Melon Music Awards 2022: Nominees Announced And Voting Begins

MMA 2022 has announced the list of nominees for the Melon Music Awards, which includes some of the biggest names in K-pop, including BTS, Monsta X, NCT Dream, and Seventeen.

There will be a mixed martial art show this year at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Saturday, November 26. Tickets for the 2022 MMA award ceremony will be on sale on October 31, and fans are invited to attend in person.

It Is Time To Cast Your Votes For The Melon Music Awards 2022

We are excited to announce that Melon Music Awards (MMA) voting has begun for 2022. The nominations will be announced on November 4th, and the show will take place on November 26 at 6 p.m. KST.

This year’s award ceremony is scheduled for November 26th at 6 p.m. KST. The awards were open to only those artists who released music between November 8, 2021, and November 3, 2022, and whose music was released between these dates.

Voting is now open for Melon’s Top 10 awards. These awards are given out to ten artists based on 80 percent of votes and 80 percent of Melon downloads and streaming for the year.

Artist of the Year awards will also be automatically calculated from votes cast for the Top 10 awards. This award will be determined by 60 percent based on Melon downloads and streams, 20 percent based on judges’ evaluations, and 20 percent on votes.

A Further Eight Awards Have Also Been Opened For Voting By Melon

Furthermore, Melon has opened the voting process for eight additional awards, including Album of the Year and Best Song of the Year. These awards are determined according to the same 60-20-20 formula as the Album of the Year award.

A notable exception to this rule is that the Netizen Popularity Award will be determined based on a 40 percent ranking on Melon downloads and streams. A 60 percent ranking on votes will follow this.

It should be noted that other awards not part of the online voting, such as Record of the Year and Music Video of the Year, will be decided solely based on judges’ evaluations and Melon’s performance on the night.

On October 4, 2022, The Nominees For The 2022 Melon Music Awards Were Announced

On October 4, 2022, the nominations for the 2022 Melon Music Awards were revealed. Top South Korean music streaming platform, Melon, is the source of these awards. Korean idols and musicians in all aspects are invited to this coveted year-end award show.

Rookie of the Year (ROTY) and Best New Artist nominations for the Melon Music Awards were no surprise. There is no distinction in terms of newly discovered artists on Melon. All six nominees in the category are female idol groups, which shows how popular girl groups have become over the past year.

Like other prominent award shows, the 2022 Melon Music Awards are a battlefield for K-pop idols. A judge’s score, online voting, and digital sales determine the award.

The nominees for the 2022 Melon Music Awards are:

Artist Of The Year And Top 10

•     10cm
•     aespa
•     BE’O
•     BIGBANG
•     BIG Naughty
•     BLACKPINK
•     BOL4
•     BTS
•     Choi Ye Na
•     (G)I-DLE
•     IU
•     IVE
•     Jay Park
•     Juho
•     Kassy
•     KyoungSeo
•     LE SSERAFIM
•     Lee Mujin
•     Lim Young Woong
•     MeloMance
•     NCT DREAM
•     NewJeans
•     PSY
•     Red Velvet
•     SEVENTEEN
•     sokodomo
•     STAYC
•     Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
•     Tophyun
•     WSG Wannabe

Album Of The Year

•     BLACKPINK – “BORN PINK”
•     (G)I-DLE – “I NEVER DIE”
•     IU – “Pieces”
•     Lim Young Woong – “IM HERO”
•     NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode”
•     NewJeans – “New Jeans”
•     PSY – “PSY 9th”
•     Red Velvet – “The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm”
•     SEVENTEEN – “Face The Sun”
•     Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation) – “INVU”

Best Song Of The Year

•     BE’O – “Counting Stars” (featuring Beenzino)
•     BIGBANG – “Still Life”
•     (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY”
•     IVE – “LOVE DIVE”
•     Jay Park – “GANADARA” (featuring IU)
•     Kim Min Seok (MeloMance) – “Drunken Confession”
•     PSY – “That That” (produced by and featuring BTS’ Suga)
•     Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”
•     sokodomo – “Merry-Go-Round” (featuring Zion.T and Wonstein) (produced by Slom)
•     Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation) – “INVU”

New Artist Of The Year

•     Billlie
•     IVE
•     Kep1er
•     LE SSERAFIM
•     NewJeans
•     NMIXX

Best Group (Male)

•     BIGBANG
•     BTS
•     MONSTA X
•     NCT DREAM
•     SEVENTEEN

Best Group (Female)

•     aespa
•     BLACKPINK
•     (G)I-DLE
•     IVE
•     NewJeans

Best Solo Artist (Male)

•     10cm
•     BE’O
•     BIG Naughty
•     Lim Young Woong
•     PSY

Best Solo Artist (Female)

•     Choi Ye Na
•     IU
•     Kassy
•     KyoungSeo
•     Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)

Netizen Popularity Award

•     BIGBANG
•     BLACKPINK
•     BTS
•     Ha Sung Woon
•     IVE
•     Kim Ho Joong
•     Lim Young Woong
•     NCT 127
•     NCT DREAM
•     SEVENTEEN

There will be an open voting period until November 18. You can vote on the official Melon Music Awards website if you have a verified Melon account or are a South Korean resident with a Kakao ID.

Do you have a favorite artist this year that you are rooting for? Share with us in the comments.