2013 Melon Music Awards

The 2013 Melon Music Awards were held on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2013 ceremony was the fifth edition of the event since its offline launch in 2009.

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed below. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.

Top 10 Artists	Album of the Year
ExoShineeG-DragonBeastSistarIUAileeDynamic DuoDavichiBusker Busker	Busker Busker – Busker Busker 2nd Album * Shinee – The Misconceptions of Us * IU – Modern Times * Exo – XOXO * G-Dragon – Coup d'Etat
Artist of the Year	Song of the Year
Shinee * Sistar * IU * Exo * G-Dragon	Exo – "Growl" * Busker Busker – "Love, At First" * Beast – "Shadow" * IU – "The Red Shoes" * G-Dragon – "Who You?"
Best New Artist	Best Pop Award
BTSLim Kim * Roy Kim * Ladies' Code * History	Bruno Mars – "Young Girls"
Best Rap/Hip Hop Award	Best Rock Award
Baechigi – "Shower of Tears" ft. Ailee * Geeks – "Was Away" * Leessang – "Tears" * San E – "Story of Someone I Know" * Verbal Jint – "If It Ain't Love"	Cho Yong-pil – "Bounce" * CNBLUE – "I'm Sorry" * Kang Seung-yoon – "It Rains" * Younha – "The Real Reason We Broke Up" * Yoo Seung-woo – "Hello"
Best R&B/Ballad Award	Best OST Award
Huh Gak – "Monodrama"K.Will – "You Don't Know Love" * Bumkey – "Bad Girl" * Lyn – "Tonight" * Lee Seung-chul – "The Day to Love"	Yoon Mi-rae – "Touch Love" * 4Men – "Only You" * AKMU – "I Love You" * Gummy – "Snowflake" * Kim Bo-kyung – "Don't Think You Are Alone"
Netizen Popularity Award	Hot Trend Award
Exo '– "Growl"* Beast – "Shadow" * G-Dragon – "Who You?" * Girls' Generation – "I Got a Boy" * Lee Hyori – "Bad Girls" * Sistar – "Give It to Me" * Shinee – "Dream Girl" * Roy Kim – "Spring Spring Spring"	Crayon Pop – "Bar Bar Bar"Rose Motel – "Longtime Lovers"' * Hyungdon and Daejun – "What I Want From a Man" * Psy – "Gentleman" * UV – "Because of You"