Grammy Awards announces new Asian pop and folk categories

Next year's Grammy Awards will feature five new categories, the Recording Academy announced Tuesday.

Based on feedback from its members, the 2027 show will honor Best Asian Pop Music Performance, a category that drew mixed reactions from netizens. While some say it's a step toward getting Asian music recognized, many said it ostracizes Asian acts from winning in major categories, pointing at BTS' massively successful new album, "Arirang."

BTS has notably earned five Grammy nominations in their career.

Additionally, the 2027 Grammys will honor Best R&B Collaboration Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Latin Song.

The academy also redefined how many times an artist can be submitted in the Best New Artist category, allowing four submissions instead of three and opening up the opportunity to budding singers who may have exhausted their limit.

In the past, the category was won by singers Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan and Olivia Dean.

"The changes advanced by our Recording Academy members speak to the breadth of today's music industry and the many genres, crafts and creators shaping it," said Harvey Mason Jr, CEO of the Recording Academy.

"We're excited to see these updates come to life in the year ahead as we celebrate the music people who are driving music forward."

The Grammys will host "music's biggest night" in Los Angeles in February. —Agence France-Presse/JCB, GMA News