The nominees for the 2024 Melon Music Awards (MMA) have officially been announced!
After revealing this year’s Top 10 artists, MMA 2024 has shared the list of nominees for the various category awards.
To qualify for nomination, music must have been released between November 2, 2023, and October 30, 2024.
Apart from the Millions Top 10, winners across all categories are determined based on a formula of 60 percent download and streaming data, 20 percent judge evaluation, and 20 percent fan votes. The Millions Top 10 winners, however, are chosen with an 80 percent emphasis on download and streaming numbers and 20 percent on fan votes.
Voting is open until November 29.
Take a look at the list of nominees below:
Artist of the Year
aespa
DAY6
(G)I-DLE
IU
Jungkook
NewJeans
PLAVE
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
TWS
Album of the Year
aespa – “Armageddon”
DAY6 – “Fourever”
(G)I-DLE – “2”
ILLIT – “SUPER REAL ME”
IU – “The Winning”
Jungkook – “GOLDEN”
LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
PLAVE – “ASTERUM : 134-1”
Taeyeon – “To. X”
TWS – “Sparkling Blue”
Song of the Year
aespa – “Supernova”
BIBI – “Bam Yang Gang”
(G)I-DLE – “Fate”
ILLIT – “Magnetic”
IU – “Love wins all”
Changsub – “Heavenly fate”
Lee Mu Jin – “Episode”
Lim Jae Hyun – “Rhapsody of Sadness”
Taeyeon – “To. X”
TWS – “plot twist”
Millions Top 10
aespa – “Armageddon”
Baekhyun – “Hello, World”
BOYNEXTDOOR – “19.99”
DAY6 – “Band Aid”
Doh Kyung Soo – “BLOSSOM”
Doyoung – “YOUTH”
Hwang Young Woong – “On Your Side”
IU – “The Winning”
IVE – “IVE SWITCH”
Jaehyun – “J”
Jimin – “MUSE”
Jeonghan X Wonwoo – “THIS MAN”
Jungkook – “GOLDEN”
Lee Chan Won – “bright;”
Lim Young Woong – “Warmth”
NCT 127 – “WALK”
NCT DREAM – “DREAM()SCAPE”
NewJeans – “How Sweet”
PLAVE – “ASTERUM : 134-1”
Red Velvet – “Chill Kill”
RIIZE – “RIIZING”
SEVENTEEN – “SPILL THE FEELS”
Stray Kids – “ROCK-STAR”
Taeyeon – “To. X”
Taeyong – “TAP”
THE BOYZ – “TRIGGER”
TXT – “minisode 3: TOMORROW”
Young Tak – “SuperSuper”
ZEROBASEONE – “MELTING POINT”
Zico – “SPOT!”
New Artist of the Year
BABYMONSTER
ILLIT
MEOVV
Pagaehun
TWS
Best Solo – Female
BIBI
BOL4
IU
Lee Young Ji
Taeyeon
Best Solo – Male
Jungkook
Changsub
Lee Mu Jin
Lim Jae Hyun
Zico
Best Group – Female
aespa
(G)I-DLE
ILLIT
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
Best Group – Male
DAY6
PLAVE
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
TWS
Best OST
10CM – “Spring Snow” (“Lovely Runner” OST)
Crush – “Love You With All My Heart” (“Queen of Tears” OST)
ECLIPSE – “Sudden Shower” (“Lovely Runner” OST)
Roy Kim – “Whenever, Wherever” (“My Demon” OST)
Taeyeon – “Dream” (“Welcome to Samdalri” OST)
Best Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Ayumu Imazu
Benson Boone
MAX
Sabrina Carpenter
Track Zero Choice
bongjeingan – “Know You Did”
Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble – “Independent”
HANRORO – “H O M E”
HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster – “Young Man”
Kim Sawol – “Default”
O’KOYE – “O’KOYE (Feat. Yun Seok Cheol)”
Savina & Drones – “Nobody Knows”
SUMIN & Slom – “WHY, WHY, WHY”
THE SOLUTIONS – “N/A”
wave to earth – “annie.”
