2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards: KPop Demon Hunters Leads Nominations; Blackpink, BTS Members Vying Solo Artist Nods

2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards announced its full list of nominations and it includes five dedicated categories to the K-pop along with several global cross-genre listings. Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters received the most nods with its global chartbuster Golden getting nominated for Pop Song of the Year, and its performers (HUNTR/X: Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami) were nominated for Duo/Group of the Year. APT by Rosé and Bruno Mars for Best Collaboration, apart from Jackson Wang and JO1 were nominated for World Artist of the Year. Other K-pop acts like GO! by CORTIS, Gnarly by KATSEYE, JUMP by BLACKPINK, Like JENNIE by Jennie, Mona Lisa by J-Hope, and Spaghetti by LE SSERAFIM feat. J-Hope also received a nomination for Favorite TikTok Dance.

K-pop categories at 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards

K-pop Artist of the Year

• Jennie
• j-Hope
• Jin
• Lisa
• Rosé

K-pop Group of the Year

• ATEEZ
• BLACKPINK
• ENHYPEN
• Stray Kids
• TWICE

K-pop Song of the Year

• APT – Rosé & Bruno Mars
• Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
• JUMP – BLACKPINK
• Killin' It Girl – J-Hope feat. GloRilla
• Like JENNIE – Jennie

Best New Artist (K-pop)

• 82Major
• ALLDAY PROJECT
• CORTIS
• Hearts2Hearts
• MEOVV

Favorite K-pop Collab

• Blink – Corbyn Besson & Tzuyu of TWICE
• Born Again – Lisa feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
• Buck – Jackson Wang feat. Diljit Dosanjh
• Confessions – Flo Rida, Heeseung & Jake of ENHYPEN, Paul Russell
• Dirty Work – aespa feat. Flo Milli
• ExtraL – Jennie, Doechii
• Eyes Closed – Jisoo X Zayn
• Illegal + Seventeen – PinkPantheress, Seventeen
• On My Mind – Alex Warren & Rosé
• Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel) – J-Hope, Miguel
• Too Bad – G-Dragon feat. Anderson .Paak
• We Pray (TWICE Version) – Coldplay, TWICE

The 13th edition of the annual awards are slated to be held live at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 26, 2026.