Lift a glass to the elegant style of Rosé, the Blackpink singer. At the 2026 Grammy Awards, she shimmered on the red carpet in a custom Giambattista Valli Couture gown and Le Silla shoes. As a first-time nominee, she was poised for a grand night, stepping into the spotlight as a performer at the Crypto.com Arena. Moreover, she's in the running for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her collaboration with Bruno Mars, "APT.", making her the first lead K-pop artist to receive a nod in any of the main six categories of the show, according to Billboard.
The Grammy nomination caught Rosé by surprise. She revealed that she had just returned home from a night out in Seoul when the nominations were announced. It was 12:50 a.m., and she recalled, "I had just brushed my teeth and it happened." However, this success was long in the making with her mentor Bruno, whom she called "a big cheerleader for me at a very crucial moment."
Rosé remembered "hustling information" out of him during their first meeting in 2024. "I was trying to get the most out of the meeting because I thought it’d be our last—first and last meeting, forever," she told Billboard in December. "Like, ‘This is my moment, I need to get all the tips, all the help I can.’"
Bruno Mars, on the other hand, had a different take on when he first heard the idea for "APT." "I was like, ‘It’s about drinking? You got me,’" he told the outlet. "But truthfully, it was Rosie’s voice, it was her saying this hook that just had this magic to it. And after talking to her it became, ‘Let’s build on this, let’s figure this puzzle out.’ That’s what all these songs are, right? And I thought it was beautiful that it was from her culture; she didn’t just send me a pop song talking about love or whatever. She really put me on game.”
For Rosé, the success of "APT" capped off an incredible year of major milestones. "This year was full of surprises, laughter, celebrations, love and loss - and everything in between," she wrote on Instagram to mark the new year. "At this year's end, I take it all in with a bit of pride and some gratitude. I am grateful for pushing through the year, and not changing. All the highs and lows, I walk out with so many lessons learned - but still remain ME."
