BTS Nominated in Four Categories at Billboard Music Awards

'Top Duo/Group'·'Top Selling Song'·'Top Song Sales Artist'·'Top Social Artist'

The group BTS has been nominated in four categories at the Billboard Music Awards in the United States. This marks their highest number of nominations at this awards ceremony since first being nominated for 'Top Social Artist' in 2017.

The Billboard Music Awards announced the list of nominees for this year's ceremony, which will be held on the 24th of next month (Korean time) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (LA). BTS was included in the categories of 'Top Duo/Group', 'Top Selling Song', 'Top Song Sales Artist', and 'Top Social Artist'.

This is the first time BTS has been nominated for 'Top Selling Song' and 'Top Song Sales Artist'. In the 'Top Selling Song' category, they will compete with Gabby Barrett and Charlie Puth's "I Hope," Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP," Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage," and The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" with their song "Dynamite." In the 'Top Song Sales Artist' category, they will compete against Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, Morgan Wallen, and The Weeknd.

BTS is aiming for their second trophy in the 'Top Duo/Group' category, which they won in 2019. They are nominated alongside AC/DC, AJR, Dan + Shay, and Maroon 5. In the 'Top Social Artist' category, which they have won consecutively since 2017, they will compete against Ariana Grande, BLACKPINK, Seventeen, and SB19. The winners are decided by fan votes.

The Billboard Music Awards is considered one of the three major music award ceremonies in the United States, along with the American Music Awards and the Grammy Awards. Winners are determined based on music sales, streaming, and radio airplay data compiled by Billboard and MRC Data. This year's ceremony reflects records from March 21 of last year to April 3 of this year.

BTS has been thriving during this period. Notably, "Dynamite" topped Billboard's main singles chart, the Hot 100, for three weeks. It also held the number one spot on the 'Digital Song Sales' chart for an extended period due to overwhelming sales.

Meanwhile, the top honor of 'Top Artist' nominees include Drake, Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd. The Weeknd, who was controversially excluded from Grammy nominations despite the popularity of "Blinding Lights," received the most nominations this year with sixteen categories.

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