*BTS is the first Asian Act to have attendance and performance in all four major music award ceremonies in the United States: Grammy, BBMAs, AMAs and MTV VMAs(this was a virtual show bcoz of Covid-19).
*BTS is the first Asian Act to be nominated in all four major USA Music Awards: Grammy, BBMAs, AMAs and MTV VMAs.
Grammy
If BTS wins a Grammy, they will become the first Korean artist to sweep all three major US awards(Grammy, AMAs, BBMAs).
BTS is the first Korean Pop Artist, first Korean Group, 3rd Korean Artist and 2nd"Singing" Korean Artist to be nominated for a Grammy.[Source]
Love Yourself: Tear is the first Korean album and Asian pop album to be nominated for a Grammy. The album was nominated for"Best Recording Package" for Grammy 2019.[Source][Source][Source][Source][Source](No Asian language pop album got nominated as far as i have checked)
BTS is the first Asian Group to be nominated in the Pop Category of the Grammy(Asian artists Zubin Mehta and Tak Matsumoto entered the Pop categories before).[Source][Source]
BTS is the most nominated Korean Group in history(5).[Source][Source]
BTS is the first Asian Group / Korean Act to be nominated for“Album Of The Year” at the Grammys(as a featured artist in Coldplay’s“Music of the Spheres”).[Source][Source][Source]
For the first time in Grammys’ history, a Korean Act received 3 nominations in a single year. All three came from BTS.[Source]
"Yet To Come" and"My Universe" are the First Korean Songs to be nominated at the Grammys.
BTS is the first Asian Group and Korean Act to be nominated for"Best Music Video" at the Grammys via YTC.
BTS is the first Asian Group and Korean Act to receive any Grammy nomination for the third consecutive year.[Source][Source]
BTS is the first Asian Group to become a Multi Grammy nominee.[Source]
Sumi Jo(Soprano), Hwang Byeong-joon(Recording Engineer), Doohee Lee(Art Director from HuskyFox), BTS(Pop/Hip-Hop Artists) and Richard Yongjae O’Neill(Classical Musician & Violist) are the only Koreans to get nominated for a Grammy so far.
BTS is the first Act to be nominated three years in a row in“Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” since it was introduced as part of a Grammy revamp of its category structure in 2011.[Source]
Looking strictly at ongoing groups and duos, Coldplay has had the most nods in the category(five), followed by Maroon 5(four), BTS(three), and The Chainsmokers and Florence + the Machine(two each).[Source]
BTS And Bang PD became the new members of the Recording Academy. BTS members selected as Voting Members while PD Bang as Professional Member.[Source][Source][Source][Source][Source]
BTS members are the first Korean pop/hip-hop Artists to become the voting members of Recording Academy(South Koreans who are voting members of the RA: Han Terra, Hwang Byeong-joon, Lim Hyung-joo, and BTS)
BTS may be the first“boyband” to be inducted as voting members for RA(there are no past reports that any boyband was selected because RA is notorious for being“anti boyband”).
BTS submitted their work to Grammy for the first time in 2018 & got their album nominated at the first try in Dec 2018! Artists keep submitting their work for years & still get rejected.
BTS are the first Korean Acts to attend as the"main/A-list celebrities” at the Grammy 2019.[Source][Source][Source][Source]
BTS are the first Korean Artists to act as“official presenters” at the Grammy 2019.[Source][Source][Source][Source][Source]
BTS is the Most reported Korean Act at the Grammy 2019(check news articles for proof)
They are the first Korean Act to have a photo shoot at the Grammy portrait studio.[Source]
First Korean Act to be categorized as the"main / A List" Attendees(look at the google trends and news articles)
First Korean Act to present a major award(they presented Best R&B Album to H.E.R. at 2019 GRAMMY Awards).[Source][Source]
BTS was the most searched artist in the"Is ... performing at the Grammys?” in Google Trends.[Source]
Fake Love is the first Korean song played at the GRAMMYs 2019 on Live TV.
CBS said that according to the media analytics firm Netbase, the Grammys drove more social media conversation than any awards show over the past two years(most probably thanks to BTS and ARMY).[Source]
Significance of BTS’ attendance at the Grammy 2019.[Source]
BTS was #1 in the list of tweeted-about celebrities this year’s Grammy Awards.[Source]
BTS presenting the Best R&B Album award was the 61st Annual Grammy Awards’ most tweeted moment.[Source]
Grammys 2019 brought in 22 million viewers this year which is a 10% increase(experts say it is thanks to BTS).[Source]
BTS held a forum with GRAMMY U Chicago students.[Source]
BTS is the first Korean Act to be invited & interviewed in the“Grammy Museum”.[Source][Source 2]
Vogue USA reported that BTS brought Korean pride at the Grammys by wearing tuxedos made by Korean designers rather than foreign luxury brands. They promoted the Korean designers of the Korean fashion industry to the world.[Source][Source]
BTS is the first Korean Act to have their outfits(worn at the 2019 Grammys) be put on display at the Grammy Museum’s“On the Red Carpet” exhibit.[Source][Source][Source][Source][Source][Source]
BTS’ microphones went up for auction where the proceeds went to Recording Academy’s charity“MusiCares”.[Source][Source]
BTS offered up their outfits from the MV of their hit single“Dynamite” to the highest bidder which was sold for a total of $162,500 to raise funds for MusiCares.[Source]
BTS was the first Korean Act to perform at the Grammys.[Source][Source][Source]
BTS Performed“Dynamite” for the Grammys’ Press Play Series.[Source]
BTS was the Most Tweeted about musician and their“Purple you” Tweet was the 2nd Most Tweeted Moments at the Grammys 2020.[Source]
ON and Louder than Bombs were included in the Grammy Museum's"The Member Playlist" on Spotify. The songs were submitted by Grammy Museum members.[Source][Source]
BTS gave their interview and Dynamite performance for the Grammy Museum’s new streaming service Collection: Live.[Source][Source][Source]
An episode of Grammy Museum’s Mini Masterclass with BTS was released sponsored by the Prudential Center.[Source]
BTS is the first Korean Act to perform at the Grammy MusiCares’ charity concert.[Source][Source]
BTS is the first Korean Act to get their own performance stage at the Grammy Music Awards.[Source][Source]
BTS is the first South Korean Artist to perform at the Grammys as a nominee.[Source][Source][Source]
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