Melon Music Awards 2026 Announces Nominees For Category Awards + TOP10 Winners

The next round of voting is underway for the Melon Music Awards 2026! On October 30, the Melon Music Awards 2026 (hereafter MMA 2026) announced the nominees for 12 categories that will have winners determined in part by fan votes. In order to be eligible, the music must have been released between November 20, 2025 and October 14, 2026. The TOP10, Global TOP10, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Best Solo, Best Group, Best OST, and Best Pop Artist are all determined by 60% digital score, 20% panel review, and 20% votes. TrackZero Choice is determined by 20% digital score, 60% panel review, and 20% votes. Other awards such as Record of the Year, Global-K of the Year, and more will be 100% determined by panel review. Voting for the TOP10 took place from October 15 through October 29, and the final winners became the nominees for Artist of the Year. Here are the nominees for the category awards: Artist of the Year (TOP10 winners) AKMU BTS CORTIS Hearts2Hearts I.O.I ILLIT IVE KiiiKiii NCT WISH PLAVE Album of the Year aespa – “LEMONADE” AKMU – “FLOWERING” ALLDAY PROJECT – “ALLDAY PROJECT” BTS – “ARIRANG” CORTIS – “GREENGREEN” I.O.I – “I.O.I :...