{
  "id": 11869097,
  "title": "Stray Kids follows BTS in Grammy boycott over Asian pop category",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/stray-kids-follows-bts-in-grammy-boycott-over-asian-pop-category-11869097",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T07:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261004/stray-kids-follows-bts-in-grammy-boycott-over-asian-pop-category"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stray Kids, the popular K-pop group, has joined BTS in boycotting next year's Grammy Awards, continuing the trend of Asian artists opting out of the prestigious music event. JYP Entertainment, Stray Kids' management company, confirmed to the BBC that they did not submit any of the band's music for consideration in the 69th Grammy Awards. This decision came shortly after the Recording Academy announced the creation of a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. The group, which has topped the Billboard 200 chart nine times and holds voting memberships in the Recording Academy, had been seen as a frontrunner for the new award due to its global success and prominence in the international music scene.",
  "summary": "K-pop group Stray Kids is boycotting next year’s Grammys, following BTS in its decision not to submit music for consideration amid mounting controversy over the award show's newly created Asian pop category. The BBC reported on Friday that JYP Entertainment, the boyband's agency, confirmed that the group did not submit any music for consideration for the 69th Grammy Awards. \"Stray Kids did not…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Stray Kids follows BTS in Grammy boycott over Asian pop category",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/stray-kids-follows-bts-in-grammy-boycott-over-asian-pop-category",
        "published": "2026-10-04T06:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}