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BTS defeats Adele, Taylor Swift to win 2021 IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year

BTS has become the first act to win the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year for the second time in a row.

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K-pop superstars BTS were named the 2021 IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year on Thursday, making them the first act to win the award two years running. The IFPI award is calculated according to a music act's performance across digital and physical formats. American singer Taylor Swift came in at no. 2 in the IFPI Global Artist Chart, also for the second year in a row, followed by British star Adele in third place.

The seven-member boy band, comprising of RM, Suga, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, V, and J-Hope, has led a global K-pop craze since 2013 with their upbeat songs and dances, building a huge and loyal fan base around the world. Last year, their singles "Butter", "Permission to Dance" and "My Universe", a joint release with Coldplay, all topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. 

BTS continued to enjoy success at home in South Korea and their Japanese-language greatest hits album, "BTS, THE BEST", topped Japan`s Oricon Year-End Album Chart at the close of 2021, the first for a non-domestic act in 37 years, IFPI said.

"By performing in three different languages, they demonstrate their extraordinarily unique global appeal," Frances Moore, chief executive of the IFPI music industry body, said in a statement. "Their dynamic and passionate fan base has helped to make them the first artists in history to top the Global Artist Chart in two consecutive years."

BTS will return to the United States for a series of concerts in Las Vegas in April, their agency said on Wednesday. The concerts, part of their "Permission to Dance on Stage" tour that has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, will be held on April 8-9 and 15-16, with the last show live-streamed, Bit Hit Music said in a statement.

READ | BTS announces 'Permission to Dance On Stage' concerts in Las Vegas, details inside

The South Korean boy band played its first in-person concerts since the onset of the pandemic in November, in Los Angeles, and last week announced it would put on the first shows for their home fans since the pandemic began, with three concerts in the capital, Seoul, next month.

(With inputs from agencies)

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