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{{Short description|South Korean music awards}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{distinguish|M.A.M.A. awards}}
{{Infobox award
| name = MAMA Awards
| image = MAMAAwards.png
| image_size = 
| current_awards = 2025 MAMA Awards
| awarded_for = Outstanding achievements in the K-pop and Asian music industry.
| presenter = [[CJ ENM Entertainment Division]] ([[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]])
| country = South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan and United States
| network = [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]], across [[CJ ENM]] channels and [[#Broadcasting|other international networks]]
| year = {{Start date and age|1999|11|27}}
| website = {{official website|https://2023mama.com/}}
| previous = [[2024 MAMA Awards|2024]]
| main = MAMA
| next = [[2025 MAMA Awards|2025]]
}}

{{Infobox election
| election_name = Most recent MAMA Award winners
| election_date = [[2024 MAMA Awards|2024]]
| type = primary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2023 MAMA Awards
| previous_year = 2023
| 1blank = Award
| 2blank = Winner
| image1 = [[File:241005 aespa K-Link Festival.jpg|128x160px]]
| 1data1 = [[MAMA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| 2data1 = [[Aespa]]<br />("[[Supernova (Aespa song)|Supernova]]")
| image2 = [[File:SEVENTEEN(세븐틴) - 'Ready to love' 응원법 3m 25s.jpg|128x160px]]
| 1data2 = [[MAMA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| 2data2 = [[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]<br />(''[[Seventeenth Heaven]]'')
| image4 = [[File:SEVENTEEN(세븐틴) - 'Ready to love' 응원법 3m 25s.jpg|128x160px]]
| 1data4 = [[MAMA Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year]]
| 2data4 = Seventeen
| image5 = [[File:Jimin on the way to SBS Radio, 31 March 2023 (2).jpg|128x160px]]
| 1data5 = [[MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year|Fans' Choice of the Year]]
| 2data5 = [[Jimin]]
| next_year = 2025
| next_election = 2025 MAMA Awards
}}

The '''MAMA Awards''' ({{langx|ko|마마 어워즈}}, formerly '''Mnet Asian Music Awards''')<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Jeff Benjamin|access-date=August 23, 2022|title=MAMA Awards Rebrands With New Name, Sets Dates & Location for 2022 Ceremony: Exclusive|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mama-awards-2022-date-location-rebrand-1235129969/|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930054435/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mama-awards-2022-date-location-rebrand-1235129969/|url-status=live}}</ref> is a major [[Music award|music awards]] ceremony presented annually by entertainment company [[CJ ENM]]. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes have been won by [[K-pop]] artists, although there are other Asian artists winning in various award categories, such as for [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist|Best Asian Artist]] and other professional-related awards.

