K-Pop superstars
BTS
extended their reign over this year's
Billboard Music Awards
(
BBMA
), as they scooped up has won four prizes, the most for the group at the event.
The boy band took home all four awards for which they were nominated, including
Top Selling Song
, Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist and the fan-voted
Top Social Artist
. The BBMA ceremony was aired live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, but the boys tuned in remotely from Seol.
BTS was named on a pre-released list of winners in the three categories of Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist and the fan-voted Top Social Artist, while it was awarded Top Selling Song with its megahit '
Dynamite
'. The boy band has come a long way since earning their first BBMA nomination in 2017 for Top Social Artist.
The group beat out the likes of Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth's 'I Hope', Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP', Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonce's 'Savage' and even The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights'.
RM, "Thank you BBMA for the Top Selling Song award. Which is amazing and huge. It is really an honour to be awarded with such a significant title. We want to share some fresh energy with everyone with Dynamite."
"Love you, thank you and bless you, " he signed off with Jin, Suga, J-hope, V, Jimin and Jung Kook joining him to thank fans.
BTS regained the Top Duo/Group trophy since its first win in 2019. The group competed for the title with American rock band AC/DC, indie pop trio AJR, American country music duo Dan + Shay and pop-rock band Maroon5.
In the Top Song Sales Artist category, BTS beat the likes of Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, Morgan Wallen and The Weeknd. It is the first time that BTS has contended for the prize given to an artist with top-selling songs.
The boys also won the Top Social Artist award for the fifth consecutive year, beating fellow K-pop bands BLACKPINK and Seventeen, pop star Ariana Grande and Filipino boy band SB19.
'Dynamite', was the group's first English song that released last August. The song didn't just have a record-breaking opening, it became the first song by a Korean act to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard's main singles chart, it also earned the group their first Grammy nomination.
"Top Social Artist for the fifth year in a row! Wow! Thank you ARMY and BBMA for such an incredible title," rapper J-Hope said while accepting their award via a video message.
"We butter you," the boys said while signing off.
BTS also put on the first performance of its latest release "Butter" at the BBMA's awards ceremony.
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