2022 MAMA Nominations List

The 2022 MAMA, previously known as Mnet Asian Awards has announced the nominations On October 24.  

This year’s ceremony will take place at Osaka’s Kyocera Dome in Japan on November 29 and 30.

Voting will take place online on it’s official website, starting from November 4 at 11:59 p.m. KST.

Here is the list of nominees for MAMA 2022.

Best New Female Artist

• IVE
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• Yena (Choi Ye Na)

Best New Male Artist

• ATBO
• TEMPEST
• TNX
• Xdinary Heroes
• YOUNITE

Best Female Artist

• IU
• Miyeon
• Nayeon
• Seulgi
• Taeyeon

Best Male Artist

• J-Hope
• Kang Daniel
• Lim Young Woong
• PSY
• Zico

Best Female Group

• (G)I-DLE
• aespa
• BLACKPINK
• ITZY
• Red Velvet
• TWICE

Best Male Group

• BTS
• ENHYPEN
• NCT DREAM
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• TXT

Best Vocal Performance Solo 

• IU – “Drama”
• Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession”
• Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize)
• Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life”
• Taeyeon – “INVU”

Best Vocal Performance Group

• BIGBANG – “Still Life”
• BTS – “Yet To Come”
• Davichi – “Fanfare”
• ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love”
• WINNER – “I LOVE U”
• Best Band Performance
• JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN”
• Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME”
• LUCY – “PLAY”
• The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs”
• Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day”

Best Dance Performance Solo

• Jessi – “ZOOM”
• Nayeon – “POP!”
• PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Sunmi – “Heart Burn”
• Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI)

Best Dance Performance Male Group

• NCT 127 – “2 Baddies”
• NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode”
• SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
• Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
• TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad”
• TREASURE – “JIKJIN”

Best Dance Performance Female Group

• (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
• IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
• LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS”
• NewJeans – “Attention”
• Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”

Best OST

• 10CM – “Drawer” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST)
• Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You” (“Our Blues” OST)
• MeloMance – “Love, Maybe” (“A Business Proposal” OST)
• V – “Christmas Tree” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST)
• Wonstein – “Your Existence” (“Twenty Five, Twenty One” OST)

Best Collaboration

• 10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters”
• Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope)
• Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!”
• PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST)

Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

• BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino)
• BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM)
• J-Hope – “MORE”
• Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU)
• Zico – “Freak”

Song of the Year

(Nominees for the song genre categories are automatically nominated.)

• 10CM – “Drawer”
• 10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters”
• BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino)
• BIGBANG – “Still Life”
• BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM)
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
• BTS – “Yet To Come”
• Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope)
• Davichi – “Fanfare”
• ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love”
• (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
• IU – “Drama”
• IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
• JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN”
• Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME”
• Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU)
• Jessi – “ZOOM”
• J-Hope – “MORE”
• Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You”
• Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession”
• LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS”
• Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize)
• Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life”
• Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!”
• LUCY – “PLAY”
• MeloMance – “Love, Maybe”
• Nayeon – “POP!”
• NCT 127 – “2 Baddies”
• NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode”
• NewJeans – “Attention”
• PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”
• SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
• Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
• Sunmi – “Heart Burn”
• Taeyeon – “INVU”
• The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs”
• TREASURE – “JIKJIN”
• TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad”
• V – “Christmas Tree”
• WINNER – “I LOVE U”
• Wonstein – “Your Existence”
• Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST)
• Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day”
• Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI)
• Zico – “Freak”

Artist of the Year

(Nominees for the artist categories are automatically nominated.)

• aespa
• ATBO
• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• ENHYPEN
• (G)I-DLE
• ITZY
• IU
• IVE
• J-Hope
• Kang Daniel
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• Lim Young Woong
• Miyeon
• Nayeon
• NCT DREAM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• PSY
• Red Velvet
• Seulgi
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• Taeyeon
• TEMPEST
• TNX
• TWICE
• TXT
• Xdinary Heroes
• Yena
• YOUNITE
• Zico

Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10

• aespa
• ASTRO
• ATEEZ
• BIGBANG
• Billlie
• BLACKPINK
• Brave Girls
• BTOB
• BTS
• Chungha
• Crush
• Dreamcatcher
• ENHYPEN
• EVERGLOW
• fromis_9
• (G)I-DLE
• Girls’ Generation
• GOT7
• ITZY
• IU
• IVE
• Jay Park
• Jessi
• Jo Yu Ri
• Kai
• Kang Daniel
• KARD
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• LOONA
• MAMAMOO
• MONSTA X
• NCT 127
• NCT DREAM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• ONEUS
• PENTAGON
• PSY
• Red Velvet
• SEVENTEEN
• STAYC
• Stray Kids
• Sunmi
• THE BOYZ
• TREASURE
• TWICE
• TXT
• WINNER
• Yena

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