The 2024 MAMA Awards will be held in the U.S. for the first time in the annual ceremony’s history, CJ ENM said Thursday.

The three-day event will kick off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 21 and continue on to the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan on Nov. 22 and 23.


The theme is “Big Blur: What is Real?” alluding to how the boundaries between music, culture and preferences have become ambiguous. CJ ENM teased that it would implement the latest technology and “unite” fandoms all over the world through the MAMA Awards this year.

More information will be unveiled at a later date.

Since 1999, the MAMA Awards has been held throughout Asia, including Macao, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Japan.

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]