The 2018 Melon Music Awards ceremony, organized by Kakao M (a kakao company) through its online music store, Melon, took place on December 1, 2018 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.

Wanna One, iKon and BTS took home the grand prizes, also known as the "Daesang Awards".

[1] The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Only artists who released music between December 2, 2017 and October 25, 2018 were eligible, and the nominees were selected by calculating the number of downloads, streams, and weekly Melon Popularity Award votes achieved by each artist.

Voting for Top 10 Artists took place on the Melon Music website from October 26 through November 13, 2018.