KATSEYE, RIIZE & ILLIT to Perform at 2024 U.S. MAMA Awards 

The 2024 MAMA Awards are just around the corner, and the first set of star-studded performers have officially been announced.

The three-day event, which celebrates the brightest stars in K-pop, will kick off on Nov. 21 at the Hollywood Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the first time, where KATSEYE, ILLIT and RIIZE will perform. The awards ceremony will then take place at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan on November 22 and 23, with ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and IVE performing on the first day and Aespa, INI and ZEROBASEONE taking the stage on the second day.

This year’s MAMA Awards, presented by Visa, will feature the concept of “Big Blur: What Is Real?,” reflecting the growing trend of blurred boundaries between industries, culture, music genres and technology. In correspondence with the theme, the ceremony will “present surreal but real experiences and showcase visually captivating performances through the convergence of art and technology,” per a press release.

In addition to the performers, the 2024 MAMA Awards nominees were also revealed by entertainment company CJ ENM. The eligibility period ranged from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, and the nominees were decided on based on an evaluation of global music data as well as a panel of specialists. 

One of the new categories this year is best choreography, and the Visa Fans’ Choice awards have returned. The first round of votes will take place from Oct. 14 to 25, and the second round will follow starting on Nov. 1. Fans can vote on X as well as the global K-pop platform Mnet Plus, which will list out the nominees.

See the full list of 2024 MAMA Awards nominations below, and catch the show when it airs worldwide in November.

Best New Male Artist
82MAJOR
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
NCT WISH
NOWADAYS
TWS

Best New Female Artist
BABYMONSTER
ILLIT
MEOVV
QWER
UNIS
YOUNG POSSE

Best Male Group
ENHYPEN
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
ZEROBASEONE

Best Female Group
(G)I-DLE
aespa
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
TWICE

Best Male Artist
BAEKHYUN
Jimin
Jung Kook
Lim Young Woong
TAEMIN

Best Female Artist
IU
JENNIE
NAYEON (TWICE)
TAEYEON
YUQI ((G)I-DLE)

Best Dance Performance Male Solo
Jimin– Who
Jung Kook – Standing Next to You
KEY – Pleasure Shop
TAEMIN – Guilty
TAEYONG – TAP

Best Dance Performance Female Solo
HWASA – NA
JENNIE – You & Me
NAYEON (TWICE) – ABCD
SUNMI – Balloon in Love
YUQI ((G)I-DLE) – FREAK

Best Dance Performance Male Group
NCT 127 – Fact Check 
RIIZE – Love 119
SEVENTEEN – God of Music
Stray Kids  – LALALALA
ENHYPEN – Sweet Venom
TWS – plot twist

Best Dance Performance Female Group
(G)I-DLE – Super Lady
aespa – Supernova
ILLIT – Magnetic
IVE – Baddie
LE SSERAFIM – EASY
NewJeans – How Sweet

Best Vocal Performance Solo
BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
IU – Love wins all
LEE MU JIN – Episode
Lim Young Woong – Warmth
TAEYEON – To. X

Best Vocal Performance Group
(G)I-DLE – Fate
AKMU – Hero
DAVICHI – A very personal story
PLAVE – WAY 4 LUV
Red Velvet – Cosmic

Best Rap & Hip-Hop Performance
DEAN – DIE 4 YOU
Lee Young Ji – Small girl (Feat. D.O.)
Leellamarz -Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
RM – LOST!
ZICO – SPOT! (Feat. JENNIE)

Best Band Performance
DAY6 – Welcome to the Show
HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man
LUCY – The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle
N.Flying – Into You
QWER – T.B.H

Best Collaboration
GroovyRoom – Yes or No (Feat. HUH YUNJIN of LE SSERAFIM, Crush)
Jay Park – Taxi Blurr (feat. NATTY of KISS OF LIFE)
Lee Young Ji – Small girl (Feat. D.O.)
Sung Si Kyung, Naul – Even for a moment
ZICO – SPOT! (Feat. JENNIE)

Best OST
Crush – Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears OST)
ECLIPSE – Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner OST)
LEE CHANGSUB – Heavenly fate  (A Not So Fairy tale OST)
Roy Kim – Whenever, Wherever (My Demon OST)
TAEYEON – Dream (Welcome to Samdal-ri OST)

Best Music Video
aespa – Armageddon
IU – Love wins all
IVE – HEYA
K.Will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoonsang)
SEVENTEEN – MAESTRO

Best Choreography
aespa – Supernova
ILLIT – Magnetic
LE SSERAFIM – CRAZY
NewJeans – Supernatural
RIIZE – Impossible
TAEMIN – Guilty