| 2012 Melon Music Awards | ||||
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| Date | Friday, December 14, 2012 | |||
| Location | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | |||
| Country | South Korea | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Most awards | Psy (4) | |||
| Most nominations | Psy (5) | |||
| Song of the Year | "Gangnam Style" | |||
| Album of the Year | Busker Busker 1st Album | |||
| Artist of the Year | Beast | |||
| Website | Melon Music Awards website | |||
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The 2012 Melon Music Awards were held on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Olympic Gymnastics ArenainSeoul, South Korea.[1] 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.[2]
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.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Rhythm Power Simon Dominic Dynamic Duo |
"Sanaee" "Cheerz" "Friday Night" |
| K.Will Hoya Dongwoo |
"Please Don't..." |
| B.A.P | "Warrior" |
| T-ara | "Sexy Love" "Lovey-Dovey" |
| Infinite | "The Chaser" |
| Sistar | "Alone" |
| Nell | "White Night" "Cliff Parade" |
| Ailee Huh Gak |
"Heaven" "A Someone Who Loves Me" "You Raise Me Up" |
| 2NE1 | "I Love You" |
| Beast | "It's Not Me" "Beautiful Night" |
Winners and nominees are listed below.[3][4] Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[5][6]
| Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) | Song of the Year (Daesang) |
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| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Album of the Year (Daesang) |
| Best New Artist | Best Rap/Hip Hop Award |
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| Best Rock Award | Best R&B/Ballad Award |
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| Best OST Award | Hot Trend Award |
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| Best Pop Song | Popular Netizen Song |
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| Nominees | Winners |
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| Songwriter Award | Double Sidekick |
| Global Artist | Psy |
| Music Video of the Year | Cho Soo-hyun – Psy's "Gangnam Style" |
| MBC Music Star Award | Shindong & Kim Shin-young |
