The 2024 MAMA Awards have arrived!
Going into the three-day international K-pop awards ceremony taking place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre (on Nov. 21) and the Kyoawea Dome in Osaka, Japan (Nov. 22-23), aespa is the leading nominee, racking up eight nods, including multiple recognitions in the night’s “Grand” awards like the Visa Artist of the Year, Visa Song of the Year, and Visa Album of the Year. Following the girl group is JENNIE with seven nominations, with the BLACKPINK star’s solo work earning her recognition in Grand award categories like Artist and Song of the Year.
Acts like Girls’ Generation’s TAEYEON, SEVENTEEN, (G)I-DLE, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, and RIIZE all scored multiple nods across the Grand awards as well.
The MAMAs officially kicked off in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 21, with a morning media press conference with US performers J.Y. Park and RIIZE previewing their performances. In sharing details about his Anderson .Paak collaborative performance night, Park teased a slightly impromptu performance with his “favorite drummer” where the two focused more on feeling out the performance in the moment. Meanwhile, RIIZE shared their stage invoked Michael Jackson with eldest member Shotaro teasing a dance section between himself and member Wonbin that drew inspiration from an “eclipse.”
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Who will emerge the big winners across three nights of awards, performances and more surprises? Follow along with Billboard throughout as we keep track of the winners, updating live.
Best New Male Artist
82MAJOR
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
NCT WISH
NOWADAYS
WINNER: TWS
Best New Female Artist
BABYMONSTER
WINNER: ILLIT
MEOVV
QWER
UNIS
YOUNG POSSE
Best Male Group
ENHYPEN
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
ZEROBASEONE
Best Female Group
(G)I-DLE
aespa
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
TWICE
Best Male Artist
BAEKHYUN
Jimin
Jung Kook
Lim Young Woong
TAEMIN
Best Female Artist
IU
JENNIE
NAYEON (TWICE)
TAEYEON
YUQI ((G)I-DLE)
Best Dance Performance Male Solo
Jimin– Who
Jung Kook – Standing Next to You
KEY – Pleasure Shop
TAEMIN – Guilty
TAEYONG – TAP
Best Dance Performance Female Solo
HWASA – NA
JENNIE – You & Me
NAYEON (TWICE) – ABCD
SUNMI – Balloon in Love
YUQI ((G)I-DLE) – FREAK
Best Dance Performance Male Group
NCT 127 – Fact Check
RIIZE – Love 119
SEVENTEEN – God of Music
Stray Kids – LALALALA
ENHYPEN – Sweet Venom
WINNER: TWS – plot twist
Best Dance Performance Female Group
(G)I-DLE – Super Lady
aespa – Supernova
ILLIT – Magnetic
IVE – Baddie
LE SSERAFIM – EASY
NewJeans – How Sweet
Best Vocal Performance Solo
BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
IU – Love wins all
LEE MU JIN – Episode
Lim Young Woong – Warmth
TAEYEON – To. X
Best Vocal Performance Group
(G)I-DLE – Fate
AKMU – Hero
DAVICHI – A very personal story
PLAVE – WAY 4 LUV
Red Velvet – Cosmic
Best Rap & Hip-Hop Performance
DEAN – DIE 4 YOU
Lee Young Ji – Small girl (Feat. D.O.)
Leellamarz -Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
RM – LOST!
ZICO – SPOT! (Feat. JENNIE)
Best Band Performance
DAY6 – Welcome to the Show
HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man
LUCY – The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle
N.Flying – Into You
QWER – T.B.H
Best Collaboration
GroovyRoom – Yes or No (Feat. HUH YUNJIN of LE SSERAFIM, Crush)
Jay Park – Taxi Blurr (feat. NATTY of KISS OF LIFE)
Lee Young Ji – Small girl (Feat. D.O.)
