| 2016 Melon Music Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | November 19, 2016 |
| Location | Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Exo (5) |
| Most nominations | Exo (6) |
| Song of the Year | "Cheer Up" |
| Album of the Year | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever |
| Artist of the Year | Exo |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Runtime | 240 minutes |
The 2016 Melon Music Awards ceremony, organized by Kakao M (a Kakao company) through its online music store Melon, took place on Saturday, November 19, 2016, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] The eighth installment of the event since its offline launch in 2009, it was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome for the first time, which is one of the largest indoor concert venues in South Korea.[2]
Details for the ceremony—including the announcement of its date and venue—were first made available on October 7, 2016.[3] A list of nominations and the awardees for the Top 10 Artists were announced on November 4, with voting for the main awards beginning the same day.[4]
The criteria for the awards varied depending on the category, consisting a mixture of digital sales data, judges evaluation, and online voting. Exo received the most nominations of the night, winning four of the six nominated categories. BTS, GFriend and Twice followed with the second most nominations with five each, while Zico received the second most awards, having won three times. Furthermore, BTS, Exo and Twice received the three daesang prizes of the night.
- ^ "Melon Music Awards 2016 Introduction". Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Gocheok Skydome". Seoul Tourism Organization. February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "멜론뮤직어워드, 11월19일 고척돔 개최 '올해 첫 음악 시상식'" [Melon Music Awards, held at Gocheok Dome on November 19th 'The year's first music awards ceremony']. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. October 7, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ ""걸그룹 강세" 레드벨벳·여자친구·트와이스, '멜론뮤직어워드' TOP10 등극". TV Report. November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2022.