Musisi dan musik yang masuk nominasi adalah mereka yang berkarya dari 24 Oktober 2019 hingga 28 Oktober 2002. Pemenangnya akan diumumkan saat MAMA digelar pada 6 Desember pukul 18.00 KST di Korea.
Setiap kategori memiliki kriteria berbeda untuk menentukan pemenangnya. Satu kesamaan di setiap kategori adalah fans bisa berpartisipasi dengan memvoting musisi atau lagu favorit mereka.
Best Dance Performance Male Group
ATEEZ – “INCEPTION”
EXO – “Obsession”
NCT 127 – “Kick It”
TXT – “Can’t You See Me?”
BTS – “Dynamite”
SEVENTEEN – “Left & Right”
Best Dance Performance Female Group
BLACKPINK – “How You Like That”
ITZY – “WANNABE”
TWICE – “MORE & MORE”
Red Velvet – “Psycho”
IZ*ONE – “Secret Story of the Swan”
Oh My Girl – “Nonstop”
Best Dance Performance Solo
Kang Daniel – “Who U Are”
Sunmi – “pporappippam”
Jessi – “NUNU NANA”
Taemin – “Criminal”
Hwasa – “Maria”
Best Vocal Performance Group
WINNER – “Hold”
Noel – “Late Night”
NU’EST – “I’m in Trouble”
Davichi – “Dear.”
MAMAMOO – “HIP”
Best Vocal Performance Solo
Baek Yerin – “Square (2017)”
Baekhyun – “Candy”
IU – “Blueming”
Jung Seung Hwan – “My Christmas wish”
Taeyeon – “Spark”
Best Band Performance
DAY6 – “Zombie”
M.C the MAX – “BLOOM”
N.Flying – “Oh really.”
LEENALCHI – “Tiger is Coming”
HYUKOH – “Help”
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music
Giriboy – “Eul” (Feat. BIG Naughty)
YUMDDA – “Amanda” (Feat. Simon Dominic)
Lee Hi – “Holo”
Zico – “Any song”
CHANGMO – “METEOR”
Best OST
Gaho – “Start” (“Itaewon Class”)
Baek Yerin – “Here I Am Again” (“Crash Landing On You”)
Sandeul – “Slightly Tipsy” (“She is My Type”)
Joy – “Introduce me a good person” (“Hospital Playlist”)
Jo Jung Suk – “Aloha” (“Hospital Playlist”)
Best Collaboration
Park Jin Young – “When We Disco” (Duet with Sunmi)
BOL4 – “Leo” (Feat. Baekhyun)
Sung Si Kyung & IU – “First Winter”
IU – “eight” (Prod. & Feat. Suga)
Zico – “Summer Hate” (Feat. Rain)
Song of the Year
ATEEZ – “INCEPTION”
Baekhyun – “Candy”
Baek Yerin – “Here I Am Again” (“Crash Landing On You”)
Baek Yerin – “Square (2017)”
BLACKPINK – “How You Like That”
BOL4 – “Leo” (Feat. Baekhyun)
BTS – “Dynamite”
CHANGMO – “METEOR”
Davichi – “Dear.”
DAY6 – “Zombie”
EXO – “Obsession”
Gaho – “Start” (“Itaewon Class”)
Giriboy – “Eul” (Feat. BIG Naughty)
Hwasa – “Maria”
HYUKOH – “Help”
ITZY – “WANNABE”
IU – “Blueming”
IU – “eight” (Prod. & Feat. Suga)
IZ*ONE – “Secret Story of the Swan”
Jessi – “NUNU NANA”
Jo Jung Suk – “Aloha” (“Hospital Playlist”)
Joy – “Introduce me a good person” (“Hospital Playlist”)
Jung Seung Hwan – “My Christmas wish”
Kang Daniel – “Who U Are”
Lee Hi – “Holo”
LEENALCHI – “Tiger is Coming”
M.C the MAX – “BLOOM”
MAMAMOO – “HIP”
N.Flying – “Oh really.”
NCT 127 – “Kick It”
Noel – “Late Night”
NU’EST – “I’m in Trouble”
Oh My Girl – “Nonstop”
Park Jin Young – “When We Disco” (Duet with Sunmi)
Red Velvet – “Psycho”
Sandeul – “Slightly Tipsy” (“She is My Type”)
SEVENTEEN – “Left & Right”
Sung Si Kyung & IU – “First Winter”
Sunmi – “pporappippam”
Taemin – “Criminal”
Taeyeon – “Spark”
TWICE – “MORE & MORE”
TXT – “Can’t You See Me?”
WINNER – “Hold”
YUMDDA – “Amanda” (Feat. Simon Dominic)
Zico – “Any song”
Zico – “Summer Hate” (Feat. Rain)
Artist of the Year
Baekhyun
BLACKPINK
BTS
Chungha
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CRAVITY
EXO
GOT7
Hwasa
IU
IZ*ONE
Kang Daniel
MAMAMOO
MCND
MONSTA X
Natty
NCT
Oh My Girl
Park Jin Young
Red Velvet
SECRET NUMBER
SEVENTEEN
Sunmi
Taemin
Taeyeon
TOO
TREASURE
TWICE
Weeekly
WEi
woo!ah!
Zico
Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10
ATEEZ
Baek Yerin
BLACKPINK
BTS
CHANGMO
Chungha
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CRAVITY
Davichi
DAY6
EXO
Giriboy
GOT7
HYUKOH
ITZY
IU
IZ*ONE
Jessi
Jung Seung Hwan
Kang Daniel
Lee Hi – “Holo”
LEENALCHI
MAMAMOO
MCND
M.C the MAX
MONSTA X
Natty
NCT
N.Flying
Noel
NU’EST
Oh My Girl
Park Jin Young
Red Velvet
SECRET NUMBER
SEVENTEEN
Sunmi
Taemin
Taeyeon
TOO
TREASURE
TWICE
TXT
Weeekly
WEi
WINNER
woo!ah!
YUMDDA
Zico