Stray Kids Declare "No Grammy Submission"… Asian Pop Boycott Following BTS? [Star Issue]

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The idol group Stray Kids has declared that it will not submit works for the 69th Grammy Awards.

According to Billboard, BBC, and others on the 2nd (local time), JYP Entertainment, the agency representing Stray Kids, stated, "Stray Kids did not submit any works for the 69th Grammy Awards, which will be held next year."

The submission deadline for this year's Grammy Awards was August 21, and works that were not formally submitted are excluded from candidate review and voting. However, JYP Entertainment only confirmed the fact of non-submission and did not provide a separate statement regarding specific reasons or any connection to newly established categories.

Previously, BTS expressed its intention not to submit music for this year's Grammy Awards, stating, "We hope that music is accepted as music itself rather than being categorized by region or language." Stray Kids' stance is interpreted as conveying a similar intent.

Stray Kids has demonstrated its presence by achieving the first-ever nine consecutive No. 1 albums in the history of the Billboard 200 chart, and all eight members hold voting rights for the Grammys.

Meanwhile, Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, which oversees the Grammy Awards, stated in a statement on the 1st, "As a result of recent discussions with Asian music industry stakeholders, we have decided to maintain the newly established categories."

One of the newly established Grammy Award categories, "Best Asian Pop Music Performance," targets contemporary popular music that originated in or is widely recognized in the Asian market, including K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop. Submitted works must use one or more Asian languages to a meaningful extent, and songs composed entirely in English are not eligible for this category.

The 69th Grammy Awards will be held on February 7, 2027, in Los Angeles, USA.

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