The 19th Korean Music Awards is almost here.

Known to honour both mainstream and underground artists from Korea's vast music scene, this year's awards ceremony will be taking place on 1 March 2022 at 6 PM KST (4 PM JKT, 5 PM SGT/PHT) via YouTube. The Korean Music Awards or KMA have just announced this year's lineup of nominees which includes a mix of established acts and up-and-coming performers chosen by an esteemed panel of judges. 

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aespa lead this year's nomination bill, being nominated five categories including major awards Rookie of the Year, Song of the Year for 'Next Level', and Album of the Year for their first mini-album Savage.

The girl group are also up for Best K-pop Song alongside BTS' 'Butter', TXT's  '0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)', STAYC's 'ASAP', and Weeekly's 'After School', as well as Best K-pop Album alongside CL's ALPHA, SHINee's Atlantis, BoA's Better, and Chung Ha's QUERENCIA. 

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Multi-faceted artist Lang Lee is also nominated for three major categories including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for 'There Is A Wolf', and Album of the Year for There Is A Wolf. The folk act is also up for Best Folk Album, and has two songs nominated for Best Folk Song. 

Rounding out the nominees Artist of the Year category are Kim Hyun Chul, The Volunteers, BTS, and IU. 

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The Volunteers are also nominated for Best Modern Rock Album for their debut self-titled record and Best Modern Rock Song for 'Let me go!'. While Soumbalgwang are up for Best Rock Album for Happiness, Flower and Best Rock Song for 'Dance'. 

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— 한국대중음악상 (@kmusicawards) February 9, 2022

Check out the full list of nominees at the 19^th Korean Music Awards here. 

Rookie Artist of the Year

• aespa
• SINCE
• STAYC
• Lee Mu Jin
• Haepali

Artist of the Year

• Kim Hyun Chul
• The Volunteers
• BTS
• IU
• Lang Lee

Song of the Year

• 'Next Level' - aespa
• 'Nakka' - AKMU ft. IU
• 'Butter' - BTS
• 'There Is A Wold' - Lang Lee
• 'Traffic Light' - Lee Mu Jin

Album of the Year

• Next Episode - AKMU
• City Breeze & Love Song - Kim Hyun Chul
• Lilac - IU
• There Is A Wolf - Lang Lee
• Drowned - Chun Yong Sung

Best K-Pop Song

• 'Next Level' - aespa
• 'ASAP' - STAYC
• 'Butter' - BTS
• 'After School' - Weeekly
• '0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)' - TXT ft. Seori

Best K-Pop Album

• Savage - aespa
• ALPHA - CL
• Atlantis - SHINee
• Better - BoA
• Querencia - Chung Ha

Best Pop Song

• 'Nakka' - AKMU ft. IU
• 'Lilac' - IU
• 'When This Rain Stops' - Wendy
• 'Traffic Light' - Lee Mu Jin
• 'How Could You' - Lee Seung Hwan & Sunwoo Junga

Best Pop Album

• Next Episode - AKMU
• City Breeze & Love Song - Kim Hyun Chul
• Fragile - eAeon
• Night Driving - Jung Cha Sik

Best Rock Album

• TRAP - TRAP
• Happiness, Flower - Soumbalgwang
• Exile of Izm - Atom Music Heart
• 억겁의 싸이-키 - Zeonpasa
• 칠가살 - PAKK

Best Rock Song

• 'Noon Moment' - BADLAMB
• '일각' - TRAP
• 'Rock & Roll Night' - Wabi King ft. Shin Young
• 'Dance' - Soumbalgwang
• '거짓말' - Zeonpasa

Best Modern Rock Album

• The Volunteers - The Volunteers
• Sand - Bosudong Cooler
• WAVE - Yang Chang Keun 
• The Borderline between Hope and Despair - Wings of the ISANG
• The Land of Fantasy - JANNABI

Best Modern Rock Song

• 'Farewell, My Books' - Leaves Black
• 'Let me go!' - The Volunteers
• 'Dancing In The Rain' - Meaningful Stone
• 'Desert Eagle' - Silica Gel
• 'Twenty' - Wings of the ISANG

Best Metal & Hardcore Album 

• Hegemony Shift - AGNES
• Detritus of Elysian Creation - AMBROXIAK
• LIBERA ME - Hammering
• 1집 - Slant
• Necrosis - Spit On My Tomb
• Who Defines What's Divine - crux

Best Electronic Album

• NOWHERE - haihm
• SHINPA - NET GALA
• Monika - Lee Suho
• Earwitness - Joyul
• Born By Gorgeousness - HAEPAARY

Best Electronic Song

• 'HRT' - KIRARA
• 'Forest Illumination' - Doildoshi
• 'TOM : 貪' - MOONSUN
• 'The Song of Hope' - eobchae
• 'go to gpd and then' - HAEPAARY

Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album

• Skandalouz - Loss
• 그물,덫,발사대기,포획 - unofficialboyy & HAIFHAIF
• Fragment - Mild Beats
• Underground Rapstar - CHANGMO
• 독립음악 - CHOILB

Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song

• '420 Flow' - BILL STAX ft lobonabeat!
• 'Blue Lemonade' - Loss ft. Hwaji
• 'Spring Rain' - SINCE ft Rakon
• '대박인생' - Don Mills ft. Northfacegawd & UNEDUCATED KID
• 'TAIJI' - CHANGMO

Best R&B & Soul Album 

• CIRCLE - Mind Combined
• Precious - sogumm
• MINISERIES - SUMIN & Slom
• DON'T DIE COLORS - THAMA
• It's not your fault - Dvwn
• AMP - jerd

Best R&B & Soul Song

• 'time goes by' - hiko ft. george
• 'THE GONLAN SONG' - SUMIN & Slom
• 'Blessed' - THAMA ft. Gsoul
• 'MIMI' - Youra
• 'H.K.S.T' - LeeHi ft. Wonstein

Best Folk Album

• There Is A Wolf - Lang Lee
• Ballad - Lee Joo Young
• petrichor - jang pillsoon
• COSMOS - Jeon Ho Kwan
• Drowned - Chun Yongsung

Best Folk Song

• 'There Is A Wolf' - Lang Lee
• 'The Generation of Tribulation' - Lang Lee
• 'It's Snowing' - Lee Joo Young ft. Earip
• 'petrichor' - jang pillsoon
• 'Barley Tea' - Chun Yongsung ft. Kang Mal Geum