Artists on the MMA 2023 nomination list must have music products released from November 4, 2022 to November 1, 2023.

“Millions Top 10” is a new category for Melon this year, awarded to 10 albums that surpass 1 million streams on Melon within the first 24 hours of release, based on 80% of downloads, streams on Melon and 20% based on audience votes.

Melon also opened voting for several additional awards, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Most of these awards will determine the winner based on 60 percent of downloads and streams on Melon, 20 percent of judges’ scores, and 20 percent of audience votes.

The “Excellent Music Style” category is determined based on 20% of downloads and streams on Melon, 60% of judges’ evaluation, 20% of votes. Most Popular Star Award of KakaoBank is decided by 20% of the judges’ evaluation and 80% of the audience’s votes.

Other awards such as Record of the Year (Daesang) and Music Video of the Year do not have a list of nominees, because these awards are completely chosen by the judges.

The 2023 Melon Music Awards ceremony took place on December 2 at the INSPIRE arena in Seoul, South Korea. This year’s lineup of performing artists includes aespa, IVE, NewJeans, NCT Dream, StayC, ZeroBaseOne, RIIZE, BoyNextDoor, Kiss Of Life.

Melon Music Awards 2023 nomination list:

Artist of the Year (Daesang)

aespa

BTS

(G)I-DLE

IVE

Jungkook (BTS)

LE SSERAFIM

Lim Young Woong

NCT Dream

NewJeans

Seventeen

Album of the Year (Daesang)

aespa – “My World”

(G)I-DLE – “I feel”

IVE – “I’ve IVE”

Jimin (BTS) – “FACE”

LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN”

NCT Dream – “ISTJ”

NewJeans – “Get Up”

Parc Jae Jung – “Alone”

Seventeen – “FML”

TXT – “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”

Song of the Year (Daesang)

aespa – “Spicy”

BSS (Seventeen) – “Fighting” (featuring Lee Young Ji)

(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”

IVE – “I AM”

Jisoo (Blackpink) – “Flower”

LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (featuring Nile Rodgers)

NCT Dream – “Candy”

NewJeans – “Ditto”

Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”

StayC – “Teddy Bear”

New Artist of the Year

BOYNEXTDOOR

KISS OF LIFE

PLAVE

RIIZE

ZEROBASEONE

Best girl group

aespa

(G)I-DLE

IVE

LE SSERAFIM

NewJeans

Best boy band

BSS (Seventeen)

BTS

NCT Dream

Seventeen

TXT

Best female solo artist

Jisoo (Blackpink)

Lee Young Ji

Sin Ye Young

Song Ha Yea

Zia

Best male solo artist

BIG Naughty

DK (December)

Jungkook (BTS)

Lim Young Woong

Woody

Best soundtrack song

BIG Naughty – “With me” (“The Interest of Love”)

Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)” (“It Was Spring”)

Miyeon (G)I-DLE – “The Painted on the Moonlight” (“My Dearest”)

Paul Kim – “You Remember” (“The Glory”)

Younha – “Letter” (“Ditto”)

KakaoBank’s favorite star award

aespa

BTS

ENHYPEN

IVE

Lim Young Woong

NCT Dream

NewJeans

RIIZE

Seventeen

ZEROBASEONE

Millions Top 10 Award

aespa – “MY WORLD”

Suba (BTS) – “D-DAY”

THE BOYZ – “BE AWAKE”

BSS (Seventeen) – “SECOND WIND”

BTOB – “WIND AND WISH”

DO (EXO) – “Expectation”

EXO – “EXIST”

(G)I-DLE – “I feel”

ISEGYE IDOL – “KIDDING”

IVE – “I’ve IVE”

Jimin (BTS) – “FACE”

Jungkook (BTS) – “Seven” (featuring Latto)

LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN”

Lee Chan Won – “ONE”

Lee Seung Yoon – “Shelter of Dreams”

Lim Young Woong – “Do or Die”

MONSTA X – “REASON”

NCT 127 “Ay-Yo”

NCT DOJAEJUNG – “Perfume”

NCT Dream – “ISTJ”

NewJeans – “Get Up”

PLAVE – “ASTERUM : The Shape of Things to Come”

Seventeen – “FML”

SHINee – “HARD”

Shownu X Hyungwon (MONSTA X) – “THE UNSEEN”

Stray Kids – “5-STAR)

TXT – “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”

V (BTS) – “Layover”

Young Tak – “FORM”

ZEROBASEONE – “YOUTH IN THE SHADE”

Best pop artist

Charlie Puth

Ed Sheeran

Post Malone

Sia

SZA

Best music style

bongjeingan – “GAEKKUM”

Carina Nebula – “Good Match”

Cloud’s Block – “The Lake”

Dabda – “Flower Tail”

Jclef – “jonny’s sofa”

Lee Hyungju – “A day my body lifted up”

O’Domar – “Don’t think about elephants”

Parannoul – “Polaris”

Silica Gel – “Tik Tak Tok” (featuring So!YoON!)

youra – “The Cherry Trees”