# @bbcnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbdsk1IEzL7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68603718-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-31T16:29:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr has responded to BTS's withdrawal from the Grammys 2027.
 
After the reveal of the new Asian Pop Performance Grammy award, the k-pop group have announced they will not submit their music for consideration.
 
In a statement on Instagram, Mason Jr said he is ‘saddened’ and ‘respects their decisions’.
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to read more about this story.
 
(📸 Getty)
 
#HarveyMasonJr #Grammys #BTS #BBCNews

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bts, grammys, harveymasonjr, bbcnews

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