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Music tech company Splice has partnered with Billboard to exclusively release key data about what sounds have trended among their usership over the last year. This is the first time the company has made their end-of-year data public.
Since its founding in 2013, Splice has offered music makers a constantly evolving sound library of millions of samples and loops for royalty-free use, ranging widely from kick drum to kopuz (a Turkish string lute) samples. Its sounds are widely used by producers of all sizes â from hobbyists in their bedrooms to the talents making Hot 100 hits with Justin Bieber, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and Travis Scott.
Splice has users in virtually every country around the world, but it is particularly popular in its top ten markets: U.S., U.K., Germany, Canada, France, Brazil, South Korea, Australia, Italy and India. 44% of its registered users identify as Gen Z.
To organize its ever-growing library, Splice uses a tagging system, adding genre and subgenre signifiers to help users find the sample they need. Some sounds have multiple genre tags. As the companyâs creative director of Splice Sounds, Jay âCapsunâ Pulman, explains, âwhen we have sample packs that are released that are tagged as K-pop, for instance, the vast majority of the time, theyâll be made by an artist, producer, or songwriter who is actively involved in K-pop in some way. Theyâre involved in that scene. The samples come out of the genre, as opposed to tagging every sound that could be used from Splice and made into K-pop.â
In sharing this data, Pulman, says the company can shine a light on the âvery starting point of music makingâŚIt shows us the start point of where eventual trends bubble, even before getting to see [the trends] in mainstream hits.â
African Music
Most notably, downloads for sounds tagged as âamapiano,â a South African dance music genre often featuring log drums, are up 826% year-over-year. Its searches are up 309%, and it is trending in 17 cities. In Los Angeles, the highest trending city for the genre, its growth is up 1,003% year-over-year. It is also popular among Atlanta producers, surging 956% in the city this year.
According to Pulman, the discrepancy in downloads versus searches for amapiano suggests that users might not know to look up this nascent genre by name through their search bar. However, theyâre still gravitating towards it when itâs featured in other ways on the site. On the Splice home page, the Splice team often creates groupings of sounds for different genres, moods and other categories to entice users to download sounds.
In the last year, African music has become popular on the Billboard charts as stars from the continent like Rema, Burna Boy, and Tems, crossed over into the American mainstream. âCalm Downâ by Rema, with an assist from popstar Selena Gomez, peaked at No. 3 this year on the Hot 100 and even made the difficult move to No. 1 on the pop radio airplay chart for five straight weeks. In an acknowledgment of African musicâs growth, Billboard launched a dedicated U.S. Afrobeats chart in association with Afro Nation, and Billboard reporters Heran Mamo and Dan Rys frequently cover the latest in the genre with their monthly roundup, Afrobeats Fresh Picks.
Amapianoâs growth on Splice represents the continued proliferation of African music globally. To further fuel growth in trending genres, Pulman says Spliceâs Sounds team watches their data carefully and hires musicians native to those genres to amass more authentic samples for the platform to offer its users.
Meanwhile, sounds that are tagged as âafrobeatsâ or âafropopâ have declined by 45%, particularly in African metropolises like Lagos, Nigera. Splice believes this is because âusers want authentic sounds from more specific Afro genres rather than generic samples that fall under a larger umbrella.â
Hip-Hop / Rap
Hip-hop remains the most popular genre on Splice, accounting for 19% of total downloads. Still, the genre is down 11% from 2022. This may foreshadow continued difficulties for hip-hop music on the charts. This year was widely considered to be an especially stagnant year for the highly-streamed genre, and that was reflected on the Billboard charts: August 2023 marked a full year since a rap song had been No. 1 on the Hot 100 â the first time this has happened in 23 years.
Splice has found that downloads of trap sounds are down by 14% globally since last year, even in the genreâs birthplace of Atlanta, where those downloads fell by 20%. (Meanwhile, Atlanta saw a 50% growth in techno downloads, a 21% growth in dubstep, and a 20% growth in soul).
