The 2010 Melon Music Awards were held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the Hall of Peace of Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2010 ceremony was the second installment of the event. The winners for the Top 10 Bonsang Award were announced prior to the ceremony.
Performers
Presenters
Song Joong-ki – Official host
Lee Soo-hyuk & Kim Jung-hwa – Top 10 Award For 2NE1, CNBLUE & DJ DOC
Lee Ju-han & Kim Min-seo – Best Alternative Rock & Best R&B
Seo Kang-joo & Moon Ji-ye – MBC Plus Artist Award & MBC Radio Artist Award
Lee Kan & Choi Ah-ra – Top 10 Award For 4men & Girls Generation
Kim Gi-deuk – Album of the Year
Han Seong-jin & Jung So-ra – Best Music Video, Best Trot & Best Rap / Hip Hop
Park Ki-woong & Yoon Song-i – Top 10 Award For IU, 2AM & Lee Seung-gi
Kim Jung-man – Culture Performer Award
Julien Kang & Min Hye-kyung – Top 10 Award For T-ara & 2PM
Choi Phillip & Kim Bin-woo – Hot Trend Award & Best OST
Danny Ahn & Oh Se-jeong – Best Songwriter Award & Netizen Popularity Award
Jo Yeon-woo & Yoon Ji-min – Best New Artist & Song of the Year
Park So-hyang & Choi Eun-kyeong – Artist of the Year
Winners and nominees
Main awards
Winners and nominees are listed below. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.