BTS Advances To Final Round Of Shorty Awards, Recognizing Exceptional Social Media Content

BTS has made it into the finals of the 9th Shorty Awards!

The Shorty Awards celebrate the best of the best in social media content through an annual ceremony, with awards in each category determined by a combination of votes by the public and scores from the Real Time Academy.

BTS was nominated for a Shorty Award in the Music category this year, along with Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Chance the Rapper, Drake, Ingrid Michaelson, Mac Miller, Missy Elliott, Solange, Tegan & Sara, The 1975, and Twenty One Pilots. The online vote to determine six finalists in each category was held from January 17 to February 16.

On March 2 (local time), the Shorty Awards announced that BTS has advanced to the final round after the online vote, and is up against fellow finalists Ariana Grande, Chance the Rapper, Ingrid Michaelson, Solange, and Tegan & Sara for first place in their category.

We’ll be able to find out if BTS has won when the 9th Shorty Awards are streamed online on April 23!