{"id":931358,"date":"2026-10-13T10:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/931358\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:24:15","slug":"2026-mama-awards-nominations-list-bts-bigbang-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/931358\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 MAMA Awards Nominations List: BTS & BIGBANG Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBTS<\/a> received five nominations for the 2026 MAMA Awards<\/a>, which were announced on Monday (Oct. 12), the same day that first-round voting began for the 2027 Grammy Awards, which, for the first time, contains a dedicated Asian pop category, best Asian pop music performance. <\/p>\n

\n\tBTS is nominated for artist of the year at the MAMA Awards<\/a>,as well as best male group, album of the year for ARIRANG, best vocal performance group for \u201cSWIM\u201d and best music video for \u201c2.0.\u201d In addition, group member J-Hope received two nods for his feature on LE SSERAFIM\u2019s \u201cSPAGHETTI,\u201d nominated in both best collaboration and best dance performance female group.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother leading K-pop group, BIGBANG<\/a>, received four nominations plus four more for solo projects by group members Taeyang and G-Dragon. BIGBANG is up for artist of the year and best male group, plus best music video and best dance performance male group for \u201cBiiiG.\u201d Taeyang received three nods as a soloist: artist of the year, best male artist and best dance performance male solo for his single \u201cLIVE FAST DIE SLOW.\u201d G-Dragon earned a nod with his feature on aespa\u2019s \u201cWDA (Whole Different Animal)\u201d in the best collaboration category. G-Dragon won artist of the year at the 2025 ceremony.<\/p>\n

\n\tTOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/a> received three nods \u2013 artist of the year, best male group and album of the year for 7th year: a moment of stillness in the thorns. In addition, group member Yeonjun received three solo nominations: artist of the year, best male artist and best dance performance male solo for \u201cIce Cream.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSeven acts received five nominations each: MAMAMOO<\/a> (counting four nods for its youngest member, Hwasa), aespa<\/a>, ATEEZ<\/a>, IVE<\/a>, LE SSERAFIM<\/a>, ILLIT<\/a> and CORTIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first round of fan voting is already underway. The awards ceremony is set to take place over two nights, Nov. 20-21, at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan<\/a>. The awards will also stream live worldwide on CJ ENM\u2019s Mnet Plus platform. Music released between Oct. 1, 2025 and Sept. 30, 2026 is eligible for this year\u2019s awards.<\/p>\n

\n\tOther top winners at last year\u2019s ceremony, in addition to G-Dragon, were ROS\u00c9 & Bruno Mars\u2019s \u201cAPT.\u201d (song of the year), Stray Kids\u2019 KARMA (album of the year) and ENHYPEN (fans\u2019choice of the year).<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s the full list of nominees for the 2026 MAMA Awards, except for song of the year, which will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Male Artist\t<\/p>\n

Doh Kyung Soo (D.O. of EXO)<\/p>\n

Taeyang of BIGBANG<\/p>\n

Taeyong of NCT<\/p>\n

Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/p>\n

Young K of DAY6<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female Artist\t<\/p>\n

Hwasa of MAMAMOO<\/p>\n

Irene of Red Velvet<\/p>\n

Soyeon of i-dle<\/p>\n

Taeyeon of Girls\u2019 Generation<\/p>\n

YENA<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Male Group\t<\/p>\n

ATEEZ<\/p>\n

BIGBANG<\/p>\n

BTS<\/p>\n

CORTIS<\/p>\n

ENHYPEN<\/p>\n

NCT WISH<\/p>\n

Stray Kids<\/p>\n

TOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female Group\t<\/p>\n

aespa<\/p>\n

BABYMONSTER<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK<\/p>\n

Hearts2Hearts<\/p>\n

ILLIT<\/p>\n

IVE<\/p>\n

LE SSERAFIM<\/p>\n

NMIXX<\/p>\n

\t\tBest New Artist\t<\/p>\n

ALPHA DRIVE ONE<\/p>\n

AND2BLE<\/p>\n

EVAN<\/p>\n

H\/\/PE Princess<\/p>\n

hrtz.wav<\/p>\n

LNGSHOT<\/p>\n

MODYSSEY<\/p>\n

OURBIRTHDAY<\/p>\n

TUIDE<\/p>\n

UNCHILD<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Vocal Performance Solo\t<\/p>\n

