| 2011 Melon Music Awards | |
| Date: | Thursday, November 24, 2011 |
| Location: | Olympic Gymnastics Arena |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Host: | Park Shin-hye, Leeteuk & Yoon Doo-joon |
| Most Awards: | Beast, IU, 2NE1, Super Junior (2 each) |
| Most Nominations: | Beast, IU, 2NE1 (5 each) |
| Award1 Type: | Album of the Year |
| Award1 Winner: | 2NE1 2nd Mini Album |
| Award2 Type: | Artist of the Year |
| Award2 Winner: | Beast |
| Award3 Type: | Song of the Year |
| Award3 Winner: | "Good Day" |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Main: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The 2011 Melon Music Awards were held on Thursday, November 24, 2011, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea, the event's first use of the venue.[1] Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2011 ceremony was the third installment of the event since its offline launch in 2009. Beast, IU and 2NE1 received the most nominations at the ceremony, have each been nominated five times. The trio along with Super Junior were the only artists who received multiple accolades, with all four artists winning two awards each. Furthermore, the aforementioned trio won the three daesang prizes at the event.
| Park Shin-hye | Opening (Music of Energy) | |
| Lena Park | "That Is My World" | |
| Lee Seung-hwan | "For Thousand Days" | |
| Sunny Hill | "Pit-A-Pat" "Midnight Circus" | |
| Huh Gak Jin Bora | "Hello" | |
| Sistar Secret (Dance battle) | "Ma Boy" "Shy Boy" "How Dare You" "Starlight Moonlight" "So Cool" "Move" | |
| f(x) | Intro "Pinocchio (Danger)" | |
| IU | "Cruel Fairytale" "Good Day" (With Special Guest Kim Kyung-jin) | |
| Beast | "On Rainy Days" "Fiction" |
Winners and nominees are listed below.[2] Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[3] [4]
| Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) | Album of the Year (Daesang) | |
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| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Song of the Year (Daesang) | |
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| Best New Artist | Best Music Video | |
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| Best Rap/Hip Hop Award | Best Rock Award | |
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| Best R&B/Ballad Award | Best OST Award | |
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| Hot Trend Award (Variety) | Netizen Popularity Award | |
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| Winners | ||
| Songwriter Award | Jun Hye-sung | |
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| Global Artist Award | Girls' Generation | |
| MBC Music Star Award | Baek Ji-young | |
| Culture Performer Award | Lee Seung-hwan |