The South Korean superstar music group BTS was named artist of the year at
the American Music Awards on Sunday. It was the group's first time taking the
top prize.
韩国超级巨星音乐组合防弹少年团(BTS)在全美音乐奖上被评为年度艺人。这是该组合首次获得这一最高奖项。
Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd were also nominated for artist of the
year.
泰勒·斯威夫特,德雷克以及威肯也被提名为年度艺人。
BTS has been one of the most commercially successful bands in the world over
the past several years. The group's 2020 album "Be" was its fifth album to reach
the top of the Billboard 200 music charts. It was the fastest any group has
released five albums at the top of the Billboard 200 charts since The Beatles in
the 1960s.
过去几年,防弹少年团一直是全球商业上最成功的组合之一。该组合2020年的专辑《Be》是其第5张登顶 Billboard 200
音乐排行榜的专辑。这是自上世纪60年代披头士乐队以来,发行5张专辑登顶 Billboard 200 排行榜速度最快的乐队。
BTS member RM said Sunday after receiving the award, "Seven boys from Korea,
united by love for music, met the love and support from all the armies all over
the
world."
防弹少年团成员金南俊周日在领奖后表示:“7位来自韩国的男生因为对音乐的热爱而团结在一起,获得了来自世界各地的“armies”的爱护和支持。”
The biggest BTS fans are called the group's
"army."
防弹少年团最大的粉丝团被称为该组合的army。
"This whole thing is a miracle," RM added. "Seriously, we would never take
this for granted."
金南俊还表示:“这一切是奇迹。说真的,我们永远不会将此视为理所当然。”
The seven-member K-pop group won three awards Sunday. It was also named
favorite pop group or duo. The group's hit "Butter" won the favorite pop song
award.
这个由7名成员组成的韩流音乐组合在周日赢得了三个奖项。他们还被评为“最受欢迎流行组合”。该组合的热门歌曲《Butter》获得了“最受欢迎流行歌曲”奖项。
The group performed their number one single "My Universe" with the rock group
Coldplay. They ended the show with a performance of "Butter," which also went
number one.
该组合与酷玩摇滚乐队一起表演了他们排名第一的单曲《My
Universe》。他们以《Butter》的表演结束了演出,这首歌也获得了第一名。
BTS has now won nine American Music Awards. The fan-voted awards show was
broadcast live from Los Angeles, California. Nominees were based on streaming,
album and digital sales, radio play and social
activity.
少年防弹团目前已经获得了全美音乐奖的九个奖项。这场由粉丝投票决定的颁奖典礼在加州洛杉矶现场直播。被提名者是基于流媒体、专辑和数字销售、广播剧和社交活动。
I'm Dan Novak.
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By Dan Novak
24 November 2021
The South Korean superstar music group BTS was named artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday. It was the group's first time taking the top prize.
Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd were also nominated for artist of the year.
BTS has been one of the most commercially successful bands in the world over the past several years. The group's 2020 album "Be" was its fifth album to reach the top of the Billboard 200 music charts. It was the fastest any group has released five albums at the top of the Billboard 200 charts since The Beatles in the 1960s.
BTS accepts the award for artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
BTS member RM said Sunday after receiving the award, "Seven boys from Korea, united by love for music, met the love and support from all the armies all over the world."
The biggest BTS fans are called the group's "army."
"This whole thing is a miracle," RM added. "Seriously, we would never take this for granted."
The seven-member K-pop group won three awards Sunday. It was also named favorite pop group or duo. The group's hit "Butter" won the favorite pop song award.
The group performed their number one single "My Universe" with the rock group Coldplay. They ended the show with a performance of "Butter," which also went number one.
BTS has now won nine American Music Awards. The fan-voted awards show was broadcast live from Los Angeles, California. Nominees were based on streaming, album and digital sales, radio play and social activity.
I'm Dan Novak.
The Associated Press reported this story. Dan Novak adapted it for VOA Learning English with additional reporting from Forbes. Ashley Thompson was the editor.
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Words in This Story
commercial — n. concerned with earning money
chart — n. a list that shows which music recordings have sold the most during a recent period of time
miracle — n. a very amazing or unusual event, thing, or achievement
take for granted — v. to fail to properly notice or appreciate
duo — n. two people who perform together, are usually seen together, or are associated with each other
streaming — adj. playing continuously as data is sent to a computer over the Internet
digital — adj. using or characterized by computer technology