2016 Melon Music Awards

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. 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.

Details for the ceremony—including the announcement of its date and venue—were first made available on October 7, 2016. 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.

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.

Main awards
Winners and nominees are listed below. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.

Artists with multiple nominations

 * 6 nominations
 * Exo


 * 5 nominations
 * BTS
 * GFriend
 * Twice


 * 3 nominations
 * AKMU
 * Bewhy
 * Jang Beom-june
 * Mamamoo
 * Red Velvet


 * 2 nominations
 * I.O.I
 * Psy
 * Seventeen
 * Winner

Artists with multiple awards

 * 5 awards
 * Exo


 * 3 awards
 * Zico


 * 2 awards
 * BTS
 * GFriend
 * Red Velvet
 * Twice