Grammys 2025 Nominations: Snubbed K-Pop Acts By BTS, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids Invites Asian Backlash

The nominations for 67th Grammy Awards were announced earlier on Friday. While fans of Beyonce were happy as leads with 11 nominations, but Kpop fans were angry as their groups BTS and BLACKPINK were snubbed.

Grammys sidelines kpop for nomination of 2025 awards?

Grammys had earlier faced accusation for ignoring Asian artists, but fandom of BTS, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids was really left displeased all over again as their favourite K-Pop Band found themselves with no nomination at this year’s Grammys.

BLACKPINK’s Lisa put forward her track New Woman for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, while also vying for Best New Artist and Best Pop Solo Performance with her song Rockstar. Stray Kids had a strong presence too, with their submissions like Ate for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, and Chk Chk Boom for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Music Video, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

So far, BTS remains the only K-pop group to receive direct nominations at the Grammys, with five nominations over the past three years. However, they are yet to win an award from here.

Meanwhile, Aespa which has teamed up with Coldplay’s Chris Martin on Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol.4 which has recieved nomination for Album of the year. While Stray Kids contribution for the track in Deadpool and Wolverine is nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Jungkook from BTS was mentioned on Usher’s Coming Home, which is from Usher’s album for Best R&B nomination.

Fans Reaction to Kpop snubbed at Grammys 2025

Fans were angry and took to social media to condemn Grammys for getting biased. One user wrote, “The absence of K-pop artists in the 2025 GRAMMY nominations is surprising given the genre’s global influence and massive fanbase. While K-pop has continued to dominate charts and cultural conversations, this snub highlights the fierce competition and subjective nature of the GRAMMYs, leaving many fans disappointed.” 

Another user wrote, “While no Kpop artists were nominated this year, their impact on global music remains undeniable and powerful!”. “The Grammys have always been an embarrassment. It was years before rap was acknowledged.”, wrote the third user.