ATEEZ asks for votes
K‑pop group ATEEZ urged fans to vote for them in the 2026 AMAs Best Male K‑Pop category and thanked ATINY after the campaign posted heavy engagement. (x.com)
ATEEZ used its official fan channels this week to ask fans to vote in the 2026 American Music Awards race for Best Male K-pop Artist. (youtube.com) The American Music Awards announced the 2026 nominees on April 14, and ATEEZ landed in a five-artist field with BTS, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, and TXT. (soompi.com) ATEEZ’s voting post told fans that ballots are open through May 8 Pacific Time on the American Music Awards website and through Instagram, and thanked ATINY for “always standing by us.” (youtube.com) The category is decided by fan voting, not by a closed academy or jury. The awards say nominees were selected using Billboard and Luminate data covering fan interactions, including streaming, sales, radio airplay, and tour grosses from March 21, 2025, to March 26, 2026. (soompi.com) That setup helps explain the campaign tone around the nomination: once the shortlist is set, organized fan participation can shape the winner. In K-pop, where fandoms routinely coordinate hashtags, tutorials, and voting reminders, an official nudge from the artist can quickly turn into a larger push. (theamas.com) ATEEZ is competing in a category that sits inside a broader American Music Awards ballot with major pop and rap fields, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. The 2026 ceremony is scheduled to air live from Las Vegas on May 25 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. (theamas.com) (soompi.com) For ATEEZ, the nomination keeps the group in a United States awards conversation that has expanded its K-pop categories in recent years. For fans, the immediate deadline is simpler: voting closes on May 8, weeks before the winner is announced on the May 25 broadcast. (soompi.com)
