The last year was a big one for Blackpink fans as each group member showed off their solo prowess by releasing excellent debut albums: Lisa delivered Alter Ego , Rosé gave us Rosie , Jennie released Ruby , and Jisoo shook things up with Amortage . Despite such a big year — especially for Rosé with “ APT. ” — many Blinks may be wondering why none of the girls earned nominations for Best New Artist.

The term “new” in the category title is key word here. The Best New Artist category recognizes “a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape” in the last year. The rulebook states that “any artist who had achieved a breakthrough in a prior eligibility period” is not be eligible for the award.

Since Blackpink is (without doub

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