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Updated · Rolling Stone · May 20
BTS to Appear at 52nd American Music Awards With 3 Nominations
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Updated · Rolling Stone · May 20

BTS to Appear at 52nd American Music Awards With 3 Nominations

12 articles · Updated · Rolling Stone · May 20
  • BTS will make a special appearance at the 52nd American Music Awards on May 25 in Las Vegas, marking the group’s latest return to the U.S. awards stage.
  • Three nominations could extend BTS’s 11 AMA wins this year: Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer and Best Male K-Pop Artist.
  • The appearance follows the launch of BTS’s Arirang world tour and the release of Arirang, their first album in nearly four years after all seven members completed military service.
  • 641,000 first-week copies pushed Arirang to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while lead single “Swim” hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 and led the Global 200 for four weeks.
  • The AMAs air live on CBS and Paramount+, with Queen Latifah hosting and Taylor Swift entering as the top nominee with eight nods.
After a long hiatus, can BTS's AMA return overshadow top nominee Taylor Swift for Artist of the Year?
From the AMAs to the World Cup, is BTS cementing a permanent legacy alongside global music royalty?
BTS's new album broke sales records, but will its musical substance match its massive commercial success?