The 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 29, 2011, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The ceremony was the second Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea, the first being in 2010 when the ceremony took place in Macau, China. The 2011 award show was attended by over 10,000 people.
Super Junior won three awards, the most of the night, including Album of the Year for Mr. Simple, Best Male Group, and the special Singapore's Choice Award. Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and Baek Ji-young each won two awards.
Background
The event marked the thirteenth of the annual music awards. With its slogan "Music Makes One", MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as in the US and Canada. It was co-hosted by Singapore broadcaster MediaCorp.
Artists Kim Hyun Joong, Beast, Miss A, Hyuna, Leessang, Koda Kumi, Vision Wei, Aziatix, Jane Zhang, and Seo In Young all won awards during the televised broadcast. On the other hand, Big Bang, CN Blue, and IU also won awards, but were not able to attend the ceremony. In total, there were twenty-five awards, including awards not given out during the broadcast of the awards ceremony. International artists are also seen with their greetings on screen including Namcha, Sodagreen, Nicholas Teo, Leo Ku, Natthew, Kwon Sang-woo, Jackie Chan, Quincy Jones, Joey Yung, Golf, Penny Tai, Eason Chan, Lollipop F, and Derrick Hoh.
Performers
Presenters
Lee Byung-hun – welcome Address
Miss A – presented Best New Male Artists
Park Si-yeon – presented Best New Female Artists
Dick Lee and Kit Chan – introduced performers Lang Lang and Beast, Singapore's Choice Award Song Seung-heon – introduced performer Koda Kumi and presented her with the Hottest Asian Artist Award Gong Hyung-jin and Fann Wong – presented Best New Asian Solo Artist and Best New Asian Group Artist Yura – Host/Entertainer Kim Sung-soo and Yoon Seung-ah – presented Best OST and Best Rap Performance Dynamic Duo, Yong Jun-hyung, and Yoon Doo-joon – introduced performers will.i.am and apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas Lee Byung-hun – introduced performers Ulala Session of Superstar K3 Kim Soo-hyun and Nam Gyu-ri – presented Best Male Solo Artist and Best Female Solo Artist Song Joong-ki – introduced performer Jane Zhang and presented her with the Best Asian Artist Award Oh Ji-ho – presented Style in Music Award PK and Chrissa of Mnet America – Host/Entertainer Lang Lang and Park Si-yeon – presented Best Dance Performance - Male Group, introduced the Superstar K Finalists as performers and presented Best Dance Performance - Female Group Park Si-hoo and Kim Min-hee – presented Best Vocal Group Performance DJ Koo and Kang So-ra – presented Best Dance Performance - Solo Baek Ji-yeon – presented Mnet Specialized Award Bae Soo-bin and Han Chae-young – presented Best Male Group and Best Female Group Lee Byung-hun – introduced performers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Ji Sung and Han Hyo-joo – presented Song of the Year Go Soo and Yoon Eun-hye – presented Artist of the Year Kim Hee-sun – presented Album of the Year
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Special awards
Singapore's Choice Award: Super Junior
Hottest Asian Artist Award: Koda Kumi
Best New Asian Solo Artist: Vision Wei
Best New Asian Group Artist: Aziatix
Best Asian Artist: Jane Zhang
Style in Music Award: Seo In-young
Mnet Specialized Award: YB (Yoon Do Hyun Band)
Multiple awards
Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
Artist(s) with multiple nominations
The following artist(s) received more than two nominations:
Presenters and performers
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.