The 2024 MAMA Awards are simply round the nook, and the first set of star-studded performers have formally been introduced.

The three-day occasion, which celebrates the brightest stars in Ok-pop, will kick off on Nov. 21 at the Hollywood Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the first time, the place KATSEYE, ILLIT and RIIZE will carry out. The awards ceremony will then happen at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan on November 22 and 23, with ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and IVE acting on the first day and Aespa, INI and ZEROBASEONE taking the stage on the second day.

This yr’s MAMA Awards, introduced by Visa, will function the idea of “Big Blur: What Is Real?,” reflecting the rising pattern of blurred boundaries between industries, tradition, music genres and know-how. In correspondence with the theme, the ceremony will “present surreal but real experiences and showcase visually captivating performances through the convergence of art and technology,” per a press launch.

In addition to the performers, the 2024 MAMA Awards nominees had been additionally revealed by leisure firm CJ ENM. The eligibility interval ranged from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, and the nominees had been selected primarily based on an analysis of worldwide music information in addition to a panel of specialists. 

One of the new classes this yr is greatest choreography, and the Visa Fans’ Choice awards have returned. The first spherical of votes will happen from Oct. 14 to 25, and the second spherical will observe beginning on Nov. 1. Fans can vote on X in addition to the world Ok-pop platform Mnet Plus, which can checklist out the nominees.

See the full checklist of 2024 MAMA Awards nominations beneath, and catch the present when it airs worldwide in November.

Best New Male Artist
82MAJOR
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
NCT WISH
NOWADAYS
TWS

Best New Female Artist
BABYMONSTER
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
NewDenims
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
TWS – plot twist

Best Dance Performance Female Group
(G)I-DLE – Super Lady
aespa – Supernova
ILLIT – Magnetic
IVE – Baddie
LE SSERAFIM – EASY
NewDenims – 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 really private story
PLAVE – WAY 4 LUV
Red Velvet – Cosmic

Best Rap & Hip-Hop Performance
DEAN – DIE 4 YOU
Lee Young Ji – Small lady (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 lady (Feat. D.O.)
Sung Si Kyung, Naul – Even for a second
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 destiny  (A Not So Fairy story 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
Ok.Will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoonsang)
SEVENTEEN – MAESTRO

Best Choreography
aespa – Supernova
ILLIT – Magnetic
LE SSERAFIM – CRAZY
NewDenims – Supernatural
RIIZE – Impossible
TAEMIN – Guilty