LONDON - 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 Thursday (March 4).

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