The 2016 MelOn Music Awards took place at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Saturday.The awards were based on the success of digital sales and the public‘s votes. The top 10 artists were chosen from a total of 30 artists who had the highest Melon chart scores as well as fan votes. Artist AwardsArtist of the Year -- EXO Album of the Year -- “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever” -- BTS Song of the Year -- “Cheer Up” -- Twice Best New Artist Award -- Black Pink Best Music Video -- Red Velvet Top 10 Artists -- Akdong Musician, BewhY, BTS, EXO, GFriend, Mamamoo, Red Velvet, Taeyeon, Twice, ZicoGenre AwardsRap & Hip Hop -- ZicoBallad -- Apink EunjiDance -- GFriend, EXORock -- Ha Hyun-wooOST -- Yoon Mi-raeTrot -- Hong Jin-youngPop -- Justin BieberIndie -- Bolbbalgan4Popularity AwardsNetizen Choice Award -- EXOHot Trend Award -- ZicoSpecial AwardsBest Songwriter -- Bang Si-hyukMBC Music Star Award -- SeventeenQQ Music Asia Star Award -- iKONKakao Hot Star Award -- EXOHall of Fame Award -- Sechs KiesBy Lee Sang-won (sangdoze@heraldcorpcom)Related article: ‘2016 MAMA’ to announce nominees and open votes