2022 MAMA Nominations List

The 2022 MAMA, previously known as Mnet Asian Awards has announced the nominations On October 24.  

This year’s ceremony will take place at Osaka’s Kyocera Dome in Japan on November 29 and 30.

Voting will take place online on it’s official website, starting from November 4 at 11:59 p.m. KST.

Here is the list of nominees for MAMA 2022.

Best New Female Artist

IVE Kep1er LE SSERAFIM NewJeans NMIXX Yena (Choi Ye Na)

Best New Male Artist

ATBO TEMPEST TNX Xdinary Heroes YOUNITE

Best Female Artist

IU Miyeon Nayeon Seulgi Taeyeon

Best Male Artist

J-Hope Kang Daniel Lim Young Woong PSY Zico

Best Female Group

(G)I-DLE aespa BLACKPINK ITZY Red Velvet TWICE

Best Male Group

BTS ENHYPEN NCT DREAM SEVENTEEN Stray Kids TXT

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 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”

Best OST

10CM – “Drawer” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST) Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You” (“Our Blues” OST) MeloMance – “Love, Maybe” (“A Business Proposal” OST) V – “Christmas Tree” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST) Wonstein – “Your Existence” (“Twenty Five, Twenty One” OST)

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 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”

Song of the Year

(Nominees for the song genre categories are automatically nominated.)

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

(Nominees for the artist categories are automatically nominated.)

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

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