Monday, February 6, 2023 / 13:41
Korean group BT emerged empty-handed from the 65th Grammy Awards, despite being nominated for Best Music Video and receiving numerous honors for the success of their latest album, Music of the Spheres.
The seven members of the band were eligible for a Golden Gramophone in the categories of Best Music Video for “Never Come Yet”, Best Group Performance for their collaboration with British rock band Coldplay on “My Universe”, and Album of the Year as Featured Artists in “Music of the Spheres” with Coldplay. also.
However, the award went to singer Sam Smith and Kim Petras for “Unholy”, while singer Taylor Swift took home the award for best music video for “All Too Well: The Short Film”.
The first global collaboration
The song “My Universe”, which was released in September 2021, is considered the first global collaboration between “BTS” and the Coldplay team, as it expanded the horizons of the two singing groups, and changed the course of the Korean song, which entered the Grammy 2021 for the first time, as it worked. Coldplay next with Jin on his debut single “Astronaut”, which was released in October 2022.
The reason for their absence from attending the ceremony
In a question about the reason for the absence of the Korean band from the largest concert in the world, the answer bears a statement issued in October 2022, by the Korean entertainment company “Bigip”, revealing that the members of “BTS” are currently answering the call of the homeland, and are performing military service in succession. And the first of them is Jin, who joined the military service last December, after performing individual work in which he anticipated the team’s entry into the stagnation period.
individual projects
The statement revealed that the members of the South Korean team are planning to return together as a group in 2025, after they have all completed their military service, pointing out that with the release of the first variety album of the team members, during 2022, the way was opened to allow the members to take some time to explore their individual projects, so that they do not Stars are absent from the music scene, with J-Hope and RM both releasing solo works.