Hwasa of MAMAMOO \u2013 \u201cGood Goodbye\u201d<\/p>\n

IU \u2013 \u201cUnknown Planet\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennie of BLACKPINK \u2013 \u201cLess than a Lover\u201d<\/p>\n

Roy Kim \u2013 \u201cNo Words Can Say\u201d<\/p>\n

WOODZ \u2013 \u201cCINEMA\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Vocal Performance Group\t<\/p>\n

AKMU \u2013 \u201cParadise of Rumors\u201d<\/p>\n

BTS \u2013 \u201cSWIM\u201d<\/p>\n

Davichi \u2013 \u201cTIME CAPSULE\u201d<\/p>\n

DxS (SEVENTEEN) \u2013 \u201cBlue\u201d<\/p>\n

MAMAMOO \u2013 \u201c4 Flowers\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Rap & Hip Hop Performance\t<\/p>\n

BIG Naughty \u2013 \u201cNostalgia\u201d<\/p>\n

HAON \u2013 \u201cYarrr\u201d<\/p>\n

NOWIMYOUNG \u2013 \u201cKOLOK COLOK\u201d<\/p>\n

TREASURE \u2013 \u201cIF I\u201d<\/p>\n

ZICO & Lilas of YOASOBI \u2013 \u201cDUET\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Original Soundtrack\t<\/p>\n

Kim Min Seok of MeloMance \u2013 \u201cLove Language\u201d (Can This Love Be Translated? OST)<\/p>\n

Migak Boys \u2013 \u201cMy Flavor\u201d (The Legend of Kitchen Soldier OST)<\/p>\n

Sung Si Kyung \u2013 \u201cAnytime anyhow\u201d (Surely Tomorrow OST)<\/p>\n

Suzy \u2013 \u201cA Day\u201d (EXchange 4 OST)<\/p>\n

Young K of DAY6 \u2013 \u201cSeason of Us\u201d (My Royal Nemesis OST)<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Music Video\t<\/p>\n

\u00a0BIGBANG \u2013 \u201cBiiiG\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0BTS \u2013 \u201c2.0\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Hwasa of MAMAMOO \u2013 \u201cGood Goodbye\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0i-dle \u2013 \u201cMono (Feat. skaiwater)\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0MEOVV \u2013 \u201cDDI RO RI\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Collaboration\t<\/p>\n

\u00a0aespa \u2013 \u201cWDA (Whole Different Animal) [feat. G-Dragon of BIGBANG]\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Dayoung of WJSN & Jay Park \u2013 \u201cFLIRTY\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0LE SSERAFIM \u2013 \u201cSPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE \u2013 \u201cICONIC BY MISTAKE\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Parc Jae Jung & Sullyoon of NMIXX \u2013 \u201cAlways\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Band Performance\t<\/p>\n

\u00a0Silica Gel \u2013 \u201cBIG VOID\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0JANNABI \u2013 \u201cJust Kids\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0LUCY \u2013 \u201cAll Ages\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0QWER \u2013 \u201cCEREMONY\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Xdinary Heroes \u2013 \u201cVoyager\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Choreography\t<\/p>\n

ATEEZ \u2013 \u201cBAD\u201d<\/p>\n

CORTIS \u2013 \u201cREDRED\u201d<\/p>\n

ILLIT \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s Me\u201d<\/p>\n

IVE \u2013 \u201cBANG BANG\u201d<\/p>\n

YENA \u2013 \u201cCatch Catch\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Dance Performance Male Solo\t<\/p>\n

ONEW of SHINee \u2013 \u201cTOUGH LOVE\u201d<\/p>\n

Taemin of SHINee \u2013 \u201cFLOAT\u201d<\/p>\n

Taeyang of BIGBANG \u2013 \u201cLIVE FAST DIE SLOW\u201d<\/p>\n

Taeyong of NCT \u2013 \u201cWYLD\u201d<\/p>\n

Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER \u2013 \u201cIce Cream\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Dance Performance Female Solo\t<\/p>\n

