How to vote for MAMA Awards 2025? Complete nominations list, categories, voting schedule, and all you need to know as BTS & BLACKPINK idols lead nods

The 2025 Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA awards, are headed back to Hong Kong for the first time since 2018. The show will run November 28-29 at Kai Tak Stadium, for the two-day event. Nominations dropped on October 16, at 5 pm KST. The event is co-hosted by CJ ENM and Media Asia Group, with Rolemodel Entertainment Group Limited handling the organization.

Fans can now vote for the MAMA Fans’ Choice award through the MNET+ app or via this link. Voting is divided into two rounds: Round 1 runs from October 16 to October 26, while Round 2 takes place from October 30 to November 10.

The two-day event will be co-hosted by CJ ENM and Media Asia Group and organized by Rolemodel Entertainment Group Limited. First launched in 1999 as Korea’s first music video ceremony by Mnet, the awards rebranded to MAMA AWARDS to reflect its global focus.

Since then, it has hosted ceremonies worldwide, including Macao, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, and the U.S., celebrating K-Pop’s global expansion and the power of music to connect people.

2025 MAMA Awards: Full list of nominations in each category

Here are all the nominees for the four grand prizes (known as daesangs), along with the other categories.

Artist of the Year nominees

• aespa
• AHOF
• ALLDAY PROJECT
• BABYMONSTER
• Baby DONT Cry
• Baekhyun
• BOYNEXTDOOR
• CLOSE YOUR EYES
• CORTIS
• ENHYPEN
• G-DRAGON
• Hearts2Hearts
• i-dle
• IDID
• IVE
• izna
• j-hope
• Jennie
• Jin
• Jisoo
• KickFlip
• KiiiKiii
• LE SSERAFIM
• Mark
• RIIZE
• Rosé
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• Taeyeon
• TXT
• Twice
• Yuqi
• ZEROBASEONE

Album of the Year nominees

1. Baekhyun - Essence of Reverie
2. SEVENTEEN - SPILL THE FEELS
3. Jin - HAPPY
4. TXT - The Star Chapter: TOGETHER
5. aespa - Whiplash
6. ATEEZ - GOLDEN HOUR: Part 2
7. BABYMONSTER - DRIP
8. BOYNEXTDOOR - No Genre
9. ENHYPEN - DESIRE: UNLEASH
10. G-DRAGON - Ubermensch
11. i-dle - We are
12. IVE - IVE EMPATHY
13. NCT DREAM - DREAMSCAPE
14. NCT WISH - COLOR
15. PLAVE - Caligo Pt. 1
16. RIIZE - ODYSSEY
17. Stray Kids - KARMA
18. ZEROBASEONE - NEVER SAY NEVER

Song of the Year nominees

1. HAON and GISELLE - Skrr
2. DAVICHI - Stitching
3. DAYOUNG - body
4. Dynamic Duo and GUMMY - Take Care
5. DOYOUNG - Memory
6. Roy Kim - If You Ask Me What Love Is
7. MARK - 1999
8. MARK and Lee Young Ji - Fraktsiya
9. MINNIE - HER
10. PARK HYO SHIN - HERO
11. SEVENTEEN - THUNDER
12. ILLIT - Cherish (My Love)
13. N.Flying - Everlasting
14. LEE MUJIN - Coming Of Age Story
15. LEE CHAN HYUK - Vivid LaLa Love
16. Jennie - like JENNIE
17. Jennie - ZEN
18. Jennie and Doechii - ExtraL
19. Jisoo - earthquake
20. Karina - UP
21. KEY - HUNTER
22. Taeyeon - Letter To Myself
23. TXT - When the Day Comes
24. HIGHLIGHT - Endless Ending
25. aespa - Dirty Work
26. aespa - Whiplash
27. ALLDAY PROJECT - FAMOUS
28. ALLDAY PROJECT - WICKED
29. BABYMONSTER - DRIP
30. BIG Naughty and LEE CHAN HYUK - MUSIC
31. BLACKPINK - JUMP
32. BOYNEXTDOOR - IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU
33. BOYNEXTDOOR - Never Loved This Way Before
34. CNBLUE - A Sleepless Night
35. CORTIS - GO!
36. DAY6 - Maybe Tomorrow
37. G-DRAGON and Anderson. Paak - TOO BAD
38. HUNTR/X - Golden
39. IVE - REBEL HEART
40. j-hope - MONA LISA
41. KAI - Wait ON Me
42. LE SSERAFIM - HOT
43. MEOVV - DROP TOP
44. NCT DREAM - When I’m With You
45. NCT WISH - poppop
46. ph-1 and Jung Zi So - Life Is A Movie
47. PLAVE - Dash
48. QWER - Dear
49. RIIZE - Fly Up
50. Rosé - toxic till the end
51. Rosé and Bruno Mars - APT.
52. Saja Boys - Soda Pop
53. TABLO and RM - Stop The Rain
54. TREASURE - YELLOW
55. TWS - Countdown!
56. V and PARK HYO SHIN - Winter Ahead
57. Xdinary Heroes - Beautiful Life
58. ZEROBASEONE - Doctor! Doctor!

