MAMA Award for Best Vocal Performance

MAMA Award for
Best Vocal Performance – Solo or Group
Awarded forQuality vocal performance
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded2010
Currently held byAKMU – "Love Lee"
Parc Jae-jung – "Let's Break Up" (2023)
WebsiteMAMA Awards

The MAMA Award for Best Male / Female Vocal Performance – Solo or Group (베스트 보컬 퍼포먼스 (솔로/그룹 – 남자/여자)) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet).

It was first awarded at the 12th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2010; Gummy and 2AM won the awards for their vocal performance in "Because You're a Man" and "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" respectively, and it is given in honor for the artist/s with the best vocal performance in the music industry.[1]

History

Year(s) Best Solo Best Group Best Solo/Group
Male Female Combined Male Female Combined Male Female Combined
2010–2012 checkY checkY
2013–2017 checkY checkY
2018–2020 checkY checkY
2021 checkY
2022–2023 checkY checkY

Winners and nominees

Year Performing artist(s) Work List of nominees
2010 Gummy "Because You're a Man"
Nominees
  • K.Will – "Miss Miss Miss"
  • Seo In-young – "You Write It As Love and Call It Pain"
  • Jung-in – "Hate"
  • Wheesung – "I Thought of Marriage"
2AM "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die"
Nominees
  • 4Men – "Can't"
  • 8Eight – "Break Up Is Coming"
  • Vibe – "Come Back"
  • Davichi – "Time Please Stop"
2011 IU "Good Day"
Nominees
2NE1 "Lonely"
Nominees
2012 K.Will "I Need You"
Nominees
  • Baek Ji-young – "Voice"
  • IU – "You & I"
  • John Park – "Falling"
  • Huh Gak – "The Person Who Once Loved Me"
Davichi "Will Think of You"
Nominees
  • 2AM – "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"
  • Noel – "I Miss You"
  • Urban Zakapa – "I Hate You"
  • 4Men – "The Man, The Woman"
2013 Lee Seung-gi "Return"
Nominees
Ailee "U&I"
Nominees
  • Davichi – "Turtle"
  • Lyn – "Breakable Heart"
  • IU – "The Red Shoes"
  • Lee Hi – "1,2,3,4"
2014 Taeyang "Eyes, Nose, Lips"
Nominees
Ailee "Singing Got Better"
Nominees
  • Baek Ji-young – "Fervor"
  • IU – "Friday"
  • Lee Sun-hee – "Meet Him Among"
  • Younha – "Umbrella"
2015 Zion.T "Eat"
Nominees
Ailee "Mind Your Own Business"
Nominees
2016 Crush "Don't Forget" (ft. Taeyeon)
Nominees
Ailee "If You"
Nominees
Davichi "Beside Me"
Nominees
  • Mamamoo – "You're the Best"
  • Beast – "Ribbon"
  • BtoB – "Remember That"
  • Urban Zakapa – "I Don't Love You"
2017 Yoon Jong-shin "Like It"
Nominees
Heize "You, Clouds, Rain"
Nominees
Bolbbalgan4 "Tell Me You Love Me"
Nominees
  • BtoB – "Missing You"
  • Highlight – "Calling You"
  • Winner – "Really Really"
  • Mamamoo – "Yes I Am"
2018 iKon "Love Scenario"
Nominees
Heize "Didn't Know Me"
Nominees
2019 Bolbbalgan4 "Bom"
Nominees
  • Mamamoo – "Gogobebe"
  • AKMU – "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love"
  • Davichi – "Unspoken Words"
  • BtoB – "Beautiful Pain"
  • Winner – "Millions"
Taeyeon "Four Seasons"
Nominees
2020 Mamamoo "Hip"
Nominees
  • Winner – "Hold"
  • Noel – "Late Night"
  • NU'EST – "I'm In Trouble"
  • Davichi – "Dear"
IU "Blueming"
Nominees
2021 IU "Celebrity"
Nominees
2022 Big Bang "Still Life"
Nominees
  • BTS – "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"
  • Davichi – "Fanfare"
  • Enhypen – "Polaroid Love"
  • Winner – "I Love U"
Taeyeon "INVU"
Nominees
2023 AKMU "Love Lee"
Nominees
Parc Jae-jung "Let's Say Goodbye ( 헤어지자 말해요 )"
Nominees

Multiple awards for Best Vocal Performance

4 awards
3 awards
  • IU
2 awards

Notes

  1. ^ "2010 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2015-01-30.

Gallery of winners

References

  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA.

External links

  • Mnet Asian Music Awards official website
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