Still, 86% of Splice users downloaded a hip-hop sample in 2023, and 57% of Splice users told the company in a recent survey that hip-hop interests them most when searching for samples. Pulman adds that producers who are making hip-hop, for example, might use sounds tagged as other genres in eventually creating hip-hop songs.
Phonk
This year, Splice introduced a tag for phonk music, and so far, the genre has seen growth of 1,246% year-over-year to more than 1 million downloads since the tag first became available. (This percentage is available because Splice says it has retroactively applied the âphonkâ tag to older sounds in its catalog, created prior to the tag). Phonk samples are trending primarily in cities like Los Angeles, Tokyo, Berlin, Chicago, and Seoul. The new genre, which sounds like slowed down Memphis rap samples set to lo-fi beats, is especially well-known among gamers and car enthusiasts who are passionate about âdrifting.â It is often used by those communities to soundtrack their social media videos. While phonk still isnât well-known among the general public, itâs gained a much wider reach this year, thanks in part to its inclusion on the latest Fast and Furious mixtape, which was released alongside the franchiseâs 10th movie earlier this year.
Electronic / Dance
Dance music genres saw a comeback this year on Splice. The company says drum & bass was one of the fastest growing genres this year, ranking as the 10th most downloaded genre in 2023 with 85% growth year-over-year. Jersey Club, a fast-paced subgenre that fuses elements of house and rap, also saw major growth with a 178% increase in downloads year-over-year. Itâs trending in Nashville and six other cities.
Sounds tagged as âU.K. garageâ are trending in nine cities Pulman says that while âitâs a fairly niche genre, it has made its way into larger genres like K-pop, for instance.â It also made its mark on Western pop through the work of PinkPantheress.
Various subgenres of house are also growing in popularity on Splice. Downloads for house samples are up 27% overall, and searches for the genre are up 17%.
K-Pop
Sounds tagged as âK-popâ have declined 17.97% on Splice in 2023, but the company states that this âmay not be indicative of the genre itself declining,â given that K-pop is an amalgamation of various influences spanning from U.K. garage to trap.
In Seoul, the epicenter of the K-pop industry, Splice has seen sounds from amapiano, phonk, Jersey club, Baltimore club, U.K. garage and big room house trend in the last year.
Latin
Despite breakout stars like Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera hitting the charts this year, Splice has not seen a notable uptick in the use of regional Mexican samples, including the subgenres ranchera, norteĂąo, banda and mariachi. Splice says this is likely because most regional Mexican music makers do not heavily rely on sampling.
Reggaeton sounds saw 23% growth in downloads year-over-year, making it the 29th most downloaded genre on the platform. Reggaetonâs top city on the platform is Los Angeles, where the genre grew 26% year-over-year.
Sounds tagged as âbaile funk,â or âfunk carioca,â has also grown this year by 107% globally. This is likely thanks to exposure on TikTok with viral hits like âAutomotivo Bibi Fogosaâ by Bibi Babydoll, Dj Brunin XM, and KZA Produçþes and âTuburao Te Amoâ by Dj LK da EscĂłcia, Tchakabum and MC Ryan SP. Downloads for the genre have grown especially quickly in Sao Paulo (92%), Mumbai (179%), Tokyo (81%), and Guadalajara (888%).
Country
Country music is not considered a sample heavy genre, but it is still growing among Splice users. Over the last year, Splice saw downloads for sounds tagged as âcountryâ grow by 67%, while searches are up 21%. This mirrors the genreâs growth on the Hot 100 this year as country hitmakers like Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Jason Aldean and Zach Bryan became mainstream stars.
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BTSâ RM, V, Jimin and Jung Kook are all gearing up to begin their mandatory South Korean military service. The groupâs agency, BIGHIT Music, announced on Tuesday (Dec. 5) that the four men will enlist and being their stint in the nationâs army, following on the heels of fellow members Jin, J-Hope and Suga, who are already enlisted.
âThank you to the fans who always love BTS. We would like to provide follow-up information regarding the military enlistment of RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook,â BIGHIT said in a statement on Weverse. âRM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are enlisting as active-duty soldiers in the Army to fulfill their military service obligations,â it continued. âRM and V are scheduled to enlist according to their own procedures, and Jimin and Jungkook are scheduled to enlist together, so there will be no separate official event on the day of their entry into the recruit training center.â
At press time no additional information was available on the exact date of enlistment for the men.
