Mnet Asian Music Awards atau MAMA 2019 kembali lagi. MAMA 2019 seperti biasa dianjurkan oleh CJ E&M menerusi cenel muzik mereka; Mnet. Anugerah ini akan berlangsung pada 4 Disember di Nagoya Dome, Jepun. Tema pada tahun ini adalah “The NEXT DIMENSION : MUSIC”. Biarpun muzik kini telah memasuki dimensi serta era yang baru, namun Muzik tetap muzik dan membentuk ‘Music Makes One’.
Pada 24 Oktober, senarai pencalonan bagi setiap kategori telah diumumkan. Kali ini takrifan pemenang adalah berdasarkan kriteria seperti di bawah ;
Artist of the Year dan Artist Category Awards – 30% undian dari Mwave, 30% dari panel juri (Korea dan global), 20% daripada penjualan secara digital, 20% daripada penjualan album secara fizikal
Song of the Year dan Genre Category Awards – 20% undian dari Mwave, 40% dari panel juri (Korea dan global), 30% dari jualan album secara digital, 10% daripada penjualan album secara fizikal
Album of the Year – 40% dari panel juri (Korean dan global), 60% dari penjualan album secara fizikal
Worldwide Icon of the Year & Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10 – 60% dari undian Mwave, 20% undian dari sosial media, 20% undian dari tontonan muzik video diperingkat global
Best Music Video – 30% undian dari Mwave, 70% undian dari panel juri (Korea dan global)
Bagi melayakkan artis untuk bertanding dan dicalonkan dalam MAMA 2019, karya muzik mereka perlu diriliskan antara 1 November 2018 sehingga 23 Oktober 2019.
Pengundian bermula dari 24 Oktober sehingga 3 Disember depan secara atas talian di SINI.
Ini dia senarai pencalonan bagi setiap kategori.
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 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
(Kesemua artis yang tercalon bagi kategori yang dipertandingkan layak dinominasi untuk 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
(Calon kategori ini layak dicalonkan untuk 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
(Calon bagi kategori artist/genre, kecuali kategori Best OST dan Best Collaboration, secara automatic tercalon. Jika artis individu dan kumpulannya layak dicalonkan, maka pencalonan akan dikira secara berkumpulan.)
- 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
