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  "id": 10369334,
  "title": "BTS wins Song of the Year at 2026 MTV VMAs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bts-wins-song-of-the-year-at-2026-mtv-vmas-10369334",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T05:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260928/bts-wins-song-of-the-year-at-2026-mtv-vmas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "K-pop royalty BTS won Song of the Year for \"SWIM\" at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in the United States, Sunday (local time). The win is the septet's first major honor since it reunited as a full group after a nearly four-year hiatus. BTS, which did not attend the ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, also won Best K-Pop and Best Group, sweeping all three categories for which…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) BTS sweeps 3 categories at MTV VMAs; BLACKPINK's Lisa wins Best Pop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lead-bts-sweeps-3-categories-at-mtv-vmas-blackpinks-lisa-wins-best-pop",
        "published": "2026-09-28T04:51:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "BTS wins Song of the Year at 2026 MTV VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bts-wins-song-of-the-year-at-2026-mtv-vmas",
        "published": "2026-09-28T04:57:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "BTS Wins Song of the Year for 'SWIM' at 2026 MTV VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bts-wins-song-of-the-year-for-swim-at-2026-mtv-vmas",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:20:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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