South Korean supergroup BTS rewrote K-pop history once again on Monday (Sunday night, US Pacific Time) by becoming the first Asian act to win Artist of the Year, the American Music Awards (AMA) top award. Gaya.
As Yonhap News Agency reports, the septet won the award during the 2021 AMAs, broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, featuring five big names — Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.
After accepting the award, team leader RM said in English, “We are really honored to be on this platform with such amazing, tremendous artists.”
“Seven boys from Korea united by a love for music received love and support from all armies around the world. Seriously, we will never take this lightly. Thank you very much. Love you guys for taking this time.” ,” RM added, referring to the name of the group’s global fan base, ARMY.
Suga said that he never expected to receive the award and thanked Senna for doing so. Jungkook said in English, “We believe this award opens a new chapter. I greatly appreciate your help. Thank you Army.”
BTS was one of the big names in the music world overnight. It played two songs, ‘Butter’ and ‘My Universe’, with the latter performing for the first time with Coldplay.
The K-pop group was due to perform a remixed version of ‘Butter’ with Megan Thee Stallion, but the American rapper abandoned plans for personal matters.
Monday’s feat could boost the group’s chances of earning a Grammy nomination this year.
Last year, BTS made history by earning their first Grammy nomination, becoming the first K-pop act to be nominated for the Best Pop Duo or Group Performance award, considered the most coveted honor in the music industry, for their single ‘ With Dynamite. , However, it failed to win.
The nominees for the 64th Grammy Awards will be announced on Tuesday and the awards ceremony will be scheduled for January 31, 2022 in Los Angeles.
Critics say that the unprecedented victory once again proved the group’s undeniable influence on the music industry.
“The victory showed that BTS has become a superstar representing times such as the Beatles of the 1960s, Elton John in the 1970s, Michael Jackson in the 1980s and Nirvana and Mariah Carey in the 1990s,” said music industry critic Lim. Jin-mo told Yonhap news agency on the telephone on Monday.
“BTS shot to fame with not just one hit, but was beloved on the Billboard charts for over two to three years, and[the feat]proved to be the mighty power of its fandom,” Lim said.
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