{
  "id": 8619276,
  "title": "BTS, BLACKPINK lead K-pop charge in Best Group race at MTV VMAs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/bts-blackpink-lead-k-pop-charge-in-best-group-race-at-mtv-vmas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T05:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260920/bts-blackpink-lead-k-pop-charge-in-best-group-race-at-mtv-vmas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "K-pop groups BTS and BLACKPINK are set to lead the Best Group race at this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), with BTS aiming to reclaim a title it has held four years in a row and BLACKPINK looking to defend the trophy it won last year. The nominees for the Best Group category include BTS, BLACKPINK, CORTIS, and KATSEYE, alongside British girl group FLO and U.S. acts Fuerza Regida, Geese, and Twenty One Pilots. BTS has previously won the Best Group award four consecutive times from 2019 to 2022, making them the most successful act in the category's history.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "BTS, BLACKPINK lead K-pop charge in Best Group race at MTV VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/bts-blackpink-lead-k-pop-charge-in-best-group-race-at-mtv-vmas-8621393",
        "published": "2026-09-20T06:02:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}