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Grammy Awards to add Asian pop category
Huntrix singing "Golden" in Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" / Captured from Netflix
By Kim Se-jeong
The Grammy Awards announced Tuesday (U.S. local time) the creation of a new category for Asian pop music, following previous nominations of K-pop stars BTS and BLACKPINK member Rosé in major categories.
The Recording Academy, the organizer of the prestigious music awards, said it will add the Best Asian Pop Music Performance award. Other additions include Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Latin Song.
Earlier this year, "Golden" from the hit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" won Best Song Written for Visual Media, becoming the first K-pop song to receive a Grammy Award.
BTS, meanwhile, became the first K-pop act to perform at the awards show and earn a Grammy nomination when the group's song "Dynamite" was nominated in the Best Pop/Duo Performance category in 2020. The global stars have since earned multiple nominations in the succeeding years. BLACKPINK's Rosé also made Grammy history for being the first K-pop artist to open the awards ceremony when she performed her global hit "APT." with pop star Bruno Mars. She was also nominated for three Grammy awards.
"These changes and expansions give even more people a place for their music to be respected, heard and evaluated," Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a press release. "With more categories, we can represent more music creators, artists, writers and producers, and it gives us a great opportunity to be more inclusive."