courtesy of Big Hit EntertainmentMusic / NewsMusic / NewsBTS are the first K-Pop band to be nominated for a GrammyTo top off their record-breaking 2018ShareLink copied ✔️December 9, 2018December 9, 2018TextThom Waite BTS have continued their year of historic achievement by becoming the first K-pop band to be nominated for a Grammy Award. The boy band’s album Love Yourself: Tear will go up against works from St. Vincent, Mitski, The Chairman, and Foxhole in the Best Recording Package category (an award based on the visual look of an album). When the album was released earlier this year, it broke BTS’s previous sales records with a million sales within its first week. The video for its single, “Fake Love”, was also a record-breaker, reaching 48 million views in the first 24 hours after it was uploaded (though that record was smashed by Ariana Grande’s ridiculously popular “thank u, next” video earlier this month). Other, similar accolades BTS have achieved throughout the year – and there are a lot of them – include breaking more YouTube viewing records with their video “Idol” and making history as the first K-pop group to address the UN. In December last year, they also became the first K-pop group to break into the US Top 30. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow Strippers RIMOWAGeorge Riley unpacks her favourite travel spots for RIMOWA Finnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyThis book looks inside the mad world of Lee ‘Scratch’ PerryEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy