Only artists that release music between November 30, 2019 and November 10, 2020 are eligible for nominations.
Nominations will also include artists selected according to the weekly Melon Popularity Award results, along with artists selected based on downloads and streams on Melon.
Accordingly, there are 40 nominations and 10 artists will be selected. The final top 10 will be determined by 80% of downloads and streaming on Melon + 20% of the votes.
The voting round will open from today until November 20 for verified Melon accounts.
* Top 40 nominations (arranged alphabetically):
Apink
Baekhyun (EXO)
Baek Ji Young
Baek Yerin
BLACKPINK
BOL4
BTS
Crush
Davichi
Deepflow
Gaho
(G)I-DLE
Hwasa (MAMAMOO)
ITZY
IU
IZ*ONE
Jeon Mi Do
Jessi
Jo Jung Suk
Joy (Red Velvet)
Kim Ho Joong
Lee Hi
Lim Young Woong
M.C the MAX
NCT 127
Oh My Girl
OVAN
Paloalto
Red Velvet
Sandeul (B1A4)
SEVENTEEN
Simon Dominic
SSAK3
Suho (EXO)
Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
The Quiett
TWICE
Young Tak
YUMDDA
Zico (Block B)
The MMA 2020 will be held for 4 days from December 2-5. In particular, the main ceremony will take place at 19h on December 5 (KST).