MAMA Awards

MAMA Awards
MAMA Awards
Current: 2023 MAMA Awards
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the K-pop and Asian music industry.
Country	South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Macau
Presented by	CJ ENM Entertainment Division (Mnet)
First awarded	November 27, 1999
Website	Official website
Television/radio coverage
Network	Mnet, across CJ E&M channels and other international networks

The MAMA Awards (formerly Mnet Asian Music Awards)^[1] is a major music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ E&M. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes has been won by K-pop artists, although there are other Asian artists winning in various award categories, such as for Best Asian Artist and other professional-related awards.

The awards ceremony was first held in Seoul in 1999, being aired on Mnet.^[2] MAMA has also been held in various Asian countries and cities outside of South Korea since 2010 and now airs internationally online beyond Asia.^[3]^[4]

^ Jeff Benjamin. "MAMA Awards Rebrands With New Name, Sets Dates & Location for 2022 Ceremony: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ St. Michel, Patrick (December 4, 2017). "This Three-Country, Four-Night Asian Music Awards Show Is A K-Pop Promotion Machine". NPR. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ Reinfrank, Alkira (December 2, 2017). "Supergroup BTS clean up at Asia's biggest K-pop awards show". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ Mathew, Ilin. "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 live stream: Where to watch MAMA online and broadcast channel information". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[1] Jeff Benjamin. "MAMA Awards Rebrands With New Name, Sets Dates & Location for 2022 Ceremony: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[:0-2] St. Michel, Patrick (December 4, 2017). "This Three-Country, Four-Night Asian Music Awards Show Is A K-Pop Promotion Machine". NPR. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[3] Reinfrank, Alkira (December 2, 2017). "Supergroup BTS clean up at Asia's biggest K-pop awards show". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[4] Mathew, Ilin. "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 live stream: Where to watch MAMA online and broadcast channel information". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

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