Members of the world-famous K-Pop group BLACKPINK—Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa—all recently went all-out with their solo careers.
But despite this, there have been rumors flying around that they might not be eligible for the Best New Artist award because of Grammy rules.
BLACKPINK Have Started Their Deadline World Tour
After 2 years since their last group performance—July 5, 2025—BLACKPINK is back in full form, as they kicked off their world tour with a spectacular opening show at Goyang Stadium in South Korea.
The group, which last performed as a group in September 2023, went on to embark on highly successful solo careers, working with different labels and releasing their own labels.
As a part of this tour, the group even debuted a new song called ‘JUMP,’ which they first performed live, and shortly after, released the music video for it. It’s a new, modern & rave-style song from BLACKPINK, which has received a lot of love from the group’s fans.
What Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé Have Been Up To
Lisa released her first album, Alter Ego; Jennie released her album titled Ruby; Rosé released Rosie’ and Jisoo, unlike other members, released an EP titled Amortage’.
Lisa, Rosé, and Jennie all have been going viral for their MVs and collaborations—especially due to the over-the-top music videos and more of a hip-hop approach that appeals to Western and global audiences.
Songs like Mantra, New Woman, Toxic Till The End, and Earthquake have gone on to become absolute hits and chart toppers.
Of course, we can’t mention this success without highlighting Rosé, whose hit single APT with Bruno Mars broke the internet and has over 1.8 billion views on YouTube. Recently, she was also featured on the soundtrack of the F1 movie, with the song ‘Messy.’
While Jisoo, who only released an EP, has also been receiving a lot of love from fans who are waiting for more to come from her. Jisoo’s
All of them also performed solo shows and are continuing to do solo performances as a part of the current BLACKPINK tour.
Are the BLACKPINK Stars Eligible for the ‘Best New Artist’ Nominations in the 2025 Grammy Awards?
The big question surrounding the immense solo success of the BLACKPINK members is, ‘Will they be eligible for solo nominations for New Artist?’ at the 68th Grammy Awards.
Well, the short answer is no. The Grammy rules state otherwise.
Journalist Jeff Benjamin highlighted the same in a post on social platform X, referencing the Hits Daily Double Report.
This was confirmed according to a report from Hits Daily Double, which states how ‘rules stipulate that once an artist has achieved ‘prominence’ with a group, that artist becomes ineligible for a nomination in this category.’
What Exactly Is The Eligibility Criteria For Best Artist?
The Grammys’s official website gives a better look at the picture, defining a ‘new artist’ as someone who’s released an album that helped them establish their public identity during the eligibility year.
The ineligibility criteria deem an artist as ineligible for the category if they’ve previously been nominated for a Grammy in a performance category. This rule applies unless this nomination was for a single or a feature spot on a track not belonging to the artist or if the artist had not yet released a full album.
The criteria also state how an artist must have released 5-30 singles or 3 albums to qualify in this category.
Fans Have Voiced Their Disappointment
Fans across social media have voiced their disappointment surrounding the same, stating how the Grammys are too used to snubbing artists—like they’ve snubbed The Weeknd and BTS in the past.
Official Nominations Yet To Come Out—BLACKPINK May Still Have A Chance
While anticipation and rumors always run rampant right before the Grammys, it’s important to keep in mind that the official list of nominations is still not out yet.
The Hits Double Daily report also gave fans a bit of hope, stating that there might be some loopholes that allow the BLACKPINK members to be eligible for the nominations.
Whether BLACKPINK’s members are nominated or not remains to be seen, but in our opinion—given the amazing new music and newfound success of each individual member—their nominations would be well deserved.