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
Official Poster of 2024 MAMA
DateNovember 21–23, 2024
Venue
Presented byVisa
Hosted byPark Bo-gum (Nov 21)
Kim Tae-ri (Nov 23)
WebsiteOfficial website
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMnet, across CJ E&M channels, and other international networks
← 2023 · MAMA · 2025 →

This year's theme is "Big Blur: What is Real?," reflecting the blurred lines between music, culture, and individual preferences.[2] Park Bo-gum will host the USA part of the ceremony while Kim Tae-ri will host the second night of the ceremony in Japan.[3]

Criteria

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All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024.[4]

Criteria for 2024 MAMA Awards nominations
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 together with Fans' Choice of the Year will happen from November 1 to 15. Voting re-opens during the Live Broadcast.

Nominees

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Nominees are listed in alphanumerical order. The listing for nominees were announced via livestream on October 14, 2024, voting for Fans' Choice started shortly after.[5][6]

Main awards

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Visa Artist of the Year
(Daesang)
Visa Song of the Year
(Daesang)
List of longlisted nominees
List of longlisted nominees
Visa Album of the Year
(Daesang)
Visa Fans' Choice of the Year
(Daesang)
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Best Dance Performance – Female Group
Best Vocal Performance – Solo Best Vocal Performance – Group
Best Dance Performance – Male Solo Best Dance Performance – Female Solo
Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist
Best OST Best Band Performance
Best Rap & HipHop Performance Best Collaboration
Best Music Video Best Choreography

Favorite awards

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Fans' Choice of the Year
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

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Chapter 1

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November 21 (USA)

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November 22 (Japan)

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Chapter 2

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November 23 (Japan)

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Presenters

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Chapter 1

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November 21 (USA)

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November 22 (Japan)

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Chapter 2

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November 23 (Japan)

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Broadcast

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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

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  1. ^ Consists of Best New Male & Female Artist, Best Male & Female Artist, and Best Male & Female Group
  2. ^ Consists of Best Dance Performance – Male & Female Solo & Group, Best Vocal Performance – Solo & Group, Best Rap & Hip Hop Music, Best Collaboration, and Best OST
  3. ^ Except regions specified in the table and countries where YouTube blocked the access
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Originally, Lee Young-ji was scheduled to perform on November 23 but was instead move to November 22 for unknown reasons

References

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  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (July 17, 2024). "K-Pop's MAMA Awards to Straddle Los Angeles and Japan". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 곽현수 (October 29, 2024). "[Y현장] 박보검·김태리, '2024 MAMA AWARDS' 호스트 낙점". YTN star (in Korean). Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "[2024MAMA] 'FANS' CHOICE Male/Female Category' Voting Notice". X (formerly Twitter). October 14, 2024.
  5. ^ @MnetMAMA (October 12, 2024). "[2024MAMA] 📢Nomination Notice" (Tweet) (in Korean and English). Retrieved October 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Singh, Surej (October 14, 2024). "MAMA Awards 2024: Seventeen, Le Sserafim, Jennie and more lead nominations". NME. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
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