The awards ceremony was first held in [[Seoul]] in 1999, being aired on [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/12/04/568292038/this-three-country-four-night-asian-music-awards-show-is-a-k-pop-promotion-machi|title=This Three-Country, Four-Night Asian Music Awards Show Is A K-Pop Promotion Machine|last=St. Michel|first=Patrick|date=December 4, 2017|work=[[NPR]]|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809152931/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/12/04/568292038/this-three-country-four-night-asian-music-awards-show-is-a-k-pop-promotion-machi|url-status=live}}</ref> MAMA has also been held in various Asian countries and cities outside of South Korea since 2010 and now airs internationally online beyond Asia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2122547/mama-awards-hong-kong-rolls-red-carpet-k-pop-royalty-asias-biggest|title=Supergroup BTS clean up at Asia's biggest K-pop awards show|last=Reinfrank|first=Alkira|date=December 2, 2017|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207225429/http://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2122547/mama-awards-hong-kong-rolls-red-carpet-k-pop-royalty-asias-biggest|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mnet-asian-music-awards-2017-live-stream-where-watch-mama-online-complete-broadcast-channel-751417|title=Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 live stream: Where to watch MAMA online and broadcast channel information|last=Mathew|first=Ilin|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mnet-asian-music-awards-2017-live-stream-where-watch-mama-online-complete-broadcast-channel-751417|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
=== Ceremony ===
The event was launched in 1999 as a [[music video]] awards ceremony, modeled after the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, called the Mnet Music Video Festival.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=1999|title=1999 Mnet Video Music Awards|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003142/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=1999|url-status=live}}</ref> It merged with the KMTV Korean Music Awards in 2004 and was renamed the Mnet KM Music Video Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0000813836|script-title=ko:m.net.KMTV 뮤직비디오 페스티벌 개최|trans-title=Mnet and KMTV will hold music festival|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|via=[[Naver]]|last=Hong|first=Je-sung|date=November 8, 2004|access-date=June 14, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614175024/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0000813836|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=111&aid=0000001865|script-title=ko:보아 'My Name', 올해 최고의 뮤직비디오|trans-title=BoA's 'My Name' is the best music video of the year|work=Joy News 24|via=[[Naver]]|last=Bae|first=Young-eun|date=December 5, 2004|access-date=June 14, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614175026/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=111&aid=0000001865|url-status=live}}</ref> By the mid-2000s, the awards ceremony had attracted some international interest due to the spread of [[Korean Wave|Hallyu]], and it aired in China and Japan in 2008.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/11/203_190865.html|title=Mnet Asian Music Awards: new global platform for K-pop stars|last=Kim|first=Jae-heun|date=November 12, 2015|work=[[The Korea Times]]|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062020/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/11/203_190865.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, the event was renamed the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) to reflect its expansion outside of South Korea.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2017/11/30/3001000000AEN20171130000700315.html|title=TWICE wins Song of Year Award at 2017 MAMA with 'Signal'|date=November 30, 2017|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062117/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2017/11/30/3001000000AEN20171130000700315.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, MAMA was held in Macau, marking the first time it was held outside of South Korea. The following year, in 2011, MAMA was held in Singapore, and was then held in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017.<ref name=":2" /> In 2017, the awards ceremony was expanded to four nights, and parts of the event were held in [[Vietnam]] and Japan, in addition to Hong Kong.<ref name=":0" /> In 2018, MAMA had three parts and was held in three countries; South Korea hosted the MAMA for the first time in nine years, together with Japan and Hong Kong. In [[2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2020]], MAMA was held online only and took place in [[South Korea]] only due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='2020 MAMA', 국내서 개최하나?...CJ ENM "결정된 것 없어"[공식]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/009/0004654067|access-date=September 11, 2020|website=[[Naver News]]|language=ko|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030658/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/009/0004654067|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2020|title=Mnet to hold online Asian music award event due to COVID-19 pandemic|url=http://www.ajudaily.com/view/20200921160807066|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=www.ajudaily.com|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030629/http://www.ajudaily.com/view/20200921160807066|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2020|title=K-pop awards show MAMA to be held online due to COVID-19|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200921000862|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030629/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200921000862|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=장 |first=동우|date=September 21, 2020|title=K-pop awards show MAMA to be held online due to COVID-19|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200921006100315|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117030708/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200921006100315|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Mnet Asian Music Awards Logo.svg|thumb|Mnet Asian Music Awards logo]]
On July 20, 2021, it was reported by ''[[Ilgan Sports]]'' that the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards was undergoing discussion for the event to be held in Hong Kong despite the ongoing pandemic and travel restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=[단독] '2021 MAMA' 코로나 위기 속 홍콩 개최 논의 '솔솔'|trans-title=[Exclusive] Discussion about holding '2021 MAMA' in Hong Kong amid Corona crisis 'Solsol'|url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210720122834086|website=Daum|publisher=[[Ilgan Sports]]|language=ko|author=Hwang Ji-young|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720045343/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210720122834086|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 23, 2022, CJ E&M announced that the event would be rebranded as simply the "MAMA Awards" going forward.<ref name="billboard 22">{{cite magazine |last1=Benjamin |first1=Jeff |title=MAMA Awards Rebrands With New Name, Sets Dates & Location for 2022 Ceremony: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mama-awards-2022-date-location-rebrand-1235129969/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=24 August 2022 |date=23 August 2022}}</ref>

===Event name===
* Mnet Video Music Awards (1999)<ref name=":1" />
* Mnet Music Video Festival (2000–2003)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2003|title=2003 Mnet Music Video Festival|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002927/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2003|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Mnet KM Music Video Festival (2004–2005)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2005|title=2005 Mnet KM Music Video Festival|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002531/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Mnet KM Music Festival (2006–2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2008|title=2008 Mnet KM Music Festival|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002951/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list?years=2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Mnet Asian Music Awards (2009–2021)<ref name=":3" />
* MAMA Awards (2022–present)<ref name="billboard 22" />

==Host venues==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:98%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Year{{efn|Each year in the table links to the Wikipedia article about that year's awards ceremony.}}
! scope="col" | Date<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list|title=MAMA History|website=Mnet Global|publisher=CJ E&M|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003056/https://www.mwave.me/en/mama/history/winners/list|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | City<ref name=":4" />
! scope="col" | Venue<ref name=":4" />
! scope="col" | Host(s){{Citation needed|date=February 2018}} 
|-
! colspan="5" |Mnet Video Music Awards
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[1999 Mnet Video Music Awards|1999]]
|November 27
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]]
|[[Universal Arts Center]]
|Choi Hal-li
|-
! colspan="5" |Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2000 Mnet Music Video Festival|2000]]
|November 24
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]]
|rowspan="3"|Universal Arts Center
|[[Cha Tae-hyun]] and [[Kim Hyun-joo]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2001 Mnet Music Video Festival|2001]]
|November 23
|Cha Tae-hyun and [[Song Hye-kyo]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2002 Mnet Music Video Festival|2002]]
|November 29
|[[Shin Dong-yup (entertainer)|Shin Dong-yup]] and [[Kim Jung-eun]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2003 Mnet Music Video Festival|2003]]
|November 27
|[[Kyung Hee University]]
|Cha Tae-hyun and [[Sung Yu-ri]]
|-
! colspan="5" |Mnet KM Music Video Festival (MKMF)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2004 Mnet KM Music Video Festival|2004]]
|December 4
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]]
|Kyung Hee University
|Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jung-eun
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" |[[2005 Mnet KM Music Video Festival|2005]]
|November 27
|[[Olympic Gymnastics Arena]]
|Shin Dong-yup and [[Kim Ah-joong]]
|-
! colspan="5" |Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2006 Mnet KM Music Festival|2006]]
|November 25
|rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]]
|Olympic Gymnastics Arena
|Shin Dong-yup and [[Kim Ok-bin]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2007 Mnet KM Music Festival|2007]]
|November 17
|rowspan="2"|[[Seoul Sports Complex]]
|Shin Dong-yup and [[Lee Da-hae]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2008 Mnet KM Music Festival|2008]]
|November 15
|[[Rain (entertainer)|Rain]]
|-
! colspan="5" |Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2009]]
|November 21
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]]
| Seoul Sports Complex
| [[Tiger JK]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2010]]
|November 28
| {{flag|Macau}}
|[[Cotai Arena]], [[The Venetian Macao]]
| {{N/A|None}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2011]]
|November 29
| {{flag|Singapore}}
|[[Singapore Indoor Stadium]]
|[[Lee Byung-hun]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2012]]
| November 30
|rowspan="5"|{{flag|Hong Kong}}
|[[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre]]
|[[Song Joong-ki]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2013]]
| November 22
|rowspan="4"|[[AsiaWorld–Arena]]
|[[Lee Seung-gi]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2014]]
| December 3
|[[Song Seung-heon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2015]]
| December 2
| [[Psy]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2016]]
| December 2
| Lee Byung-hun
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | [[2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2017]] 
| November 25
| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Ho Chi Minh City]]
| Hoa Binh Theatre
| [[Thu Minh]]
|-
| November 29
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yokohama]]
| [[Yokohama Arena]]
| [[Park Bo-gum]]
|-
| November 30
| rowspan="2"|{{flag|Hong Kong}}
| [[W Hong Kong]] 
| {{N/A|None}}
|-
| December 1
| AsiaWorld–Arena
| Song Joong-ki
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | [[2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2018]] 
| December 10
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]]
| [[Dongdaemun Design Plaza]]
| [[Jung Hae-in]]<ref name="mama2018">{{cite web|title=한국 정해인·일본 박보검·홍콩 송중기…'2018 MAMA' 호스트 확정|trans-title=Korea's Jung Hae-in, Japan's Park Bo-gum, Hong Kong's Song Joong-ki&nbsp;...&nbsp;Host confirmed for '2018 MAMA'|url=http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/03/2018120311930.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|author=Han Na-young|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720051649/http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/12/03/2018120311930.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| December 12
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]
| [[Saitama Super Arena]]
| Park Bo-gum<ref name="mama2018" />
|-
| December 14
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| AsiaWorld-Arena
| Song Joong-ki<ref name="mama2018" />
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2019]] 
| December 4
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Nagoya]]
| [[Nagoya Dome]]
| Park Bo-gum<ref>{{cite web|title=박보검 측 "'2019 MAMA' 호스트 확정…문화 교류 위해" [공식입장]|trans-title=Park Bo-gum's side "'2019 MAMA' host confirmed&nbsp;...&nbsp;for cultural exchange" [Official position]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001081954|via=[[Naver]]|work=Xports News|language=ko|author=Jeon Ah-ram|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105050700/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001081954|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2020]]
| December 6
| rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Paju]]
| rowspan="2"|CJ E&M Contents World
| Song Joong-ki<ref>{{cite web|title=송중기, '2020 MAMA' 호스트 낙점[공식]|trans-title=Song Joong-ki, '2020 MAMA' Host Selection [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004701843|via=[[Naver]]|work=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]]|language=ko|author=Lee Da-gyeom|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720045350/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0004701843|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2021]]
| December 11
| [[Lee Hyori]]<ref>{{cite web|title='레전드 아티스트' 이효리, 2021 MAMA 호스트로 나선다|trans-title='Legend Artist' Hyori Lee to host 2021 MAMA|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005653545|via=[[Naver]]|work=News1|language=ko|author=Kim Min-ji|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=October 13, 2021|archive-date=October 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013013714/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0005653545|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" |MAMA Awards
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2022 MAMA Awards|2022]]
|November 29–30
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Osaka]]
|[[Kyocera Dome Osaka|Kyocera Dome]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Jeon Somi]] and Park Bo-gum<ref>{{cite web |title='2022 MAMA' 전소미X박보검 호스트 나선다 [공식] |trans-title=Jeon So-mi X Park Bo-gum to host '2022 MAMA' [Official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653789 |work=Newsen |via=[[Naver]] |access-date=16 November 2022 |language=ko |date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116043505/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000653789 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=김 |first=진석 |title=박보검·전소미, 지난해 이어 2023 MAMA 어워즈 호스트 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=437&aid=0000365534 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=entertain.naver.com |language=ko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2023 MAMA Awards|2023]]
|November 28–29
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tokyo]]
|[[Tokyo Dome]]
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |[[2024 MAMA Awards|2024]]
|November 21
|{{flagicon|US}} [[Los Angeles]]
|[[Dolby Theatre]]
|Park Bo-gum<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=곽현수 |date=2024-10-29 |title=[Y현장] 박보검·김태리, '2024 MAMA AWARDS' 호스트 낙점 |url=https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202410291209195417 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=YTN star |language=ko}}</ref>
|-
|November 22
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Japan}} Osaka
| rowspan="2" |Kyocera Dome
|[[Karina (South Korean singer)|Karina]], [[Sung Han-bin]], [[Ive (group)|Rei]], [[Treasure (band)|Yoshi]]
|-
|November 23
|[[Kim Tae-ri]]<ref name=":5" />
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[2025 MAMA Awards|2025]]
|November 28–29
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|[[Kai Tak Sports Park | Kai Tak Stadium]]
|
|}

==Award categories==
===Grand prizes===
The four grand prizes (known as ''daesang''):

* [[MAMA Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year]]
* [[MAMA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
* [[MAMA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
* [[MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year|Worldwide Icon of the Year]] (since 2018)

