The wait is over! The Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2024 nominees have been revealed, honoring the best in K-pop and Asian music.
On Monday, October 14 at 6 PM KST, MAMA Awards 2024 nominees were unveiled through Mnet’s YouTube channel.
As per the previous announcement, the 2024 MAMA Awards have revised the evaluation criteria and now consider production quality, music, artwork, visual elements, and influence besides sales figures.
The songs and albums released between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024, are qualified for nominations. Fans can begin voting for the “Fans’ Choice” category today (October 14).
The 2024 MAMA Awards will unite music, cultures, and tastes under the theme “BIG BLUR: What is Real?”.
The award ceremony will be held at Dolby Theater on November 21 in LA and Kyocera Dome Osaka on November 22-23 in Osaka.
MAMA Awards 2024 Nominations
Song Of The Year
- “ABCD” – Nayeon
- “Armageddon” – aespa
- “Baddie” – IVE
- “Balloon in Love” – Sunmi
- “Bam Yang Gang” – BIBI
- “Boys Like Girls” – Leellamarz, Jayci Yucca, Gist
- “Cosmic” – Red Velvet
- “CRAZY” – LE SSERAFIM
- “DIE 4 YOU” – DEAN
- “Dream” by Tayeon
- “EASY” – LE SSERAFIM
- “Even for a moment” by Sung Si Kyung with Naul
- “Fact Check” – NCT 127
- “FATE” – (G)I-DLE
- “FREAK” – YUQI
- “God of Music” – SEVENTEEN
- “Guilty” – TAEMIN
- “Heavenly Fate” – Lee Chang Sub
- “Hero” – AKMU
- “HEYA” – IVE
- “How Sweet” – NewJeans
- “I’ll be by your side” – Davichi
- “Impossible” – RIIZE
- “Into You” – N.Flying
- “LALALALA” – Stray Kids
- “LOST!” – RM
- “Love 119” – RIIZE
- “Love wins all” – IU
- “Love You With All My Heart” (“Queen of Tears” OST) – CRUSH
- “MAESTRO” – SEVENTEEN
- “Magnetic” – ILLIT
- “NA” – HWASAA
- “No Sad Song For My Broken Heart” – South Korean singer K.Will
- “Pleasure Shop” – Key
- “plot twist” – TWS
- “Episode” – Lee Mujin
- “Small Girl” – Lee Youngji (ft. EXO’s D.O.)
- “SPOT!” by Zico with Jennie
- “Sudden Shower” – ECLIPSE
- “Super Lady” – (G)I-DLE
- “Supernatural” – NewJeans
- “Supernova” – aespa
- “Standing Next To You” – Jungkook
- “Sweet Venom” – ENHYPEN
- “TAP” – Taeyong
- “Taxi Blurr” – Jay Park (ft. KISS OF LIFE’s NATTY)
- “The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle” – K-pop boy group LUCY
- “T.B.H” – QWER
- “To. X” – TAEYEON
- “Warmth” – Lim Young Woong
- “Welcome to the Show” – DAY6
- “Whenever, wherever” – Roy Kim
- “Who” – Jimin
- “WAY 4 LUV” by PLAVE
- “Yes or No” by GroovyRoom, Crush, Huh Yunjin
- “Young Man” – HYUKOH, Sunset Roller Coaster
- “You & Me” – Jennie
Artist Of The Year
- (G)I-DLE
- 82MAJOR
- aespa
- ALL(H)OURS
- AMPERS&ONE
- BABYMONSTER
- BAEKHYUN
- ENHYPEN
- ILLIT
- IU
- IVE
- Jennie
- Jimin
- Jungkook
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lim Young Woong
- NAYEON
- NCT DREAM
- NCT WISH
- NewJeans
- NOWADAYS
- MEOVV
- QWER
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- TAEMIN
- TAEYEON
- TWICE
- TWS
- TXT
- UNIS
- YOUNG POSSE
- YUQI
- ZEROBASEONE
Album of the Year
- “2” – GIDLE 2
- “Hello, World” – Baekhyun
- “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN” – SEVENTEEN
- “GOLDEN” – Jungkook
- “The Name Chapter: FREEFALL” – TXT
- “Armageddon” – aespa
- “THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL” – ATEEZ
- “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” – ENHYPEN
- “I’VE MINE” – IVE
- “EASY” – LE SSERAFIM
- “Fact Check” – NCT 127
- “DREAM( )SCAPE” – NCT DREAM
- “RIIZING” – RIIZE
- “ROCK-STAR” – Stray Kids
- “With YOU-th” – TWICE With YOU-th
- “MELTING POINT” – ZEROBASEONE
Best Male Group
- SEVENTEEN
- TXT
- ENHYPEN
- NCT DREAM
- Stray Kids
- ZEROBASEONE
Best Female Group
- (G)I-DLE
- NewJeans
- aespa
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- TWICE
Best Male Artist
- Baekhyun
- Lim Young Woong
- Jungkook
- Jimin
- Taemin
Best Female Artist
- Nayeon
- IU
- Yuqi
- Jennie
- Taeyeon
Best New Female Artist
- ILLIT
- BABYMONSTER
- MEOVV
- QWER
- UNIS
- YOUNG POSSE
Best New Male Artist
- 82MAJOR
- AMPERS&ONE
- ALL(H)OURS
- NCT WISH
- NOWADAYS
- TWS
Best Vocal Performance (Group)
- “FATE” – (G)I-DLE
- “I’ll be by your side” – Davichi
- “Hero” – AKMU
- “WAY 4 LUV” – PLAVE
- “Cosmic” – Red Velvet
Best Vocal Performance (Solo)
- “Bam Yang Gang” – BIBI
- “Love wins all” – IU
- “Episode” – Lee Mujin
- “Warmth” – Lim Young Woong
- “To. X” – Taeyeon
Best Rap & Hip-Hop
- “Boys Like Girls” – Leellamarz, Gist, Jayci yucca
- “Small Girl” – Lee Young Ji with EXO’s D.O.
- “DIE 4 YOU” by Dean
- “LOST!” – BTS’ RM
- “SPOT!” – Zico ft. Jennie from BLACKPINK
Best Collaboration
- “SPOT!” – Zico with Jennie
- “Yes or No” – GroovyRoom, Crush, Huh Yunjin
- “Small Girl” – Lee Young Ji (ft. EXO’s Doh Kyungsoo)
- “Taxi Blurr” – Jay Park (ft. Natty from KIOF)
- “Even for a moment” – Sung Si Kyung with Naul
Best Music Video
- “MAESTRO” – SEVENTEEN
- “Armageddon” – aespa
- “HEYA” – IVE
- “Love wins all” – IU
- “No Sad Song For My Broken Heart” by South Korean singer K.Will (Kim Hyung Soo)
Best OST
- “Sudden Shower” by ECLIPSE
- “Dream” by Taeyeon
- “Whenever, wherever” by Roy Kim
- “Love You With All My Heart” by CRUSH
- “Heavenly Fate” by Lee Chang Sub
Best Choreography (Newly Introduced Category)
- “Supernatural” – NewJeans
- “Magnetic” – ILLIT
- “Supernova” – aespa
- “CRAZY” – LE SSERAFIM
- “Guilty” – TAEMIN
- “Impossible” – RIIZE
Best Band Performance
- “T.B.H” – QWER
- “Into You” – N.Flying
- “Young Man” – HYUKOH, Sunset Roller Coaster
- “Welcome to the Show” – DAY6
- “The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle” by K-pop boy group LUCY
Best Dance Performance Female (Solo)
- “ABCD” by Nayeon
- “Balloon in Love” by Sunmi
- “FREAK” by Yuqi
- “You & Me” by Jennie
- “NA” by Hwasa
Best Dance Performance Male (Solo)
- “Standing Next To You” – Jungkook
- “Who” – Jimin
- “Pleasure Shop” – Key
- “Guilty” by Taemin
- “TAP” by Taeyong
Best Dance Performance Female (Group)
- “How Sweet” – NewJeans
- “Super Lady” – (G)I-DLE
- “Magnetic” – ILLIT
- “Supernova” – aespa
- “Baddie” – IVE
- “EASY” – LE SSERAFIM
Best Dance Performance Male (Group)
- “God of Music” by SEVENTEEN
- “LALALALA” by Stray Kids
- “Sweet Venom” by ENHYPEN
- “Fact Check” by NCT 127
- “Love 119” by RIIZE
- “plot twist” by TWS
Fans’ Choice (Male)
- 8TURN
- AB6IX
- ASTRO
- ATBO
- ATEEZ
- B1A4
- Barkhyun
- BamBam
- BDU
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- CRAVITY
- DAY6
- D.O.
- ENHYPEN
- EPEX
- EVNNE
- F.T. ISLAND
- HUI
- J-Hope
- V
- RM
- Jimin
- JungKook
- JUSTB
- Key
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM
- NCT WISH
- ONEUS
- P1Harmony
- PLAVE
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- StrayKids
- Super Junior
- Taemin
- TEMPEST
- THE NEW SIX
- THE BOYZ
- TIOT
- TREASURE
- TWS
- TXT
- WayV
- WOODZ
- XdinaryHeroes
- xikers
- YOUNITE
- ZEROBASEONE
- ZICO
Fans’ Choice (Female)
- aespa
- ARTMS
- BABYMONSTER
- BADVILLAIN
- BIBI
- Billlie
- Black Swan
- BoA
- Chung Ha
- CLASSy
- CRAXY
- Dreamcatcher
- EVERGLOW
- FIFTY FIFTY
- fromis_9
- (G)I-DLE
- H1-KEY
- Hwasa
- HyunA
- ILLIT
- ITZY
- IU
- IVE
- Jennie
- Jeon Somi
- Kep1er
- KISS OF LIFE
- Kwon Eunbi
- LE SSERAFIM
- Lee Young Ji
- LIGHTSUM
- MEOVV
- Moonbyul
- NewJeans
- NMIXX
- OH MY GIRL
- QWER
- Red Velvet
- STAYC
- Sunmi
- Taeyeon
- tripleS
- TWICE
- UNIS
- VIVIZ
- Weeekly
- Whee In
- WOOAH
- YENA
- YOUNG POSSE
congratulations and good luck to MAMA Awards 2024 Nominees!