THE MAMA Awards 2024 is gearing up for an exciting celebration, as its star-studded artist lineup begins to be revealed!
The 2024 MAMA Awards announce first lineup of artists
On October 15, the awards ceremony announced the first batch of artists who would be performing, including some of the biggest names in K-pop. The training presents aespa, ENHYPEN, ILLIT, INI, IVE, KATSEYE, RIIZE, TXT and ZEROBASEONEguaranteeing exciting shows over several days.
ILLIT, KATSEYE and RIIZE are scheduled to perform on the first day of the event, November 21st PST, at the iconic Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Afterwards, ENHYPEN, IVE and TXT will light up the stage November 22nd KST in Japan, performing at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka. Finally, aespa, INI and ZEROBASEONE they will bring their dynamic energy to the stage November 23 KST in the same location.
Additionally, the nominees for this year’s awards were announced on the same day. The list of nominees for the 2024 MAMA Awards is:
Best New Male Artist
82MAJOR
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
DESIRE NCT
NOWADAYS
TWS
Best New Female Artist
MONSTER CHILD
YOU
MEOVV
QWER
UNIS
YOUNG PLACE
Best male group
ENIPENE
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray children
TXT
ZEROBASEON
Best Girl Group
aespa
(G)I-DLE
IVE
THE SERAPHINS
New Jeans
TWICE
Best Male Artist
Baekhyun
Jungkook
Jimin
Lim Young Woong
Taemin
Best Female Artist
UI
Jenny
Nayeon
Taeyeon
Yuqi
Best Male Solo Dance Performance
Jimin – “Chi”
Jungkook – “Staying next to you”
Key – “Pleasure Shop”
Taemin – “Guilty”
Taeyong – “TAP”
Best Female Solo Dance Performance
Hwasa – “NA”
Jennie – “You and I”
Nayeon – “ABCD”
Sunmi – “Balloon in Love”
Yuqi – “STRAID”
Best Male Dance Performance Group
ENHYPEN – “Sweet Poison”
NCT 127 – “Fact Checking”
RIIZE – “Love 119”
SEVENTEEN – “God of music”
Stray Children – “LALALALA”
TWS – “plot twist”
Best Female Dance Show Group
aespa – “Supernova”
(G)I-DLE – “Super Lady”
ILLIT – “Magnetic”
IVE – “Bad”
LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
NewJeans – “How sweet”
Best Solo Vocal Performance
BIBI – “Bam Yang Gang”
IU – “Love conquers all”
Lee Mu Jin – “The Episode”
Lim Young Woong – “Heat”
Taeyeon – “A. X”
Best Vocal Performance Group
AKMU – “Hero”
Davichi – “A very personal story”
(G)I-DLE – “Fate”
PLAVE – “WAY 4 LUV”
Red Velvet – “Cosmic”
Best band performance
DAY6 – “Welcome to the show”
LUCIA – “The knight who cannot die and the silk cradle”
N.Flying – “Into You”
Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – “Young Man”
QWER – “TBH”
Best rap and hip hop performance
DEAN – “DIE 4 YOU”
Leellamarz – “Boys Like Girls (feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)”
Lee Young Ji – “Small Girl (feat. DO)”
RM – “LOST!”
Zico – “SPOT! (feat. Jennie)”
Better collaboration
GroovyRoom – “Yes or No (feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush)
Jay Park – “Taxi Blurr (feat. Natty)”
Lee Young Ji – “Small Girl (feat. DO)”
Sung Si Kyung, Naul – “Even for a Moment”
Zico – “SPOT! (feat. Jennie)”
The best OST
Roy Kim – “Whenever, Everywhere” (“My Demon” OST)
Lee Chang Sub – “The Heavenly Fate” (“A Not So Fairy Tale” OST)
ECLIPSE – “Sudden Shower” (“Lovely Runner” OST)
Taeyeon – “Dream” (“Welcome to Samdalri” OST)
Crush – “I Love You With All My Heart” (OST of “Queen of Tears”)
Best Music Video
aespa – “Armageddon”
K.will – “No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)”
IU – “Love conquers all”
IVE – “HELLO”
SEVENTEEN – “MASTER”
Best choreography
aespa – “Supernova”
ILLIT – “Magnetic”