As in the past, the agency noted that the new recruit training camp entrance ceremony is typically attended by the soldiers and their families, asking that members of fan group ARMY refrain from visiting the site during the ceremony to prevent overcrowding and avoid unsafe conditions. âWe ask that you only give a warm send-off and encouragement to RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook with your heart,â it read.
BTS announced in June 2022 that the group was taking time apart to allow each man time to focus on solo ventures as their enlistment period approached; South Korean law requires all able-bodied men between 18-28 to serve a two-year military stint.
Military service requirements have hung over the members of the group since they launched nearly a decade ago, with eldest member Jin the first to begin his stint. While the country allows for some elite athletes and classical musicians to avoid the mandatory military stint, there is currently no similar exemption for pop artists.Â
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While NewJeansâ brand of easy-listening K-pop minimalism has earned the girl group both a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as well as a Billboard Music Award, the quintet shook up their formula when it came to recording League of Legendsâ annual world-championship anthem âGods.â
For the musical collaboration alongside Riot Games set to one of the worldâs most popular video games (League of Legends reports 80 million average monthly players), NewJeans bring a booming, maximalist electronic-pop epic fully in English where an ominous full choir accompanies members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein.
According to NewJeans, bringing âGodsâ to life meant delivering their most elaborate live performance to date when the quintet took the stage at LoLâs World Championship Finals on Nov. 19. Along with dancers and actors joining NewJeans, the performance included virtual-reality, computer-generated imagery and guest appearances from the top competing teams in eventual 2023 champs T1 from South Korea as well as Weibo Gaming from China.
Talking to Billboard exclusively after a big weekend where they not only performed and won at the 2023 BBMAs but helped open Leagueâs 2023 Worlds, NewJeans discuss recording and preparing âGodsâ for the big stage, meeting T1 and Weibo Gaming, favorite Riot Gamesâ musical collaborations and more.
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Congratulations on a huge weekend. Not only did you perform and win at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, but you also performed âGodsâ for the first time live at Worlds. How are you all feeling?
DANIELLE: The whole experience felt surreal to me! Performing for the Worlds Finals as well as the Billboard Music Awards alongside artists we deeply respect and admire was incredibly surreal! Even looking back now the scale was unbelievable and we are so grateful and honored for the experience.Â
The Worlds performance looked and felt very massive. How do you prepare for such a big performance with different elements like dancers, actors, VR and more?
MINJI: It felt like the stage with the most diverse range of creative elements we had so far. It was truly enjoyable going through the process of coordinating with the dancers and actors through numerous rehearsals, aligning the timing and virtual reality aspects! [Laughs]
Those VR and CGI elements are very cool to watch on YouTube. As performers, do you need to imagine the effects while youâre singing?
MINJI: I was aware that there were numerous stage setups, but when we actually rehearsed on stage, everyone was quite mesmerized. In particular, seeing the part where the video effects seamlessly transitioned into reality left everyone in awe. It was truly an honor to be able to participate in a performance of the scale!
How was making the live premiere of âGods,â your first song in English, at Worlds? Take us through how this song was conceptualized and eventually came to life on stage.
MINJI: âGODSâ was a new challenge for us as NewJeans. It has a different vocal and choreographic style from what we usually do, so we invested a lot of time and effort into it! I recall rehearsing it over and over again for a flawless and dynamic live performance on the grand stage.
HAERIN: Since itâs the anthem for a game and a tournament that is so widely loved on a global level, we thought the lyrics in English would help fans around the world immerse themselves better in the surge of emotions associated with the song.
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Are any of you League of Legends fans or players yourselves? Was anyone excited to see parts of the game like Leona and Mordekaiserâs character represented during the performance?
