Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year
| Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Kakao M |
| First award | 2005 (online) 2009 (ceremony) |
| Currently held by | Aespa – (2024) |
| Most wins | BTS (3) |
| Most nominations | IU |
| Website | Official website |
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
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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year[I] | Artists | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Online winners | ||
| 2005 | TVXQ | [1] |
| 2006 | Shinhwa | [2] |
| 2007 | Shin Hye-sung | [3] |
| 2008 | TVXQ | [4] |
| Artist of the Year (daesang) | ||
| 2009 | Girls' Generation | [5] |
| 2010 | Girls' Generation | |
| IU | ||
| 2NE1 | ||
| CNBLUE | ||
| 2AM | ||
| 2011 | Beast | [6] |
| 2NE1 | ||
| Leessang | ||
| Big Bang | ||
| IU | ||
| 2012 | Beast | [7] |
| Busker Busker | ||
| Big Bang | ||
| Psy | ||
| IU | ||
| 2013 | Shinee | |
| Sistar | ||
| IU | ||
| Exo | ||
| G-Dragon | ||
| 2014 | IU | [8] |
| g.o.d | ||
| Beast | ||
| AKMU | ||
| Taeyang | ||
| 2015 | Big Bang | [9] |
| Shinee | ||
| Exo | ||
| Zion.T | ||
| Hyukoh | ||
| 2016 | Exo | [10] |
| Twice | ||
| BTS | ||
| GFriend | ||
| Zico | ||
| 2017 | Exo | |
| IU | ||
| BTS | ||
| Bolbbalgan4 | ||
| Heize | ||
| 2018 | BTS | [11] |
| Exo | ||
| Wanna One | ||
| iKon | ||
| Twice | ||
| 2019 | BTS | [12] |
| Chungha | ||
| Exo | ||
| Taeyeon | ||
| Jannabi | ||
| 2020 | BTS | [13] |
| Baek Ye-rin | ||
| IU | ||
| Lim Young-woong | ||
| Zico | ||
| 2021 | IU | [14] |
| Aespa | ||
| BTS | ||
| Lim Young-woong | ||
| NCT Dream | ||
| 2022 | Lim Young-woong | |
| BTS | ||
| Ive | ||
| (G)I-dle | ||
| MeloMance | ||
| 2023 | NewJeans | [15] |
| Aespa | ||
| Ive | ||
| Le Sserafim | ||
| NCT Dream | ||
| 2024 | Aespa | [16] |
| (G)I-dle | ||
| Day6 | ||
| NewJeans | ||
| Plave | ||
Artists with multiple nominations
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Artists with multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "2005 Melon Music Awards Winners" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "2006 Melon Music Awards Winners" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "2007 Melon Music Awards Winners" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "2008 Melon Music Awards Winners" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "소녀시대, 2009 올해의 아티스트" [Girls' Generation, 2009 Artist of the Year]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. December 16, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ [2011 MMA] 2011 멜론뮤직어워드 - 3부 (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Melon. November 25, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ 2012 MelOn Music Awards 2부 (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. December 23, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "'2014 멜론뮤직어워드' 올해의 아티스트상 아이유 "늘 올해 같았으면"" ['2014 Melon Music Awards' Artist of the Year Award IU 'I wish it was always like this year']. Korea Economic TV (in Korean). Naver. November 13, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ [2015 MelOn Music Awards] Part.2 (2부) (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ [2016 MelOn Music Awards] Part.2 (2부) (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ [2018 MMA] 2018 멜론뮤직어워드 - 2부 (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Melon. December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Yang, Su-bok (November 30, 2019). [2019 MMA] 방탄소년단, 올해의 앨범-아티스트상 싹쓸이 "아미 사랑해요" [[2019 MMA] BTS sweeps away Album of the Year - Artist Award: "I love you Army"]. Single List (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ [MMA 2020] 올해의 앨범 수상소감 - 방탄소년단 (Online video) (in Korean). Melon. December 5, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ [MMA 2021] Melon Music Awards 2021 (멜론뮤직어워드 2021) (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. December 7, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Yeo, Gladys (December 4, 2023). "Here are all the winners from the 2023 Melon Music Awards". NME. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "에스파, 대상 3개 싹쓸이 '7관왕'…(여자)아이들, 대상 소감 중 "재계약 완료" 발표 [MMA 2024](종합)" [Espa, sweeping 3 grand prizes, '7 crowns'... (G)I-dle, "Contract renewal completed" announced during grand prize acceptance speech [MMA 2024] (Comprehensive)]. My Daily. November 30, 2024. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.