28 May 2025 : Indian origin singer-songwriter and rapper Raja Kumari wins an American Music Award (AMA) on Tuesday. She was nominated for Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 at the 51st AMA held in Los Angeles on Monday night.
Raja was nominated for Favourite Soundtrack category
In an interview to PTI earlier, Raja had said she was the first Indian origin musician to be nominated for an AMA. Renegade (We Never Run) from Arcane League of Legends, a collaboration between Kumari, UK hip-hop artist Stefflon Don and Dominican-Brazilian artist Jarina de Marco, was nominated under the Favourite Soundtrack category.
Raja talks about her Sidhu Moose Wala connection with fellow nominee
Raja told PTI that the song was really special for her. “Stefflon (Don) and I kind of share the Sidhu (Moose Wala) connection. She has a song with Sidhu, too. And when I was meeting Sidhu during the time that we were collaborating, he had played me the song. So, I’ve always had this soft spot in my heart for her because we both kind of share this gentle giant,” Raja told PTI.
She said she was approached for the song because the character in the film is Indian. “They (Arcane team) had heard about me as being representative of our culture and being able to make aggressive music as a woman,” added Raja.
She said she never really expected the song to become such a big hit. “The song actually went top 10 in the world on the ‘Viral 50’ charts on Spotify. It was something that kind of came out of nowhere. I just did a song for a film. I didn’t have many expectations for it. It ended up really impacting people,” said Raja.
Summary: Rapper Raja Kumari won the American Music Award for Favorite Soundtrack, becoming the first Indian-origin musician to achieve this honor.