The global K-pop sensation, BTS has taken the charts by storm yet again with their hit, ‘Butter’, which ranked number 1 in Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for 10 consecutive weeks this summer. The music video has garnered over 600 million views on youtube since its release on May 20th this year. It is not surprising that with such a massive outpouring of support from the BTS fanbase, ARMY that the group is being nominated for 3 awards. The 3 categories they have been nominated for are Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop Group, and Favorite Pop Song.
Regardless of if the group takes home these awards, fans will be excited to see that they will be taking the stage to perform the Butter Remix with Megan Thee Stallion. The remixed version of the song was released featuring a rap portion by Megan Thee Stallion 3 months after the song’s initial release, on August 27th this year. The performance was among the first to be announced for the awards show, which will take place on November 21st at 8pm EST.
Seeing BTS at the AMAs is no surprise to anyone at this point. The group is already a 6-time awards winner, having won 2 awards in 2020, 3 in 2019, and 1 in 2018. They have broken numerous records including being the ‘Longest-charting K-pop album on the Billboard 200’ for their album Love Yourself: Her, which remained on the charts for a whopping 21 weeks. With such an impressive track record, ARMY and casual viewers alike surely will not be disappointed with BTS performing ‘Butter’ at the upcoming 2021 AMAs.
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