BTS fans 'furious' K-pop group have been totally snubbed from this year's Grammy nominations
This year’s Grammy Award nominations snubbed South Korean pop group BTS, and the music world is extremely confused as to why.
Despite being one of the most successful groups in existence, the band were completely omitted from the nominations announcement, which took place on Wednesday (20 November).
BTS’s many successes in 2019 included becoming the first group since The Beatles to score three number one albums in less than a year, selling out stadiums across the globe for their Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Tour, which grossed just under $117m, and reaching the Billboard Hot 100 with Halsey collaboration “Boy with Luv”.
Many expected them to be named in the Record of the Year category, and they seemed like a dead cert to earn a nomination for Best World Music Album.
However, they were snubbed by the Recording Academy, with many expressing their confusion and anger on Twitter.
Halsey wrote: “BTS deserved many nominations. I am however, unsurprised that they weren’t acknowledged. the US is so far behind on the whole movement. the time will come. [sic]’
deleting and ignoring all negativity. BTS deserved many nominations. I am however, unsurprised that they weren’t acknowledged. the US is so far behind on the whole movement. the time will come.
— h (@halsey)
Another user tweeted: They’ll never nominate BTS for #GRAMMYs or Album of the Year. The music isn’t in English and they are bias towards English artists. Grammys are insecure to let minority’s win. When was the last time you saw Asians win a Grammy? The show is rigged.”
Thousands of BTS's ”furious” fans reacted to the snub, unable to comprehend the fact their favourite band were ignored.
BTS fans, let me tell the facts. They’ll never nominate BTS for #GRAMMYs or Album of the Year. The music isn’t in English and they are bias towards English artists. Grammys are insecure to let minority’s win. When was the last time you saw Asians win a Grammy? The show is rigged.
— Tallie Boi (@talliedar)
all xenophobic nonsense aside kpoppies are worrying about k award shows being rigged for BTS but we furious about US award shows being rigged against our boys dkdjjsjd the difference speaks volumes
— Intergalactic Spacedom PBK (@PBK_twt)
Someone tell me how bts, didnt get any Grammy nominations...like map of the soul persona sold over 4 million copies, A MINI album , had the most views for their music video, hard more impact that a majority of artists this year.. #GRAMMYs
pic.twitter.com/trdmZa3XLK— Precious 🥰🥰🥰 (@smoljungkookbun)
k so lemme get this straight... the only group who’s entire discography reentered the US itunes charts MULTIPLE TIMES didn’t get nominated for an award?? it doesn’t matter if u like kpop or bts, you should be furious with army. this is xenophobic and wrong. #ThisIsBTS
— ⛅️🌊 (@jeonaroll)
Lizzo and Billie Eilish lead this year’s nominations, which you can see a complete list of here.