It’s awards time! It’s that time of the year again, and as I type, I can almost hear fandoms all around the world sharpening their claws as they prepare to support their favourite groups and artistes….
If you’re one of those voting and streaming warriors reading this (I salute you!), some important news: Mnet Asian Music Awards is going to be a little different this year as they announced that the 3 daesang awards – Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year – will no longer have fan votes as one of the determining criteria. However, the Worldwide Icon of the Year award and World-wide Fans’ Choice Top 10 award will both be entirely decided by fan votes.
Without further ado, here are the nominees for this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards:
Best New Male Artist
- DRIPPIN
- ENHYPEN
- EPEX
- MIRAE
- P1HARMONY
Best New Female Artist
- aespa
- Jo Yuri
- Kwon Eunbi
- LIGHTSUM
- STAYC
Best Female Artist
- Heize
- IU
- LISA
- ROSÉ
- TAEYEON
Best Male Artist
- BAEKHYUN
- D.O
- KAI
- Kang Daniel
- Lee Mujin
Best Female Group
- (G)I-DLE
- Brave Girls
- ITZY
- OH MY GIRL
- Red Velvet
- TWICE
Best Male Group
- BTS
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- TXT
Best Band Performance
- ‘Sleeples Night In Seoul’ by 10cm
- ‘Then, Now, Forever’ by CNBLUE
- ‘A thought on an autumn night’ by JANNABI
- ‘You Make Me’ by DAY6
- ‘Moonshot’ by N.Flying
Best Vocal Performance
- ‘NAKKA’ by AKMU
- ‘HAPPEN’ by Heize
- ‘Just Hug Me’ by DAVICHI
- ‘Celebrity’ by IU
- ‘Traffic Light’ by Lee Mujin
Best Collaboration
- ‘NAKKA’ by AKMU, IU
- ‘My Universe’ by Coldplay, BTS
- ‘Feel Like’ by Kwon Jinah, Gaeko
- ‘Summer or Summer’ by HYOLYN, DASOM
- ‘Switch on Me’ by Rain, JYP
Best OST
- ‘Borrow Your Night’ by 10cm
- ‘I Like You’ by Jo Jung Suk
- ‘Wish’ by Choi Yuree
- ‘Rain and You’ by Lee Mujin
- ‘LOVE DAY (2021)’ by Jung Eunji, Yang Yoseop
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music
- ‘MELODY’ by ASH ISLAND
- ‘GJD’ by CHANGMO
- ‘What Type Of X’ by JESSI
- ‘Run Away’ by MINO
- ‘9ucci’ by YUMDDA
Best Dance Performance (Female Group)
- ‘Next Level’ by aespa
- ‘In The Morning’ by ITZY
- ‘Dun Dun Dance’ by OH MY GIRL
- ‘Queendom’ by Red Velvet
- ‘ASAP’ by STAYC
- ‘Alcohol-Free’ by TWICE
Best Dance Performance (Male Group)
- ‘Butter’ by BTS
- ‘Sticker’ by NCT 127
- ‘Hot Sauce’ by NCT DREAM
- ‘Ready to love’ by SEVENTEEN
- ‘Don’t Call Me’ by SHINee
- ‘Thunderous’ by Stray Kids
Best Dance Performance Solo
- ‘Bambi’ by BAEKHYUN
- ‘I’m Not Cool’ by Hyuna
- ‘LALISA’ by LISA
- ‘On The Ground’ by ROSÉ
- ‘DUMB DUMB’ by Jeon Somi
- ‘Weekend’ by TAEYEON
WorldWide Fans’ Choice Top 10
- (G)I-DLE
- aespa
- AKMU
- ASH ISLAND
- ASTRO
- ATEEZ
- Brave Girls
- BTS
- Chungha
- CL
- Davichi
- ENHYPEN
- EXO
- fromis_9
- Heize
- HyunA
- iKON
- ITZY
- IU
- Jannabi
- Jessi
- Kang Daniel
- Lee Mujin
- Lee Seung Gi
- BLACKPINK’s Lisa
- LOONA
- MAMAMOO
- WINNER’s Song Mino
- MONSTA X
- NCT 127
- NCT DREAM
- NU’EST
- Oh My Girl
- Rain
- Red Velvet
- BLACKPINK’s Rosé
- SEVENTEEN
- SF9
- SHINee
- Jeon Somi
- STAYC
- Stray Kids
- Sunmi
- Super Junior
- Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
- THE BOYZ
- TXT
- TREASURE
- TWICE
- Weeekly
Criteria For Awards:
Artist of the Year
Judges’ evaluation 40%
Digital Performance 20%
Album Sales (Physical) 20%
Music Video 10%
Global Music Platform 10%
Song of the Year
Judges’ evaluation 40%
Digital Performance 30%
Album Sales (Physical) 10%
Music Video 10%
Global Music Platform 10%
Album of the Year
Judges’ evaluation 40%
Digital Performance 10%
Album Sales (Physical) 40%
Global Music Platform 10%
All Artist Category Awards
Judges’ evaluation 40%
Digital Performance 20%
Album Sales (Physical) 20%
Music Video 10%
Global Music Platform 10%
All Song Category Awards
Judges’ evaluation 40%
Digital Performance 30%
Album Sales (Physical) 10%
Music Video 10%
Global Music Platform 10%
Good luck to all nominees!
