The nominees have been revealed for this year’s Melon Music Awards (MMA)!
Following the announcement of this year’s Top 10 winners, MMA 2024 unveiled the nominees for the category awards.
In order to be eligible, the music must have been released between November 2, 2023 and October 30, 2024.
Excluding Millions Top 10, the winners of all of the following awards are determined by 60 percent download and streaming counts, 20 percent judge evaluation, and 20 percent votes. The Millions Top 10 is determined by 80 percent download and streaming counts and 20 percent votes.
Voting will take place through November 29.
Check out the nominees below:
Artist of the Year
Album of the Year
- aespa – “Armageddon”
- DAY6 – “Fourever”
- (G)I-DLE – “2”
- ILLIT – “SUPER REAL ME”
- IU – “The Winning”
- Jungkook – “GOLDEN”
- LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
- PLAVE – “ASTERUM : 134-1”
- Taeyeon – “To. X”
- TWS – “Sparkling Blue”
Song of the Year
- aespa – “Supernova”
- BIBI – “Bam Yang Gang”
- (G)I-DLE – “Fate”
- ILLIT – “Magnetic”
- IU – “Love wins all”
- Changsub – “Heavenly fate”
- Lee Mu Jin – “Episode”
- Lim Jae Hyun – “Rhapsody of Sadness”
- Taeyeon – “To. X”
- TWS – “plot twist”
Millions Top 10
- aespa – “Armageddon”
- Baekhyun – “Hello, World”
- BOYNEXTDOOR – “19.99”
- DAY6 – “Band Aid”
- Doh Kyung Soo – “BLOSSOM”
- Doyoung – “YOUTH”
- Hwang Young Woong – “On Your Side”
- IU – “The Winning”
- IVE – “IVE SWITCH”
- Jaehyun – “J”
- Jimin – “MUSE”
- Jeonghan X Wonwoo – “THIS MAN”
- Jungkook – “GOLDEN”
- Lee Chan Won – “bright;”
- Lim Young Woong – “Warmth”
- NCT 127 – “WALK”
- NCT DREAM – “DREAM()SCAPE”
- NewJeans – “How Sweet”
- PLAVE – “ASTERUM : 134-1”
- Red Velvet – “Chill Kill”
- RIIZE – “RIIZING”
- SEVENTEEN – “SPILL THE FEELS”
- Stray Kids – “ROCK-STAR”
- Taeyeon – “To. X”
- Taeyong – “TAP”
- THE BOYZ – “TRIGGER”
- TXT – “minisode 3: TOMORROW”
- Young Tak – “SuperSuper”
- ZEROBASEONE – “MELTING POINT”
- Zico – “SPOT!”
New Artist of the Year
- BABYMONSTER
- ILLIT
- MEOVV
- Pagaehun
- TWS
Best Solo – Female
- BIBI
- BOL4
- IU
- Lee Young Ji
- Taeyeon
Best Solo – Male
- Jungkook
- Changsub
- Lee Mu Jin
- Lim Jae Hyun
- Zico
Best Group – Female
- aespa
- (G)I-DLE
- ILLIT
- LE SSERAFIM
- NewJeans
Best Group – Male
- DAY6
- PLAVE
- RIIZE
- SEVENTEEN
- TWS
Best OST
- 10CM – “Spring Snow” (“Lovely Runner” OST)
- Crush – “Love You With All My Heart” (“Queen of Tears” OST)
- ECLIPSE – “Sudden Shower” (“Lovely Runner” OST)
- Roy Kim – “Whenever, Wherever” (“My Demon” OST)
- Taeyeon – “Dream” (“Welcome to Samdalri” OST)
Best Pop Artist
- Ariana Grande
- Ayumu Imazu
- Benson Boone
- MAX
- Sabrina Carpenter
Track Zero Choice
- bongjeingan – “Know You Did”
- Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble – “Independent”
- HANRORO – “H O M E”
- HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster – “Young Man”
- Kim Sawol – “Default”
- O’KOYE – “O’KOYE (Feat. Yun Seok Cheol)”
- Savina & Drones – “Nobody Knows”
- SUMIN & Slom – “WHY, WHY, WHY”
- THE SOLUTIONS – “N/A”
- wave to earth – “annie.”
The Melon Music Awards 2024 will take place on November 30 at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon. Check out the current lineup of performing artists here!
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