BTS received five nominations for the 2026 MAMA Awards, which were announced on Monday (Oct. 12), the same day that first-round voting began for the 2027 Grammy Awards, which, for the first time, contains a dedicated Asian pop category, best Asian pop music performance.
BTS is nominated for artist of the year at the MAMA Awards,as well as best male group, album of the year for ARIRANG, best vocal performance group for “SWIM” and best music video for “2.0.” In addition, group member J-Hope received two nods for his feature on LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI,” nominated in both best collaboration and best dance performance female group.
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Another leading K-pop group, BIGBANG, received four nominations plus four more for solo projects by group members Taeyang and G-Dragon. BIGBANG is up for artist of the year and best male group, plus best music video and best dance performance male group for “BiiiG.” Taeyang received three nods as a soloist: artist of the year, best male artist and best dance performance male solo for his single “LIVE FAST DIE SLOW.” G-Dragon earned a nod with his feature on aespa’s “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” in the best collaboration category. G-Dragon won artist of the year at the 2025 ceremony.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER received three nods – artist of the year, best male group and album of the year for 7th year: a moment of stillness in the thorns. In addition, group member Yeonjun received three solo nominations: artist of the year, best male artist and best dance performance male solo for “Ice Cream.”
Seven acts received five nominations each: MAMAMOO (counting four nods for its youngest member, Hwasa), aespa, ATEEZ, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and CORTIS.
The first round of fan voting is already underway. The awards ceremony is set to take place over two nights, Nov. 20-21, at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan. The awards will also stream live worldwide on CJ ENM’s Mnet Plus platform. Music released between Oct. 1, 2025 and Sept. 30, 2026 is eligible for this year’s awards.
Other top winners at last year’s ceremony, in addition to G-Dragon, were ROSÉ & Bruno Mars’s “APT.” (song of the year), Stray Kids’ KARMA (album of the year) and ENHYPEN (fans’choice of the year).
Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2026 MAMA Awards, except for song of the year, which will be announced soon.
Best Male Artist
Doh Kyung Soo (D.O. of EXO) Taeyang of BIGBANG Taeyong of NCT Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER Young K of DAY6Best Female Artist
Hwasa of MAMAMOO Irene of Red Velvet Soyeon of i-dle Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation YENABest Male Group
ATEEZ BIGBANG BTS CORTIS ENHYPEN NCT WISH Stray Kids TOMORROW X TOGETHERBest Female Group
aespa BABYMONSTER BLACKPINK Hearts2Hearts ILLIT IVE LE SSERAFIM NMIXXBest New Artist
ALPHA DRIVE ONE AND2BLE EVAN H//PE Princess hrtz.wav LNGSHOT MODYSSEY OURBIRTHDAY TUIDE UNCHILDBest Vocal Performance Solo
Hwasa of MAMAMOO – “Good Goodbye” IU – “Unknown Planet” Jennie of BLACKPINK – “Less than a Lover” Roy Kim – “No Words Can Say” WOODZ – “CINEMA”Best Vocal Performance Group
AKMU – “Paradise of Rumors” BTS – “SWIM” Davichi – “TIME CAPSULE” DxS (SEVENTEEN) – “Blue” MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
BIG Naughty – “Nostalgia” HAON – “Yarrr” NOWIMYOUNG – “KOLOK COLOK” TREASURE – “IF I” ZICO & Lilas of YOASOBI – “DUET”Best Original Soundtrack
Kim Min Seok of MeloMance – “Love Language” (Can This Love Be Translated? OST) Migak Boys – “My Flavor” (The Legend of Kitchen Soldier OST) Sung Si Kyung – “Anytime anyhow” (Surely Tomorrow OST) Suzy – “A Day” (EXchange 4 OST) Young K of DAY6 – “Season of Us” (My Royal Nemesis OST)Best Music Video
