Oct 12, 2026 6:48pm IST
MAMA Awards 2026 Nominations: BTS, BLACKPINK, HWASA, ATEEZ, Stray Kids, CORTIS Vie For Top Honors
The nominations for MAMA Awards 2026 has been announced. The event is happening on Nov. 20-21 in Osaka’s Kyocera Dome. This is the fourth time that the awards will be held at that venue. Fans can vote through Mnet Plus and other platforms. Mnet, TVING and Mnet Plus are the broadcast partners for the event.
BTS and BLACKPINK have been nominated for “ARIRANG” and “DEADLINE.” Mamamoo member and soloist HWASA has multiple nominations for her chart-busting song, “Good Goodbye.” TXT member Yeonjun and Dayoung too are nominated in various categories. Here is a lowdown…
Album Of The Year Nominees:
"Mark on Me" by &TEAM
"ARIRANG" by BTS
"7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns" by TOMORROW X TOGETHER
"LEMONADE" by aespa
"EUPHORIA" by ALPHA DRIVE ONE
"GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5" by ATEEZ
"DEADLINE" by BLACKPINK
"The Action" by BOYNEXTDOOR
"GREENGREEN" by CORTIS
"THE SIN: VANISH" by ENHYPEN
"REVERXE" by EXO
"REVIVE+" by IVE
"Beat It Up" by NCT DREAM
"Ode to Love" by NCT WISH
"Caligo Pt.2" by PLAVE
"II" by RIIZE
"THIS & THAT" by Stray Kids
"NO TRAGEDY" by TWS
Best Dance Performance Female Group Nominees:
"Suddenly" by I.O.I
"It's Me" by ILLIT
"LEMONADE" by aespa
"RUDE!" by Hearts2Hearts
"BANG BANG" by IVE
"404 (New Era)" by KiiiKiii
"SPAGHETTI" by LE SSERAFIM feat. j-hope of BTS
"Blue Valentine" by NMIXX
Best Dance Performance Male Group Nominees:
"BAD" by ATEEZ
"BiiiG" by BIGBANG
"Hollywood Action" by BOYNEXTDOOR
"REDRED" by CORTIS
"Do your dance" by RIIZE
"This & That" by Stray Kids
"OVERDRIVE" by TWS
"TOP 5" by ZEROBASEONE
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Best Dance Performance Female Solo Nominees:
"What's a girl to do" by DAYOUNG
"BUMPA" by BIBI
"I'm gonna TOESA" by SOYEON
"Ice Cream" by YUNA
"Catch Catch" by YENA
Best Dance Performance Male Solo Nominees:
"Ice Cream" by YEONJUN
"TOUGH LOVE" by ONEW
"FLOAT" by TAEMIN
"LIVE FAST DIE SLOW" by TAEYANG
"WYLD" by TAEYONG
Best Band Performance Nominees:
"BIG VOID" by Silica Gel
"Just Kids" by JANNABI
"All Ages" by LUCY
"CEREMONY" by QWER
"Voyager" by Xdinary Heroes
Best Choreography Nominees:
"It's Me" by ILLIT
"BAD" by ATEEZ
"REDRED" by CORTIS
"BANG BANG" by IVE
"Catch Cacth" by YENA
Best Music Video Nominees:
"2.0" by BTS
"Good Goodbye" by HWASA
"BiiiG" by BIGBANG
"Mono" by i-dle feat. skaiwater
"DDI RO RI" by MEOVV
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance Nominees:
"Yarrr" by HAON
"Nostalgia" by BIG Naughty
"KOLOK COLOK" by NOWIMYOUNG
"IF I" by TREASURE
"DUET" by ZICO, Lilas
Best Collaboration Nominees:
"Flirty" by DAYOUNG, Jay Park
"Always" by NMIXX's Sullyoon, Parc Jaejung
"WDA (Whole Different Animal)" by aespa, G-DRAGON
"SPAGHETTI" by LE SSERAFIM, j-hope
"ICONIC BY MISTAKE" by KATSEYE, ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM
Best Vocal Performance Group Nominees:
"TIME CAPSULE" by DAVICHI
"Blue" by DxS (SEVENTEEN)
"4 Flowers" by MAMAMOO
"SWIM" by BTS
"Paradise of Rumors" by AKMU
Best Vocal Performance Solo Nominees:
"No Words Can Say" by Roy Kim
"Unknown Planet" by IU
"Less than a lover" by JENNIE
"Good Goodbye" by HWASA
"CINEMA" by WOODZ
Best Female Group Nominees:
ILLIT
aespa
BABYMONSTER
BLACKPINK
Hearts2Hearts
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NMIXX
Best Male Group Nominees:
BTS
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
ATEEZ
BIGBANG
CORTIS
ENHYPEN
NCT WISH
Stray Kids
Best New Artist Nominees:
EVAN
Hiipe Princess
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
AND2BLE
hrtz.wav
LNGSHOT
MODYSSEY
OURBIRTHDAY
TUIDE
UNCHILD
Best Female Artist Nominees:
SOYEON
IRENE
TAEYEON
HWASA
YENA
Best Male Artist Nominees:
DOH KYUNGSOO
YEONJUN
TAEYANG
TAEYONG
Young K
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