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BTS, BLACKPINK lead K-pop charge in Best Group race at MTV VMAs

K-pop-linked acts make up half of the Best Group race at this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), with BTS seeking to reclaim a title it held four years running and BLACKPINK looking to defend the trophy it took home last year. MTV announced nominees for four social media vote categories Friday (local time), naming BTS, BLACKPINK, rookie boy group CORTIS and global girl group KATSEYE for Best…

BTS, BLACKPINK lead K-pop charge in Best Group race at MTV VMAs

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) have announced their nominees for the Best Group category, with BTS and BLACKPINK leading the K-pop charge. BTS is seeking to reclaim a title it held for four consecutive years, while BLACKPINK is looking to defend the trophy it won last year. The nominees for Best Group are BTS, BLACKPINK, CORTIS, and KATSEYE, alongside other international acts like FLO, Fuerza Regida, Geese, and Twenty One Pilots.

BTS has previously won the award four times from 2019 to 2022, the most by any act in the category's history. CORTIS, a recently debuted act, has also earned three nominations, with their first VMA nods coming last month for Best New Artist and Best K-pop.

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