BIBI \u2013 \u201cBUMPA\u201d<\/p>\n

Dayoung of WJSN \u2013 \u201cWhat\u2019s a girl to do\u201d<\/p>\n

Soyeon of i-dle \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m gonna TOESA\u201d<\/p>\n

YENA \u2013 \u201cCatch Catch\u201d<\/p>\n

Yuna of ITZY \u2013 \u201cIce Cream\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Dance Performance Male Group\t<\/p>\n

ATEEZ \u2013 \u201cBAD\u201d<\/p>\n

BIGBANG \u2013 \u201cBiiiG\u201d<\/p>\n

BOYNEXTDOOR \u2013 \u201cHollywood Action\u201d<\/p>\n

CORTIS \u2013 \u201cREDRED\u201d<\/p>\n

RIIZE \u2013 \u201cDo your dance\u201d<\/p>\n

Stray Kids \u2013 \u201cThis & That\u201d<\/p>\n

TWS \u2013 \u201cOVERDRIVE\u201d<\/p>\n

ZEROBASEONE \u2013 \u201cTOP 5\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Dance Performance Female Group\t<\/p>\n

aespa \u2013 \u201cLEMONADE\u201d<\/p>\n

Hearts2Hearts \u2013 \u201cRUDE!\u201d<\/p>\n

I.O.I \u2013 \u201cSuddenly\u201d<\/p>\n

ILLIT \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s Me\u201d<\/p>\n

IVE \u2013 \u201cBANG BANG\u201d<\/p>\n

KiiiKiii \u2013 \u201c404 (New Era)\u201d<\/p>\n

LE SSERAFIM \u2013 \u201cSPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)\u201d<\/p>\n

NMIXX \u2013 \u201cBlue Valentine\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tArtist of the Year\t<\/p>\n

Aespa<\/p>\n

ALPHA DRIVE ONE<\/p>\n

AND2BLE<\/p>\n

ATEEZ<\/p>\n

BABYMONSTER<\/p>\n

BIGBANG<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK<\/p>\n

BTS<\/p>\n

CORTIS<\/p>\n

Doh Kyung Soo (D.O. of EXO)<\/p>\n

ENHYPEN<\/p>\n

EVAN<\/p>\n

H\/\/PE Princess<\/p>\n

Hearts2Hearts<\/p>\n

hrtz.wav<\/p>\n

Hwasa of MAMAMOO<\/p>\n

ILLIT<\/p>\n

Irene of Red Velvet<\/p>\n

IVE<\/p>\n

LE SSERAFIM<\/p>\n

LNGSHOT<\/p>\n

MODYSSEY<\/p>\n

NCT WISH<\/p>\n

NMIXX<\/p>\n

OURBIRTHDAY<\/p>\n

Soyeon of i-dle<\/p>\n

Stray Kids<\/p>\n

Taeyang of BIGBANG<\/p>\n

Taeyeon of Girls\u2019 Generation<\/p>\n

Taeyong of NCT<\/p>\n

TUIDE<\/p>\n

TOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/p>\n

UNCHILD<\/p>\n

YENA<\/p>\n

Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/p>\n

Young K of DAY6<\/p>\n

\t\tAlbum of the Year \t<\/p>\n

\n\t(Only Albums that sold more than 1 Million copies are eligible)<\/p>\n

&TEAM \u2013 Mark on Me<\/p>\n

aespa \u2013 LEMONADE<\/p>\n

ALPHA DRIVE ONE \u2013 EUPHORIA<\/p>\n

ATEEZ \u2013 GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK \u2013 DEADLINE<\/p>\n

BOYNEXTDOOR \u2013 The Action<\/p>\n

BTS \u2013 ARIRANG<\/p>\n

CORTIS \u2013 GREENGREEN<\/p>\n

ENHYPEN \u2013 THE SIN : VANISH<\/p>\n

EXO \u2013 REVERXE<\/p>\n

IVE \u2013 REVIVE+<\/p>\n

NCT DREAM \u2013 Beat It Up<\/p>\n

NCT WISH \u2013 Ode to Love<\/p>\n

PLAVE \u2013 Caligo Pt.2<\/p>\n

RIIZE \u2013 II<\/p>\n

Stray Kids \u2013 THIS & THAT<\/p>\n

TWS \u2013 NO TRAGEDY<\/p>\n

TOMORROW X TOGETHER \u2013 7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns<\/p>\n

