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!