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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Why the Grammys New Awards Category Is Dividing the Kpop Community · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: When the Grammys roll out next year, expect an entirely
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Speaker 2: new awards category, though one that isn't without controversy. It's
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Speaker 2: Asian pop.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, so Grammys head honcho Harvey Mason Jr. has confirmed
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Speaker 3: that they will move forward with plans to give out
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Speaker 3: Grammys honoring the best in Asian pop after the original
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Speaker 3: announcement was met with both support and criticism.
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Speaker 2: BTS in particular has spoken out against the category, saying
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Speaker 2: it marginalizes their genre of music more than it highlights it.
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Speaker 2: They went so far as to not even submit their
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Speaker 2: new music for consideration as a form of protest, saying
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Speaker 2: they want their music to be heard for what it
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Speaker 2: is rather than separated by region.
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Speaker 3: But Harvey insists that most of the feedback they received
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Speaker 3: from the K-pop community was overwhelmingly positive, and with its
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Speaker 3: undeniable popularity, the Grammys felt that it was time to
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Speaker 3: give Asian pop its shine.
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Speaker 2: The 69th Grammys make the move over to ABC next February.
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Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.