| 2021 Melon Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 2021 Melon Music Awards title card | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in music and singing |
| Date | December 4, 2021 |
| Location | South Korea |
| Presented by | Melon |
| Hosted by | Lee Yong-jin, Park Seon-young |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | IU & BTS (5) |
| Most nominations | IU (7) |
| Artist of the Year | IU |
| Album of the Year | Lilac |
| Song of the Year | "Butter" |
| Record of the Year | Aespa |
| Website | Melon 2021 |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | 1theK Daum Melon YouTube KakaoTV Joox[a] dTV and Music On! TV (Japan) MyMusic (Taiwan) |
The 2021 Melon Music Awards, organized by Kakao M and Melon, took place on December 4, 2021. This was the thirteenth ceremony in the show's history, and the second to be held without an audience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by comedian Lee Yong-jin and radio announcer Park Seon-young, the ceremony was broadcast online through KakaoTV, Melon, and 1theK's official YouTube channel. Artists who released music between November 11, 2020, and November 7, 2021, were eligible for and honored at the awards.[1][2]
IU, BTS, and Aespa won the Daesangs for Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year respectively.
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