Halsey Weighs In On BTS’s GRAMMY Nomination Snub
American singer-songwriter Halsey, BTS‘s friend and collaborator, has shared her thoughts about the 2020 GRAMMY nominations announcement.
On November 20, fans eagerly tuned in to hear which artists would be nominated for the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. BTS was entered to be nominated in multiple categories, including “Song of the Year” for “Boy With Luv” (feat. Halsey), but they were, unfortunately, not chosen for nomination.
Given BTS’s unprecedented global success and high-quality music, some fans and critics consider BTS’s lack of nomination a snub. Even so, ARMY is striving to stay positive by focusing on BTS’s achievements and trending supportive hashtags like #ThisIsBTS.
BTS entire Korean discography has re-entered US iTunes 🇺🇸#ThisIsBTS @BTS_twt
— BTS Charts (@btschartdata) November 20, 2019
Ok we did not get any nomination but it's ok . Bts still paved the way i guess the Grammys just went some other way . ANYWAYS STREAM PERSONA LET'S ALL HAVE THIS ENERGY IN 2020 FOR MOTS: SHADOW OK 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜#GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/oJQNVi4EBn
— .chamomile. (@gotdemjoons) November 20, 2019
Initially, Halsey expressed frustration after receiving criticism from netizens and finding out that the “biggest song” of her career hadn’t been nominated. This tweet has since been deleted, and Halsey has decided to focus on positivity instead.
Halsey congratulated 2020’s nominees, and she is asking her fans not to waste their anger or frustration.
my fans 💕 please do not waste your anger or frustration. i see a lot of you are upset. of course im sad too. none of it matters. literally none of it. you’re here. im here. + everything is gonna stay exactly the same and without me is still a super tight, record breaking song 🌟
— h (@halsey) November 20, 2019
congrats to the nominees. so much great music nominated this year. definitely see a lot of my friends and colleagues missing from the nom lists, but the music speaks! this is how it goes every year right?
— h (@halsey) November 20, 2019
As for BTS, Halsey said that they “deserved many nominations”, but she was unsurprised by the turn of events. “The US is so far behind the whole movement,” she wrote.
deleting and ignoring all negativity. BTS deserved many nominations. I am however, unsurprised that they weren’t acknowledged. the US is so far behind on the whole movement. the time will come.
— h (@halsey) November 20, 2019