US EditionRosé And ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Make Grammy History For K-Pop
Multiple K-pop acts, including Rosé and Ejae, receive major Grammy nominations as the Recording Academy shifts focus to artistic merit over fandom popularity.
- This year Rosé and Ejae made Grammy history as the first solo K-pop acts nominated, with Rosé, Blackpink member, earning her first nod in the main six categories.
- Grammy voters appear to be shifting how they evaluate K-pop, judging it on artistic merit as several acts with K-pop roots secured major-category nominations this year.
- "Apt." earned multiple top-category nominations, with Rosé of Blackpink and Bruno Mars scoring nods for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, while "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters received Song of the Year and multiple credits for Huntr/x.
- The nominations position K-pop as a mainstream presence in the U.S., with Katseye landing a new artist nod alongside Addison Rae, Lola Young and Sombr, and KPop Demon Hunters competing for Best Compilation Soundtrack.
- BTS first opened the doors in 2021 with "Dynamite," and despite a decade of global success, K-pop was long underrepresented, making this season's nominations for "Apt." and "Golden" historic yet unsurprising.
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