# The Academy Built a Side Room Then Called It Inclusion

> BTS would not enter. Mason Jr said the category might not represent the music.

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Beat: Entertainment
Published: August 16, 2026
Source title: Grammys May Reconsider New Asian Pop Award, Following BTS Withdrawal
Source URL: https://variety.com/2026/music/news/grammys-may-reconsider-asian-pop-award-bts-withdrawal-1236834891/
Tags: grammys, mason-jr, bts, recording-academy

## Article

Come on, Academy. You built a side room, called it inclusion, and two months later Harvey Mason Jr is walking it back because BTS would not enter and said they wanted the music heard as music. That's the costume. The trophy table already had a main room. The new door was the problem. Pick a lane on the podium.

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