Best Male Artist nominees

1. G-Dragon
2. Baekhyun
3. Jin
4. Mark (of NCT)
5. j-hope (of BTS)

Best Female Artist nominees

1. Jennie
2. Nayeon (of TWICE)
3. Yuqi (of (G)I-DLE)
4. Taeyeon (of Girls’ Generation)
5. IU

Best Female Group nominees

1. Twice
2. aespa
3. Baby Monster
4. LE SSERAFIM
5. i-dle
6. IVE

Best Male Group nominees

1. ENHYPEN
2. BOYNEXTDOOR
3. SEVENTEEN
4. ZEROBASEONE
5. Stray Kids
6. TXT
7. RIIZE

Best Female Artist nominees

1. Rosé
2. Jisoo
3. Jennie
4. Taeyeon
5. i-Yuqi

Best Male Artist nominees

1. Jin
2. j-hope
3. Mark
4. Baekhyun
5. G-DRAGON

Best Vocal Performance Solo nominees

1. Rosé - toxic till the end
2. Taeyeon - Letter to Myself
3. Doyoung - Memory
4. Lee Mujin - Coming of Age Story
5. Roy Kim - If You Ask Me What Love Is

Best Vocal Performance Group nominees

1. MEOVV - DROP TOP
2. ZEROBASEONE - Doctor! Doctor!
3. TREASURE - YELLOW
4. DAVICHI - Stitching
5. HIGHLIGHT - Endless Ending

Best Collaboration Nominees

1. Fraktsiya by Mark and Lee Young Ji
2. ExtraL by Jennie and Doechii
3. TOO BAD by G-DRAGON and Anderson .Paak
4. APT. by Rosé and Bruno Mars
5. Winter Ahead by Taehyung and Hyoshin

Best Rap & Hip Hop nominees

• HAON and GISELLE - Skrr
• Dynamic Duo and GUMMY - Take Care
• BIG Naughty and LEE CHAN HYUK - MUSIC
• pH1 and Jung Zi So - Life Is A Movie
• TABLO and RM - Stop The Rain

Best OST nominees

1. HERO - Park Hyoshin
2. When the day Comes - TXT
3. Never Loved This Way Before - BOYNEXTDOOR
4. Golden - HUNTR/X
5. Soda Pop - Saja Boys

Best Music Video nominees

• Lee Chan Hyuk - Vivid LaLa Love
• Jennie - Zen
• aespa - Dirty Work
• ALLDAY PROJECT - FAMOUS
• BLACKPINK - JUMP

Best Choreography nominees

1. Jennie - like JENNE
2. Whiplash - aespa
3. WICKED - ALLDAY PROJECT
4. GO! - CORTIS
5. TOO BAD - G-DRAGON, Anderson. Paak

Best Band Performance nominees

• N.Flying - Everlasting
• CNBLUE - A Sleepless Night
• DAY6 - Maybe Tomorrow
• QWER - Dear Xdinary
• Heroes - Beautiful Life

Best Dance Performance Female Solo nominees

1. Jennie - like JENNIE
2. Jisoo - earthquake
3. Dayoung - body
4. Minnie - HER
5. Karina - UP

Best Dance Performance Male Solo nominees

1. j-hope - MONA LISA
2. Mark - 1999
3. KEY - HUNTER
4. G-DRAGON - TOO BAD (feat. Anderson. Paak)
5. KAI - Wait On Me

Best Dance Performance Female Group nominees

1. ILLIT - Cherish (My Love)
2. aespa - Whiplash
3. BABYMONSTER - DRIP
4. BLACKPINK - JUMP
5. IVE - REBEL HEART
6. LE SSERAFIM - HOT

Best Dance Performance Male Group nominees

1. SEVENTEEN - THUNDER
2. BOYNEXTDOOR - IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU
3. NCT DREAM - When I’m With You
4. NCT WISH - poppop
5. PLAVE - Dash
6. RIIZE - Fly Up
7. TWS - Countdown!

Best New Artist nominees

1. AHOF
2. ALLDAY PROJECT
3. Baby DONT Cry
4. CLOSE YOUR EYES
5. CORTIS
6. Hearts2Hearts
7. IDID
8. izna
9. KickFlip
10. KiiiKiii

Fans can catch the awards live on Mnet, TVING, and international platforms, including YouTube (Mnet K-Pop, Mnet TV, M2, KCON Official) and Mnet Plus.

Edited by Shreya Jha