BTS Wins Song of the Year for 'SWIM' at 2026 MTV VMAs
K-Pop group BTS won Song of the Year for "SWIM" at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
K-pop boy band BTS achieved a significant victory at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) by winning Song of the Year for their hit track "SWIM." This marks the septet's first major honor since reuniting as a full group after a near four-year absence. In addition to winning Best K-Pop and Best Group, all three categories for which they were nominated, BTS secured its fifth Best Group trophy, surpassing their previous four straight wins from 2019 to 2022 and cementing their status as the most-awarded act in the category's history.
The Best Group award was presented at the ceremony, which took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. "SWIM," the lead single from their fifth studio album "ARIRANG," outperformed competitors such as Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter's "Bring Your Love" and Huntrix's "Golden" from the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters."
BTS becomes the second Asian act to secure Song of the Year, following BLACKPINK's Rosé who won the award last year for "APT." alongside Bruno Mars.
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