===Competitive awards===
Unless otherwise noted, each award category was introduced in 1999.
* [[MAMA Award for Best Male Artist|Best Male Artist]]
* [[MAMA Award for Best Female Artist|Best Female Artist]]
* [[MAMA Award for Best Male Group|Best Male Group]] (since 2000, was known as Best Group in 1999)
* [[MAMA Award for Best Female Group|Best Female Group]] (since 2000)
* [[MAMA Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
* [[MAMA Award for Best Dance Performance|Best Dance Performance]]
* [[MAMA Award for Best Band Performance|Best Band Performance]]
* [[MAMA Award for Best Rap Performance|Best Rap Performance]]
* [[MAMA Award for Best Vocal Performance|Best Vocal Performance]] (since 2010)
* [[MAMA Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]] (2010, 2012, 2014–2017, 2019–present)
* [[MAMA Award for Best OST|Best OST]] (2004–2006, 2008–2009, 2011–2014, 2016–present)
* [[MAMA Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]] (since 2006)
* Best Unit (2018)

===Special awards===
{{Main|Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Special Awards Category}}
These awards have been given once or occasionally.
* [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best International Artist|Best International Artist]] (1999–2006, 2009–2010, 2012–2014, 2019, 2021)
* [[MAMA Award for Best Asian Artist|Best Asian Artist]] (since 2004)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Special Awards Category|Other special awards]]

===Discontinued awards===
* [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Music Video|Music Video of the Year]] (1999–2005)<br><small>(former ''daesang'' award and currently [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]] since 2006)</small>
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Music Video Awards Category#Best Popular Music Video|Best Popular Music Video]] (1999–2005)<br/><small>(former ''daesang'' award)</small>
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Music Video Awards Category#Best Music Video Performance|Best Music Video Performance]] (2005–2007)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Music Video Awards Category#Best Music Video Director|Best Music Video Director]] (1999–2006)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Mixed Group|Best Mixed Group]] (2000–2009)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Ballad/R&B Performance|Best Ballad Performance]] (1999–2009)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Ballad/R&B Performance|Best R&B Performance]] (2000–2007)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Genre-Specific Awards Category#Best Indie|Best Indie Performance]] (1999–2002)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Genre-Specific Awards Category#Best House & Electronic|Best House & Electronic Performance]] (2007–2009)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Genre-Specific Awards Category#Best Trot|Best Trot Performance]] (2009)
* [[Mnet Asian Music Awards in the Genre-Specific Awards Category#Best Digital Single|Best Digital Single]] (2010)

==Most wins==
===''Daesang'' awards===
The following lists the artist(s) who received two or more ''daesang'' awards.<br/><small>(Includes [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year]], [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], and [[Mnet Asian Music Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year|Worldwide Icon of the Year]])</small>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Record set
! scope="col" width="180" | Artist(s)
! scope="col" width="90" | First year <br /> awarded
! scope="col" width="90" | Recent year <br /> awarded{{efn|name="order"|Artists with the most awards and the most recent year awarded are listed first.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 21
|[[BTS]]
|[[2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2016]]
|[[2023 MAMA Awards|2023]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 6
|[[Exo (group)|Exo]]||[[2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2013]]||[[2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2017]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 5 
|[[Big Bang (South Korean band)|Big Bang]]||[[2008 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2008]]||[[2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2015]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 4 
|[[2NE1]]||[[2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2009]]||[[2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2011]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="3" |3 
||[[Super Junior]]||[[2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2007]]||[[2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2012]]
|-
|[[Twice]]||[[2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2016]]||[[2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2018]]
|-
|[[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]||[[2023 MAMA Awards|2023]]||[[2024 MAMA Awards|2024]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="6" |2 
|[[H.O.T.]]||[[1999 Mnet Asian Music Awards|1999]]||[[2000 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2000]]
|-
|[[BoA]]||[[2002 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2002]]||[[2004 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2004]]
|-
|[[SG Wannabe]]||[[2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2006]]||[[2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2006]]
|-
|[[TVXQ]]||[[2005 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2005]]||[[2008 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2008]]
|-
|[[G-Dragon]]||[[2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2009]]||[[2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2013]]
|-
|[[NewJeans]]||[[2023 MAMA Awards|2023]]||[[2023 MAMA Awards|2023]]<!--- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    This list is ONLY for the competitive awards, meaning special awards are not included. It only includes:
     Best Male/Female Artist, Best Male/Female Group
     Best New Artist, Best Dance Performance
     Best Vocal Performance, Best Rap Performance
     Best Band Performance, Best Music Video
     Best OST, Best Collaboration
     and discontinued awards:
      Best Mixed Group, Best Ballad/R&B Performance, Best Digital
      Best Indie, Best House & Electronic, Trot Performance
      Thank you!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --->
|}

