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Annual Awards - Seoul Music Awards

Only awards starting 2000 are registered. Sponsored Awards are not included. These are awards like "Brand choice of the year" or "Brand best song" and so on. Some cerimonies have sponsored awards, some don't. Also not included are non-performer awards, such as "Director", "Lyricist" etc...
Seoul Music Awards was first held in 1990. Due to a change in ceremony date, in which previously the ceremony awarded music from the same year, and after 2025 it awards music from the year prior to give more time for evaluation, there is no 2024 award (music from 2024 is awarded in 2025 and so on). "K-wave Special Award" is not included.
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2026

Grand Prize

Main Prize

Rookie of the Year

Best Album

Best Band

Best Group

Best OST

Sung Hanbin - You Are Spring

Best Performance

Best Solo

Best Song

LE SSERAFIM - SPAGHETTI

Best Trot

Discovery of the Year

R&B Hip-Hop

Rock/Ballad

Popularity Award

2025

Grand Prize

Main Prize

TXT
IVE

Best Album

TXT

Best Ballad

Best Band

Best OST

Youngtak - Unpredictable Life

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

RM

Best Song

TXT - Deja Vu

Best Trot

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

Popularity Award

2023

Grand Prize

Main Prize

IVE
Riize
V

Best Album

Best Ballad

Best Band

Best OST

Baekhyun - Hello

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

NewJeans - OMG

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

Riize

Popularity Award

2022

Grand Prize

Main Prize

BTS
Got the Beat
IVE
PSY

Best Album

BTS

Best Ballad

Best OST

MeloMance - Love, Maybe

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

IVE - LOVE DIVE

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

Le Sserafim
TNX

Popularity Award

2021

Grand Prize

Main Prize

BTS
IU

Best Album

Best Ballad

Wendy

Best OST

Lim Young Woong - Love Always Run Away

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

IU - Lilac

Best Trot

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

Epex
Omega X

Popularity Award

2020

Grand Prize

BTS

Main Prize

BTS
TXT

Best Album

BTS

Best Ballad

Best Band

Best OST

Cho Jung Seok - Aloha

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

BTS - Dynamite

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

Treasure

Popularity Award

2019

Grand Prize

BTS

Main Prize

BTS
EXO

Best Ballad

Best Band

Best OST

Taeyeon - All about you

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Trot

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

TXT
AB6IX
Itzy

Popularity Award

EXO

2018

Grand Prize

BTS

Main Prize

BTS
EXO

Best Album

BTS

Best Ballad

Best Band

Best OST

Ailee - I Will Go To You Like The First Snow

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

iKON - Love Scenario

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

Popularity Award

2017

Grand Prize

BTS

Main Prize

BTS
EXO

Best Album

IU

Best Band

iamnot

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Suran

Best Song

Yoon Jongshin - Like it

Discovery of the Year

New Artist

Pristin

Popularity Award

2016

Grand Prize

EXO

Main Prize

BTS
EXO

Best Album

BTS

Best Ballad

Best Band

Best Music Video

BTS

Best OST

Gummy - You are my everything

Best Performance

BTS

Best R&B Hip-Hop

MOBB

Best Song

Twice - Cheer Up

Best Trot

Discovery of the Year

WJSN

New Artist

I.O.I

Popularity Award

2015

Grand Prize

EXO

Main Prize

BTS
EXO

Best Album

BoA

Best Ballad

Best OST

Jane Jang - Hallucination

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

BIGBANG - BANG BANG BANG

Best Trot

New Artist

Show & Culture

Popularity Award

XIA

2014

Grand Prize

EXO

Main Prize

AOA
BTS
EXO

Best Album

Best Ballad

Best OST

Lyn - My Destiny

Best Performance

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

New Artist

Eddy Kim

Show & Culture

Popularity Award

2013

Grand Prize

EXO

Main Prize

EXO

Best Album

Best OST

The ONE - Winter Love

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

EXO - Growl

New Artist

BTS
Lim Kim

Show & Culture

Popularity Award

2012

Grand Prize

PSY

Main Prize

PSY

Best Album

Best OST

Jonghyun - My Love

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

Sistar - Alone

New Artist

EXO
Ailee
Lee Hi

Show & Culture

Popularity Award

2011

Grand Prize

Main Prize

IU

Best Album

IU

Best Ballad

Best OST

Baek Jiyoung - That Woman

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Clover

Best Song

T-ara - Roly Poly

New Artist

Boyfriend

Show & Culture

YB

Popularity Award

2010

Grand Prize

Main Prize

2AM
IU

Best Album

PSY

Best Ballad

2AM

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

IU - Good day

Best Trot

New Artist

CNBLUE

Show & Culture

Popularity Award

2009

Grand Prize

Main Prize

2PM

Best Album

Best Ballad

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Song

Best Trot

Park Sang-chul

New Artist

After School

Show & Culture

PSY

Popularity Award

2PM

2008

Grand Prize

Main Prize

Best Album

Best Song

Wonder Girls - Nobody

Best Trot

New Artist

Mighty Mouth

Show & Culture

Popularity Award

2007

Grand Prize

Main Prize

Eru

Best Album

Best Song

BIGBANG - Lies

New Artist

Popularity Award

2006

Grand Prize

Main Prize

Park Jung-ah
Son Hoyoung

Best OST

Sweet Sorrow - No Matter What I Think

Best Trot

Park Sang-chul
Song Dae-kwan
Hyun Suk

New Artist

Popularity Award

2004

Grand Prize

Main Prize

Best Music Video

Kim Tae-uk

Best OST

Jo Sungmo - By Your Side

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Rock

Best Trot

New Artist

Popularity Award

2003

Grand Prize

Lee Hyori

Main Prize

Lee Hyori
WAX
YB

Best Folk

Park Gang-seong

Best Music Video

Cha Eun-taek

Best OST

SBS Drama Strike

New Artist

Maya
Se7en
Big Mama

2002

Grand Prize

BoA

Main Prize

BoA
YB
WAX

Best Folk

Best Music Video

Jang Jae-hyeok

Best OST

Kang Seong - Yain

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Rock

Best Trot

New Artist

Rizi

2001

Grand Prize

Main Prize

WAX
Kangta

Best Folk

Park Gang-seong

Best Music Video

Cha Eun-taek

Best OST

Kim Tae-jeong

Best R&B Hip-Hop

Best Rock

Best Trot

Hyun Suk

New Artist

Brown Eyes
Jadu
Morning Bond
To-ya

Popularity Award

2000

Grand Prize

Main Prize

Best Music Video

Kim Se-hun

New Artist

J.ae

Popularity Award

SKY