MKMF changed name to MAMA.

From 2009, Mnet annual music event MKMF will be changed to Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).

A live program took place on 23rd October in Seoul Tower and the idea of the new music awards ceremony was revealed. Previously on 16th October,

About MAMA

* Event: 2009 MAMA
* Date: 21st November
* Time: 7pm
* Place: Seoul Jamsil Stadium
* Airing: Via Channel V and will be broadcasted simultaneously in Japan, China, HongKong, Thailand, and other SEA countries.
* Specialty: Participation by overseas artistes

Judging:

* 29 Total categories
* Singer category: 7
* Genre category: 7
* MV category: 2
* Criteria: Album sales and album charts from 15th October 2008 till 22nd October 2009

Nominee List for 2009 MAMA:

* Newcomer (Male) – BEAST, Supreme Team, MBLAQ, ChungRim, TaeGoon
* Newcomer (Female) - 2NE1, After School, T-ara, 4Minute, f(x)
* Male singer – Drunken Tiger, Rain, Lee Seung Chul, GDragon, MC Mong
* Female singer – Bada, Baek Ji Young, Son DamBi, YoonHa, ChaeYeon
* Male Group – 2PM, Big Bang, Super Junior, SG Wannabe, SS501
* Female Group - Davichi, Brown Eyed Girls, So Nyeo Shi Dae, Jewelry, KARA
* Mixed Group – Roo’Ra, 8eight, Koyote, Cool, Clazziquai

* Rock Music Award – BuHwal (생각이나), Seo Taiji (Juliet), Jang GiHa and the Faces (Living with no special things), Cherry Filter (Pianissimo), FT Island (I Hope)
* Hip hop group award – Dynamic Duo (Dead Guy), Drunken Tiger (Monster), LeeSsang (헤어지지 못하는 여자, 떠나가지 못하는 남자), Outsider (Alone), Epik High (Wannabe)
* Ballad/R&B music award – Kim Jong Kook (Today More Than Yesterday), Kim TaeWoo (Love Rain), Bobby Kim (Love, the guy), Park Hyo Shin (After Love), Baek Ji Young (Like being Hit)
* Dance music award – 2NE1 (I Don’t Care), 2PM (Again & Again), So Nyeo Shi Dae (Gee), Super Junior (Sorry), KARA (Honey)
* House& Electronic music award – Brown Eyed Girls (Abracadabra), Son DamBi (Saturday Night), Clazziquai (Love Again), 4Minute (Muzik), GDragon (Heartbreaker)
* Trot Music Award - Gyeon Miri (Happy Woman), Park Hyun Bin (Brilliant Life), Seong JinYoo (딱이야), Joo HyunMi and SeoHyun (JjaRaJaJjan), Hong JinYeong (Love’s Battery)
* O.S.T Award – Baek Ji Young (Don’t Forget – IRIS), Lee Seung Chul (No more love like this – Blue Love Story), T-Max (Paradize – Boys Over Flowers), Tiffany (I’m Along – JaMyungGo), SS501 (Because I’m Stupid – Boys Over Flowers)
* Best MV – 2NE1 (Fire), LeeSsang (헤어지지 못하는 여자, 떠나가지 못하는 남자), Bada (Mad), Seo Taiji (Juliet), D.N.G (Step 2 Me)
* MV Director - Seo HyunSeung, Jang JaeHyuk, Jo SooHyun, Joo HeeSeon, Hong WonKi

* Nominees: 35
* Song awards: 30
Vote here
http://mama.mnet.com/2009/AwardVote/AwardVote.asp