BTS Won’t Submit for 2027 Grammy Awards Consideration
BTS will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb. We thank Army and everyone who has always stood by us.” The...
Key points
- BTS will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb.
- We thank Army and everyone who has always stood by us.” The announcement lands just over a month after the Recording Academy unveiled a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category.
- BTS has been nominated for Grammys before, including in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video categories, but has never won.
- All seven members have been voting members of the Recording Academy since 2019.
What happened
BTS will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb. We thank Army and everyone who has always stood by us.” The announcement lands just over a month after the Recording Academy unveiled a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. BTS has been nominated for Grammys before, including in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video categories, but has never won. All seven members have been voting members of the Recording Academy since 2019. BTS is currently in the middle of the “World Tour Arirang,” which just wrapped its European leg – the group’s Paris stop drew around 720,000 total attendees across the run. Days after finishing in Paris, BTS performed at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, delivering their 2020 hit “Dynamite” as part of an 11-minute set that shared the stage with Madonna, Shakira and Justin Bieber.
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