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K-pop stars Rose and Ateez up for American Music Awards
The Straits Times
|April 25, 2025
K-pop girl group Blackpink's Rose is in the running for two prizes at the 2025 American Music Awards, which is set to take place in Las Vegas on May 26.
According to the nominee list unveiled on April 23, the New Zealand-born star, who was recently named one of The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 by Time magazine, is nominated for Favourite K-pop Artist.
Her viral hit song Apt. (2024) – a duet with American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars – is in the running for Collaboration of the Year. The song has more than one billion views on YouTube and is the fifth-fastest music video to achieve this milestone.
This story is from the April 25, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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