MAMA 2024: A Global Celebration of K-Pop
Los Angeles, California (October 31, 2024)- Asia's Biggest Music Awards Show Goes Global
The 2024 MAMA Awards is gearing up to be a historic event, expanding its reach across continents to celebrate the global phenomenon of K-pop. This year's ceremony promises to be a spectacular showcase of music, dance, and culture, featuring top-tier performances and recognizing the industry's most talented artists.
A Transcontinental Spectacle
The 2024 MAMA Awards will kick off on November 21st at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, with a star-studded lineup of U.S. performances. K-pop legends like J.Y. Park and rising stars like ILLIT will grace the stage, marking their U.S. debut.
The main event will take place on November 22nd and 23rd at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. A diverse range of artists, including K-pop powerhouses TOMORROW X TOGETHER, aespa, ENHYPEN, IVE, TREASURE, and Lee Young Ji, will share the stage with global acts like J-pop boy band INI, Japanese girl group ME:I, and HYBE America's global girl group KATSEYE.
A New Era for MAMA
This year's MAMA Awards introduces several new elements to reflect the evolving landscape of K-pop. A new category, Best Choreography, has been added to recognize the significant role of dance in the genre's success. Additionally, the voting process for fan-driven awards like Fans' Choice of the Year and Fans' Choice will feature two rounds, giving fans more opportunities to participate and influence the outcome.
Key Nominees and Categories
Grand Awards
Artist of the Year: (G)I-DLE, 82MAJOR, aespa, ALL(H)OURS, AMPERS&ONE, BABYMONSTER, BAEKHYUN, ENHYPEN, ILLIT, IU, IVE, JENNIE, Jimin, Jung Kook, LE SSERAFIM, Lim Young Woong, NAYEON (of TWICE), NCT DREAM, NCT WISH, NewJeans, NOWADAYS, MEOVV, QWER, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, Taemin, TAEYEON, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TWICE, TWS, UNIS, YOUNG POSSE, YUQI (of (G)I-DLE), ZEROBASEONE
Song of the Year: (G)I-DLE - Fate, (G)I-DLE - Super Lady, AKMU - Hero, aespa - Armageddon, aespa - Supernova, BIBI - Bam Yang Gang, Crush - Love You With All My Heart, DAVICHI - A Very Personal Story, DAY6 - Welcome to the Show, DEAN - Die 4 You, ECLIPSE - Sudden Shower, ENHYPEN - Sweet Venom, GroovyRoom - Yes or No (feat. HUH YUNJIN of LE SSERAFIM, Crush), HWASA - NA, HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster - Young Man, IU - Love wins all, ILLIT - Magnetic, IVE - Baddie, IVE - HEYA, Jay Park - Taxi Blurr (Feat. NATTY of KISS OF LIFE), JENNIE - You & Me, Jimin - Who, Jung Kook - Standing Next to You, K.Will - No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoonsang), KEY - Pleasure Shop, LE SSERAFIM - Crazy, LE SSERAFIM - Easy, LEE CHANGSUB - Heavenly Fate, LEE MU JIN - Episode, Lee Young Ji - Small girl (Feat. D.O.), Leellamarz - Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca), Lim Young Woong - Warmth, LUCY - The Knight Who Can't Die and the Silk Cradle, N.Flying - Into You, NAYEON - ABCD, NCT 127 - Fact Check, NewJeans - How Sweet, NewJeans - Supernatural, PLAVE - Way 4 Luv, QWER - T.B.H, Red Velvet - Cosmic, RIIZE - Impossible, RIIZE - Love 119, RM - Lost!, Roy Kim - Whenever, Wherever, SEVENTEEN - God of Music, SEVENTEEN - Maestro, Stray Kids - LALALALA, Sung Si Kyung, Naul - Even for a moment, Sunmi - Balloon in Love, Taemin - Guilty, TAEYEON - Dream, TAEYEON - To. X, TAEYONG - Tap, TWS - Plot Twist, YUQI - Freak, ZICO - SPOT! (feat. JENNIE)
