MAMA Award for Artist of the Year

The MAMA Award for Artist of the Year (올해의 가수상) is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented by CJ E&M (Mnet) at the annual MAMA Awards. It was first awarded at the event's 8th ceremony held in 2006; the five-member boyband group TVXQ won the award, and it is given in honor for artists with artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the music industry.[1]

MAMA Award for
Artist of the Year
Awarded forBest individual/group of the year
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCJ E&M (Mnet)
First awarded2006
Currently held bySeventeen (2024)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards

Winners and nominees

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TVXQ (2006)
 
Super Junior (2007)
 
2PM (2009)
 
2NE1 (2010)
 
Girls' Generation (2011)
 
G-Dragon (2013)
 
Exo (2014)
 
BTS (2016–22)
 
NewJeans (2023)

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

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Year[I] Artist
2006 TVXQ
Baek Ji-young
Buzz
Rain
SG Wannabe
2007 Super Junior
Big Bang
SG Wannabe
Wonder Girls
Yangpa
2008 Big Bang
Lee Hyori
Seo Taiji
TVXQ
Wonder Girls
2009 2PM
No nominees announced

2010s

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Year[I] Artist
2010 2NE1
2AM
2PM
Girls' Generation
Miss A
2011 Girls' Generation
2NE1
Beast
Big Bang
IU
2012 Big Bang
Busker Busker
Psy
Sistar
Super Junior
2013 G-Dragon
Cho Yong-pil
Exo
Girls' Generation
Psy
2014 Exo
2NE1
Girls' Generation
IU
Taeyang
2015 Big Bang
Exo
Girls' Generation
Shinee
Zion.T
2016 BTS
Exo
GFriend
Taeyeon
Twice
2017 BTS
Exo
IU
Twice
Wanna One
2018 BTS
Blackpink
Mamamoo
Twice
Wanna One
2019 BTS
Blackpink
Chungha
Exo
Twice

2020s

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Year[I] Artist
2020 BTS
Blackpink
Exo
IU
Twice
2021 BTS
Aespa
IU
NCT 127
Oh My Girl
2022 BTS
(G)I-dle
Blackpink
Ive
Stray Kids
2023 NewJeans
Ive
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids
2024 Seventeen
Aespa
Jungkook
NewJeans
Stray Kids

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

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Throughout the history of MAMA Awards only 2 recipients received the award more than once. BTS are the only artist to receive the award for consecutive years.

7 wins
3 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

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Note: Shortlisted nominations only

Notes

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  1. ^ Additionally, 2024 nominee Jungkook is also a member of BTS
  2. ^ Additionally, 2016 nominee Taeyeon is also a member of Girls' Generation

References

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  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA.
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  1. ^ "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.