Can BTS Continue Their Fan Army Domination at This Years Billboard Awards?

Billboard announced on Sunday, Feb. 17, that the 26th annual Billboard Music Awards will go down on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, and with that 'The Army' asked one major question: Will BTS' music be nominated for a 2019 Billboard Music Award?

Well, there's almost no doubt they'll at least get one non-musical nomination. The boys have been No. 1 on Billboard's Social 50 for 83 consecutive weeks (the longest stretch for any artist in the chart's history) and they've held the number one spot for a total of 113 non-consecutive weeks. Those numbers will almost definitely nab them their third Best Social Artist nomination. And since the award is fan-voted, let's be real, BTS probably has the award in the bag.

But 2018 was a major year of history-making accomplishments for BTS, and for ARMY, an award for the boys' social clout rather than their musical accomplishments just won't cut it anymore. So, again, the real question is will BTS get a BBMA nomination for their actual music this year? It's an important distinction.

Frankly, we won't know the answer until Billboard announces the nominees. But unlike the Grammys, where nominations and winners are determined through a complicated voting process involving Recording Academy members, BBMA nominations and winners are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement — which means it's somewhat easier to predict what nominations BTS could make out with this year.