The Grammys Built BTS a Beautiful Little Box—and BTS Refused to Climb Inside

Pop Music Apparently Has a Border PatrolThe word “pop” is supposed to be short for popular. Nobody proposes Best European Pop Music Performance because an artist emerged from Sweden, Britain or France. The question is whether their work is being recognized as part of pop music or managed as a culturally specific variation of it. American Pop Has Never Been Culturally PureThe mythology of American pop depends on selective amnesia. The Box Is Still a BoxI do not believe the Recording Academy created Best Asian Pop Music Performance out of malice.