INTRODUCTION
After becoming the first music video award ceremony in Korea
in 1999 and growing as Korea's best music ceremony with the name Mnet Km Music
Festival, Mnet Asia Music Awards became Asia's music award ceremony.
Following after 2009's 'Asian Wave,' 2010's 'One Asia,' MAMA hope to make a time for worldwide artists and fans to become one with music with 2012's slogan of 'Music Makes One'.
Not only does MAMA extend Korean music to the world through a ceremony with 1.9 billion Asians, but MAMA is an international music ceremony that allows fans from all around the world to choose their favorite singers and songs of the year.
Open the doors of the 2012 MAMA, where music will make one.
Following after 2009's 'Asian Wave,' 2010's 'One Asia,' MAMA hope to make a time for worldwide artists and fans to become one with music with 2012's slogan of 'Music Makes One'.
Not only does MAMA extend Korean music to the world through a ceremony with 1.9 billion Asians, but MAMA is an international music ceremony that allows fans from all around the world to choose their favorite singers and songs of the year.
Open the doors of the 2012 MAMA, where music will make one.
EVALUATION OUTLINE
Judging Targets: Songs or albums released for sale between
October 24, 2011 and October 23, 2012
Judging Process
-Preliminaries: Based on the evaluations of Mnet expert judges and other music affiliates using album sales + song rankings (Information from various music sites)
-Finals: Based on viewer votes (Internet, Mobile), expert panel evaluations, expert research of preference, album sales, digital combined charts (song sales), and evaluation by the selection committee. The grand prize will be chosen based on the results of these 6 categories.
Digital Combined Chart: Total number of online song sales from online music portal sites
Judges
-Preliminaries: Nominee Selection Committee
-Finals: Expert Judges Panel (Consists of important domestic and international affiliates of popular music)
Judging Process
-Preliminaries: Based on the evaluations of Mnet expert judges and other music affiliates using album sales + song rankings (Information from various music sites)
-Finals: Based on viewer votes (Internet, Mobile), expert panel evaluations, expert research of preference, album sales, digital combined charts (song sales), and evaluation by the selection committee. The grand prize will be chosen based on the results of these 6 categories.
Digital Combined Chart: Total number of online song sales from online music portal sites
Judges
-Preliminaries: Nominee Selection Committee
-Finals: Expert Judges Panel (Consists of important domestic and international affiliates of popular music)
WINNERS
Best New Female Artist
Ailee / Heaven [watch MV]
Best New Male Artist
Best Female Artist
Best Male Artist
Best Female Group
Best Male Group
Best Global Group - Female
Best Global Group – Male
Best Collaboration Performance
Best OST
Best Music Video
Best Rap Performance
Best Band Performace
Best Dance Performance – Solo
PSY / Gangnam Style [watch MV]
Best Dance Performance - Male Group
Best Dance Performance - Female Group
Best Vocal Performance – Solo
Best Vocal Performance – Group
Song of The Year
Artist of The Year
Album of The Year
Agree with these result? In my opinion, some winners are not worth to be the winner but most of it I agree with the result :D