Sung Si Kyung, Naul – Even for a moment
ZICO – SPOT! (Feat. JENNIE)
Best OST
Crush – Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears OST)
ECLIPSE – Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner OST)
LEE CHANGSUB – Heavenly fate (A Not So Fairy tale OST)
Roy Kim – Whenever, Wherever (My Demon OST)
TAEYEON – Dream (Welcome to Samdal-ri OST)
Best Music Video
aespa – Armageddon
IU – Love wins all
IVE – HEYA
K.Will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoonsang)
SEVENTEEN – MAESTRO
Best Choreography
aespa – Supernova
ILLIT – Magnetic
LE SSERAFIM – CRAZY
NewJeans – Supernatural
RIIZE – Impossible
TAEMIN – Guilty
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Visa ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(G)I-DLE
82MAJOR
aespa
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
BABYMONSTER
BAEKHYUN
ENHYPEN
ILLIT
IU
IVE
JENNIE
Jimin
Jung Kook
LE SSERAFIM
Lim Young Woong
NAYEON (of TWICE)
NCT DREAM
NCT WISH
NewJeans
NOWADAYS
MEOVV
QWER
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
Taemin
TAEYEON
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE
TWS
UNIS
YOUNG POSSE
YUQI (of (G)I-DLE)
ZEROBASEONE
Visa SONG OF THE YEAR
(G)I-DLE – Fate
(G)I-DLE – Super Lady
AKMU – Hero
aespa – Armageddon
aespa – Supernova
BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
Crush – Love You With All My Heart
DAVICHI – A Very Personal Story
DAY6 – Welcome to the Show
DEAN – Die 4 You
ECLIPSE – Sudden Shower
ENHYPEN – Sweet Venom
GroovyRoom – Yes or No (feat. HUH YUNJIN of LE SSERAFIM, Crush)
HWASA – NA
HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man
IU – Love wins all
ILLIT – Magnetic
IVE – Baddie
IVE – HEYA
Jay Park – Taxi Blurr (Feat. NATTY of KISS OF LIFE)
JENNIE – You & Me
Jimin – Who
Jung Kook – Standing Next to You
K.Will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoonsang)
KEY – Pleasure Shop
LE SSERAFIM – Crazy
LE SSERAFIM – Easy
LEE CHANGSUB – Heavenly Fate
LEE MU JIN – Episode
Lee Young Ji – Small girl (Feat. D.O.)
Leellamarz – Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
Lim Young Woong – Warmth
LUCY – The Knight Who Can’t Die and the Silk Cradle
N.Flying – Into You
NAYEON – ABCD
NCT 127 – Fact Check
NewJeans – How Sweet
NewJeans – Supernatural
PLAVE – Way 4 Luv
QWER – T.B.H
Red Velvet – Cosmic
RIIZE – Impossible
RIIZE – Love 119
RM – Lost!
Roy Kim – Whenever, Wherever
SEVENTEEN – God of Music
SEVENTEEN – Maestro
Stray Kids – LALALALA
Sung Si Kyung, Naul – Even for a moment
Sunmi – Balloon in Love
Taemin – Guilty
TAEYEON – Dream
TAEYEON – To. X
TAEYONG – Tap
TWS – Plot Twist
YUQI – Freak
ZICO – SPOT! (feat. JENNIE)
Visa ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(G)I-DLE – 2
aespa – Armageddon
ATEEZ – The World EP.Fin: Will
BAEKHYUN – Hello, World
ENHYPEN – Romance: Untold
IVE – I’ve Mine
Jungkook – Golden
LE SSERAFIM – Easy
NCT 127 – Fact Check
NCT DREAM – Dream()scape
SEVENTEEN – Seventeenth Heaven
Stray Kids – Rock-Star
RIIZE – Riizing
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – The Name Chapter: Freefall
TWICE – With You-th
ZEROBASEONE – Melting Point
Visa FANS’ CHOICE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jimin
FANS’ CHOICE MALE / FANS’ CHOICE FEMALE
FEMALE TOP 10: aespa, IVE, (G)I-DLE, BABYMONSTER, IU, JENNIE, Lee Young Ji, NewJeans, TWICE, UNIS
MALE TOP 10: Jimin, Jung Kook, NCT DREAM, ZEROBASEONE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, RM, Stray Kids, V, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN
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Additional Awards:
Favorite Global Performer Male: RIIZE
Inspiring Achievement: J.Y. Park
Ponta Pass Global Favorite Artist: TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Favorite Rising Artist: MEOVV
Olive Young K-Beauty Star in Music: Lee Young Ji
Favorite Male Group: TREASURE
Global Performance Award: IVE
Favorite New Asian Artist: ME:I
Worldwide KCONers’ Choice: ZEROBASEONE
Global Sensation: ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
Favorite Dance Performance Group: BOYNEXTDOOR
Favorite Global Performer Female: IVE