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Spotify's most streamed: Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake, Justin Bieber
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According to the Spotify Wrapped 2021 data, BTS ranked third after the Puerto Rican vocalist Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift, thanks to its hit single 'Butter'. The K-pop group was followed by Drake and Justin Bieber. BTS topped the list among Korean artistes, followed by BLACKPINK, TWICE, Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together.
BTS drops 'holiday remix' of superhit 'Butter'
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The new version is a carol pop genre track with a festive mood for the holiday season, Yonhap News Agency reports quoting Big Hit Music. "We prepared this remix with gratitude for the fans' passionate support and love for 'Butter'," the agency said.
At BTS's 2nd show, stadium vows to check vax cards for safety concerns
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"The safety of our guests, staff and the artist are always our number one priority, and we coordinated with law enforcement to temporarily streamline guest entry at last night's show," SoFi said in a statement to TMZ, reports aceshowbiz.com. The statement read: "Tonight, we will have increased security and guest entry points and will begin vaccination verification even earlier in the entry process."
'Squid Game' star Park Hae-soo is a huge fan of BTS
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The 40-year-old actor sat down with Variety to take part in a game of 'Most Likely To' alongside several co-stars and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Park Hae-Soo, Jung Ho-yeon, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk were asked who among them was "most likely to sing a BTS song" and the votes were equally split between Jung Ho-yeon and Park Hae-soo.
Korean bill to enable BTS, other boy bands avoid mandatory military service
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Boo Seung-chan, the ministry's spokesperson, made the remarks as the National Assembly has been deliberating on a revision bill aimed at allowing male artistes who have contributed to national interests to work in fields of their specialty for 34 months under an alternative programme that would exempt them from mandatory active-duty service, reports Yonhap News Agency.
BTS first Asian act to get Artist of the Year at AMAs; Grammy nomination likely
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The septet clinched the award during the 2021 AMAs, broadcast live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, beating out five big names -- Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, reports Yonhap News Agency. "We're truly honoured to be on this stage with such amazing, tremendous artistes right over there," team leader RM said in English after accepting the award.
'Dynamite', BTS's 1st English-language track, crosses 1.3 bn YouTube views
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Released in August 2020, the chartbuster single reached the milestone in just over a year, according to a report by Yonhap quoting Big Hit Music, the agency that represents BTS. ‘Dynamite’ has become BTS’ third ever music video to cross these many views on Youtube.
BTS, Ed Sheeran win big at MTV European Music Awards
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BTS won the most awards, including Best Pop, Best Group, Best K-Pop and Biggest Fans, but were not on hand to collect the awards. Sheeran, who was present, won Best Artist and Best Song for 'Bad Habits', reports variety.com. Italian rock band and 2021 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest Maneskin won Best Rock.
BTS Army in for a live-streamed spectacle on Sunday
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The seven-piece act's performance on a scale equivalent to an offline concert will be livestreamed from a stadium here on Sunday, according to Big Hit Music. It is BTS's first global online concert in about a year, reports Yonhap news agency. A multi-view live streaming service will be also available for them to select and enjoy various scenes taken from six different angles on a real-time basis, Big Hit Music added.
BTS, Coldplay release lyrics for 'My Universe' single
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Coldplay officially released the lyrical video on their Instagram on Friday ahead of the song's release. The British rock band released a visual with lyrics in different colours in Korean and English along with the announcement on their Instagram page. "Coldplay X BTS // #MyUniverse // Out now // Link in bio // [email protected]."
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