BTS Become First K-pop Act to Receive a Grammy Nomination
BTS have become the first K-pop group to receive a Grammy nomination.
The boyband’s recent single ‘Dynamite’ is up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2021 awards.
The song will compete with “Un Dia”, “Intentions”, “Rain On Me” and “Exile” at the January 31 ceremony. They were previously up for an obscure best recording package Grammy in 2019 for ‘Love Yourself: Tear’.
Group leader RM told PTI in an email interaction that BTS is “truly honored” by the recognition from Recording Academy, the institution behind the Grammys.
“We tremendously respect what director Bong Joon-ho achieved at the Oscars, and it was a very proud moment for us as South Korean artists. Similar to the Oscars, the Grammys are the most respected award in the music industry which we grew up watching to foster our dreams as musicians.”
“We’re truly honored and happy about our very first nomination. It makes us even happier to know how delighted our fans must be right now. It feels like our hard work has finally paid off,” he added.
The Grammy-nominated “Dynamite”, which is their first full-fledged English single, broke the record for most YouTube views in 24 hours upon its release in August. It also became the first song by a South Korean artist to debut at top of the Billboard’s Hot 100, its main singles chart.
Last week BTS released their latest album “BE” and will perform in South Korea on New Year’s Eve in their first live concert since the coronavirus pandemic forced them to cancel a world tour in April.
The Grammys nominations also revealed that Justin Bieber’s latest album ‘Changes’, has been categorized as pop, though he claims it’s an R&B album. The Weeknd, who didn’t receive any nominations for the 2021 awards for his latest album, ‘After Hours’ said the Recording Academy was “corrupt”. Teyana Taylor is also unhappy about the all-male nominee list for R&B album. Another surprising revelation from the 2021 Grammys nominations reveal was that the first time in the awards’ history, only female and female-fronted acts are nominated for Best Rock Performance. The nominees for Best Rock Performance include Fiona Apple for ‘Shameika’, Phoebe Bridgers for ‘Kyoto’, ‘The Steps’ by Haim, ‘Stay High’ by Brittany Howard, Grace Potter’s ‘Daylight’, and ‘Not’ by Big Thief, the band fronted by Adrianne Lenker.
