Asian Music-Awards: Last News

Ed Sheeran is slated to perform at this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).During the MAMA press conference held earlier today (November 16), chief producer Park Chan-wook announced that Sheeran will be the awards show’s global artist representative of the year. The executive noted that Sheeran will be preparing a “new version” of his chart-topping single, ‘Bad Habits’, to be performed exclusively for the awards show.Park also cited Sheeran’s work with BTS as a factor in his selection as a foreign artist to be invited to MAMA.

Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) have been revealed, with BTS and IU leading the way.Mnet had hosted a global YouTube livestream on November 3 to announce its list of nominees across 15 categories. The ceremony is set to take place on December 11 in Paju City, South Korea and will be hosted by veteran musician Lee Hyori.During the livestream, Mnet announced changes to its voting system for the awards this year. Unlike previous years, fan votes will not be counted for the categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year awards.Instead, the winners for these categories will be determined by judges’ evaluations, digital performance, physical sales, music video reception and global music platform streams.

Lee Hyori has been announced as the host of the upcoming 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).In a statement to Herald Pop on October 13, CJ ENM detailing Lee’s appointment as the host of the highly anticipated forthcoming awards ceremony.