Aug 04, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
A shirt worn by BTS's Jimin during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show sold for $110,000 at Christie's charity auction, tying the top bid and helping BTS's donated items raise $300,300 for children's education programs.
Jul 31, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS's "Idol" music video has surpassed 1.4 billion YouTube views, becoming the group's fifth video to reach that mark, Big Hit Music confirmed.
Jul 30, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
All seven members of BTS announced they will not submit "ARIRANG" for Grammy consideration this year, in an apparent protest of the Recording Academy's new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category.
Jul 30, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS's withdrawal from the 2027 Grammys exposes how closely the Recording Academy's new Asian Pop category mirrors the decades-old genre-ghetto complaint long made by Black artists in R&B and rap.
Jul 23, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Chile's National Sports Institute approved BTS's three sold-out Estadio Nacional shows after promoter DG Medios revised its stage plan to protect the stadium's pitch, reversing an earlier rejection that had drawn fan protests.
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS performed at the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final halftime show on July 19, alongside Madonna, Shakira and Justin Bieber, drawing a mixed reception that included a blunt on-air critique from former England captain Wayne Rooney.
Jul 13, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS plays its final European ARIRANG World Tour dates at Stade de France on July 17–18, both sold out, before the tour returns to U.S. stadiums in August.
Jul 13, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS's two-night ARIRANG World Tour stop at Munich's Allianz Arena mixed new album tracks with a decade of hits — strong in the encore, less disciplined through a repetitive back stretch of Act 2.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Justin Bieber has joined BTS, Madonna and Shakira as a co-headliner for the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show on July 19, FIFA and Global Citizen confirmed this week.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS drew approximately 130,000 fans across two sold-out shows at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 6 and 7, setting the venue's highest single-show attendance record since it opened in 2019.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS plays its only German tour dates, July 11 and 12 at Munich's Allianz Arena, as part of the "Arirang" World Tour — the group's first time headlining the venue.
Jul 08, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
A review of BTS's July 6 "Arirang" World Tour show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, their first London concerts in seven years, built on official documentation and firsthand press accounts of the sold-out night.
Jul 06, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Chile's National Sports Institute has declined to authorize BTS's October Santiago stadium shows over stage-related field damage concerns, sparking fan protests even though all three nights sold out months ago.
Jul 06, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS plays two sold-out shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 6 and 7 — their only UK dates on the Arirang World Tour and first London concerts since 2019.
May 28, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS, Madonna, and Shakira will co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey — a historic performance curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin and produced by Global Citizen.
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