\t\tFans\u2019 Choice Male\t<\/p>\n

&TEAM<\/p>\n

82MAJOR<\/p>\n

8TURN<\/p>\n

AEN<\/p>\n

AHOF<\/p>\n

ALPHA DRIVE ONE<\/p>\n

AND2BLE<\/p>\n

ATEEZ<\/p>\n

AxMxP<\/p>\n

B1A4<\/p>\n

BIGBANG<\/p>\n

BOYNEXTDOOR<\/p>\n

BTS<\/p>\n

CLOSE YOUR EYES<\/p>\n

CNBLUE<\/p>\n

CORTIS<\/p>\n

CRAVITY<\/p>\n

DAY6<\/p>\n

ENHYPEN<\/p>\n

EVAN<\/p>\n

EVNNE<\/p>\n

EXO<\/p>\n

FLARE U<\/p>\n

hrtz.wav<\/p>\n

HUI<\/p>\n

IDID<\/p>\n

JANNABI<\/p>\n

Jay Park<\/p>\n

KickFlip<\/p>\n

LNGSHOT<\/p>\n

NCT 127<\/p>\n

NCT DREAM<\/p>\n

NCT WISH<\/p>\n

NEXZ<\/p>\n

NouerA<\/p>\n

Park Ji Hoon<\/p>\n

PLAVE<\/p>\n

RIIZE<\/p>\n

SEVENTEEN<\/p>\n

SHINee<\/p>\n

Stray Kids<\/p>\n

Super Junior<\/p>\n

TREASURE<\/p>\n

TWS<\/p>\n

TOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/p>\n

WOODZ<\/p>\n

XLOV<\/p>\n

XODIAC<\/p>\n

ZEROBASEONE<\/p>\n

ZICO<\/p>\n

\t\tFans\u2019 Choice Female\t<\/p>\n

aespa<\/p>\n

AKMU<\/p>\n

ALLDAY PROJECT<\/p>\n

Apink<\/p>\n

APOKI<\/p>\n

ARTMS<\/p>\n

AtHeart<\/p>\n

Baby DONT Cry<\/p>\n

BABYMONSTER<\/p>\n

BIBI<\/p>\n

Billlie<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK<\/p>\n

Chuu<\/p>\n

CSR<\/p>\n

DAVICHI<\/p>\n

Dayoung of WJSN<\/p>\n

dodree<\/p>\n

EJel<\/p>\n

FIFTY FIFTY<\/p>\n

fromis_9<\/p>\n

HANRORO<\/p>\n

Hearts2Hearts<\/p>\n

i-dle<\/p>\n

I.O.I<\/p>\n

ILLIT<\/p>\n

ITZY<\/p>\n

IVE<\/p>\n

izna<\/p>\n

Kep1er<\/p>\n

KiiiKiii<\/p>\n

KISS OF LIFE<\/p>\n

LE SSERAFIM<\/p>\n

Lee Young Ji<\/p>\n

MAMAMOO<\/p>\n

MEOVV<\/p>\n

Mimi of Oh My Girl<\/p>\n

NMIXX<\/p>\n

Red Velvet<\/p>\n

RESCENE<\/p>\n

Taeyeon of Girls\u2019 Generation<\/p>\n

TUIDE<\/p>\n

TWICE<\/p>\n

UNIS<\/p>\n

VVUP<\/p>\n

X:IN<\/p>\n

Yena<\/p>\n

Yoon Mi Rae<\/p>\n

Yoona of Girls\u2019 Generation<\/p>\n

Younha<\/p>\n

Yuju<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS received five nominations for the 2026 MAMA Awards, which were announced on Monday (Oct. 12), the same…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":931359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[5806,3042,49,48,75,4481,2454,139123,341,15111],"class_list":["post-931358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-asia","tag-awards","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-kpop","tag-japan","tag-mama-awards","tag-music","tag-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=931358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/931359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=931358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=931358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=931358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}