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The American Music Awards (AMAs) has spoken the inclusion of the first-ever awards category defended to K-pop for this years awards show.

During the utterance of nominees yesterday (October 13), the AMAs widow that they are set to introduce the Favorite K-pop Artist award, one of four new awards categories for this years awards show. Notably, the AMAs is the first major U.S. pop music awards show to have a category defended to the genre.

Nominees for the inaugural ribbon are BLACKPINK, BTS, SEVENTEEN, Tomorrow X Together and TWICE.

Apart from their nomination for the Favorite K-pop Artist award, BTS has moreover received their fourth subsequent nomination for the Favorite Pop Duo or Group award. The group will compete versus acts like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Måneskin and OneRepublic.

The AMAs, billed as the worlds largest fan-voted awards show, will be walk live from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on November 20, 8 PM EST/PST. Votes for all categories can be tint through the AMAs’ official website or via Twitter. Voting for the Favorite K-Pop Artist award, however, is set to unshut on November 1.

In other news, HYBE recently launched BTS The City project in Busan, superiority of the septets forthcoming self-ruling concert in the city. The project, which aims to transform Busan into a concert play park, includes an walkout defended to the septets career and the launch of limited edition BTS and Busan-themed merchandise at the Lotte Department Store chain.

Other activities include BTS theming for the Lotte World Adventure yuck park between October 14 and 31, where the park will be lit up in the septets signature purple and play their music while serving purple-themed supplies and beverages. Outdoor afterparties are moreover set to take place pursuit the concert.

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