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BTS lands 2 MTV VMA nominations for 'Swim'

K-pop superband BTS has earned two nominations for "Swim" at this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), one of the major U.S. music award shows. The group was nominated for Song of the Year and Best K-Pop for "Swim," the title track of its fifth studio album, "ARIRANG," according to the list of nominees announced by MTV on Tuesday (U.S. time). Among other K-pop acts nominated this year were…

BTS lands 2 MTV VMA nominations for 'Swim'

American music channel MTV has shortlisted K-pop group BTS for two Video Music Awards (VMA) nominations for their track "Swim". The song is the lead single from the band's fifth studio album "ARIRANG". The nominations were announced on Tuesday by MTV. Other nominees from the K-pop scene include BLACKPINK members Lisa and Jisoo, and Korean bands Cortis, Katseye and Le Sserafim.

Lisa has garnered four nominations for her solo track "Dream", while Cortis and Katseye have been nominated for "Best New Artist" and "Best K-Pop" respectively. BLACKPINK's "Jump" and BTS's "Spaghetti", featuring member J-Hope, are also in the running for "Best K-Pop".

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