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KATSEYE, a global girl group of HYBE and Geffen Records, has been nominated for three awards at the American Music Awards, one of the top three popular music awards in the United States.
On the 14th (local time), the 2026 American Music Awards announced the list of nominees for this year’s award ceremony to be held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 25.
KATSEYE was named in the “New Artist of the Year” category, the highest honor given to newcomers, along with Alex Warren, Olivia Dean, and SOMBR. It is expected that big-name newcomers who have stood out in various genres over the past year will compete fiercely.
KAYSEYE was nominated for the “Best Music Video” category with the hit song “Gnarly”. The category is full of works by world-renowned pop stars such as Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and ROSALÍA. The music video for “Gnarly,” released in April last year, drew attention with its experimental production of a psychedelic atmosphere and KAYSEYE’s intense performance.
KATSEYE is also trying to win the Breakthrough Pop Artist category. The award highlights artists who have achieved remarkable growth and leap forward in the pop market. KATSEYE, which has been less than two years since its debut, has made three songs, “Gabriela,” “Internet Girl,” and “Gnarly,” into the U.S. Billboard main song chart “Hot 100.” The second EP “BEAUTIFUL CHAOS” was ranked 4th on the Billboard 200.
Along with the Billboard Music Awards and the Grammy Awards, the “American Music Awards” is considered one of the representative popular music awards in the United States. Candidates for the award are selected by comprehensively considering streaming, album and music sales, the number of radio broadcasts, and tour performance. Following the nominations for the two categories of the “68th Grammy Awards,” the performance of those who are showing a clear presence at the “American Music Awards” stands out.
Cats Eye is a team that debuted in the U.S. based on the “K-pop methodology” according to the “multi-home, multi-genre” strategy led by Chairman Bang Si-hyuk of HYBE. They announced their new single “PINKY UP” on the 9th and made their first stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on the 10th, heralding a sensation in popularity.
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