Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year
Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year (올해의 가수상) | |
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Awarded for | best individual/group of the year |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) |
First awarded | 2006 |
Currently held by | BTS (2016) |
Official website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
The Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year (올해의 가수상) is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 8th Mnet Asian Music Awards 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]
Since 2014, China UnionPay holds the naming rights for this award.[2]
Winners and nominees
Year[I] | Winner(s) | Nominee(s) |
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2006 (8th) |
TVXQ | |
2007 (9th) |
Super Junior | |
2008 (10th) |
BIGBANG | |
2009 (11th) |
2PM | |
2010 (12th) |
2NE1 | |
2011 (13th) |
Girls' Generation | |
2012 (14th) |
BIGBANG | |
2013 (15th) |
G-Dragon | |
2014 (16th) |
EXO | |
2015 (17th) |
BIGBANG | |
2016 (18th) |
BTS | |
initial nominees |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
Multiple awards for Artist of the Year
Throughout the history of Mnet Asian Music Awards only 1 recipient was given the award more than once.
Artist(s) | Record Set | First year awarded | Recent year awarded |
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BIGBANG | 3 | 2008 | 2015 |
Gallery of recipients
- TVXQ, (2006)
- Super Junior, (2007)
- BIGBANG, (2008-2012-2015)
- 2PM, (2009)
- 2NE1, (2010)
- Girls' Generation, (2011)
- G-Dragon, (2013)
- EXO, (2014)
- BTS, (2016)
Notes
- ↑ "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ UnionPay in the spotlight of 2014 Mnet Asia Music Awards
References
- "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
- Mnet Asian Music Awards official website
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