Asian Pop Music Awards (APMA) 2025: Complete list of nominees explored

On December 2, the Asian Pop Music Awards unveiled the nominations for this year’s award ceremony. Originally, the Asian Pop Music Awards nominations were slated to be announced on November 29. Still, it was delayed due to the tragic fire incident in Hong Kong’s Tai Po’s Hong Fuk Estate on November 26. As of this writing, the date for the award ceremony has not been unveiled.

Many popular K-pop artists like BTS’ Jin, BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Jennie, G-Dragon, Jackson Wang, and more have been nominated in different categories of the Asian Pop Music Awards. Several K-pop groups like SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, Aespa, ENHYPEN, LE SSERAFIM, and more also earned nominations in this year’s Asian Pop Music Awards.

Artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and more have also been nominated for the Global Artist Award at the Asian Pop Music Awards.

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BTS’ Jin, G-Dragon, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, RIIZE, and more nominated for Asian Pop Music Awards

Here’s the complete rundown of Asian Pop Music Awards nominees:

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR (NOMINATIONS):

• RAISA
• RADWIMPS
• SEVENTEEN
• JACKSON WANG
• LAY ZHANG
• RIIZE
• JOLIN
• ROSÉ
• JENNIE
• G-DRAGON

RECORD OF THE YEAR (NOMINATIONS):

• LISA x Doja Cat x RAYE
• Stray Kids
• aespa
• JIN
• XG
• MEOVV
• LAY ZHANG
• YUQI
• TIA RAY
• BABYMONSTER

SONG OF THE YEAR (NOMINATIONS):

• YEJI
• KUN
• G-DRAGON
• JISOO
• MINNIE
• WANG YIBO
• KENSHI YONEZU
• BLACKPINK
• JENNIE
• ROSÉ

BEST COLLABORATION (NOMINATIONS):

• JACKSON WANG x Diljit Dosanjh
• JISOO x ZAYN
• MARK x LEE YOUNG JI
• JENNIE x Dua Lipa
• KENSHI YONEZU x UTADA HIKARU
• J-HOPE x GloRilla
• LiSA (LiSA_OLiVE) x Felix
• THE 8（XU MINGHAO） x GALI
• G.E.M. x Faouzia
• G-DRAGON x Anderson .Paak

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (NOMINATIONS):

• KUN
• LISA
• JACKSON WANG
• ZEROBASEONE
• LAY ZHANG
• JOLIN
• LE SSERAFIM x J-HOPE
• TWICE
• G-DRAGON
• JENNIE

BEST OST (NOMINATIONS):

• TAN WEIWEI
• SHAN YICHUN
• D.O.
• WINTER
• DOYOUNG
• SILENCE WANG
• ZHOU SHEN
• IU
• LIM HYUNSIK

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE (NOMINATIONS):

• KUN
• aespa
• JISOO
• WANG YIBO
• JENNIE
• TREASURE
• IVE
• SEVENTEEN
• KAI
• BABYMONSTER

BEST MALE ARTIST (NOMINATIONS):

• BAEKHYUN
• CHANYEOL
• DAVID TAO
• G-DRAGON
• JACKSON WANG
• JIN
• KAI
• LAY ZHANG
• MARK
• SUHO

BEST FEMALE ARTIST (NOMINATIONS):

• JENNIE
• JISOO
• JOLIN
• LEXIE LIU
• LISA
• MINNIE
• RAISA
• ROSÉ
• THELMA AOYAMA
• XIN LIU

BEST GROUP (NOMINATIONS):

• aespa
• ENHYPEN
• IVE
• LE SSERAFIM
• NMIXX
• RIIZE
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER
• TREASURE
• TWICE
• ZEROBASEONE

BEST NEW ARTIST (NOMINATIONS):

• ALLDAY PROJECT
• CORTIS
• HANA
• Hearts2Hearts
• izna
• KickFlip
• KiiiKiii
• TIAN XUNING
• TOP (TransfOrm Project)
• ZI YU

BEST LYRICIST (NOMINATIONS):

• FRANCIS LEE (DAVID TAO)
• G-DRAGON, Diane Warren, CHOICE37 (G-DRAGON)
• JACKSON WANG, Alexis Andrea Boyd, Louis Bartolini, Sayak Das (JACKSON WANG)
• JENNIE, Tayla Parx, Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez, ZICO, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Jorge Antonio Alfonzo Sr. (JENNIE)
• JIN CANCAN (WANG YIBO)
• JOLIN, Jackson Dimiglio Wood, Richard Craker (JOLIN)
• KENZIE (NCT WISH)
• LI YIJIE, LAY ZHANG (LAY ZHANG)
• ROSÉ, Evan Blair, Michael Pollack, Emily Warren Schwartz (ROSÉ)
• WOOZI, BUMZU (SEVENTEEN)

BEST COMPOSER (NOMINATIONS):

• Diane Warren (G-DRAGON)
• GUO GUANTING, JOKER XUE, ZHOU YILI (JOKER XUE)
• JJ LIN (JJ LIN)
• KENSHI YONEZU (KENSHI YONEZU)
• LEXIE LIU, Trinidad Cardona (LEXIE LIU)
• MINNIE, BreadBeat, SHINKUNG, CA$HCOW, Tim Tan (MINNIE)
• Nathan Fertig, Wyatt Sanders (JIN)
• QIAN LEI (WANG YIBO)
• ROSÉ, Amy Allen, Dernst Emile II, Omer Fedi, Carter Lang, Bruno Mars, Dylan Wiggins (ROSÉ)
• RYAN JHUN, Sorana Pacurar, Jaro Omar, Inverness, Ferras (YEJI)

BEST ARRANGER (NOMINATIONS):

• Anti-General, LAY ZHANG (LAY ZHANG)
• CHANCELLOR, JAKOPS, DOOMSDAY (XG)
• Cody Tarpley, Ben Samama, RYAN JHUN (aespa)
• DAVID TAO (DAVID TAO)
• Gabriel Benjamin (YAN HAOXIANG)
• Gustav Landell, DiGenius, Daoud (TWICE)
• Imad Royal, MAX (KAI)
• Siixk Jun (YUQI)
• The Wavys, Chloe, Dyan (NMIXX)
• Trackside, MLITE (IVE)

BEST PRODUCER (NOMINATIONS):

• 13, Jackson Shanks (LE SSERAFIM)
• BLISSOO, THE WAVYS (JISOO)
• DAVID TAO (DAVID TAO)
• G-DRAGON (WITH HIS PRODUCTION TEAM) (G-DRAGON)
• JACKSON WANG (WITH HIS PRODUCTION TEAM) (JACKSON WANG)
• JENNIE (WITH HER PRODUCTION TEAM) (JENNIE)
• JOLIN (WITH HER PRODUCTION TEAM) (JOLIN)
• LAY ZHANG (LAY ZHANG)
• Mathias Wang, Tomy, OHU (WENDY)
• VERSACHOI, Bang Chan (3RACHA) (Stray Kids)

GLOBAL ARTIST AWARD (NOMINATIONS):

• Daniel Caesar
• Demi Lovato
• Justin Bieber
• Lady Gaga
• Mariah the Scientist
• Olivia Dean
• Sabrina Carpenter
• SZA
• Taylor Swift
• The Weeknd

The Asian Pop Music Awards are organized by ASIA VVV ENTERTAINMENT GROUP in Hong Kong and UK VVV MUSIC GROUP in London.