Here Is A Look At All The Nominations For The 2021 MAMA Awards

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With December coming up, it means one major event for K-Pop fans: the annual Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). With K-Pop idols from all companies invited to celebrate all their hard work during the year, it is a celebration of everything that has happened. There have already been rumors about the guests scheduled to appear.

Mnet finally revealed the nominees for this year's highly-anticipated year-end awards show, the Mnet Asian Music Awards (hereafter referred to as the 2021 MAMA)!

This year, the 2021 MAMA has made major changes to its categorizations and voting. For the Daesang (Grand Prize) awards such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year, as well as the Bonsang awards, the winner will be decided by professional judges and a variety of criteria.

While the Grand Prize award for Worldwide Icon of the Year and Bonsang award for Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 will be based on fan votes.

The 2021 MAMA is scheduled to broadcast live on December 11 KST, with the red carpet starting at 4pm KST, and the awards ceremony at 6pm KST.

Ahead of the voting, here is a look at all the nominations for each of the categories!

Check out the nominees for the 2021 MAMA here:

Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10

1. (G)I-DLE

2. aespa

3. AKMU

4. Ash Island

5. ASTRO

6. ATEEZ

7. Brave Girls

8. BTS

9. Chungha

10. CL

11. Davichi

12. ENHYPEN

13. EXO

14. fromis_9

15. Heize

16. Hyuna

17. iKON

18. ITZY

19. IU

20. Jannabi

21. Jessi

22. Kang Daniel

23. Lee Mu Jin

24. Lee Seung Gi

25. LISA

26. LOONA

27. MAMAMOO

28. MINO

29. MONSTA X

30. NCT127

31. NCT DREAM

32. NU'EST

33. Oh My Girl

34. Rain

35. Red Velvet

36. Rosé

37. SEVENTEEN

38. SF9

39. SHINee

40. Jeon Somi

41. STAYC

42. Stray Kids

43. Sunmi

44. Super Junior

45. Taeyeon

46. THE BOYZ

47. Tomorrow X Together

48. TREASURE

49. TWICE

50. Weeekly

Best Female Artist

1. Heize

2. IU
3. LISA
4. Rosé

5. Taeyeon

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Best Male Artist

1. Baekhyun

2. D.O

3. KAI

4. Kang Daniel

5. Lee Mu Jin

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Best New Male Artist

1. Drippin

2. ENHYPEN

3. EPEX

4. MIRAE

5. P1Harmony

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Best New Female Artist

1. aespa

2. Jo Yu Ri

3. Kwon Eun Bi

4. LIGHTSUM

5. STAYC

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Best Female Group

1. (G)I-DLE

2. Brave Girls

3. ITZY

4. Oh My Girl

5. Red Velvet

6. TWICE

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Best Male Group

1. BTS

2. NCT127

3. NCT DREAM

4. SEVENTEEN

5. Stray Kids

6. Tomorrow X Together

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Best Band Performance

1. 10cm - "Sleepless in Seoul (feat. Lee Suhyun)"

2. CNBLUE - "Then, Now and Forever"

3. DAY6 - "You Make Me"

4. Jannabi - "A thought on an autumn night"

5. N.Flying - "Moonshot"

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Best Vocal Performance

1. AKMU - "Nakka (feat. IU)"

2. Davichi - "Just Hug Me"

3. Heize - "Happen"
4. IU - "Celebrity"
5. Lee Mu Jin - "Traffic Light"

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Best OST

1. 10cm - "Borrow Your Night" (Romance 101)
2. Jo Jung Seok - "I Like You" (Hospital Playlist 2)
3. Choi Yu Ree - "Wind" (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha)
4. Lee Mu Jin - "Rain and You" (Hospital Playlist 2)
5. Yang Yoseob and Jung Eunji - "Love Day" (Romance 101)

Best Collaboration

1. AKMU and IU - "Nakka"
2. BTS and Coldplay - "My Universe"
3. Gaeko and Kwon Jinah - "I Feel Like"
4. Hyorin and Dasom - "Summer or Summer"
5. Rain and Park Jin Young - "Switch to Me"

Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

1. Ash Island - "Melody"
2. Changmo - "GJD"
3. Jessi - "What Type of X"
4. MINO - "Run Way"
5. YUMDDA - "9ucci (feat. DOGE)"

Best Dance Performance Female Group

1. aespa - "Next Level"
2. ITZY - "Mafia In The Morning"
3. Oh My Girl - "Dun Dun Dance"
4. Red Velvet - "Queendom"
5. STAYC - "ASAP"
6. TWICE - "Alcohol-Free"

Best Dance Performance Male Group

1. BTS - "Butter"
2. NCT127 - "Sticker"
3. NCT DREAM - "Hot Sauce"
4. SEVENTEEN - "Ready to Love"
5. SHINee - "Don't Call Me"
6. Stray Kids - "Thunderous"