Mnet finally revealed the nominees for this year's highly-anticipated year-end awards show, the Mnet Asian Music Awards (hereafter referred to as the 2021 MAMA)!
This year, the 2021 MAMA has made major changes to its categorizations and voting. For the Daesang (Grand Prize) awards such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year, as well as the Bonsang awards, the winner will be decided by professional judges and a variety of criteria.
While the Grand Prize award for Worldwide Icon of the Year and Bonsang award for Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 will be based on fan votes.
The 2021 MAMA is scheduled to broadcast live on December 11 KST, with the red carpet starting at 4pm KST, and the awards ceremony at 6pm KST.
Check out the nominees for the 2021 MAMA here:
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
3. Heize - "Happen"
4. IU - "Celebrity"
5. Lee Mu Jin - "Traffic Light"
Best OST
1. 10cm - "Borrow Your Night" (Romance 101)
2. Jo Jung Seok - "I Like You" (Hospital Playlist 2)
3. Choi Yu Ree - "Wind" (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha)
4. Lee Mu Jin - "Rain and You" (Hospital Playlist 2)
5. Yang Yoseob and Jung Eunji - "Love Day" (Romance 101)
Best Collaboration
1. AKMU and IU - "Nakka"
2. BTS and Coldplay - "My Universe"
3. Gaeko and Kwon Jinah - "I Feel Like"
4. Hyorin and Dasom - "Summer or Summer"
5. Rain and Park Jin Young - "Switch to Me"
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music
1. Ash Island - "Melody"
2. Changmo - "GJD"
3. Jessi - "What Type of X"
4. MINO - "Run Way"
5. YUMDDA - "9ucci (feat. DOGE)"
Best Dance Performance Female Group
1. aespa - "Next Level"
2. ITZY - "Mafia In The Morning"
3. Oh My Girl - "Dun Dun Dance"
4. Red Velvet - "Queendom"
5. STAYC - "ASAP"
6. TWICE - "Alcohol-Free"
Best Dance Performance Male Group
1. BTS - "Butter"
2. NCT127 - "Sticker"
3. NCT DREAM - "Hot Sauce"
4. SEVENTEEN - "Ready to Love"
5. SHINee - "Don't Call Me"
6. Stray Kids - "Thunderous"
Best Dance Performance Solo
1. Baekhyun - "Bambi"
2. HyunA - "I'm Not Cool"
3. LISA - "LALISA"
4. Rosé - "On the Ground"
5. Jeon Somi - "DUMB DUMB"
6. Taeyeon - "Weekend"
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Written by Robyn Joan
