South Korean septet BTS will present at the 2019 Grammy Awards, a rep for Big Hit Entertainment confirms to Billboard.
Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook will present an award at the 61st Grammys on Feb. 10 — their first time doing so at a Stateside event — as Variety first reported Monday (Feb. 4).
Billboard has reached out to confirm what award the group will present. This will mark BTS’ first time in attendance at the Grammys.
Their Billboard 200-topping album Love Yourself: Tear, released in May, is nominated at the Grammys in the best recording package category. The artwork was directed by HuskyFox’s Doohee Lee.
In the past, BTS’ Suga (Min Yoongi) has expressed interest in attending the Grammys. During the group’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in the fall, when the host asked what goals are left for the guys to accomplish, Suga offered, “Go to the Grammys.”
Tear is up against four other albums: Mitski’s Be the Cowboy, with art directed by Mary Banas; St. Vincent’s Masseduction directed by Willo Perron; The Chairman’s The Offering, directed by Qing-Yang Xiao; and Foxhole’s Well Kept Thing, directed by Adam Moore.
The 61st Grammys will be hosted by Alicia Keys and broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and air on CBS on Sunday night. The performance lineup includes Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Miley Cyrus, H.E.R., Brandi Carlile, Shawn Mendes, Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay and Post Malone with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Almost immediately following the initial news report, the hashtag “BTXxGRAMMYS” began to trend as Twitter reacted to the announcement.
The most tweeted about moment of the Grammys will be @BTS_twt presenting an award. I’m calling it now #BTSXGrammys
— Rafranz Davis (@RafranzDavis) February 5, 2019
The most tweeted about moment of the Grammys will be @BTS_twt presenting an award. I’m calling it now #BTSXGrammys
— Rafranz Davis (@RafranzDavis) February 5, 2019
I’m so proud of BTS. —
They’ve come so far and now the GRAMMYs!!! I’m literally speechless. Talent always wins. –??#BTS #GRAMMYs #BTSxGRAMMY #BTSxGRAMMYs @BTS_twt
— — — — — — | ? | #No_1 CLC (@forever_mono) February 5, 2019
IM ACTUALLY SHAKING MY BABIES ARE GOING TO THE GRAMMYS #BTSxGRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/LEP9ZnhEIx
— kamari BTS ARE GOING TO THE GRAMMYS (@Ioonarmyoutsold) February 5, 2019
The first time bts get to present an award at an American award show, they do it at the grammys.,..I ain’t saying that exudes some sort of energy but,… #BTSxGRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/4uAjGTWOnO
— Joon’s World — (@kimparkdaily) February 5, 2019
It might just be an appearance but the way this is just the beginning of their continuous organic growth as established artists globally #BTSxGrammys pic.twitter.com/m099oIrWRE
— taehyung is my green haired bffie (@producerknj) February 5, 2019
ARMY SAY THANK YOU MIN YOONGI
ARMY SAY THANK YOU MIN YOONGI
ARMY SAY THANK YOU MIN YOONGI
ARMY SAY THANK YOU MIN YOONGI
ARMY SAY THANK YOU MIN YOONGI
ARMY SAY THANK YOU MIN YOONGI
ARMY SAY THANK YOU MIN YOONGI @BTS_twt #BTSxGRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/PUDGCV5xsv
— ——– arsd — (@tokyotriv) February 5, 2019
