MAMA 2021 DETAILS: NOMINEES and Winning CRITERIA
One of the biggest award ceremonies in Asian music, the Mnet Asian Music Awards or MAMA awards, have announced the nominees and winner criteria for their 2021 awards.
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MAMA 2021 Details:
- Date: 11/12/21
- Red Carpet: 4 PM KST
- Awards Ceremony: 6 PM KST
- Platform/Channel: TBA
MAMA 2021 Winning Criteria:
This year’s awards are split into two groups.
1. Group one includes awards that do not count fan votes, this includes:
| Award | Criteria |
|---|---|
| Artist of the Year / Artist Category Awards: | |
| Song of the Year / Song Genre Category Awards: | |
| Album of the Year: | |
2. The second group includes awards that will be ONLY determined through fan votes, these awards include:
- Worldwide Icon of the Year
- Worldwide Fans Choice Top 10
Voting is open from 4-22 November KST
MAMA 2021 Nominations:
Best New Female Artist:
Best Male Artist:
Best Male Group:
Best Female Group:
Best Dance Performance Male Group:
Best Dance Performance Female Group:
- aespa (Next Level)
- ITZY (In the morning)
- Oh My Girl (Dun Dun Dance)
- Red Velvet (Queendom)
- STAYC (ASAP)
- TWICE (Alcohol-Free)
Best Dance Performance Solo:
Best Vocal Performance:
Best Band Performance:
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music:
- ASH ISLAND (MELODY)
- CHANGMO (GJD)
- Jessi (What Type of X)
- MINO (Run away)
- YUMDDA feat DOGE (9ucci)
Best OST:
- 10cm (Borrow Your Night (Romance 101))
- Jo Jung Suk (I Like You (Hospital Playlist 2))
- Choi Yu Ree (Wish (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha))
- Lee Mujin (Rain and You (Hospital Playlist 2))
- Yang Yoseob and Jung Eun Ji (Love Day (Romance 101)
Choi Yu Ree’s “Wish” (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) is nominated for Best OST
Best Collaboration:
- AKMU & IU ( (NAKKA)
- BTS & Coldplay (My Universe)
- Gaeko & Kwon Jin Ah (I feel like)
- Hyolyn & Dasom (Summer or Summer)
- Rain & Park Jin Young (Switch to Me)
AKMU & IU’s “NAKKA” are nominated for best collaboration
Worldwide Fans’ Choice:
Which artists are you most excited to see at the event? If you were holding an awards ceremony, which awards would you have? What other event are you looking forward to in the upcoming end-of-the-year awards season?
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