BLACKPINK News

BTS and BLACKPINK headline K-pop representation in the MTV VMAs Best Group category, joined by rookie CORTIS and global girl group KATSEYE; BTS also picked up nominations for Song of the Year and Best K-pop while BLACKPINK members Jennie and Lisa earned individual nods

MTV added BTS, Cortis and Katseye to the Best Group nominees for the 2026 Video Music Awards, lifting BTS and Cortis to three nominations apiece and bringing Katseye’s total to four; Katseye is also a contender for Song of the Summer with “Hootie Frutti.” Fan voting for the VMAs’ social categories opens in late September ahead of the live show on Sept. 27

BTS and rookie Cortis each picked up a third nomination at the 2026 MTV VMAs, with both named among eight contenders for Best Group alongside BLACKPINK and Katseye. BTS’s additional nods are for Song of the Year and Best K-pop for “Swim” from its album Arirang, Cortis was already up for Best New Artist and Best K-pop, and the VMAs are set for Sept. 27 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles

SBS’s Unanswered Questions has publicly appealed for tips on Perry (Perry Thomas Borja), the American rapper‑producer credited with helping shape YG Entertainment’s early hip‑hop sound who has been missing since he was last seen in Los Angeles in 2010. Born in California in 1971, Perry produced for Jinusean, 1TYM, Lexy and SE7EN, released the 2001 solo album Perry By Storm (which featured a teenage G‑Dragon), was linked to BIGBANG’s 2010 Japanese single, and — a person claiming to be his nephew says — his family filed a missing‑person report with the U.S. Department of State in 2021

Rosé released a garage punk–inspired single, “New Trick,” and filmed the music video entirely on an iPhone 18 Pro as part of Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” campaign, with co-production credits including Amy Allen and Andrew Wells

Rosé of BLACKPINK released her new garage-punk single "New Trick," co-produced by Amy Allen and Andrew Wells and carrying a message about overcoming hardship; its music video, directed by Dave Meyers, was filmed in collaboration with Apple to coincide with the iPhone 18 launch