MANILA, Philippines — The nominees for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards have just been announced and fans of BTS are not taking lightly the fact that the K-pop supergroup only received one nomination for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Hours after the announcement was made, the #scammys hashtag trended worldwide on Twitter as BTS fans across the globe came together to express their disappointment, mostly saying that the group should have gotten more nominations in other categories considering that “Butter” became a chart-topping song on all music platforms this year.
It’s a widely known fact that BTS has already broken so many records and continues to prove that they are a global music powerhouse that rightfully deserves international recognition.
The Recording Academy has long been plagued with issues such as lack of diversity, which forced them to change its nomination process. Early this year, the organizers of the Grammy Awards have scrapped their anonymous voting committees following allegations of rigging, favoritism, and racism.