K-pop sensation BTS, whose catchy, upbeat songs have won legions of fans around the world, have scooped the 2020 Global Recording Artist Of The Year Award from IFPI, the recorded music industry representative body said on March 4.

The seven-member group had a hugely successful 2020, becoming the first Korean pop act to reach No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, with English-language single Dynamite, and securing its first major Grammy nomination.