HANNI: I enjoy playing League of Legends every now and then, and because there are so many champions, Iâve become curious about all their different abilities. It was amazing to see the performance we practiced being brought to life on stage alongside such amazing dancers, actors, and all the special effects and CGI. I remember being in awe while we watched the playback of our performance backstage. Also, our outfits and styling were inspired by the champion Leona! Looking back, having Leona appear on stage with us was definitely cool to watch.
So, even your fashion had connections to LoL too?
DANIELLE: Yes!! In fact, our whole outfits were based around Leona, who is a holy warrior in League. Our accessories were specifically designed to resemble her armors of gold and shimmer!
HAERIN: Our wardrobe had a chic feel to it and was put together based on a palette of neutral tones. We wanted an attire suitable for portraying the song effectively!Â
Finalist teams T1 and Weibo Gaming (WBG) also joined on stage. T1 members have shared that theyâre NewJeans fans. Are any of you fans of the teams or players? Did you meet at the event?
HANNI: We had the pleasure of meeting both T1 and WBG backstage on the media conference day! It was a few days before the Finals, and I canât imagine how nervous they wouldâve been, but they greeted us all very warmly. It was nice to have time to meet them! Up until then, we had seen all the small references they made about us and our music, so I really wanted to mention it to them and thank them. But, out of the excitement of meeting them, I forgot to mention it!
HYEIN: We had a lot of rehearsals to perfect our performance for the Finals. During one of the rehearsals, I turned around briefly and was surprised but also fascinated to see the players there! Also, before the stage, we had a moment to greet the players, and it was so gratifying to be able to tell the players from both teams that weâll be cheering for them.
One of my favorite parts was the montage with people from the LoL communityâs photos, like players, casters, announcers, owners and more. How does it feel to be part of this diverse community?
HANNI: The fact that we were able to take part in such a globally loved occasion and engage with such a big community still feels surreal. We were so honored to be a part of it, and we were also grateful to everyone who made it possible. Being there in person and witnessing how such a wide community shares the same love and passion, including all the staff and fans there alike, was an amazing experience. It really was the icing on the cake for this whole process.
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Youâre now joining LoL and Riot Gamesâ history of musical collaborations. Imagine Dragons, Becky G, Marshmello, Kim Petras and more have participated, while Riot Games has created virtual bands like K/DA, HEARTSTEEL and True Damage. Have you listened to these collabs?Â
HANNI: Iâve listened to nearly all of the musical collaborations with Riot Games Music and watched all the amazing accompanying performances. I think K/DAâs âPOP/STARSâ was just so iconic and massive. I remember it blew up in popularity back when I still lived in Australia! Personally, âWarriorsâ by Imagine Dragons, the first-ever Worlds Anthem, possesses a very deep emotional sound that is captivating, and I loved immersing myself in the emotion it conveys and the expression of it itself. While we were rehearsing and preparing for the opening ceremony performance, we got to watch the other performances, and HEARTSTEEL was such a blast to watch! The song is not only fun to listen to, but the artistsâ individual characteristics and personality were showcased really well on stage, while effortlessly complimenting each other!
As artists, in what ways do you see music and gaming connecting?
DANIELLE: From my perspective, I think music can enhance the storytelling aspect, enriching the whole experience of the game. I think it helps to heighten the overall immersive quality of the experience, which leads to a stronger connection between the player and the visual elements within League!Â
NewJeans had a massive 2023. Is anything significant still planned for the end of this year? Or any spoilers about what to expect for 2024?
HYEIN: Certainly there were many exciting events in 2023, including our music releases. I want to deliver many fulfilling and amazing performances for the remainder of 2023! I hope our fans, Bunnies, will enjoy our upcoming performances too!
NewJeans performs at League of Legends World Championship 2023 Finals Opening Ceremony at Gocheok Sky Dome on November 19, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea.
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SEVENTEEN was the top winner at the 2023 MAMA Awards, which were held over two nights, Nov. 28 and 29, at Tokyo Dome, Japan. The group won five awards â album of the year for FML; best male group and best dance performance male group, both for âSuperâ; bibigo culture & style and worldwide fansâ choice.
SEVENTEEN was one of 10 winners in the latter category, along with ATEEZ, BTS, ENHYPEN, Lim Young Woong, NCT DREAM, Stray Kids, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TWICE and ZEROBASEONE.
