Group Blackpink's Rosé became the first K-pop artist to win at the U.K. awards show the BRIT Awards.
On the 28th (local time) at Co-op Live in Manchester, U.K., during the 46th BRIT Awards (The BRIT Awards 2026, hereafter the BRIT Awards), Rosé won the International Song of the Year with the duet with Bruno Mars, "APT." (APT.
Rosé said, "I am honored to receive an award in front of such talented and respected musicians. I am grateful. There are many people I am thankful to," and thanked Bruno Mars, Blackpink, Teddy, her agency family and acquaintances.
The BRIT Awards, organized by the British Phonographic Industry, is a prestigious British awards show that began in 1977 and has selected nominees through votes by a panel of more than 1,000 people composed of radio and TV DJs and hosts, broadcast executives, record company heads and journalists.
Rosé is the first and only K-pop artist to be nominated for the BRIT Awards both as part of a group and as a solo artist and to take home the award.
Meanwhile, Rosé's duet with Bruno Mars, "APT.", released in October last year, set records on music charts worldwide. It also won song of the year, the top prize, at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, one of the four major U.S. popular music awards, making it the first time a K-pop artist won that category, and it was also the first K-pop nomination for the major categories of song of the year and record of the year at the Grammy Awards.
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