How many nominations did BTS members receive for iHeart Radio Music Awards 2026? Details explored

BTS members receive for iHeart Radio Music Awards 2026
BTS members receive for iHeart Radio Music Awards 2026 (Image via Instagram/@jin and @uarmyhope)

On January 8, iHeart Radio Music Awards unveiled it’s extensive list of nominations for this year’s awards. Besides other categories, several K-pop artists earned nominations across different categories of iHeart Radio Music Awards.

BTS members, namely j-hope, Jin, Jimin, and Jungkook bagged nominations in different categories. j-hope emerged as the male K-pop soloist with most nominations at the year’s iHeart Radio Music Awards.

Here’s the list of nominations earned by BTS members:

  • Kpop Artist of the Year: Jin & j-hope
  • Kpop Song of the Year: j-hope, Killin’ It Girl
  • Favorite on Screen: Jimin & Jungkook, Are You Sure!? *Vote Category*
  • Favorite Tiktok Dance: j-hope, MONA LISA and Spaghetti *Vote Category”
  • Favorite K-pop Collab: j-hope, Sweet Dreams *Vote Category*

j-hope landed a total of five nominations for his solo songs Killin’ It Girl, Sweet Dreams, and MONA LISA, which released last year. Jungkook and Jimin also got nominated with their Disney+ travel series, Are You Sure?!.


BLACKPINK’s Rosé, Jennie, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, and more K-pop artists nominated at iHeart Radio Music Awards

Besides BTS, many other K-pop artists like Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, TWICE, and more got nominated for iHeart Radio Music Awards. BLACKPINK members earned nominations for their solo works released last year.

New groups like CORTIS, ALLDAY PROJECT, and more also got nominated for this year’s ceremony.

Here’s the complete rundown of K-pop nominations at the year’s iHeart Radio Music Awards:

Pop Song of the Year:

  • Golden – HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)

Duo/Group of the Year:

  • HUNTRR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)

Best Collaboration:

  • APT.– BLACKPINK Rosé & Bruno Mars

World Artist of the Year:

  • GOT7 Jackson Wang
  • JO1

K-POP Artist of the Year:

  • BLACKPINK Jennie
  • BTS j-hope
  • BTS Jin
  • BLACKPINK Lisa
  • BLACKPINK Rosé

K-POP Group of the Year:

  • ATEEZ
  • BLACKPINK
  • ENHYPEN
  • Stray Kids
  • TWICE

K-Pop Song of the Year:

  • APT. – BLACKPINK Rosé & Bruno Mars
  • Golden – HUNTR/X (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
  • Jump – BLACKPINK
  • Killin’ It Girl – BTS j-hope ft. GloRilla
  • Like Jennie – BLACKPINK Jennie

Best New Artist (K-POP):

  • 82MAJOR
  • ALLDAY PROJECT
  • CORTIS
  • Hearts2Hearts

Favorite TikTok Dance:

  • Gnarly – KATSEYE
  • Go! – CORTIS
  • Jump – BLACKPINK
  • Like Jennie – BLACKPINK Jennie
  • Mona Lisa – BTS j-hope
  • Spaghetti – LE SSERAFIM ft. BTS J-Hope

Favorite Debut Album:

  • BLACKPINK Jennie - Ruby
  • BLACKPINK Lisa - Alter Ego

Best Lyrics:

  • Golden – HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)

Best Music Video:

  • Gabriela - KATSEYE
  • Jump - BLACKPINK
  • Like Jennie - BLACKPINK Jennie
  • Toxic Till The End - BLACKPINK Rosé

Favorite On Screen:

  • BTS Jimin and Jungkook - Are You Sure?!
  • BLACKPINK Lisa - The White Lotus

Favorite Soundtrack:

  • KPop Demon Hunters

Favorite Tour Style:

  • BLACKPINK - Deadline World Tour
  • KATSEYE - Beautiful Chaos Tour

Favorite Tour Tradition:

  • KATSEYE Gnarly Dance Break

Favorite K-POP Collaboration:

  • Blink – Corbyn Besson & TWICE Tzuyu
  • Born Again – BLACKPINK Lisa feat. Doja Cat & Raye
  • Buck – GOT7 Jackson Wang feat. Diljit Dosanjh
  • Confessions – Flo Rida, ENHYPEN Heeseung & Jake, Paul Russell
  • Dirty Work – aespa ft. Flo Milli
  • ExtraL – BLACKPINK Jennie, Doechii
  • Eyes Closed – BLACKPINK Jisoo x Zayn
  • Illegal + SEVENTEEN – PinkPantheress, SEVENTEEN
  • On My Mind – Alex Warren & BLACKPINK Rosé
  • Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel) – BTS j-hope, Miguel
  • Too Bad – G-Dragon feat. Anderson .Paak
  • We Pray (TWICE Version) – Coldplay, TWICE, Burna Boy, Elyanna, Tini, Little Simz

The iHeart Radio Music Awards show will take place on March 26, at 8 PM ET live. The award ceremony will also be broadcast on iHeartRadio stations across the nation and will be available on the iHeartRadio app.

The voting for the respective categories started on January 8 and it will continue until March 19. Fans can vote using iHeartRadio.com.


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Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala