2022 Melon Music Awards
The 2022 Melon Music Awards was held on November 26, 2022, at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2022 ceremony was the fourteenth installment of the event and its first fully offline ceremony since 2019. Artists who released music between November 8, 2021, and November 3, 2022, are eligible for the awards.
Lim Young-woong won two daesangs—Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, while BTS were awarded the Record of the Year. Ive won the Song of the Year, the group's first ever daesang win, alongside Best New Artist with NewJeans, marking the first time two female acts won in the rookie category during the same ceremony.
Judging criteria
Voting
Voting for categories opened for South Korean residents on the Melon Music website on November 4 and will continue until November 18, 2022. Only artists who released music between November 8, 2021, and November 3, 2022, are eligible. The longlist of nominees was selected based on the chart performance criteria for each artist combined with weekly Melon Popularity Award votes achieved during the eligibility period. Categories that are open to online voting include: Top 10 Artists, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Male Solo, Best Female Solo, Best Male Group, Best Female Group, and Netizen Popularity Award.Presenters
- Kim Hyang-gi – Top 10 Artist Award
- Jonathan Thona and Patricia Thona – Best Performance
- Song Ye-rin – 2022 Choice
- Bae Hyun-sung and Park Ji-hu – Best Songwriter & Best Music Style
- Leo J – Global Artist & Global Rising Artist
- Lee Sun-bin – Top 10 Artist Award
- Haha and Shin Hyun-ji – Best Male – Solo & Best Group – Female
- Jasson and Hong Hyun-hee – Netizen Choice & Best Music Video
- Go Min-si – Top 10 Artist Award
- Moon Sang-min and Yang Hye-ji – 1theK Global Icon & Hot Trend
- Chung Sung-hwa – Best New Artist
- Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Se-jeong – Best OST & Best Collaboration
- Lee Soo-hyuk – Album of the Year & Record of the Year
- Cha Seung-won – Best Song of the Year & Artist of the Year
Winners and nominees
Nominations were announced via the Melon website on November 4, 2022. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.| Top 10 Artists | Song of the Year |
| (G)I-dleIveLim Young-woongMeloManceNewJeansBe'OBTSIUSeventeenNCT Dream | Ive – "Love Dive"
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| Artist of the Year | KakaoBank Album of the Year |
| Lim Young-woong | Lim Young-woong – Im Hero |
| Record of the Year | Best New Artist |
| BTS | IveNewJeans |
| Best Male Solo | Best Female Solo |
| Lim Young-woong | IU |
| Best Male Group | Best Female Group |
| BTS | Ive |
| Best OST | Best Collaboration |
| MeloMance – "Love, Maybe" | 10cm and Big Naughty – "Beyond Love" |
| Netizen Popularity Award | Hot Trend |
| Lim Young-woong | Le Sserafim |
Multiple awards
The following artist received three or more awards:| Count | Artist |
| 5 | Lim Young-woong |
| 4 | BTS |
| 4 | Ive |
| 3 | IU |