NewJeans was a close runner-up in total number of awards, with four â artist of the year and three awards for their hit âDittoâ â song of the year, best female group and best dance performance female group.
BTS, JISOO and ZEROBASEONE each won three awards. ATEEZ, Jung Kook and TREASURE each won two.
Jung Kook won both of his awards â best dance performance male solo and best collaboration â for âSevenâ featuring Latto. The track was a global hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Awards were presented in more than 20 categories. There are the usual five or six nominees in most categories, but in the big four categories â artist, song and album of the year and worldwide fansâ choice â there are dozens of entries. All artists who were nominated in one of the subordinate categories were automatically nominated there â an unusual approach for an award show to take.
In the worldwide fansâ choice category, winners were determined by global fan votes. There were two rounds of voting on the K-culture platform Mnet Plus and on Spotify, which is also one of the sponsors for this yearâs awards.
Jimin and Tomorrow X Together were the leading nominees for the 2023 MAMA Awards, which were announced Oct. 19. Each received eight nominations.
Jimin won best male artist, beating two fellow members of BTS â Jung Kook and V. The other nominees in the category were Lim Young Woong, Parc Jae Jung and TAEYANG.
The nominees for album of the year included three albums that topped the Billboard 200 in 2023: Tomorrow X Togetherâs The Name Chapter: Temptation, Stray Kidsâ 5-STAR and NewJeansâ Get Up.
While many Western awards shows are moving toward gender-neutral categories, fully half of the 20 categories here are gendered. There are separate male and female categories for best artist, best group, best new artist, best dance performance solo and best dance performance group.
First-night performers included &TEAM, Dynamicduo, ENHYPEN, INI, JO1, JUST B, Kep1er, Lee Young Ji, STREET WOMAN FIGHTER 2, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TVXQ!, xikers and Yoshiki.
In addition, JAEHYUN of BOYNEXTDOOR, HONG EUNCHAE of LE SSERAFIM, ANTON of RIIZE, CHOI HYUN SUK, YOSHI, HARUTO of TREASURE and ZHANG HAO of ZEROBASEONE appeared for special collaborations.
Second-night performers included ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR, EL7Z UP, (G)I-DLE, LE SSERAFIM, Monika, NiziU, RIIZE, SEVENTEEN, TREASURE and ZEROBASEONE.Â
Also, XIAOTING of Kep1er and Bada Lee from STREET WOMAN FIGHTER 2 appeared on stage.
Videos of the performance can be watched on the official YouTube channel, Mnet K-POP.
The MAMA Awards, which bills itself as the worldâs foremost K-pop awards, is presented by entertainment company CJ ENM. This yearâs eligibility period ran from Oct. 22, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023. The show aired live on various global platforms, including CJ ENMâs music channel Mnet.
Hereâs the full list of nominations for the 2023 MAMA Awards, with winners marked.
