Korean boy band BTS accepts the Song of the Summer Award for "Swim" during the American Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 25. AFP-Yonhap

"Swim," the latest hit from Korean boy group BTS, has been named Song of the Summer at the American Music Awards (AMAs), one of the three major U.S. pop music awards shows.

"Swim" was announced as the winner at the ceremony held on Monday (local time) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, beating nine competing songs, including Taylor Swift's "Elizabeth Taylor."