K-pop giants Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the Grammys
K-pop group Stray Kids has announced they will boycott the 2027 Grammy Awards, joining BTS in protest against a new controversial category for Asian pop music. Critics argue this new category risks segregating genres like K-Pop, rather than integrating them into mainstream awards.
Why it matters
The boycott by two of the biggest K-pop groups highlights significant concerns within the music industry about representation and potential marginalization of non-Western genres, potentially pressuring the Recording Academy to reconsider its approach.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Stray Kids are one of K-Pop's biggest live acts, and recently headlined the Rock In Rio Festival, alongside Elton John
Music correspondent Published 16 minutes ago One of the world's biggest K-pop groups, Stray Kids, are joining BTS in boycotting the 2027 Grammy Awards.
The move comes after the introduction of a controversial new category for Asian pop music, which critics fear will ghettoise genres like K-Pop and J-Pop.
BTS announced they would not submit songs for consideration in any category in July, saying they hoped their music "can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language".
Stray Kids, who recently scored their ninth US number one album, have now followed suit. In a short statement, their record label JYP simply said: "Stray Kids did not submit for the Grammys."
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