BIGBANG – “BiiiG” BTS – “2.0” Hwasa of MAMAMOO – “Good Goodbye” i-dle – “Mono (Feat. skaiwater)” MEOVV – “DDI RO RI”Best Collaboration
aespa – “WDA (Whole Different Animal) [feat. G-Dragon of BIGBANG]” Dayoung of WJSN & Jay Park – “FLIRTY” LE SSERAFIM – “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)” LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE – “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” Parc Jae Jung & Sullyoon of NMIXX – “Always”Best Band Performance
Silica Gel – “BIG VOID” JANNABI – “Just Kids” LUCY – “All Ages” QWER – “CEREMONY” Xdinary Heroes – “Voyager”Best Choreography
ATEEZ – “BAD” CORTIS – “REDRED” ILLIT – “It’s Me” IVE – “BANG BANG” YENA – “Catch Catch”Best Dance Performance Male Solo
ONEW of SHINee – “TOUGH LOVE” Taemin of SHINee – “FLOAT” Taeyang of BIGBANG – “LIVE FAST DIE SLOW” Taeyong of NCT – “WYLD” Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Ice Cream”Best Dance Performance Female Solo
BIBI – “BUMPA” Dayoung of WJSN – “What’s a girl to do” Soyeon of i-dle – “I’m gonna TOESA” YENA – “Catch Catch” Yuna of ITZY – “Ice Cream”Best Dance Performance Male Group
ATEEZ – “BAD” BIGBANG – “BiiiG” BOYNEXTDOOR – “Hollywood Action” CORTIS – “REDRED” RIIZE – “Do your dance” Stray Kids – “This & That” TWS – “OVERDRIVE” ZEROBASEONE – “TOP 5”Best Dance Performance Female Group
aespa – “LEMONADE” Hearts2Hearts – “RUDE!” I.O.I – “Suddenly” ILLIT – “It’s Me” IVE – “BANG BANG” KiiiKiii – “404 (New Era)” LE SSERAFIM – “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)” NMIXX – “Blue Valentine”Artist of the Year
Aespa ALPHA DRIVE ONE AND2BLE ATEEZ BABYMONSTER BIGBANG BLACKPINK BTS CORTIS Doh Kyung Soo (D.O. of EXO) ENHYPEN EVAN H//PE Princess Hearts2Hearts hrtz.wav Hwasa of MAMAMOO ILLIT Irene of Red Velvet IVE LE SSERAFIM LNGSHOT MODYSSEY NCT WISH NMIXX OURBIRTHDAY Soyeon of i-dle Stray Kids Taeyang of BIGBANG Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation Taeyong of NCT TUIDE TOMORROW X TOGETHER UNCHILD YENA Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER Young K of DAY6Album of the Year
(Only Albums that sold more than 1 Million copies are eligible)
&TEAM – Mark on Me aespa – LEMONADE ALPHA DRIVE ONE – EUPHORIA ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 BLACKPINK – DEADLINE BOYNEXTDOOR – The Action BTS – ARIRANG CORTIS – GREENGREEN ENHYPEN – THE SIN : VANISH EXO – REVERXE IVE – REVIVE+ NCT DREAM – Beat It Up NCT WISH – Ode to Love PLAVE – Caligo Pt.2 RIIZE – II Stray Kids – THIS & THAT TWS – NO TRAGEDY TOMORROW X TOGETHER – 7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the ThornsFans’ Choice Male
&TEAM 82MAJOR 8TURN AEN AHOF ALPHA DRIVE ONE AND2BLE ATEEZ AxMxP B1A4 BIGBANG BOYNEXTDOOR BTS CLOSE YOUR EYES CNBLUE CORTIS CRAVITY DAY6 ENHYPEN EVAN EVNNE EXO FLARE U hrtz.wav HUI IDID JANNABI Jay Park KickFlip LNGSHOT NCT 127 NCT DREAM NCT WISH NEXZ NouerA Park Ji Hoon PLAVE RIIZE SEVENTEEN SHINee Stray Kids Super Junior TREASURE TWS TOMORROW X TOGETHER WOODZ XLOV XODIAC ZEROBASEONE ZICOFans’ Choice Female
aespa AKMU ALLDAY PROJECT Apink APOKI ARTMS AtHeart Baby DONT Cry BABYMONSTER BIBI Billlie BLACKPINK Chuu CSR DAVICHI Dayoung of WJSN dodree EJel FIFTY FIFTY fromis_9 HANRORO Hearts2Hearts i-dle I.O.I ILLIT ITZY IVE izna Kep1er KiiiKiii KISS OF LIFE LE SSERAFIM Lee Young Ji MAMAMOO MEOVV Mimi of Oh My Girl NMIXX Red Velvet RESCENE Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation TUIDE TWICE UNIS VVUP X:IN Yena Yoon Mi Rae Yoona of Girls’ Generation Younha YujuHence then, the article about bts bigbang lead nominations for 2026 mama awards full list was published today ( ) and is available on billboard ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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