BTS withdraw from Grammys, a month after Asian pop prize introduced

They have performed on the Grammys stage several times, and picked up four additional nominations, including in the the best pop duo/group performance and best music video categories, but have never won.The band join a list of performers who have boycotted the awards for a number of different reasons, including The Weeknd, Morgan Wallen, Frank Ocean and Will Smith.In 2020, Drake called for the ceremony to be replaced, arguing that the awards habitually overlooked black artistry, and rap music in particular. Writing on Instagram, he said: "I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones who come after."Getty ImagesFans had hoped that BTS might perform at this year's Grammys, where their US number one single Swim was expected to be among the nomineesThe Grammys has been grappling with how to reflect the growing popularity of K-Pop for a number of years.In 2025, it expanded its voting academy to include several prominent artists and producers from Korea, including Enhypen's Jungwon, Seventeen's Woozi and Vernon, Le Sserafim's Huh Yunjin and all six members of Katseye.The numbers were boosted again this year, when the members of Twice and Stray Kids were granted voting privileges.