K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS have won three awards as of writing at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs).
Ahead of the BBMAs live ceremony, dick clark productions and NBC announced the BBMAs off-air winners.
BTS won the BBMAs Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sales Artist and Top Social Artist (Fan Voted). BTS are also nominated for Top Selling Song, the winner of which will be announced during the show.
This is the fifth consecutive year that BTS bagged the BBMAs Top Social Artist award, winning the award in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
“Top Social Artist for five years in a row. Thank you ARMY and BBMAs for such an incredible title” said J-Hope in a video as BTS accepted the award.
Suga added, “Let’s continue to stay connected as always” and BTS said, “ARMY, we love you.”
Other nominees for Top Social Artist this year were BLACKPINK, Ariana Grande, SB19 and Seventeen.
This is the second time that BTS won the Top Duo/Group award, winning it first in 2019. Other nominees this year were AC/DC, AJR, Dan + Shay and Maroon 5.
BTS won their first Top Song Sales Artist, edging out Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, Morgan Wallen and The Weeknd.
On the show, BTS will be making their first performance of their new single “Butter,” which set new records for biggest music video Premiere with over 3.9 million peak concurrent and most watched music video in the first 24 hours of release on YouTube with 108.2 million views.
The BBMAs will air live on May 23, 8 p.m. ET (May 24, 8 a.m. in the Philippines).
The BBMAs off-air winners are:
ARTIST AWARDS
Top New Artist: Pop Smoke
Top Male Artist: The Weeknd
Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group: BTS
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist: Drake
Top Song Sales Artist: BTS
Top Radio Songs Artist: The Weeknd
Top Social Artist (Fan Voted): BTS
Top R&B Artist: The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist: The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist: Doja Cat
Top Rap Artist: Pop Smoke
Top Rap Male Artist: Pop Smoke
Top Rap Female Artist: Megan Thee Stallion
Top Country Artist: Morgan Wallen*
Top Country Male Artist: Morgan Wallen*
Top Country Duo/Group: Florida Georgia Line
Top Latin Male Artist : Bad Bunny
Top Latin Female Artist : Karol G
Top Latin Duo/Group : Eslabón Armado
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist: Elevation Worship
Top Gospel Artist: Kanye West
ALBUM AWARDS
Top R&B Album: The Weeknd “After Hours”
Top Rap Album: Pop Smoke “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”
Top Country Album: Morgan Wallen “Dangerous: The Double Album”*
Top Rock Album: Machine Gun Kelly “Tickets to My Downfall”
Top Latin Album: Bad Bunny “YHLQMDLG”
Top Dance/Electronic Album: Lady Gaga “Chromatica”
Top Christian Album: Carrie Underwood “My Gift”
Top Gospel Album: Maverick City Music “Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1”
SONG AWARDS
Top Streaming Song: DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “ROCKSTAR”
Top Radio Song: The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Top Collaboration (Fan Voted): Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth “I Hope”
Top R&B Song: The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Top Country Song: Gabby Barrett “I Hope”
Top Rock Song: AJR “Bang!”
Top Latin Song: Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez “Dákiti”
Top Dance/Electronic Song: SAINt JHN “Roses (Imanbek Remix)”
Top Christian Song: Elevation Worship ft. Brandon Lake “Graves Into Gardens”
Top Gospel Song: Kanye West ft. Travis Scott “Wash Us In The Blood”