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Seven signed microphones used by the
seven-member South Korean boy band are expected to sell for
$10,000-$20,000 as a group at an auction next month during
Grammy Awards week, Julien's Auctions said on Friday.
The microphones, described by Julien's as the first ever to come
to auction from BTS. The band, with its message of
self-confidence, has spearheaded a wave of Korean pop music
beyond Asia and into the United States just six years after its
2013 debut. BTS in 2019 became the first group since the Beatles
to score three No. 1 albums in a year on the Billboard 200
charts.
"The microphones were used from 2017-2019 on the 'Love Yourself'
tour," said Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien's
Auctions. "If you own something like this, signed by each
member, that's highly collectible and in years to come will very
likely continue to appreciate in value."
The microphones will be sold, along with guitars signed by
artists including Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Dave Grohl and
Pete Townshend, at the Jan. 24 online auction to raise funds for
the Recording Academy's charitable arm, MusiCares.
The auction will take place two days before the Grammy Awards
ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, and the same night that rock
band Aerosmith is celebrated as the MusiCares group of the year
for its impact on the music business over 50 years and its
philanthropic efforts.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will be selling off some of his
signature scarves as well as a microphone stand, while guitarist
Joe Perry is auctioning a signed Joe Perry Gibson Les Paul
Signature guitar, which has a pre-sale estimate of $5,000 -
$10,000.
Advance bidding for the auction begins on Friday at http://www.julienslive.com
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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