MAMA Award for Artist of the Year
MAMA Award for Artist of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Best individual/group of the year |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | CJ E&M (Mnet) |
First awarded | 2006 |
Currently held by | NewJeans (2023) |
Website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
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]
Winners and nominees[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/TVXQ_-_Bonjour_Paris.jpg/220px-TVXQ_-_Bonjour_Paris.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Big_Bang_wins_MTV_EMA_award_%286324393625%29.jpg/220px-Big_Bang_wins_MTV_EMA_award_%286324393625%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/2PM%2Ca_Korean_boy_band.jpg/220px-2PM%2Ca_Korean_boy_band.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/2ne1_-_5739353704.jpg/220px-2ne1_-_5739353704.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Girls%27_Generation_in_2011_Style_Icon_Awards.jpg/220px-Girls%27_Generation_in_2011_Style_Icon_Awards.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/G-Dragon_Infinite_Challenge_2015.jpg/220px-G-Dragon_Infinite_Challenge_2015.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Exo%2C_MAMA_2014.jpg/220px-Exo%2C_MAMA_2014.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/BTS_win_Artist_of_the_Year_at_Mnet_Asian_Music_Awards%2C_2_December_2016_02.png/220px-BTS_win_Artist_of_the_Year_at_Mnet_Asian_Music_Awards%2C_2_December_2016_02.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/NewJeans_X_OLENS_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-NewJeans_X_OLENS_1_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s[edit]
Year[I] | Artist |
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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[edit]
2020s[edit]
Year[I] | Artist |
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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 |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
Artists with multiple wins[edit]
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[edit]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
References[edit]
- "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.
External links[edit]
- Mnet Asian Music Awards official website