MAMA Award for Artist of the Year
{{Short description|Korean music award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = MAMA Award for
Artist of the Year
| awarded_for = Best individual/group of the year
| country = South Korea
| year = 2006
| website = [http://mama.interest.me Mnet Asian Music Awards]
}}
The MAMA Award for Artist of the Year ({{Lang|ko|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.[http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2006 "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"]. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
Winners and nominees
File:TVXQ - Bonjour Paris.jpg (2006)]]
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File:2PM,a Korean boy band.jpg (2009)]]
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File:Girls' Generation in 2011 Style Icon Awards.jpg (2011)]]
File:G-Dragon Infinite Challenge 2015.jpg (2013)]]
File:Exo, MAMA 2014.jpg (2014)]]
File:BTS win Artist of the Year at Mnet Asian Music Awards, 2 December 2016 02.png (2016–22)]]
File:NewJeans X OLENS 1 (cropped).jpg (2023)]]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
=2000s=
| class="wikitable" width="70%" |
| width="8%" |Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! width="85%" |Artist |
|---|
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2006 |TVXQ |
| Baek Ji-young |
| Buzz |
| Rain |
| SG Wannabe |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2007 |
| Big Bang |
| SG Wannabe |
| Wonder Girls |
| Yangpa |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2008 |
| Lee Hyori |
| Seo Taiji |
| TVXQ |
| Wonder Girls |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="2" |2009 |2PM |
| No nominees announced |
=2010s=
| class="wikitable" width="70%" |
| width="8%" |Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! width="85%" |Artist |
|---|
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2010 |2NE1 |
| 2AM |
| 2PM |
| Girls' Generation |
| Miss A |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2011 |
| 2NE1 |
| Beast |
| Big Bang |
| IU |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2012 |
| Busker Busker |
| Psy |
| Sistar |
| Super Junior |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2013 |
| Cho Yong-pil |
| Exo |
| Girls' Generation |
| Psy |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2014 |Exo |
| 2NE1 |
| Girls' Generation |
| IU |
| Taeyang |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2015 |
| Exo |
| Girls' Generation |
| Shinee |
| Zion.T |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2016 |BTS |
| Exo |
| GFriend |
| Taeyeon |
| Twice |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2017 |BTS |
| Exo |
| IU |
| Twice |
| Wanna One |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2018 |BTS |
| Blackpink |
| Mamamoo |
| Twice |
| Wanna One |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2019 |BTS |
| Blackpink |
| Chungha |
| Exo |
| Twice |
=2020s=
| class="wikitable" width="70%" |
| width="8%" |Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! width="85%" |Artist |
|---|
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2020 | BTS |
| Blackpink |
| Exo |
| IU |
| Twice |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2021 | BTS |
| Aespa |
| IU |
| NCT 127 |
| Oh My Girl |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5"|2022 | BTS |
| (G)I-dle |
| Blackpink |
| Ive |
| Stray Kids |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5"|2023 | NewJeans |
| Ive |
| NCT Dream |
| Seventeen |
| Stray Kids |
| style="background:#c9e2f2"
! rowspan="5" |2024 |
| Aespa |
| Jungkook |
| NewJeans |
| Stray Kids |
{{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
Artists with multiple wins
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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;7 nominations
;5 nominations
- Big Bang
- Girls' Generation{{efn|Additionally, 2016 nominee Taeyeon is also a member of Girls' Generation}}
- IU
- Twice
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;4 nominations
;3 nominations
;2 nominations
{{col-end}}
Note: Shortlisted nominations only
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web|title=M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year|url=http://mama.interest.me/2014mama/history?type=winner|website=mwave|publisher=MAMA}}
- {{cite web|title=M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year|url=http://mama.interest.me/history?type=replay|website=mwave|publisher=MAMA}}
- {{cite web|title=M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year|url=http://mama.interest.me/2014mama/history?type=photo|website=mwave|publisher=MAMA}}
External links
- [http://mama.interest.me Mnet Asian Music Awards] official website
{{Mnet Asian Music Awards}}
{{Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year}}