Aussie KPop star Rosé lands three Grammy nominations for hit song

Australia’s Rosé is set to be the darling of the 2026 Grammy Awards with nominations in three top categories thanks to her hit APT with Bruno Mars while Taylor Swift’s name was noticeably absent.

Australian KPop star Rosé has received three Grammy nods in top categories for her smash hit song APT, which she released with Bruno Mars.

Rosé was named as a Grammy finalist for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo alongside Bruno Mars.

The song itself was also nominated for Producer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year bringing it to a grand total of five Grammy nods.

Rosé whose real name is Roseanne Park, was born in New Zealand and raised in Melbourne. She attended Kew East Primary School and Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College before she successfully auditioned in Sydney with a South Korean music label who brought her to the country of her heritage where she eventually joined KPop band Blackpink.

Rosé (far right) and her Blackpink band members. Picture: Getty Images

Blackpink has a legion of fans and Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit APT solidified the Australian star as a household name worldwide.

Overall, Kendrick Lamar leads the nominees with nine nods for the 68th annual Grammy Awards.

He’s followed by Lady Gaga who has seven nominations, topping her previous record of 6 Grammy noms in 2010.

Lamar was recognised for his latest album, GNX, which dropped last November.

King Charles III presents the members of the K-Pop band Blackpink, (left to right) Rose (Roseanne Park), Jisoo Kim, Jennie Kim, and Lisa (Lalisa Manoban), with Honorary MBEs (MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) during a special investiture ceremony in 2024. Picture: Getty Images

Gaga, meanwhile, impressed Grammy voters with her album Mayhem, which came out in March.

Newcomer Leon Thomas scored six nominations, including Best New Artist.

US singer songwriter Sabrina Carpenter is also a favourite. Picture: AFP

The other six-time nominated artists include Sabrina Carpenter, Serban Ghenea and Bad Bunny, who is performing at the Super Bowl one week after the Grammys.

Bad Bunny made history as the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for Best Album, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year in one year.

Other stars recognised by the Recording Academy include Tyler, the Creator (five nominations), Doechii (five nominations), Justin Bieber (four nominations), Bruno Mars (three nominations), Miley Cyrus (one nomination) and Selena Gomez (one nomination).

Everyone was wondering where Taylor Swift’s nominations were. Picture: AP

Taylor Swift was not eligible to be nominated for a 2026 Grammy.

Her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, was released in October 2025, which fell outside of the eligibility period for the upcoming award show, which was between August 2024 to August 2025.

The winners of the 2026 Grammys will be announced on February 1 next year.

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