BLACKPINK Becomes First-Ever Female K-pop Act to Be Nominated for the Billboard Music Awards
Celebrations are in order for the k-pop girl group BLACKPINK as they were nominated for Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, making them the first-ever k-pop female act in history to be nominated at the BBMA’s. The accomplishment is being celebrated by fans on Twitter as the phrase ‘BLACKPINK PAVED THEIR OWN WAY’ trended worldwide on Thursday, April 29.
The girl group is nominated under the category of Top Social Artist and is up against prevailing artists such as BTS, Ariana Grande, SB19, and SEVENTEEN. The nomination marks not only the first female k-pop act to be nominated but also the girl group’s first-ever nomination for a BBMA. The award show is set to take place live on Sunday, May 23 at 8:00 pm EST. BLACKPINK fans, known as BLINKS have taken to Twitter to share their congratulations for the girls using the phrase ‘BLACKPINK PAVED THEIR OWN WAY’ followed by the #BBMAs hashtag.
CONGRATULATIONS @BLACKPINK YOU DESERVE IT AFTER ALL YOUR HARD WORK 💗💗
— sofia (@bluehourjane) April 30, 2021
BLACKPINK IS THE REVOLUTION
BLACKPINK PAVED THEIR OWN WAY pic.twitter.com/KgOV22s9rl
The girl group has taken the world by storm with the immense popularity of their latest album, titled The Album, which dropped in October 2020. The tracklist included top hits such as “How You Like That,” and “Ice Cream,” which rose to the top of the charts for weeks after the releases. Now the group is up against other k-pop groups like BTS and SEVENTEEN as k-pop has taken over social media.
Hate all you want, discredit them, throw sh** at them but they will remain the QUEENS OF KPOP in this generation
— p ea rl (@blinkspearl) April 30, 2021
BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA
BLACKPINK PAVED THEIR OWN WAY#BBMAs  pic.twitter.com/WTecowiRxK
The 2021 Billboard Music Awards hosted by Nick Jonas will be aired live on Sunday, May 23 at 8 pm EST on NBC.
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