Summary

This year, the Recording Academy announced the creation of what has become a controversial new category for the 2027 Grammys: best Asian pop music performance. The addition would reward an artist within popular Asian markets, making the giants of K-pop, J-pop and C-pop eligible. On the surface, the category falls in line with other regionally specific awards the Academy has added in the past — e.g., the best African music performance category introduced for the 2024 awards.

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