Album of the Year: (G)I-DLE - 2, aespa - Armageddon, ATEEZ - The World EP.Fin: Will, BAEKHYUN - Hello, World, ENHYPEN - Romance: Untold, IVE - I've Mine, Jungkook - Golden, LE SSERAFIM - Easy, NCT 127 - Fact Check, NCT DREAM - Dream()scape, SEVENTEEN - Seventeenth Heaven, Stray Kids - Rock-Star, RIIZE - Riizing, TOMORROW X TOGETHER - The Name Chapter: Freefall, TWICE - With You-th, ZEROBASEONE - Melting Point
Artist Categories
Best New Male Artist: 82MAJOR, ALL(H)OURS, AMPERS&ONE, NCT WISH, NOWADAYS, TWS
Best New Female Artist: BABYMONSTER, ILLIT, MEOVV, QWER, UNIS, YOUNG POSSE
Best Male Group: ENHYPEN, NCT DREAM, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ZEROBASEONE
Best Female Group: (G)I-DLE, aespa, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans, TWICE
Best Male Artist: BAEKHYUN, Jimin, Jung Kook, Lim Young Woong, Taemin
Best Female Artist: IU, JENNIE, NAYEON (TWICE), TAEYEON, YUQI ((G)I-DLE)
Genre Categories
Best Dance Performance Male Solo: Jimin - Who, Jung Kook - Standing Next to You, KEY - Pleasure Shop, Taemin - Guilty, TAEYONG - TAP
Best Dance Performance Female Solo: HWASA - NA, JENNIE - You & Me, NAYEON (TWICE) - ABCD, SUNMI - Balloon in Love, YUQI ((G)I-DLE) - FREAK
Best Dance Performance Male Group: NCT 127 - Fact Check, RIIZE - Love 119, SEVENTEEN - God of Music, Stray Kids - LALALALA, ENHYPEN - Sweet Venom, TWS - plot twist
Best Dance Performance Female Group: (G)I-DLE - Super Lady, aespa - Supernova, ILLIT - Magnetic, IVE - Baddie, LE SSERAFIM - EASY, NewJeans - How Sweet
Best Vocal Performance Solo: BIBI - Bam Yang Gang, IU - Love wins all, LEE MU JIN - Episode, Lim Young Woong - Warmth, TAEYEON - To. X
Best Vocal Performance Group: (G)I-DLE - Fate, AKMU - Hero, DAVICHI - A very personal story, PLAVE - WAY 4 LUV, Red Velvet - Cosmic
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Performance: DEAN - DIE 4 YOU, Lee Young Ji - Small girl (Feat. D.O.), Leellamarz - Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca), RM - LOST!, ZICO - SPOT! (Feat. JENNIE)
Best Band Performance: DAY6 - Welcome to the Show, HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster - Young Man, LUCY - The knight who can't die and the silk cradle, N.Flying - Into You, QWER - T.B.H
Best Collaboration: GroovyRoom - Yes or No (Feat. HUH YUNJIN of LE SSERAFIM, Crush), Jay Park - Taxi Blurr (Feat. NATTY of KISS OF LIFE), Lee Young Ji - Small girl (Feat. D.O.), Sung Si Kyung, Naul - Even for a moment, ZICO - SPOT! (Feat. JENNIE)
Best OST (Original Soundtrack): Crush - Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears OST), ECLIPSE - Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner OST), LEE CHANGSUB - Heavenly fate (A Not So Fairy Tale OST), Roy Kim - Whenever, Wherever (My Demon OST), TAEYEON - Dream (Welcome to Samdal-ri OST)
Best Music Video: aespa - Armageddon, IU - Love wins all, IVE - HEYA, K.Will - No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoonsang), SEVENTEEN - MAESTRO
Best Choreography: aespa - Supernova, ILLIT - Magnetic, LE SSERAFIM - CRAZY, NewJeans - Supernatural, RIIZE - Impossible, Taemin - Guilty