Artist of the year
ADYA
aespa
BOYNEXTDOOR
Choi Ye Na
EL7Z UP
EVNNE
EXO
(G)I-DLE
Hwasa
IVE
Jeon Somi
Jihyo
Jimin
Jisoo
Jungkook
KISS OF LIFE
LE SSERAFIM
Lee Chae Yeon
Lim Young Woong
LIMELIGHT
NCT DREAM
WINNER: NewJeans
Parc Jae Jung
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
Taeyang
TREASURE
tripleS
TWICE
TXT
V
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Song of the year
aespa â âSpicyâ
Agust D (Suga) â âPeople Pt.2â (Feat. IU)
AKMU â âLove Leeâ
Anne-Marie, Minnie â âExpectationsâ
ASH ISLAND â âGoodbyeâ (Feat. Paul Blanco)
BIG Naughty â âHopeless Romanticâ (Feat. Lee Suhyun)
BIG Naughty â âWith meâ (The Interest of Love OST)
BSS (SEVENTEEN) â âFightingâ (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
BTOB â âWind and Wishâ
BTS â âTake Twoâ
BTS â âThe Planetâ (BASTIONSÂ OST)
DAWN â âDear My Lightâ
(G)I-DLE â âQueencardâ
Hwasa â âI Love My Bodyâ
IVE â âI AMâ
J-Hope â âon the streetâ (with J. Cole)
Jay Park â âCandyâ (Feat. Zion.T)
Jeon Somi â âFast Forwardâ
Jihyo â âKillinâ Me Goodâ
Jimin â âLike Crazyâ
Jisoo â âFLOWERâ
Jungkook â âSevenâ (Feat. Latto)
Kai â âRoverâ
LE SSERAFIM â âUNFORGIVENâ (Feat. Nile Rodgers)
Lee Chae Yeon â âKNOCKâ
Lee Mujin â âOrdinary Confessionâ
Lim Jae Hyun â âHeaven (2023)â (It Was Spring OST)
Lim Young Woong â âLondon Boyâ
M.C the MAX â âEternityâ
MeloMance â âA Shining Dayâ
NCT 127 â âAy-Yoâ
NCT DREAM â âCandyâ
WINNER: NewJeans â âDittoâ
Parc Jae Jung â âLetâs Say Goodbyeâ
Paul Kim â âYou Rememberâ (The Glory OST)
SEVENTEEN â âSuperâ
STAYC â âTeddy Bearâ
Stray Kids â âS-Classâ
Taeyang â âVIBEâ (Feat. Jimin)
Taeyong â âSHALALAâ
TXT â âGoodbye Nowâ (Love Revolution OST)
TXT â âSugar Rush Rideâ
V â âLove Me Againâ
ZEROBASEONE â âIn Bloomâ
Zior Park â âCHRISTIANâ
Album of the year
(G)I-DLE â I Feel
aespa â MY WORLD
Agust D â D-DAY
Big Naughty â Hopeless Romantic
BTOB â WIND AND WISH
EL7Z UP â 7+UP
EVNNE â Target: ME
EXO â EXIST
IVE â Iâve IVE
JEON SOMI â GAME PLAN
JIHYO â ZONE
JIMIN â FACE
KAI â Rover
KISS OF LIFE â KISS OF LIFE
LE SSERAFIM â UNFORGIVEN
Lee Chae Yeon â Over the Moon
LIMELIGHT â LOVE & HAPPINESS
NCT DREAM â ISTJ
NewJeans â Get Up
Parc Jae Jung â Alone
WINNER: SEVENTEEN â FML
STAYC â TEENFRESH
Stray Kids â 5-STAR
TAEYANG â Down to Earth
TAEYONG â SHALALA
TXT â The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
TREASURE â REBOOT
tripleS â ASSEMBLE
TWICE â READY TO BE
V â Layover
xikers â House of Tricky : How to Play
ZEROBASEONE â Youth in the Shade
Worldwide fansâ choice (10 winners)
aespa
AKMU
WINNER: ATEEZ
BOYNEXTDOOR
BTOB
WINNER: BTS
CIX
CRAVITY
WINNER: ENHYPEN
EVNNE
EXO
fromis_9
(G)I-DLE
H1-KEY
Highlight
ITZY
IVE
Jisoo
Jeon Somi
Kep1er
LE SSERAFIM
Lee Chae Yeon
Lee Mujin
WINNER: Lim Young Woong
MONSTA X
n.SSign
NCT 127
WINNER: NCT DREAM
NewJeans
NMIXX
ONEUS
P1Harmony
Parc Jae Jung
Red Velvet
RIIZE
WINNER: SEVENTEEN
SHINee
STAYC
WINNER: Stray Kids
Super Junior
Taeyang
TEMPEST
THE BOYZ
WINNER: TXT
TREASURE
WINNER: TWICE
Xdinary Heroes
xikers
WINNER: ZEROBASEONE
Zior Park
Best male artist
WINNER: Jimin
Jung Kook
