Raja Kumari Makes History As First Indian-Origin Singer To Win At AMAs 2025

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 17:02 IST

Raja Kumari won her first-ever AMA successful the Favourite Soundtrack category.

Raja Kumari won for her opus Renegade (We Never Run). (Photo Credit: Instagram)

Indian-origin singer, songwriter and rapper Raja Kumari, aka Svetha Yallapragada Rao, has made past astatine the 51st American Music Awards (AMAs). She won her first-ever AMA successful the Favourite Soundtrack class astatine the ceremony, held connected May 26 astatine the BleuLive Theatre successful Las Vegas.

The talented creator was nominated for her publication to the soundtrack of Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 with her opus Renegade (We Never Run).

The way is among the 22 archetypal songs for the soundtrack to the 2nd play of the animated bid titled Arcane. Renegade (We Never Run) is simply a collaboration betwixt divers euphony talents. Besides Raja Kumar, the way besides features UK-based hip-hop creator Stefflon Don and Dominican-Brazilian creator Jarina de Marco. The soundtrack was released successful November 2024. They were nominated successful the class alongside the soundtracks of Hazbin Hotel, Moana 2, Wicked and Twisters.

Speaking astir her information astatine the AMAs 2025, Raja Kumari told PTI that it was a peculiar infinitesimal for her arsenic she was the archetypal Indian-origin creator to person received designation astatine the prestigious awards. Reflecting connected the song’s deeper meaning, the rapper revealed a peculiar transportation with her chap collaborator Stefflon.

She explained to the agency, “Stefflon (Don) and I benignant of stock the Sidhu (Moose Wala) connection. She has a opus with Sidhu, too. And erstwhile I was gathering Sidhu during the clip that we were collaborating, helium had played maine the song." Raja Kumari continued, “So, I’ve ever had this brushed spot successful my bosom for her due to the fact that we some benignant of stock this gentle giant."

Her engagement successful Arcane was besides owed to an Indian quality successful the show.“They (Arcane team) had heard astir maine arsenic being typical of our civilization and being capable to marque assertive euphony arsenic a woman," said Raja Kumari. Despite her planetary influence, the 39-year-old vocalist and rapper ne'er anticipated the overwhelming effect to her opus Renegade (We Never Run).

The way unexpectedly changeable to the Top 10 connected the Viral 50 charts connected Spotify, leaving her each stunned. Speaking astir the popularity of the song, she said, “I didn’t person galore expectations for it. It ended up truly impacting people."

The AMA triumph came astatine a clip erstwhile she started to question if she should instrumentality to conscionable 1 genre to marque it big. Raja Kumari mentioned, “I’ve ever been a planetary artist, truthful an AMA grant is simply a large reminder that there’s inactive overmuch much enactment for maine to do, and inactive overmuch much for maine to interaction and grow."

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Delhi, India, India

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