The Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year is an accolade presented by Kakao M at the annual Melon Music Awards. The Artist of the Year award was first given at its inaugural online ceremony in 2005; since 2009, it consists of the most prestigious awards given at the event, alongside Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Year Artists Online winners2005TVXQ 2006Shinhwa 2007Shin Hye-sung 2008TVXQ Artist of the Year (daesang)2009Girls' Generation 2010Girls' GenerationIU2NE1CNBLUE2AM2011Beast 2NE1LeessangBig BangIU2012BeastBusker BuskerBig BangPsyIU2013ShineeSistarIUExoG-Dragon2014IUg.o.dBeastAKMUTaeyang2015Big BangShineeExoZion.THyukoh2016ExoTwiceBTSGFriendZico2017ExoIUBTSBolbbalgan4Heize2018BTS ExoWanna OneiKonTwice2019BTS ChunghaExoTaeyeonJannabi2020BTS Baek Ye-rinIULim Young-woongZico2021IU AespaBTSLim Young-woongNCT Dream2022Lim Young-woong BTS Ive (G)I-dle MeloMance2023NewJeans Aespa Ive Le Sserafim NCT Dream 2024Aespa (G)I-dle Day6 NewJeans Plave 2025 G-Dragon (Note: Click on tab labelled "부문별 투표" to view open categories then click through each subheading to view nominees.) Aespa BoyNextDoor Ive Jennie Lim Young-woong NCT Wish Plave Riize Rosé
Artists with multiple nominations 8 nominations IU 7 nominations BTS 6 nominations Exo 4 nominations Aespa 3 nominations Beast Big Bang Lim Young-woong Ive 2 nominations TVXQ Girls' Generation 2NE1 Shinee Zico NCT Dream NewJeans (G)I-dle Plave
Artists with multiple wins 3 wins
BTS
2 wins
IU Exo Beast Girls' Generation
See also
Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year
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