Just two months after the Grammy Awards announced a new category for Asian pop — and just weeks after BTS announced they would not submit their music for the 2027 awards, in part because of what they feel are the limitations of this awards — the Recording Academy has signaled that it is at least rethinking the
Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has issued a statement in response to BTS’s decision not to enter the 2027 awards, which the K-Pop superstars announced on Wednesday, in an effort to clarify that the launch of a Best Asian Pop category was not intended to sideline K-Pop artists. “I’m saddened to hear that BTS has
BTS will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 7, 2027, the group announced Wednesday. All seven members (RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook) posted the same statement on their individual Instagram accounts. “We have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this year. We hope
BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira and more perform at first World Cup halftime show The opening halftime performance of the World Cup was buttery smooth. that’s because bts, justin bieber, shakira and Virgin They were there to take center stage. In fact, the co-headliners brought music to Center Field for the 2026 FIFA World Cup halftime
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has broken ratings records in the United States and around the world, due to its unique combination of star power (Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar performing in perhaps their final World Cup matches, along with younger stars Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal), a North American stage and
The FIFA World Cup Final halftime show provided an answer to the burning question of how to fit Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Gustavo Dudamel, Chris Martin and the Muppets into a single 11-minute segment – in the most fleeting way possible. Although there were reports that the halftime show would be allowed to last
