Cortis Nominated for 2 U.S. 'iHeartRadio Music Awards'

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• Nominees for "K-pop's Best Rookie" and "Favorite TikTok Dance"

The group CORTIS has proved its hot global popularity with its first nomination for the U.S. Music Awards since its debut.

According to the list of nominees announced by the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in the U.S. on the 8th (local time), Cortis (Martin, James, Joo Hoon, Sung Hyun, and Geonho) was nominated for the "Best New Artist (K-pop)". In addition, the debut album intro song "GO!" was listed as an award candidate along with music such as Taylor Swift and Tate McRae on the "Favorite TikTok Dance." Cortis is the only K-pop boy group included in the category.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a music awards ceremony hosted by iHeartRadio, an American online radio station, since 2014. It selects the most played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and applications during the year. This year's award ceremony will air on March 26 on the American TV channel FOX.

The nomination stems from Cortis' achievements in the global market. "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES" entered Billboard's main album chart, Billboard 200, ranked 15th (September 27, 2025) and recorded the highest record among the K-pop group's debut albums of all time, excluding the project team. Spotify, a global audio and sound source streaming platform, is on the verge of 300 million cumulative plays within four months of its release.

The nominate song "GO!" rose to the rank of "global hit song" thanks to the success of the dance challenge. The number of videos using the song's sound source on TikTok, a global short-form video platform, exceeded 210,000 as of 10 a.m. on the 9th. Compared to the songs released at the same time, the figure is overwhelmingly high. Spotify achieved 100 million streams in the shortest period of time among K-pop boy group songs released last year as of the 2nd. In addition, sing-alongs broke out at awards ceremonies held at overseas stadiums, and the song was inserted into the postseason promotional video of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB).

Meanwhile, Cortis was selected as the headliner of the "NBA Crossover Concert Series" to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 12. These are the first K-pop artists to appear.

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