Pada 24 Oktober, nominasi Mnet Music Awards untuk tahun ini telah diumumkan. Upacara penghargaan tahun ini akan berlangsung pada 4 Desember di Nagoya Dome di Jepang.
Kriteria untuk pemenang akhir adalah sebagai berikut:
Artist of the Year dan Artist Category Awards – 30% suara resmi, panel juri 30%, penjualan lagu digital 20%, penjualan album fisik 20%
Song of the Year dan Song Genre Category Awards – 20% suara resmi, panel juri 40%, penjualan lagu digital 30%, penjualan album fisik 10%
Album of the Year – panel juri 40%, penjualan album fisik 60%
Best Music Video – 70% panel juri, 30% penayangan video musik global
Agar memenuhi syarat, musik harus sudah dirilis antara 1 November 2018 dan 23 Oktober 2019.
Voting akan berlangsung secara online mulai 24 Oktober hingga 3 Desember pukul 23:59 waktu Korea.
Berikut daftar nominasi tahun ini
Best New Male Artist
AB6IX
ATEEZ
Kang Daniel
Kim Jae Hwan
TXT
X1
Best New Female Artist
BVNDIT
Cherry Bullet
EVERGLOW
ITZY
Jeon Somi
Rocket Punch
Best Male Artist
Baekhyun
Park Hyo Shin
Paul Kim
Song Mino
Taemin
Best Female Artist
Chungha
Heize
Hwasa
Jennie
Taeyeon
Best Male Group
BTS
EXO
GOT7
MONSTA X
NCT 127
SEVENTEEN
Best Female Group
BLACKPINK
GFRIEND
IZ*ONE
MAMAMOO
Red Velvet
TWICE
Best Dance Performance Male Group
BTS – “Boy With Luv”
EXO – “Tempo”
GOT7 – “ECLIPSE”
MONSTA X – “Alligator”
NU’EST – “BET BET”
SEVENTEEN – “Fear”
Best Dance Performance Female Group
BLACKPINK – “Kill This Love”
GFRIEND – “Sunrise”
(G)I-DLE – “Senorita”
IZ*ONE – “Violeta”
Red Velvet – “Zimzalabim”
TWICE – “FANCY”
Best Dance Performance Solo
Chungha – “Gotta Go”
Hwasa – “TWIT”
Jennie – “SOLO”
Sunmi – “LALALAY”
Taemin – “WANT”
Best Vocal Performance Group
AKMU – “How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love”
BOL4 – “Bom”
BTOB – “Beautiful Pain”
Davichi – “Unspoken Words”
MAMAMOO – “gogobebe”
WINNER – “MILLIONS”
Best Vocal Performance Solo
BEN – “180 Degree”
Chen – “Beautiful goodbye”
Jang Bum Joon – “Karaoke”
Kim Jae Hwan – “Begin Again”
Park Bom – “Spring”
Taeyeon – “Four Seasons”
Best Band Performance
DAY6 – “Time of Our Life”
JANNABI – “For Lovers Who Hesitate”
M.C the MAX – “After You’ve Gone”
NELL – “Let’s Part”
N.Flying – “Rooftop”
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music
Crush – “NAPPA”
Epik High – “LOVEDRUNK”
Heize – “SHE’S FINE”
Song Mino – “FIANCÉ”
Woo Won Jae – “Taste”
Best OST
Gummy – “Remember Me” (“Hotel Del Luna”)
Ha Jin – “We All Lie” (“SKY Castle”)
Jang Bum Joon – “Your Shampoo Scent in the Flowers” (“Melo is My Nature”)
JANNABI – “Take My Hand” (“Romance is a Bonus Book”)
Paul Kim – “So Long” (“Hotel Del Luna”)
Best Collaboration
Changmo, Hash Swan, ASH ISLAND, Kim Hyo Eun – “BAND”
Heize – “We don’t talk together” (Feat. GIRIBOY) (Prod. by Suga)
Jang Hye Jin & Yoon Min Soo – “Drunk On Love”
Lee Sora – “Song Request” (Feat. Suga)
Soyou & OVAN – “Rain Drop”
Song of the Year
AKMU – “How can I love the heartbreak, you’re the one I love”
BEN – “180 Degree”
BLACKPINK – “Kill This Love”
BOL4 – “Bom”
BTOB – “Beautiful Pain”
BTS – “Boy With Luv”
Changmo, Hash Swan, ASH ISLAND, Kim Hyo Eun – “BAND”
Chen – “Beautiful goodbye”
Chungha – “Gotta Go”
Crush – “NAPPA”
Davichi – “Unspoken Words”
DAY6 – “Time of Our Life”
Epik High – “LOVEDRUNK”
EXO – “Tempo”
GFRIEND – “Sunrise”
(G)I-DLE – “Senorita”
GOT7 – “ECLIPSE”
Gummy – “Remember Me” (“Hotel Del Luna”)
Ha Jin – “We All Lie” (“SKY Castle”)
Heize – “SHE’S FINE”
Heize – “We don’t talk together” (Feat. GIRIBOY) (Prod. by Suga)
Hwasa – “TWIT”
IZ*ONE – “Violeta”
Jang Bum Joon – “Karaoke”
Jang Bum Joon – “Your Shampoo Scent in the Flowers” (“Melo is My Nature”)
Jang Hye Jin & Yoon Min Soo – “Drunk On Love”
JANNABI – “For Lovers Who Hesitate”
JANNABI – “Take My Hand” (“Romance is a Bonus Book”)
Jennie – “SOLO”
Kim Jae Hwan – “Begin Again”
Lee Sora – “Song Request” (Feat. Suga)
M.C the MAX – “After You’ve Gone”
MAMAMOO – “gogobebe”
MONSTA X – “Alligator”
N.Flying – “Rooftop”
NELL – “Let’s Part”
NU’EST – “BET BET”
Park Bom – “Spring”
Paul Kim – “So Long” (“Hotel Del Luna”)
Red Velvet – “Zimzalabim”
SEVENTEEN – “Fear”
Song Mino – “FIANCÉ”
Soyou & OVAN – “Rain Drop”
Sunmi – “LALALAY”
Taemin – “WANT”
Taeyeon – “Four Seasons”
TWICE – “FANCY”
WINNER – “MILLIONS”
Woo Won Jae – “Taste”
Artist of the Year
AB6IX
ATEEZ
Baekhyun
BLACKPINK
BTS
BVNDIT
Cherry Bullet
Chungha
EVERGLOW
EXO
GFRIEND
GOT7
Heize
Hwasa
ITZY
IZ*ONE
Jennie
Jeon Somi
Kang Daniel
Kim Jae Hwan
MAMAMOO
MONSTA X
NCT 127
Park Hyo Shin
Paul Kim
Red Velvet
Rocket Punch
SEVENTEEN
Song Mino
Taemin
Taeyeon
TWICE
TXT
X1
Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10
AB6IX
AKMU
ATEEZ
BEN
BLACKPINK
BOL4
BTOB
BTS
BVNDIT
Cherry Bullet
Chungha
Crush
Davichi
DAY6
Epik High
EVERGLOW
EXO
GFRIEND
(G)I-DLE
GOT7
Heize
ITZY
IZ*ONE
Jang Bum Joon
JANNABI
Jeon Somi
Kang Daniel
Kim Jae Hwan
MAMAMOO
M.C the MAX
MONSTA X
NCT 127
NELL
N.Flying
NU’EST
Park Bom
Park Hyo Shin
Paul Kim
Red Velvet
Rocket Punch
SEVENTEEN
Sunmi
Taemin
Taeyeon
TWICE
TXT
WINNER
Woo Won Jae
X1