The 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards () ceremony was held at Jamsil Arena in Seoul on January 27, 2022. It recognized the best artists and recordings, primarily based on Gaon Music Chart of the year from December 1, 2020, to November 30, 2021. The ceremony was hosted by Doyoung, Sieun, and Jaejae.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold. Nominees
Main awards Artist of the Year – Digital Music December 2020 January 2021 Taeyeon – "What Do I Call You" Iz*One – "Panorama" Ben – "Lonely night" Rain – "Switch on Me" (duet with JYP) Lee Hi – "For You" (featuring Crush) IU – "Celebrity" (G)I-dle – "Hwaa" Gyeongseo & MJ – "Let's Have a Drink" Epik High – "Rosario" (featuring CL and Zico) HyunA – "I'm Not Cool" February 2021 March 2021 Shinee – "Don't Call Me" Kang Daniel – "Paranoia" Sunmi – "Tail" Sechs Kies – "Don't Look Back" Paul Kim – "Love Letter" IU – "Lilac" Rosé – "On The Ground" IU – "Coin" IU – "Hi Spring Bye" Lim Young-woong – "My Starry Love" April 2021 May 2021 Kang Daniel – "Antidote" Itzy – "In the Morning" Davichi – "Just Hug Me" Kassy – "I Will Light Your Way" Ha Dong-qn and Bong-gu – "I Will Be Waiting" BTS – "Butter" Aespa – "Next Level" Oh My Girl – "Dun Dun Dance" Joy – "Hello" Heize – "Happen" June 2021 July 2021 Brave Girls – "Chi Mat Ba Ram" Twice – "Alcohol-Free" NCT Dream – "Hello Future" Big Mama – "One Day More" Epik High – "Rain Song" (featuring Colde) BTS – "Permission to Dance" AKMU – "NAKKA" (with IU) AKMU – "Hey Kid, Close Your Eyes" (with Lee Sun-hee) SG Wannabe – "You're the Best of Me" Taeyeon – "Weekend" August 2021 September 2021 Red Velvet – "Queendom" 10cm – "Go Back" MeloMance – "Go Back" Jeon Somi – "Dumb Dumb" Car, the Garden – "Closely Far Away" Coldplay & BTS – "My Universe" Itzy – "Loco" NCT 127 – "Sticker" STAYC – "Stereotype" Lee Mu-jin – "Fall in Fall" October 2021 November 2021 IU – "Strawberry Moon" NCT 127 – "Favorite (Vampire)" Davichi – "First Loss" Seventeen – "Rock with You" Aespa – "Savage" Twice – "Scientist" 10cm – "Yesterday You Left Me" 2AM – "Should've Known" Lim Jae-hyun – "I'd Love You Again If I Have A Next Life" Im Chang-jung – "Nothing Special With The Day" Artist of the Year – Physical Album 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter Iz*One – One-reeler / Act IV Treasure – The First Step: Treasure Effect Kim Ho-joong – The Classic Album I – My Favorite Arias Kim Ho-joong – The Classic Album II – My Favorite Songs Shinee – Don't Call Me NCT Dream – Hot Sauce Enhypen – Border: Carnival Rosé – R Baekhyun – Bambi Tomorrow X Together – The Chaos Chapter: Freeze 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter BTS – Butter NCT Dream – Hello Future Stray Kids – Noeasy Exo – Don't Fight the Feeling Seventeen – Your Choice NCT 127 – Sticker NCT 127 – Favorite Enhypen – Dimension: Dilemma Stray Kids – Christmas EveL Seventeen – Attacca New Artist of the Year Digital Music Physical Album Lee Mu-jin – "Scent of the Day" Kim Hee-jae – "Follow Me" Shyddoong – "Unexpectedly Shy" (feat. Ravi) D.Ark – "Genius" (feat. Changmo) Lee Chan-won – "Convenience Store" Lee Chan-won – Gift Omega X – What's Goin' On TO1 – Re:Born Mirae – Splash Epex – Bipolar Pt. 2: Prelude to Love
Other awards Other Categories Winner Record Production of the Year IU (EDAM Entertainment) – Lilac Discovery of the Year – Hiphop Homies – "Siren Remix" Discovery of the Year – Hot Trend STAYC – "ASAP" Composer of the Year Ryan S. Jhun Lyricist of the Year IU Performer of the Year – Musical Instrument Jung Jae-pil (YOUNG) Performer of the Year – Chorus Kim Yeon Seo Style of the Year – Choreography Son Sung Deuk Style of the Year – Stylist Kim Wook Hot Performance of the Year Oh My Girl & The Boyz World Hallyu Star of the Year Stray Kids Song of the Year in International Pop Justin Bieber – "Peaches" International Rising Star of the Year The Kid Laroi Popular Singer of the Year Standing Egg – "Old Song" Music Steady Seller of the Year BTS – "Dynamite" World Rookie of the Year Enhypen & Aespa Top Kit-Seller of the Year NCT Dream – Hot Sauce Retail Album of the Year BTS Social Hot Star of the Year Mubeat Global Choice – Male Mubeat Global Choice – Female Lisa The Adult Contemporary Music of the Year Lim Young-woong – "My Starry Love"
Presenters The list of presenters was announced on January 19, 2022.
+ Order of the presentation, name of the artist(s), and award(s) they presented Order Artist(s) Presented 1 Tiffany Young New Artist of the Year (Digital Music, Physical Album) 2 Jung Ji-so Artist of the Year – Digital Music (December, January, February) 3 Kim Hae-joon & Lee Eun-ji Popular Singer of the Year + Music Steady Seller of the Year 4 Hani Artist of the Year – Digital Music (March, April, May) + Top Kit-Seller of the Year 5 Tei & Shin Ji Discovery of the Year (Hiphop, Hot Trend) 6 Noze Style of the Year (Choreography, Stylist) 7 Kim Jae-young Artist of the Year – Digital Music (June, July, August) 8 Oh My Girl's Arin & Jiho Composer of the Year + Lyricist of the Year 9 Go Eun-ah Artist of the Year – Physical Album (1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter) 10 Jo Han-chul & Kim Min-seo Hot Performance of the Year 11 Lee Mu-jin Performer of the Year (Musical Instrument, Chorus) 12 Kangta Artist of the Year – Physical Album (3rd Quarter, 4th Quarter) 13 Yoon Sang The Adult Contemporary Music of the Year + Record Production of the Year
Performers The lineup was announced on January 11, 2022.
+ Order of the performance, name of the artist(s), and song(s) they performed Order Artist(s) Song performed 1 Lee Mu-jin "The Assignment Song" + "Traffic Light" 2 Lee Chan-won "A Good Day with You" + "Cheer Up" 3 STAYC "Stereotype" + "ASAP" 4 Homies "Siren" 5 Standing Egg "Old Song" 6 Brave Girls "Chi Mat Ba Ram" + "Rollin' 7 Red Velvet "Queendom" 8 Lim Young-woong "Love Always Run Away" + "My Starry Love" 9 Oh My Girl "Dun Dun Dance" 10 NCT Dream "Hello Future" + "Hot Sauce" 11 NCT 127 "Favorite (Vampire)" + "Sticker"
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