Lim Young Woong
Parc Jae Jung
TAEYANG
V
Best female artist
Hwa Sa
JEON SOMI
JIHYO (TWICE)
WINNER: JISOO
LEE CHAE YEON
YENA
Best male group
EXO
NCT DREAM
WINNER: SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TREASURE
Best female group
(G)I-DLE
aespa
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
WINNER: NewJeans
TWICE
Best new male artist
BOYNEXTDOOR
EVNNE
RIIZE
xikers
WINNER: ZEROBASEONE
Best new female artist
ADYA
EL7Z UP
KISS OF LIFE
LIMELIGHT
WINNER: tripleS
Best vocal performance solo
DAWN â âDear My Lightâ
LEE MU JIN â âOrdinary Confessionâ
Lim Young Woong â âLondon Boyâ
WINNER: Parc Jae Jung â âLetâs Say Goodbyeâ
V â âLove Me Againâ
Best vocal performance group
WINNER: AKMU â âLove Leeâ
BTOBÂ â âWind and Wishâ
BTS â âTake Twoâ
M.C the MAX â âEternityâ
MeloMance â âA Shining Dayâ
Best collaboration
Anne-Marie, MINNIE ((G)I-DLE) â âExpectationsâ
BIG Naughty â âHopeless Romanticâ (Feat. LEE SUHYUN)
BSS (SEVENTEEN) â âFightingâ (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
WINNER: Jung Kook â âSevenâ (feat. Latto) â Clean Version
TAEYANG â âVIBEâ (feat. Jimin of BTS)
Best dance performance male solo
Jimin â âLike Crazyâ
WINNER: Jung Kook â âSevenâ (feat. Latto) â Clean Version
KAI â âRoverâ
TAEYANG â âVIBEâ (feat. Jimin of BTS)
TAEYONG â âSHALALAâ
Best dance performance female solo
Hwa Sa â âI Love My Bodyâ
JEON SOMI â âFast Forwardâ
JIHYO (TWICE) â âKillinâ Me Goodâ
WINNER: JISOO â âFLOWERâ
LEE CHAE YEON â âKNOCKâ
Best dance performance male group
NCT 127 â âAy-Yoâ
NCT DREAM â âCandyâ
WINNER: SEVENTEEN â âSuperâ
Stray Kids â âS-Classâ
TOMORROW X TOGETHER â âSugar Rush Rideâ
ZEROBASEONE â âIn Bloomâ
Best dance performance female group
(G)I-DLE â âQueencardâ
aespa â âSpicyâ
IVE â âI AMâ
LE SSERAFIM â âUNFORGIVENâ (feat. Nile Rodgers)
WINNER: NewJeans â âDittoâ
STAYC â âTeddy Bearâ
Best rap & hip-hop performance
WINNER: Agust D â âPeople Pt.2â (feat. IU)
ASH ISLAND â âGoodbyeâ (Feat. Paul Blanco)
j-hope â âon the streetâ (with J. Cole)
Jay Park â âCandyâ (Feat. Zion.T)
Zior Park â âCHRISTIANâ
Best OST (original soundtrack)
BIG Naughty â With me (The Interest of Love OST)
WINNER: BTS â The Planet (BASTIONSÂ OST)
Lim Jae Hyun â Heaven (2023) (It Was Spring OST)
Paul Kim â You Remember (The Glory OST)
TOMORROW X TOGETHER â Goodbye Now (Love Revolution OST)
Best music video
(G)I-DLE â âQueencardâ
IVE â âI AMâ
WINNER: JISOO â âFLOWERâ
Jung Kook â âSevenâ (feat. Latto) â Clean Version
SEVENTEEN â âSuperâ
Stray Kids â âS-Classâ
Other Awards
Worldwide icon of the year: BTS
Favorite new artist: RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE
Inspiring achievement: TVXQ!
Favorite Asian male group: INI
Favorite Asian female group: Kep1er
Favorite international artist: Yoshiki
Galaxy Neo Flip artist: TREASURE
bibigo CULTURE & STYLE: STREET WOMAN FIGHTER 2, SEVENTEEN
Favorite dance performance male group: TREASURE
Favorite dance performance female group: LE SSERAFIM
Favorite global performer male group: ATEEZ
Favorite global performer female group: (G)I-DLE