The annual MelOn Music Awards (MMA) will be held on November 30 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
They have since announced the 40 artists who will vie for the Top 10 Artists award. 80% of the criteria will be based on Melon downloading and streaming counts and 20% on voting.
The current Top 10 as of the accumulated votes on November 3 include the following:
10. AKMU (27,991)
9. Chen (31,974)
8. Jannabi (34,586)
7. TWICE (42,028)
6. Taeyeon (48,492)
5. MAMAMOO (78,493)
4. WINNER (81,218)
3. Seventeen (89,667)
2. EXO (157,459)
1. BTS (498,794)
The top 40 nominees include:
- AKMU
- Ariana Grande
- BEN
- BLACKPINK
- BOL4
- BTS
- Baek Yerin
- Billie Eilish
- Chen
- Chungha
- Davichi
- EXO
- Epik High
- GFRIEND
- Giriboy
- Gummy
- Heize
- Hwang In Wook
- Hwasa
- ITZY
- JANNABI
- Jang Bum Joon
- Jang Hye Jin
- Kassy
- Kim Na Young
- Lee Sora
- M.C the MAX
- MAKTUB
- MAMAMOO
- Monday Kiz
- N.Flying
- Naomi Scott
- Paul Kim
- SEVENTEEN
- Song Ha Ye
- TWICE
- Taeyeon
- WINNER
- Woody
- Yoon Min Soo
Source: Kpop Charts
