Entertainment · K-Culture & Anime · 8 hrs ago
2026 MAMA Awards nominations announced
The nominations for the 2026 MAMA Awards have been announced.
The awards cover K-pop artists and releases across categories including best artist, group, song, album and performance.
Nominees include BTS, BLACKPINK, EXO, IVE and many other acts.
The ceremony is scheduled for November 20 and 21 at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan.
Fans can vote in the male and female Fan’s Choice categories online through Mnet Plus and X. The first voting period runs from October 12 to October 22, 2026, in Korean Standard Time.
The winners have not yet been announced.
Nominations for the 2026 MAMA Awards were announced on October 12.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for November 20 and 21 at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan.
The nominations span categories including artist, group, performance, collaboration, music video and album of the year.
Online voting for the Fan’s Choice male and female categories began on October 12 and is scheduled to run through October 22.
- Who
- Artists and groups nominated for the 2026 MAMA Awards.
- What
- Nominations were announced across multiple award categories.
- When
- October 12, 2026; the awards ceremony is scheduled for November 20 and 21.
- Where
- The ceremony is scheduled for Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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The nominations were announced, and online voting for the Fan’s Choice categories began.
The first Fan’s Choice voting period is scheduled to end.
The MAMA Awards are scheduled to take place at Kyocera Dome in Osaka.
- Announcement date
- October 12, 2026
- Ceremony venue
- Kyocera Dome
- Ceremony location
- Osaka, Japan
- Ceremony dates
- November 20–21, 2026
- Fan’s Choice voting
- October 12–22, 2026 (KST)
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