LE SSERAFIM – “CRAZY”
NewJeans – “Supernatural”
RIIZE – “Impossible”
Taemin – “Guilty”
Artist of the Year
82MAJOR
aespa
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
MONSTER CHILD
Baekhyun
ENIPENE
(G)I-DLE
YOU
UI
IVE
Jenny
Jimin
Jungkook
THE SERAPHINS
Lim Young Woong
MEOVV
Nayeon
NCT DREAM
DESIRE NCT
New Jeans
NOWADAYS
QWER
SEVENTEEN
Stray children
Taemin
Taeyeon
TWICE
TWS
TXT
UNIS
YOUNG PLACE
Yuqi
ZEROBASEON
Song of the year
aespa – “Armageddon”
aespa – “Supernova”
AKMU – “Hero”
BIBI – “Bam Yang Gang”
Crush – “I Love You With All My Heart” (OST of “Queen of Tears”)
Davichi – “A very personal story”
DAY6 – “Welcome to the show”
DEAN – “DIE 4 YOU”
ECLIPSE – “Sudden Shower” (“Lovely Runner” OST)
ENHYPEN – “Sweet Poison”
(G)I-DLE – “Fate”
(G)I-DLE – “Super Lady”
GroovyRoom – “Yes or No (feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush)
Hwasa – “NA”
Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – “Young Man”
ILLIT – “Magnetic”
IU – “Love conquers all”
IVE – “Bad”
IVE – “HELLO”
Jay Park – “Taxi Blurr (feat. Natty)”
Jennie – “You and I”
Jimin – “Chi”
Jungkook – “Staying next to you”
K.will – “No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)”
Key – “Pleasure Shop”
LE SSERAFIM – “CRAZY”
LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
Lee Chang Sub – “The Heavenly Fate” (“A Not So Fairy Tale” OST)
Lee Mu Jin – “The Episode”
Lee Young Ji – “Small Girl (feat. DO)”
Leellamarz – “Boys Like Girls (feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)”
Lim Young Woong – “Heat”
LUCIA – “The knight who cannot die and the silk cradle”
N.Flying – “Into You”
Nayeon – “ABCD”
NCT 127 – “Fact Checking”
NewJeans – “How sweet”
NewJeans – “Supernatural”
PLAVE – “VIA 4 LUV”
QWER – “TBH”
Red Velvet – “Cosmic”
RIIZE – “Impossible”
RIIZE – “Love 119”
RM – “LOST!”
Roy Kim – “Whenever, Everywhere” (“My Demon” OST)
SEVENTEEN – “God of music”
SEVENTEEN – “MASTER”
Stray Children – “LALALALA”
Sung Si Kyung, Naul – “Even for a Moment”
Sunmi – “Balloon in Love”
Taemin – “Guilty”
Taeyeon – “Dream” (“Welcome to Samdalri” OST)
Taeyeon – “A. X”
Taeyong – “TAP”
TWS – “plot twist”
Yuqi – “STRAID”
Zico – “SPOT! (feat. Jennie)”
Album of the Year
aespa – “Armageddon”
ATEEZ – “THE EP.FIN WORLD: IT WILL BE”
Baekhyun – “Hello world”
ENHYPEN – “Romanticism: never told”
(G)I-DLE – “2”
IVE – “I HAVE MINE”
Jungkook – “GOLDEN”
LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
NCT 127 – “Fact Checking”
NCT DREAM – “DREAM()SCAPE”
RIIZE – “RIIZING”
SEVENTEEN – “EIGHTEENTH HEAVEN”
Stray Kids – “樂-STAR” (“ROCK-STAR”)
TWICE – “With YOU-th”
TXT – “The name chapter: FREE FALL”
ZEROBASEONE – “MELTING POINT”
Fan favorite male
ROUND 8
AB6IX
STAR
ATBO
THE DOORS
B1A4
Baekhyun
BamBam
BDU
BOY NEXT DOOR
CRAVITY
DAY6
DO
ENIPENE
EPEX
CAPACITY
FTISLAND
Hui
j-hope
Jimin
Jungkook
B ONLY
Key
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
DESIRE NCT
A
P1 Harmony
BLUE
RIIZE
RM
SEVENTEEN
Stray children
Super Junior
Taemin
STORM
THE BOYS
THE NEW SIX
TIOT
TREASURE
TWS
TXT
V
WayV
WOODZ
Xdinari Heroes
xikers
UNIT
ZEROBASEON
Zico
The fans’ choice for women
aespa
ARTS
MONSTER CHILD
BADVILLINO
BIBI
Billie
Black Swan
Buoy
Choi Ye Na
Chungha
Classy
CRAZY
Dream Catcher
EVERGLOW
FIFTY FIFTY
fromis_9
(G)I-DLE
H1 KEY
Hwasa
HyunA
YOU
ITZY
UI
IVE
Jenny
Jeon Somi
Kep1er
KISS OF LIFE
Kwon Eun Bi
THE SERAPHINS
Lee Young Ji
LIGHT
MEOVV
Moonbyul
New Jeans
NMIXX
OH MY GIRL
QWER
Red Velvet
STAYC
Bored
Taeyeon
tripleS
TWICE
UNIS
LIVE
Weekly
Whein
WOOAH
Young Group
The 2024 MAMA Awards will take place on November 21st in Los Angeles AND November 22nd and 23rd in Japan.
