Stray Kids have solidified their position as a global K-pop group by being nominated for the Billboard awards for the second consecutive year. As announced on the Billboard Music Awards official social media on November 25, Stray Kids have been nominated for the ‘2024 Billboard Music Awards’ in the categories of Top Duo/Group, Top K-pop Album, and Top Global K-pop Artist. This marks their achievement of being nominated for two consecutive years.
In 2023, Stray Kids won the Top K-pop Album category with their album ‘★★★★★ (5-STAR)’, becoming the first fourth-generation K-pop boy group to win. This year, their mini albums ‘Rock-Star’ and ‘ATE’ have been nominated in the Top K-pop Album category, making them the only K-pop artist with two albums nominated. Additionally, in the Top Duo/Group category, they are nominated alongside Blink-182, Coldplay, Fuerza Regida, and Linkin Park, further enhancing their stature.
Particularly, Stray Kids have achieved remarkable success on the Billboard charts, recording five consecutive works, starting from ‘ODDINARY’ to ‘★★★★★ (5-STAR)’, ‘Rock-Star’, and ‘ATE’, as number one on the ‘Billboard 200’ chart. The title track ‘Rock (樂)’ from ‘Rock-Star’ became the first fourth-generation K-pop boy group to enter the ‘Hot 100’ chart, and digital singles ‘Lose My Breath (Feat. Charlie Puth)’ and ‘Chk Chk Boom’ recorded their highest rankings on the ‘Hot 100’.
Stray Kids won the Best K-pop award at the ‘2023 MTV Video Music Awards’ with the title track ‘특’ from ‘★★★★★ (5-STAR)’, continuing to receive nominations and wins at various awards this year. They also won at the ‘2024 People’s Choice Awards’ and ‘2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards’, and the soundtrack album for the movie ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ featuring ‘SLASH’ was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the ’67th Grammy Awards’.
Stray Kids are set to make a comeback with SKZHOP HIPTAPE ‘합 (HOP)’ and the title track ‘Walkin On Water’, which will be released on December 13 at 2 PM (midnight Eastern Time in the U.S.). We look forward to their continuous upward trend and musical growth.
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