On Sunday night, the 64th Annual Grammy Awards were broadcast live from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. And aside from the Louis CK of it all – as well as a rather confusing pick for album of the year in Jon Batiste’s We Are (though in keeping with the Grammys’ history of taking your finger off the pulse) – things went pretty smoothly. As predicted, Olivia Rodrigo won Best New Artist; Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” won Record of the Year, leading to the coolest reaction of the night from Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak; and sister-brother duo Billie Eilish and Finneas blew the roof off with a soaring performance of “Happier Than Ever.”
But one passionate group of fans is very, very unhappy with how the night turned out: the BTS Army.
Yes, the online army of fans of the world’s most famous music act, the K-pop group BTS – made up of V, Jungkook, Jin, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin and RM – isn’t too pleased that their favorites have been shut down second year in a row at the Grammys, although they secured another nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their hit song “Butter.” (They lost to Doja Cat and SZA for their song “Kiss Me More.”) The BTS Army was so outraged by the perceived snub that they made #Scammys top trending on Twitter and zoned out with one Series of virus flood memes expressing their disappointment.
The loss must have proved particularly heartbreaking for BTS fans considering the mega-talented boy band put on one of the most dazzling performances of the night – a James Bond-inspired version of “Butter” full of laser beam-dodging dance moves and a jacket shuffle , which has to be seen to be believed.
Other artists who left the night without a statuette included Justin Bieber, who has won just two Grammys over the course of his stellar career, and Billie Eilish – although her collaborator Finneas seemed to remain in good spirits following the action:
Let’s hope the BTS army can hold together as the group completes their 18-month mandatory military service in the South Korean army.