40th Golden Disc Awards
The 40th Golden Disc Awards is an award ceremony held on January 10, 2026, at the Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan. It honored the best in South Korean music released between early-November 2024 and early-November 2025. The event was hosted by Sung Si-kyung and Moon Ga-young.
Criteria
For the 40th ceremony, a new grand prize category, Artist of the Year, was introduced.Performers
The first line-up of performers was announced on November 26. The second line-up was announced on November 27.| Artist | Song Performed |
| Zhang Hao & Sung Han-bin | "Better" |
| Cortis | "What You Want" |
| AllDay Project | "Famous" "Look at Me" "One More Time" |
| KiiiKiii | "Groundwork" "I Do Me" |
| TWS | "Spring Day" |
| Izna | "Be My Baby" |
| Zo Zazz | "Don't You Know" |
| NCT Wish | "Videohood" "Color" |
| ARrC | "Dummy" "Awesome" |
| Close Your Eyes | "Close Your Eyes" "X" "SOB" |
| Kim Tae-rae | "Reflection of You in Your Smile" |
| Huh Yunjin | "Like Rain, Like Music" |
| Izna | "Mamma mia" "Fake It" |
| TWS | "Countdown" "Nice to See You Again" "Overdrive" |
| BoyNextDoor | "If I Say, I Love You" "Hollywood Action" |
| Zerobaseone | "In Bloom" "Crush" "Feel the Pop" "Good So Bad" "Blue" "Iconik" |
| KiiiKiii | "Flying, Deep in the Night" |
| Jongho | "Those Days" |
| Le Sserafim | "Spaghetti" "Hot" |
| Ive | "♥ Beats" "Rebel Heart" |
| Close Your Eyes | "Lies" |
| ARrC | "Hot" |
| Joohoney | "Sting" |
| Monsta X | "N the Front" "Do What I Want" |
| Enhypen | "Bad Desire " "Daydream" "Outside" |
| Ateez | "Ice on My Teeth" "In Your Fantasy" |
| Stray Kids | "Divine" "Do It" "Ceremony" |
| Jennie | "Filter" "Damn Right" "Like Jennie" |
Winners and nominees
Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.Main awards
Nominations for Digital Song Bonsang, Album Bonsang, and Rookie of the Year were announced on November 25, 2025.Popularity awards
The categories for the popularity awards were announced on December 22, and voting began on the same day, running until January 5. Voting is being conducted through Prizm.| Most Popular Artist – Female | Most Popular Artist – Male |
Special awards
Multiple awards
The following artist received two or more awards:| Count | Artist |
| 3 | G-Dragon |
| 3 | Ive |
| 3 | Jennie |
| 2 | AllDay Project |
| 2 | BoyNextDoor |
| 2 | Stray Kids |