In a viral surge for K-Pop, multiple artists — led by BTS — scored major nods at the American Music Awards (AMA), one of the United States' three biggest music award shows.
According to the AMA nominations announced on the 14th (local time), BTS earned three nods: "Artist of the Year," "Song of the Summer," and "Best Male K-Pop Artist."
Having won "Artist of the Year" in 2021, BTS will go head-to-head with global stars like Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, and Bruno Mars at this year's ceremony.
For "Song of the Summer," they were nominated with "SWIM," the title track of their fifth full-length album "ARIRANG," released last month. In the same category, BLACKPINK's Jennie also landed a nod with a remix of "Dracula," her collaboration with Tame Impala.
Meanwhile, global group CatsEye made a splash with three nominations: "New Artist of the Year," "Best Music Video," and "Breakthrough Pop Artist."
Netflix's K-Pop animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters (hereafter "KDH") was nominated for "Best Soundtrack," while "Golden," performed by the film's virtual group Huntrix, picked up multiple nods including "Song of the Year," "Best Pop Song," and "Best Vocal Performance."
This year's AMAs will take place on May 25 (local time) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will air live on CBS and Paramount+.