Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. defended its new Asian Pop category Wednesday, saying it was designed to “expand” recognition after BTS announced it would boycott the upcoming awards process. The Asian Pop category was created to celebrate the depth, artistry coming out of Asia.” As the Grammys CEO continued, he defended that the “spirit of this new category is to shine a dedicated spotlight on these important artists.” “More categories mean more artists’ work is recognized,” Mason Jr. said. “We have decided not to submit for Grammy consideration this year,” the bandmates wrote on each of their individual Instagram accounts a month after the Asian Pop category was announced.