Asian Pop Music Awards 2025 Nominations List: Jennie, Rosé, Stray Kids Lead Nominees

Asian Pop Music Awards 2025

The Asian Pop Music Awards unveiled the nominees for this year’s 2025 Asian Pop Music Awards ceremony.

Originally, the Asian Pop Music Awards nominations were scheduled to be announced on November 26, but unfortunately, due to a tragic fire incident at Hong Kong’s Tai Po’s Fuk Estate.

The Nominees were revealed on November 2, 2025, hosted by ASIA VVV Entertainment Group in Hong Kong and UK VVV Music Group in London.

The production committee will oversee the APMA, with the jury responsible for selecting the winners.

This article will provide you with a complete Asian Pop Music Awards 2025 Nominations list. So scroll through this guide and explore all the nominees below.

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Asian Pop Music Awards 2025 Nominations List

Asian Pop Music Awards 2025 Nominations List

Here is the complete list of the nominees for the Asian Pop Music Awards (APMA) 2025.

Best Album of the Year Nominations

  • SEVENTEEN – HAPPY BURSTDAY
  • Jackson Wang – MAGICMAN 2
  • RIIZE – ODYSSEY
  • Rosé – rosie
  • Jennie – Ruby
  • G-Dragon – Übermensch

Record of the Year Nominations

  • Lisa x Doja Cat x RAYE – Born Again
  • Stray Kids – CEREMONY
  • aespa – Dirty Work
  • Jin – Don’t Say You Love Me
  • MEOVV – HANDS UP
  • Yuqi – M.O.
  • BABYMONSTER – WE GO UP
BABYMONSTER - WE GO UP

Song of the Year

  • Yeji – Air
  • G-Dragon – DRAMA
  • Jisoo – Earthquake
  • Minnie – HER
  • BLACKPINK – JUMP
  • Jennie – like JENNIE
  • Rosé – number one girl

Best Collaboration

  • Jackson Wang x Diljit Dosanjh – BUCK
  • Jisoo x ZAYN – EYES CLOSED
  • Mark x Lee Young-ji – Fraktsiya
  • Jennie x Dua Lipa – Handlebars
  • j-hope x GloRilla – Killin’ It Girl
  • LiSA (LiSA_OLiVE) x Felix – ReawakeR
  • G-Dragon x Anderson .Paak – TOO BAD

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Best Music Video

  • Lisa – Dream
  • Jackson Wang – GBAD
  • ZEROBASEONE – ICONIK
  • LE SSERAFIM x j-hope – SPAGHETTI
  • TWICE – THIS IS FOR
  • G-Dragon – TOO BAD
  • Jennie – ZEN

D.O. - FOREVER (Resident Playbook)

Best OST Nominations

  • D.O. – FOREVER (Resident Playbook)
  • Winter – HUNJUNG YEONSUH (The Tale of Lady Ok)
  • DOYOUNG – I find you (Bon Appétit Your Majesty)
  • IU – Midnight Walk (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
  • Lim Hyung-sik – See The Light (When The Phone Rings)

Best Dance Performance

  • aespa – Dirty Work
  • Jisoo – Earthquake
  • Jennie – like JENNIE
  • TREASURE – NOW FOREVER
  • IVE – REBEL HEART
  • SEVENTEEN – THUNDER
  • KAI – Wait On Me
  • BABYMONSTER – WE GO UP

Best Male Artist Nominations

  • BAEKHYUN
  • CHANYEOL
  • G-Dragon
  • Jackson Wang
  • Jin
  • KAI
  • MARK
  • SUHO
SUHO

Best Female Artist Nominations

  • Jennie
  • Jisoo
  • Lisa
  • Minnie
  • Rosé

Best Group Nominations

  • aespa
  • ENHYPEN
  • IVE
  • LE SSERAFIM
  • NMIXX
  • RIIZE
  • SEVENTEEN
  • Stray Kids
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER
  • TREASURE
  • TWICE
  • ZEROBASEONE
ZEROBASEONE

Best New Artist

  • ALLDAY PROJECT
  • CORTIS
  • Hearts2Hearts
  • izna
  • KickFlip
  • KiiiKiii

Best Lyricist

  • G-Dragon, Diane Warren, CHOICE37
  • Jackson Wang, Alexis Andrea Boyd, Louis Bartolini, Sayak Das
  • Jennie, Tayla Parx, Amanda “Kiddo A.I.” Ibanez, ZICO, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Jorge Antonio Alfonzo Sr.
  • KENZIE
  • Rosé, Evan Blair, Michael Pollack, Emily Warren Schwartz
  • WOOZI, BUMZU
WOOZI, BUMZU

Best Composer

  • Diane Warren (G-Dragon)
  • Minnie, BreadBeat, SHINKUNG, CA$HCOW, Tim Tan (Minnie)
  • Nathan Fertig, Wyatt Sanders (Jin)
  • Rosé, Amy Allen, Dernst Emile II, Omer Fedi, Carter Lang, Bruno Mars, Dylan Wiggins (Rosé)
  • RYAN JHUN, Sorana Pacurar, Jaro Omar, Inverness, Ferras (Yeji)

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Best Arranger

  • Cody Tarpley, Ben Samama, RYAN JHUN (aespa)
  • Gustav Landell, DiGenius, Daoud (TWICE)
  • Imad Royal, MAX (KAI)
  • Siixk Jun (Yuqi)
  • The Wavys, Chloe, Dyan (NMIXX)
  • Trackside, MLITE (IVE)

Best Producer

  • 13, Jackson Shanks (LE SSERAFIM)
  • BLISSOO, THE WAVYS (JISOO)
  • G-Dragon (with his production team) (G-Dragon)
  • Jackson Wang (with his production team) (Jackson Wang)
  • Jennie (with her production team) (Jennie)
  • Mathias Wang, Tomy, OHU (WENDY)
  • VERSACHOI, Bang Chan (3RACHA) (Stray Kids)
BLISSOO, THE WAVYS (JISOO)

Global Artist Award

  • Daniel Caesar, Son Of Spergy
  • Demi Lovato, It’s Not That Deep
  • Justin Bieber, SWAG II
  • Lady Gaga, MAYHEM
  • Mariah the Scientist, HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY
  • Olivia Dean, The Art of Loving
  • Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend
  • SZA, SOS Deluxe: LANA
  • Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl
  • The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow

Last Line

The Asian Pop Music Awards is a music award show jointly organised by ASIA VVV ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (Hong Kong) and UK VVV MUSIC GROUP LTD (London.

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