Rosé First K-pop Solo Artist Grammy Record, Song Nods

On November 7, 2025, Rosé, a member of the K-pop group BLACKPINK, achieved a milestone in music history by becoming the first K-pop solo artist nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced the nominations for the event, scheduled for February 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Rosé's collaborative single "APT.," featuring Bruno Mars, also earned a nod for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

The track, released in October 2024 as part of Rosé's debut solo album "rosie," quickly gained international acclaim. It debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the Billboard Global 200 chart, and became the fastest K-pop song to surpass one billion streams on Spotify. In September 2025, "APT." won Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards, marking Rosé as the first Korean act to receive that honor.

Rosé captured her real-time reaction to the Grammy news in a video shared on her Instagram Story. Watching the nominations announcement via a group FaceTime call with friends, she grew increasingly anxious as the list for Record of the Year progressed. "Are we not going to get it?" she asked nervously,...