BTS bring some variety to the American Music Awards. The boy band from South Korea replaced long-term winner Taylor Swift as Artist of the Year – and won more awards.
Los Angeles – South Korean boy band BTS won the American Music Awards grand prize as Artist of the Year. The seven-piece band prevailed against singer Taylor Swift, who had recently won the award three times in a row.
BTS also received the awards for best pop group and for “Butter” as best pop song in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Newcomer Olivia Rodrigo had hoped for more
Newcomer Olivia Rodrigo (18, “Drivers License”), who led the nomination field with seven entries, was only able to win an “AMA” in the category of best new artist. The Italian ESC winners Maneskin (“Beggin”) also went empty-handed: They were subject to rapper Megan Thee Stallion (“Body”) in the newly created “Trending Song” category for songs that are particularly popular on the Tiktok social network.
The awards in categories such as pop, country, hip-hop and R&B have been given since 1973. Fans decide on the winners in online voting. dpa
