The 2024 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) will take place in the USA and Japan on November 21 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and on November 22-23 at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka. The expansion to the USA has sparked curiosity about how the awards will be organized.
Exciting Nominations
Recently, MAMA announced its nominations for this year. The focus is on new generation groups and top solo artists. Key categories like Best Male/Female Group and Best Solo Artist feature well-known names, making the voting competition among fandoms even more intense.
SEVENTEEN and aespa lead the nominations, with SEVENTEEN predicted to win Album of the Year for “Seventeenth Heaven,” which sold over 5.7 million copies. aespa is a strong contender for Song of the Year with their hit “Supernova.”
Jung Kook and his debut album “GOLDEN” are also highly anticipated, as fans aim for him to win major awards.
Rookie Battle
In the Best New Artist category, three female groups—ILLIT, BABYMONSTER, and MEOVV—are in fierce competition. ILLIT currently holds the record for a successful debut, while BABYMONSTER has strong fan support.
A Chance for Redemption?
MAMA aims to regain its popularity after recent years of decline. In 2024, it was labeled a “flop” due to low excitement. This year, with an impressive lineup and nominations, MAMA is determined to bounce back.
The first lineup announcement includes ILLIT, KATSEYE, and RIIZE for the USA, and aespa, IVE, ENHYPEN, and others for Japan. Rumors suggest BIGBANG and G-Dragon will perform at MAMA 2024, which has fans buzzing.
Summary of MAMA 2024 Nominees:
Daesang Categories:
- Artist of the Year: 82MAJOR; aespa; ALL(H)OURS; AMPERS&ONE; BABYMONSTER; Baekhyun; ENHYPEN; (G)I-DLE; ILLIT; IU; IVE; Jennie; Jimin; Jung Kook; LE SSERAFIM; Lim Young Woong; MEOVV; Nayeon; NCT DREAM; NCT WISH; NewJeans; NOWADAYS; QWER; SEVENTEEN; Stray Kids; Taemin; Taeyeon; TWICE; TWS; TXT; UNIS; YOUNG POSSE; Yuqi; ZEROBASEONE
- Song of the Year: aespa – “Armageddon”; aespa – “Supernova”; AKMU – “Hero”; BIBI – “Bam Yang Gang”; Crush – “Love You With All My Heart” (“Queen of Tears” OST); Davichi – “A very personal story”; DAY6 – “Welcome to the Show”; DEAN – “DIE 4 YOU”; ECLIPSE – “Sudden Shower” (“Lovely Runner” OST); ENHYPEN – “Sweet Venom”; (G)I-DLE – “Fate”; (G)I-DLE – “Super Lady”; GroovyRoom – “Yes or No (Feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush); Hwasa – “NA”; Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – “Young Man”; ILLIT – “Magnetic”; IU – “Love wins all”; IVE – “Baddie”; IVE – “HEYA”; Jay Park – “Taxi Blurr (Feat. Natty)”; Jennie – “You & Me”; Jimin – “Who”; Jung Kook – “Standing Next to You”; K.will – “No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)”; Key – “Pleasure Shop”; LE SSERAFIM – “CRAZY”; LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”; Lee Chang Sub – “Heavenly fate” (“A Not So Fairy Tale” OST); 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” (“My Demon” OST); 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” (“Welcome to Samdalri” OST); Taeyeon – “To. X”; Taeyong – “TAP”; TWS – “plot twist”; Yuqi – “FREAK”; Zico – “SPOT! (Feat. Jennie)”.
- Album of the Year: aespa – “Armageddon”; ATEEZ – “THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL”; Baekhyun – “Hello, World”; ENHYPEN – “ROMANCE : UNTOLD”; (G)I-DLE – “2”; IVE – “I’VE MINE”; Jung Kook – “GOLDEN”; LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”; NCT 127 – “Fact Check”; NCT DREAM – “DREAM()SCAPE”; RIIZE – “RIIZING”; SEVENTEEN – “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN”; Stray Kids – “樂-STAR” (“ROCK-STAR”); TWICE – “With YOU-th”; TXT – “The Name Chapter: FREEFALL”; ZEROBASEONE – “MELTING POINT”.
Other Categories:
- Best Dance Performance Female Group: (G)I-DLE – Super Lady; aespa – Supernova; ILLIT – Magnetic; IVE – Baddie; LE SSERAFIM – EASY; NewJeans – How Sweet.
- 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 Male Solo: Jimin – Who; Jung Kook – Standing Next To You; Key – Pleasure Shop; Taemin – Guilty; Taeyong – TAP.
- Best Dance Performance Female Solo: Jennie – You & Me; Nayeon – ABCD; Hwasa – NA; Sunmi – Balloon in Love; Yuqi – Freak.
- Best Choreography: aespa – Supernova; LE SSERAFIM – Crazy; ILLIT – Magnetic; NewJeans – Supernatural; RIIZE – Impossible; Taemin – Guilty.
- Best Music Video: aespa – Armageddon; IVE – HEYA; IU – Love wins all; K.Will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart; SEVENTEEN – MAESTRO.
- Best OST: “Sudden Shower” – ECLIPSE (Lovely Runner); “Love You With All My Heart” – CRUSH (Queen of Tears); “Dream” – TAEYEON (Welcome to Samdal-ri); “Heavenly Fate” – Lee Chang Sub (A Not So Fairy Tale); “Whenever, Wherever” – Roy Kim (My Demon).
- Best Collaboration: Zico – SPOT! (Feat. Jennie); Jay Park – Taxi (Feat. Natty KISS OF LIFE);