{"id":172959,"date":"2026-08-02T18:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=172959"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:35:35","slug":"forbes-slaps-the-grammys-while-backing-bts-decision-to-skip-the-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/forbes-slaps-the-grammys-while-backing-bts-decision-to-skip-the-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes slaps the Grammys while backing BTS&#8217; decision to skip the awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-id=\"6Ja6xX\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In recent reports, <strong>Forbes<\/strong> slaps the <strong>Grammys<\/strong>, expressing their position about its new Asian Pop Category while backing BTS&#8217;s decision to skip the awards.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"V41BUz\">On August 2nd, the magazine releases an opinion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/oliviashalhoup\/2026\/08\/02\/bts-just-shined-a-light-on-the-grammys-diversity-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> written by <strong>Olivia Shalhoup<\/strong> in which she points out that the creation of her new category, <strong>&#8216;Best Asian Pop Music Performance,&#8217;<\/strong> generates unequal application in the awards.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"ar27ah\">The article explains why the group is against this category: <em><strong>&#8220;the existence of a geography-coded lane, whatever its stated intent, signals where the Academy expects Asian pop to live,&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>and how non-marginalized groups do not receive this treatment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote>\n<p data-id=\"9rRzv9\">&#8220;Nobody created a &#8216;Best European Pop Music Performance&#8217; category for Dua Lipa or Ed Sheeran. The absence of a mirror category for majority-white regional pop is the tell that these fields, however generously intended, are not applied evenly across the map.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p data-id=\"9rRzv9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbes-joins-BTS-in-expressing-its-discontent-with-the-new-Asian-category-at-the-Grammys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbes-joins-BTS-in-expressing-its-discontent-with-the-new-Asian-category-at-the-Grammys.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbes-joins-BTS-in-expressing-its-discontent-with-the-new-Asian-category-at-the-Grammys-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbes-joins-BTS-in-expressing-its-discontent-with-the-new-Asian-category-at-the-Grammys-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbes-joins-BTS-in-expressing-its-discontent-with-the-new-Asian-category-at-the-Grammys-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbes-joins-BTS-in-expressing-its-discontent-with-the-new-Asian-category-at-the-Grammys-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbes-joins-BTS-in-expressing-its-discontent-with-the-new-Asian-category-at-the-Grammys-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"KRhfPo\">This statement draws attention to social networks among fans who are supporting BTS&#8217; decision of not submitting their music to their next Grammys edition and showing their dissatisfaction with the awards for this controversial category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent reports, Forbes slaps the Grammys, expressing their position about its new Asian Pop Category while backing BTS&#8217;s decision to skip the awards. 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