HUNTR/X’s EJAE, REI AMI & AUDREY NUNA Named Billboard Women of the Year
By Alexus Mosley
JAE, REI AMI, and AUDREY NUNA took home top honors at the 2026 Billboard Women in Music Awards and delivered one of the night’s most powerful moments. The trio (best known as the voices behind fictional K-pop group HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters) has been on a historic run, with their hit “Golden” topping charts, winning a Grammy, and becoming the first K-pop song to take home an Oscar.
But their speech is what really hit. EJAE opened up about growing up without representation and finding her voice through songwriting, reminding women that their identity is their power, not a limitation. REI AMI kept it real about the industry, calling out the double standards women face and ending with a message that landed: “We are not too much. We are exactly who we think we are.”
AUDREY NUNA closed with emotion, celebrating women who lead, support, and show up fully as themselves, without boxes or rules.
A win, a moment, and a message all in one.