The voting period for the 2022 MAMA Awards has already begun, and the nominations are also announced for the same. For the unversed, the Mnet Asian Music Awards changed their name to MAMA awards, and since then, the mega event has witnessed a lot of changes. This year, the BTS and the BLACKPINK members lead the way with the greatest number of nominations in the male and female categories, respectively. For the unversed, the BTS reportedly grabbed 19 nominations for themselves in categories that included collaborations, solo music, OSTs, and other song features.
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Awards event venue
The MAMA awards 2022 is going to happen on November 29 and 30, 2022, at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. The red carpet will reportedly begin at 4 pm KST (12.30 pm IST), and the main ceremony will be reportedly starting at 6 pm KST (2.30 pm IST).
The awards voting procedure
The voting for the awards happens through an advanced form that makes voting possible on websites, social media handles, and other platforms, including Spotify.
Nominations for 2022 MAMA awards
Best Male Artist
- J-Hope
- Kang Daniel
- Lim Young Woong
- PSY
- Zico
Best Female Artist
- IU
- Miyeon
- Nayeon
- Seulgi
- Taeyeon
Best New Male Artist
- ATBO
- TEMPEST
- TNX
- Xdinary Heroes
- YOUNITE
Best New Female Artist
- IVE
- Kep1er
- LE SSERAFIM
- NewJeans
- NMIXX
- Yena (Choi Ye Na)
Best Male Group
- BTS
- ENHYPEN
- NCT DREAM
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- TXT
Best Female Group
- (G)I-DLE
- aespa
- BLACKPINK
- ITZY
- Red Velvet
- TWICE
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 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 OST
- 10CM – Drawer (Our Beloved Summer)
- Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – With You (Our Blues)
- MeloMance – Love, Maybe (A Business Proposal)
- V – Christmas Tree (Our Beloved Summer)
- Wonstein – Your Existence (Twenty Five, Twenty One)
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
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
Song of the Year
- 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
- 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