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Stray Kids join BTS in Grammy Awards boycott over new "Best Asian Pop" category

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Stray Kids join BTS in Grammy Awards boycott over new "Best Asian Pop" category. (2026, October 3). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/stray-kids-join-bts-in-grammy-awards-boycott-over-new-asian-pop-category/

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Stray Kids has decided not to participate in the Grammy Awards due to the introduction of a new "Best Asian Pop" category, mirroring BTS's previous decision to boycott the awards. The article focuses on this development while also touching on upcoming film releases discussed by SiriusXM Radio host Lamar Dawson during an interview with CBS News.
Written by AI on 2026-10-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

K-Pop group Stray Kids has joined BTS in boycotting the upcoming Grammy Awards, refusing to submit their music for consideration due to a new category called "Best Asian Pop Performance." This decision follows BTS's earlier announcement of their own boycott over similar concerns, highlighting tensions within the K-Pop community regarding how they are represented in Western award shows. SiriusXM Radio host Lamar Dawson discussed these developments and other entertainment news on CBS News.

Written for “Grammy Awards Controversy” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Grammy Awards Controversy
Entertainment · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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0 of 2 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
66/100
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CBS News · 4442 article(s) · 6 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 6 correction(s)

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Topics

BTS CBS News Grammys SiriusXM Radio Stray Kids

Subjects

BTS ORG · 1× CBS News ORG · 1× Lamar Dawson PERSON · 1× SiriusXM Radio ORG · 1× Stray Kids ORG · 1×

Narrative

K-Pop group Stray Kids is joining BTS in refusing to submit music for award consideration in the upcoming Grammys over a new "Best Asian Pop" category.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-03

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

K-Pop group Stray Kids is joining BTS in refusing to submit music for award consideration in the upcoming Grammys over a new "Best Asian Pop" category. asserted
Kids → join → category
SiriusXM Radio host Lamar Dawson joins CBS News to discuss that and some of the films, including "Diggers" and "Verity," hitting theaters. asserted
Dawson → join → theaters
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