The American Music Awards was quite eventful for the internationally-famed South Korean boy band BTS. The band not only won three awards but gave two show-stopping performances on Sunday. It was their first time taking home the top prize. It was also the first time in AMA history that an Asian music group won the top award of the ceremony: Artist of the Year. They left behind artists like Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Drake who were also nominated for the award. The band also received the awards for Favorite Pop Duo or Group and got the Favorite Pop Song award for the track, ‘Butter’.
BTS has been the most successful K-pop group in the world right now. They are also one of the most popular bands on a global scale with fans coming from all over the world. The band’s 2020 album, ‘Be’ was their fifth album to top the Billboard 200 music charts. No other group has even been able to produce five albums to top the Billboard 200 chart so fast since The Beatles in the 1960s. The ‘Butter’ hitmakers continue to break records and make history in the global music scene.
After receiving the award, BTS member RM expressed his excitement by saying, ‘Seven boys from Korea, united by love for music, met the love and support from all the armies all over the world.’ He further said that the entire thing is a miracle to them. They would never take this opportunity for granted.
BTS along with Coldplay fired up the stage at the 2021 AMA with their performance of ‘The Universe’. The performance was presented right after the band won Favorite Pop Duo or Group. The track is a part of Coldplay’s newest album, ‘Music of the Spheres’. The single comes accompanied by a sci-fi music video, directed by Dave Meyers. They have also performed to the track, ‘Butter’ that night. Megan Thee Stallion was supposed to perform with them for the song. But she dropped out of the performance on Saturday due to some unexpected personal reasons. She won Favorite Female Hip Hop Artist. She won Favorite hip hop album for, ‘Good News’ and Favorite Trending Song, a new award this year for her single, ‘Body’. The audience at the ceremony loved both of their performance hitting all the right notes.
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