data-id=\"k8Spn7\">However, they also added that <em><strong>&#8220;This is not a boycott at the company level,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> as this is a personal decision of the BTS members, so they will support<em><strong> &#8220;If other artists from the same affiliation wish to participate, they will proceed as scheduled.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent reports, HYBE speaks out on BTS&#8216; boycott at the 2027 Grammys, protesting against the recording academy&#8217;s new regional music category. 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