ROSÉ‘s going to sleep tomorrow, but tonight, go crazy after the good news she received on Tuesday (Aug. 5), when the nominations for the 2025 MTV VMAs were announced. The BLACKPINK star snagged eight solo nods, which left her in shock.
“So I’ve just heard that I’ve received eight VMA nominations,” the singer, clearly stunned and emotional, said in a video posted to her Instagram Stories hours after the nominations were announced. “I am beyond shocked and I just don’t know what to say. I’m absolutely speechless! This is a crazy day! Whoa! It’s really, really wild! What’s happening?!”
She also shared a screenshot of her nominations and wrote over it, “waaaahhh???!”
This is the K-pop star’s first time being nominated for a VMA as a solo artist. She is up for video of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best direction, best art direction and best visual effects all for Billboard Hot 100 No. 3 hit “APT.” alongside Bruno Mars, as well as best K-pop for “Toxic Til the End,” the third single from her solo debut album, Rosie.
Her eight nominations makes her one of the most nominated artists of the year. Lady Gaga leads with 12, while her “APT.” collaborator Bruno Mars snagged 11, Kendrick Lamar earned 10, Sabrina Carpenter also with eight, and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with seven each.
ROSÉ’s bandmates also earned nominations: JENNIE’s “like JENNIE,” JISOO’s “earthquake” and LISA’s Doja Cat and RAYE collab “Born Again” are all in the running for best K-pop. These nominations are also JENNIE and JISOO’s first solo VMAs nods outside of BLACKPINK.
The 2025 MTV VMAs airs live Sunday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and MTV from the UBS Arena in New York. The show will also stream on Paramount+.