The '2022 Korean Music Awards', sponsored by the Korea Creative Content Agency and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has announced this year's list of nominees. 

The award ceremony will take place this year on March 1 at 6 PM KST and will be broadcast live via YouTube. All nominees were chosen by a board of music industry experts, ranging from KCCA members to renowned music critics and representatives from various fields of entertainment. 

Here are the nominees for this year's main categories:

Rookie Artist of the Year

aespa

SINCE

STAYC

Lee Mu Jin

Haepali

Artist of the Year

Kim Hyun Chul

The Volunteers

BTS

IU

Lang Lee

Song of the Year

aespa, "Next Level"

AKMU, "Nakka" with IU

BTS, "Butter"

Lang Lee, "There Is A Wolf"

Lee Mu Jin, "Traffic Light"

Album of the Year

AKMU, 'Next Episode'

Kim Hyun Chul, 'City Breeze & Love Song'

IU, 'Lilac'

Lang Lee, 'There Is A Wolf'

Chun Yong Sung, 'Drowned'

Here are the nominees for genre-specific categories:

Best K-Pop Song

aespa, "Next Level"

STAYC, "ASAP"

BTS, "Butter"

Weeekly, "After School"

TOMORROW x TOGETHER, "0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)" Feat. Seori

Best K-Pop Album

aespa, 'Savage'

CL, 'Alpha'

SHINee, 'Atlantis'

BoA, 'Better'

Kim Chung Ha, 'Querencia'

Best Pop Song

AKMU, "Nakka" With IU

IU, "Lilac"

Wendy, "When This Rain Stops"

Lee Mu Jin, "Traffic Light"

Lee Seung Hwan & Sunwoo Junga, "How Could You"

Best Pop Album

AKMU, "Next Episode'

Kim Hyun Chul, 'City Breeze & Love Song'

IU, 'Lilac'

eAeon, 'Fragile'

Jung Cha Sik, 'Night Driving'

Other genre categories include: Best Electronic Song/Album, Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song/Album, Best R&B/Soul Song/Album, Best Folk Song/Album, etc. You can find the complete list of nominees via the official website of the 'Korean Music Awards', here.