MAMA Awards 2026: With just over a month to go until the highly anticipated MAMA Awards 2026, entertainment company CJ ENM, which organises the grand event, has unveiled the nominations. Widely regarded as one of the biggest Asian music award ceremonies, the MAMA Awards 2026 will see today’s chart-topping groups taking on legacy acts, with an impressive lineup of solo stars.South Korean boy band BIGBANG and its members lead this year’s race with a whopping eight nominations, while BTS follows close behind with seven. Both BIGBANG and BTS have been nominated in the Best Male Group category, while Taeyang of BIGBANG has been nominated in the Best Male Artist category. BLACKPINK and aespa are among the nominees for the MAMA Awards 2026 for Best Female Group.How to vote for 2026 MAMA AwardsThe list of nominees was revealed on Monday, October 12, and the first round of fan voting opened immediately afterwards. According to Soompi, voting in the Fans’ Choice Male and Fans’ Choice Female categories will feature two rounds, with votes cast on Mnet Plus platform accounting for 90 per cent of the total and those polled via X (formerly Twitter) making up the remaining 10 per cent in both rounds.The first round of voting for the Fans’ Choice categories will end on October 22 at 11.59 pm (KST). The 20 artistes selected from the pre-vote for each of the two categories will then move on to the next round of voting, which will start at 6 pm (KST) on October 28 and end at 11.59 pm on November 18. The organisers have also shared a detailed social media post explaining how to cast votes via X. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MAMA AWARDS(마마 어워즈) OFFICIAL (@mnet_mama)When and where to watch MAMA Awards 2026The MAMA Awards 2026 will take place on November 20 and 21 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan. According to Forbes, this is the third time the stadium is serving as the venue for the iconic award ceremony. The Kyocera Dome Osaka hosted the event in 2022 and 2024 as well. The MAMA Awards 2026 will stream live worldwide on CJ ENM’s Mnet Plus platform.Check out full list of MAMA Awards 2026 nominees below:Best New ArtistALPHA DRIVE ONEAND2BLEEVANH//PE Princesshrtz.wavLNGSHOTMODYSSEYOURBIRTHDAYTUIDEUNCHILDBest Male ArtistDoh Kyung Soo (D.O. of EXO)Taeyang of BIGBANGTaeyong of NCTYeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHERYoung K of DAY6Best Female ArtistStory continues below this adHwasa of MAMAMOOIrene of Red VelvetSoyeon of i-dleTaeyeon of Girls’ GenerationYENABest Male GroupATEEZBIGBANGBTSCORTISENHYPENNCT WISHStray KidsTOMORROW X TOGETHERBest Female GroupaespaBABYMONSTERBLACKPINKHearts2HeartsILLITIVELE SSERAFIMNMIXXBest Vocal Performance SoloHwasa of MAMAMOO – “Good Goodbye”IU – “Unknown Planet”Jennie of BLACKPINK – “Less than a Lover”Roy Kim – “No Words Can Say”WOODZ – “CINEMA”Best Vocal Performance GroupStory continues below this adAKMU – “Paradise of Rumors”BTS – “SWIM”Davichi – “TIME CAPSULE”DxS (SEVENTEEN) – “Blue”MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”Best Rap & Hip Hop PerformanceBIG Naughty – “Nostalgia”HAON – “Yarrr”NOWIMYOUNG – “KOLOK COLOK”TREASURE – “IF I”ZICO & Lilas of YOASOBI – “DUET”Best OSTKim Min Seok of MeloMance – “Love Language” (Can This Love Be Translated? OST)Migak Boys – “My Flavor” (The Legend of Kitchen Soldier OST)Sung Si Kyung – “Anytime anyhow” (Surely Tomorrow OST)Suzy – “A Day” (EXchange 4 OST)Young K of DAY6 – “Season of Us” (My Royal Nemesis OST)Best Music VideoBIGBANG – “BiiiG”BTS – “2.0”Hwasa of MAMAMOO – “Good Goodbye”i-dle – “Mono (Feat. skaiwater)”MEOVV – “DDI RO RI”Best CollaborationStory continues below this adaespa – “WDA (Whole Different Animal) [feat. G-Dragon of BIGBANG]”Dayoung of WJSN & Jay Park – “FLIRTY”LE SSERAFIM – “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)”LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE – “ICONIC BY MISTAKE”Parc Jae Jung & Sullyoon of NMIXX – “Always”Best Band PerformanceSilica Gel – “BIG VOID”JANNABI – “Just Kids”LUCY – “All Ages”QWER – “CEREMONY”Xdinary Heroes – “Voyager”Best ChoreographyATEEZ – “BAD”CORTIS – “REDRED”ILLIT – “It’s Me”IVE – “BANG BANG”YENA – “Catch Catch”Best Dance Performance Male SoloONEW of SHINee – “TOUGH LOVE”Taemin of SHINee – “FLOAT”Taeyang of BIGBANG – “LIVE FAST DIE SLOW”Taeyong of NCT – “WYLD”Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Ice Cream”Best Dance Performance Female SoloStory continues below this adBIBI – “BUMPA”Dayoung of WJSN – “What’s a girl to do”Soyeon of i-dle – “I’m gonna TOESA”YENA – “Catch Catch”Yuna of ITZY – “Ice Cream”Best Dance Performance Male GroupATEEZ – “BAD”BIGBANG – “BiiiG”BOYNEXTDOOR – “Hollywood Action”CORTIS – “REDRED”RIIZE – “Do your dance”Stray Kids – “This & That”TWS – “OVERDRIVE”ZEROBASEONE – “TOP 5”Best Dance Performance Female Groupaespa – “LEMONADE”Hearts2Hearts – “RUDE!”I.O.I – “Suddenly”ILLIT – “It’s Me”IVE – “BANG BANG”KiiiKiii – “404 (New Era)”LE SSERAFIM – “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)”NMIXX – “Blue Valentine”Artist of the Year (Nominees for the artist categories are automatically nominated)Story continues below this adaespaALPHA DRIVE ONEAND2BLEATEEZBABYMONSTERBIGBANGBLACKPINKBTSCORTISDoh Kyung Soo (D.O. of EXO)ENHYPENEVANH//PE PrincessHearts2Heartshrtz.wavHwasa of MAMAMOOILLITIrene of Red VelvetIVELE SSERAFIMLNGSHOTMODYSSEYNCT WISHNMIXXOURBIRTHDAYSoyeon of i-dleStray KidsTaeyang of BIGBANGTaeyeon of Girls’ GenerationTaeyong of NCTTUIDETOMORROW X TOGETHERUNCHILDYENAYeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHERYoung K of DAY6Song of the Year (A “Best Song Top 10” will be revealed at a later date for the 2026 Song of the Year nominees)TBAAlbum of the Year (Only albums that sold more than 1 million copies are eligible)&TEAM – Mark on Meaespa – LEMONADEALPHA DRIVE ONE – EUPHORIAATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5BLACKPINK – DEADLINEBOYNEXTDOOR – The ActionBTS – ARIRANGCORTIS – GREENGREENENHYPEN – THE SIN : VANISHEXO – REVERXEIVE – REVIVE+NCT DREAM – Beat It UpNCT WISH – Ode to LovePLAVE – Caligo Pt.2RIIZE – IIStray Kids – THIS & THATTWS – NO TRAGEDYTOMORROW X TOGETHER – 7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the ThornsFans’ Choice MaleStory continues below this ad&TEAM82MAJOR8TURNAENAHOFALPHA DRIVE ONEAND2BLEATEEZAxMxPB1A4BIGBANGBOYNEXTDOORBTSCLOSE YOUR EYESCNBLUECORTISCRAVITYDAY6ENHYPENEVANEVNNEEXOFLARE Uhrtz.wavHUIIDIDJANNABIJay ParkKickFlipLNGSHOTNCT 127NCT DREAMNCT WISHNEXZNouerAPark Ji HoonPLAVERIIZESEVENTEENSHINeeStray KidsSuper JuniorTREASURETWSTOMORROW X TOGETHERWOODZXLOVXODIACZEROBASEONEZICOFans’ Choice FemaleaespaAKMUALLDAY PROJECTApinkAPOKIARTMSAtHeartBaby DONT CryBABYMONSTERBIBIBilllieBLACKPINKChuuCSRDAVICHIDayoung of WJSNdodreeEJelFIFTY FIFTYfromis_9HANROROHearts2Heartsi-dleI.O.IILLITITZYIVEiznaKep1erKiiiKiiiKISS OF LIFELE SSERAFIMLee Young JiMAMAMOOMEOVVMimi of Oh My GirlNMIXXRed VelvetRESCENETaeyeon of Girls’ GenerationTUIDETWICEUNISVVUPX:INYenaYoon Mi RaeYoona of Girls’ GenerationYounhaYuju