=== Most awarded overall ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Record set
! scope="col" width="180" | Artist(s)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 52
|[[BTS]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 24
|[[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 19
|[[Twice]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 16
|[[Exo]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | 13
|[[BigBang (South Korean band)|Big Bang]]
|-
|[[Super Junior]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 12
|[[IU (singer)|IU]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" |11
|[[Blackpink]]
|-
|[[TVXQ]]
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 10
|[[2NE1]]
|-
|[[Psy]]
|-
|[[Shinhwa]]
|}

==Controversies==
{{See also|2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards#Controversies}}

=== Boycotting incidents ===
In 2007, [[Lee Min-woo]] and [[Shin Hye-sung]] from the group [[Shinhwa]] canceled their appearance at the event one hour before the [[2007 Mnet KM Music Festival|awards ceremony]] began. Shin later said they left because they did not trust the event to fairly select winners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2007111718134228940|title=이민우-신혜성, MKMF 행사직전 "불참"(종합)|author=Kim|first=Yeon-ji|date=November 17, 2007|work=Star News|language=ko|trans-title=Lee Min Woo, Shin Hye Sung leave just before MKMF event|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071836/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2007111718134228940|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, entertainment companies Inwoo Production and [[SM Entertainment]] boycotted the [[2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2009 awards ceremony]] with none of their artists attending. Both companies said the reason for their boycott was that they questioned the fairness of the voting process. In particular, SM Entertainment said that [[Girls' Generation]] had held the #1 spot on a music chart for nine consecutive weeks, but the group never won first place on Mnet's weekly ''[[M Countdown]]'' music show. The company also criticized a mobile poll which required participants to pay money in order to vote.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110321401713544|title=SM singers boycott Mnet music award|last=Kim|first=Jessica|date=November 3, 2009|newspaper=Asia Economy|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825203614/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009110321401713544|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, SM Entertainment artists also did not attend the year's awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20101117/32646576/5|title=소녀시대도, 효리도 No…'반쪽 MAMA'|author=김원겸|date=November 17, 2010|publisher=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|access-date=October 21, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021062159/https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20101117/32646576/5|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Voter fraud ===
Prior to the [[2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards|2017 awards ceremony]], Mnet found that some fans had cast fraudulent votes through the use of [[Internet bot|bots]]. As a result, Mnet temporarily halted voting, then nullified all fraudulent votes, blocked relevant IP addresses, and deleted relevant user accounts.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8023123/mama-awards-2017-shut-down-voting-fraud|title=2017 MAMA Awards Shut Down Voting to Address Fraud Issues|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=November 3, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204210909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8023123/mama-awards-2017-shut-down-voting-fraud|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2017/11/03/0701000000AEN20171103003451315.html|title=Mnet takes action against ballot rigging in year-end K-pop awards|date=November 3, 2017|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720045358/https://en.yna.co.kr/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Broadcasting==
The ceremony broadcasts live worldwide via [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]], [[TVING]], [[TvN (Asian TV channel)|tvN Asia]], Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart+, other [[CJ E&M|CJ ENM]] channels, and [[YouTube]] through Mnet K-POP, Mnet TV, M2, and KCON channels. 

Other broadcasters that also broadcast the event includes [[au (mobile phone company)|au]] Smart Pass, [[Far EasTone]] Mobile Circle app & friDay Video, [[MeWATCH]], [[Media Prima#Media Prima Television Networks|TonTon]], [[FPT Group|FPT]] Play, [[JOOX]], [[ViuTV]], [[Smart Communications|Smart Livestream]], and [[Vidio]].

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.mwave.me/en/mama}}

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