2012 Melon Music Awards
The 2012 Melon Music Awards were held on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2012 ceremony was the event's fourth edition since its offline launch in 2009. The award winners were determined by combining digital sales data and voting conducted by netizens online.
The 2012 ceremony was the show's largest ceremony at the time, attracting an audience of over 11,000 people. It was directed under the theme of "Music is Healing" and was broadcast live globally via YouTube as well as cable television channels domestically.
Psy was the most nominated and awarded act of the night, where he won four awards including Song of the Year with "Gangnam Style", Global Artist, Top 10 Artist and Best Music Video. Beast and Busker Busker were awarded with Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, respectively. B.A.P and Ailee additionally won the Best New Artist Awards.
Winners and nominees
Main awards
Winners and nominees are listed below. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.| Top 10 Artists | Song of the Year |
| PsyBusker BuskerBig Bang2NE1SistarHuh GakBeastIUInfiniteT-ara | Psy – "Gangnam Style"
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| Artist of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Beast | Busker Busker – Busker Busker 1st Album |
| Best New Artist | Best Rap/Hip Hop Award |
| B.A.PAilee | Dynamic Duo – "Without You" |
| Best Rock Award | Best R&B/Ballad Award |
| Nell – "The Day Before" | K.Will – "Please Don’t" |
| Best OST Award | Hot Trend Award |
| Eunji & Seo In-guk – "All For You" | |
| Best Pop Song | Popular Netizen Song |
| Maroon 5 – "Payphone" | Beast – "Midnight" |