The 2022 MMA (Melon Music Awards), hosted by Kakao M, is the 14th annual event in the show’s runtime. Artists who released music between November 8, 2021 and November 3, 2022 were eligible to be nominees.
The Top 10 Artists were decided by 20% online voting and 80% digital sales from Melon. The main awards were chosen by 20% online voting, 20% judges score and 60% digital sales. The genre awards were decided by 30% judges score and 70% digital sales. The popularity awards were chosen by 40% digital sales and 60% online voting and. The special awards were decided by judge scoring only.
[DAESANG] Artist of the Year | Lim Young Woong
[DAESANG] Album of the Year | Lim Young Woong – Im Hero
[DAESANG] Song of the Year | IVE – Love Dive
[DAESANG] Record of the Year | BTS
Melon Top 10 Awards | (G)I-DLE / IVE / Lim Young Woong / MeloMance / NewJeans / Be’O / BTS / IU / Seventeen / NCT Dream
Best New Artist Awards | IVE / NewJeans
Best Solo Artist Award (Male) | Lim Young Woong
Best Solo Artist Award (Female) | IU
Best Group (Male) | BTS
Best Group (Female) | IVE
Best OST | MeloMance – Love, Maybe (Business Proposal OST)
Best Collaboration | 10cm and Big Naughty – Beyond Love
Netizen Popularity Award | Lim Young Woong
Hot Trend | LE SSERAFIM
Best Performance | TXT / LE SSERAFIM
Best Songwriter | (G)I-DLE‘s Soyeon
Best Music Style | Big Naughty
Global Artist | MONSTA X
Global Rising Artist | STAYC
Music Video of the Year | (G)I-DLE – Tomboy
1theK Global Icon | ENHYPEN
KakaoBank Everyone’s Star | BTS
Project Music Award | WSG Wannabe
Best Session | Lee Shin Woo
Stage of the Year | IU – The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun
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