The 2024 MAMA Awards is an upcoming awards ceremony scheduled to be held on November 21 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California and on November 22 and 23 at the Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan. The event is organized by CJ ENM through Mnet. This will be the first time the United States will host the ceremony and the first time it will be happen outside East and Southeast Asia.[1]
| 2024 MAMA Awards | |
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| Date | November 21–23, 2024 |
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| Presented by | Visa |
| Website | Official website |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Mnet, across CJ E&M channels, and other international networks |
This year's theme is "Big Blur: What is Real?," reflecting the blurred lines between music, culture, and individual preferences.[2]
Criteria
editAll songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024.[3]
| Category | Digital sales (Download + Streaming) |
Record sales | Online voting | Judges panel evaluations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist of the Year | 40% (25% Korea + 15% Global) |
40% | N/A | 20% |
| Categories by Artist[A] | ||||
| Song of the Year | 60% (40% Korea + 20% Global) |
N/A | 40% | |
| Categories by Genre[B] | ||||
| Album of the Year | N/A | 60% | N/A | 40% |
| Best Music Video & Best Choreography | N/A | 100% | ||
| Fans' Choice Categories | N/A | 100% (90% Mnet Plus + 10% X/Twitter Votes) |
N/A | |
| Fans' Choice of the Year | ||||
| Data Sources: Circle Chart (Domestic/Global Song Streaming/Downloads, Album Sales), X (SNS Voting Data) | ||||
Round 1 voting for Fans' Choice Male & Female started on October 14, 7 PM KST until October 25, 11:59 PM KST. Round 2 voting will happen from November 1 to 15. Voting for the Fans' Choice of the Year will start after Round 2 ends and will last until show day.
Nominees
editNominees are listed in alphanumerical order. The listing for nominees were announced via livestream on October 14, 2024, voting for Fans' Choice started shortly after.[4][5]
Main awards
edit| Visa Artist of the Year (Daesang) |
Visa Song of the Year (Daesang) | ||
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List of longlisted nominees |
List of longlisted nominees
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| Visa Album of the Year (Daesang) |
Visa Fans' Choice of the Year (Daesang) | ||
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List of longlisted nominees |
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| Best Male Group | Best Female Group | ||
| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist | ||
| Best Dance Performance – Male Group | Best Dance Performance – Female Group | ||
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| Best Vocal Performance – Solo | Best Vocal Performance – Group | ||
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| Best Dance Performance – Male Solo | Best Dance Performance – Female Solo | ||
| Best New Male Artist | Best New Female Artist | ||
| Best OST | Best Band Performance | ||
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| Best Rap & HipHop Performance | Best Collaboration | ||
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| Best Music Video | Best Choreography | ||
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Favorite awards
edit| Fans' Choice of the Year | |
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| Fans' Choice Male | Fans' Choice Female |
| Favorite New Artist | Favorite Asian Male Group |
| Favorite International Artist | Favourite Asian Female Group |
| Favorite Dance Performance – Male Group | Favorite Dance Performance – Female Group |
| Favorite Global Performer – Male Group | Favourite Global Performer – Female Group |
Performers
editChapter 1
editNovember 21 (USA)
editNovember 22 (Japan)
editChapter 2
editNovember 23 (Japan)
editBroadcast
edit| Region | Network |
|---|---|
| Worldwide[C] | YouTube (Mnet K-Pop, Mnet TV, M2 and KCON Official) |
| South Korea | Mnet and TVING |
| Japan | Mnet Japan and Mnet Smart+ |
| Malaysia | tvN Asia |
| Singapore | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Indonesia | |
| Maldives | |
| Myanmar | |
| Philippines | |
| Taiwan |
Notes
edit- ^ Consists of Best New Male & Female Artist, Best Male & Female Artist, and Best Male & Female Group
- ^ Consists of Best Dance Performance – Male & Female Solo & Group, Best Vocal Performance – Solo & Group, Best Rap & Hip Hop Music, Best Collaboration, and Best OST
- ^ Except regions specified in the table and countries where YouTube is censored
- ^ a b Eclipse is fictional band from the series Lovely Runner. The song is performed by Byeon Woo-seok as vocalist, Lee Seung-hyub as guitarist, Yang Hyuk as bassist, and Moon Yong-suk as drummer.
References
edit- ^ Frater, Patrick (July 17, 2024). "K-Pop's MAMA Awards to Straddle Los Angeles and Japan". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "MAMA Awards to make its U.S. debut this year at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 18, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "[2024MAMA] 'FANS' CHOICE Male/Female Category' Voting Notice". X (formerly Twitter). October 14, 2024.
- ^ @MnetMAMA (October 12, 2024). "[2024MAMA] 📢Nomination Notice" (Tweet) (in Korean and English). Retrieved October 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Singh, Surej (October 14, 2024). "MAMA Awards 2024: Seventeen, Le Sserafim, Jennie and more lead nominations". NME. Retrieved October 15, 2024.