The MAMA Award for Artist of the Year () 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."2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s YearArtist2006TVXQBaek Ji-youngBuzzRainSG Wannabe2007Super JuniorBigBangSG WannabeWonder GirlsYangpa2008BigBangLee HyoriSeo TaijiTVXQWonder Girls20092PMNo nominees announced
2010s YearArtist20102NE12AM2PMGirls' GenerationMiss A2011Girls' Generation2NE1BeastBigBangIU2012BigBangBusker BuskerPsySistarSuper Junior2013G-DragonCho Yong-pilExoGirls' GenerationPsy2014Exo2NE1Girls' GenerationIUTaeyang2015BigBangExoGirls' GenerationShineeZion.T2016BTSExoGFriendTaeyeonTwice2017BTSExoIUTwiceWanna One2018BTSBlackpinkMamamooTwiceWanna One2019BTSBlackpinkChunghaExoTwice
2020s YearArtist2020 BTSBlackpinkExo IUTwice2021 BTSAespa IUNCT 127Oh My Girl2022 BTS(G)I-dleBlackpinkIveStray Kids2023 NewJeansIveNCT DreamSeventeenStray Kids2024 SeventeenAespa JungkookNewJeansStray Kids2025 G-DragonAespa JennieRoséSeventeen
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 3 recipients received the award more than once. BTS are the only artist to receive the award for consecutive years.
7 wins BTS
3 wins BigBang
2 wins G-Dragon
Artists with multiple nominations
7 nominations BTS Exo
5 nominations Big Bang Girls' Generation IU Twice
4 nominations Blackpink
3 nominations 2NE1 Aespa Seventeen Stray Kids
2 nominations 2PM G-Dragon Ive Psy NewJeans SG Wannabe Super Junior TVXQ Wanna One Wonder Girls
Note: Shortlisted nominations only
Notes
References
External links Mnet Asian Music Awards official website