KATSEYE, KPop Demon Hunters, and BLACKPINK’s Rosé just turned music’s biggest night into a K-pop milestone! The Grammy nominations were announced via livestream this November 7, 2025, and these K-pop and K-pop-adjacent names have the possibility to take the coveted award home.
Rosé makes history as the first Korean soloist to earn a #GRAMMYs nomination. pic.twitter.com/Xpxe2FNLZX
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 7, 2025
First, KATSEYE is nominated for Best New Artist alongside Olivia Dean, The Marias, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young. In addition, the pop girl group was also nominated for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Award thanks to their hit “Gabriella.” KATSEYE will be fighting for the award against BLACKPINK’s Rosé, who just became the first and only female K-pop idol with a Grammy nomination, and the first Korean artist to earn nods in two of the general field categories in the same year, all thanks to “APT.”
HUNTR/X is now a #GRAMMYs nominee. pic.twitter.com/O80qVIMhRc
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 7, 2025
Topping things off, KPop Demon Hunters made a big splash in the Grammy nominations, certifying its status as a hit soundtrack. Its main single, “Golden,” received nods in Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. With this EJAE, who is the singing voice of Rumi in the film, becomes the first Korean-American female songwriter to be nominated.
KATSEYE is now a 2x #GRAMMYs nominee. pic.twitter.com/wqJcINJx3V
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 7, 2025
Check out the list with K-pop and K-pop-adjacent nominations here:
Song of the Year:
Lady Gaga — Abracadabra.
Doechii — Anxiety.
Rosé & Bruno Mars — APT.
Bad Bunny — Debi Tirar Mas Fotos.
HUNTR/X — Golden.
Kendrick Lamar & SZA — Luther.
Sabrina Carpenter — Manchild.
Billie Eilish — Wildflower.
Record of the Year:
Bad Bunny — DtMF.
Sabrina Carpenter — Manchild.
Doechii — Anxiety.
Billie Eilish — Wildflower.
Lady Gaga — Abracadabra.
Kendrick Lamar & SZA — Luther.
Chappell Roan — The Subway.
Rosé & Bruno Mars — APT.
Best New Artist:
Olivia Dean.
KATSEYE.
The Marias.
Addison Rae.
Sombr.
Leon Thomas.
Alex Warren.
Lola Young.
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande — Defying Gravity.
KPop Demon Hunters — Golden.
KATSEYE — Gabriela.
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars — APT.
SZA with Kendrick Lamar — 30 For 30.
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
A Complete Unknown – Timothée Chalamet.
F1® The Album – Various Artists.
KPop Demon Hunters – Various Artists.
Sinners – Various Artists.
Wicked – Various Artists.
Best Song Written for Visual Media
As Alive as You Need Me to Be [From “Tron: Ares”] — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails).
Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] — EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami).
I Lied to You [From “Sinners”] — Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters
(Miles Caton).
Never Too Late [From “Elton John: Never Too Late”] — Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
Pale, Pale Moon [From “Sinners”] — Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson).
Sinners [From “Sinners”] — Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis
Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave).
