Mnet Asian Music award for Artist of the year - wikipedia Mnet Asian Music award for Artist of the year Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year ( 올해 의 가수상 ) 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 ( 2017 ) Website Mnet Asian Music Awards The Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year ( 올해 의 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. Since 2014, China UnionPay holds the naming rights for this award. Contents 1 Winners and nominees 2 Multiple awards for Artist of the Year 3 Gallery of recipients 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links Winners and nominees Year Winner ( s ) Nominee ( s ) 2006 ( 8th ) TVXQ Baek Ji - young Buzz Rain SG Wannabe 2007 ( 9th ) Super Junior BIGBANG Yangpa Wonder Girls SG Wannabe 2008 ( 10th ) BIGBANG TVXQ Seo Taiji Wonder Girls Lee Hyori 2009 ( 11th ) 2PM ( 12th ) 2NE1 2AM 2PM Miss A Girls ' Generation 2011 ( 13th ) Girls ' Generation 2NE1 Beast BIGBANG IU 2012 ( 14th ) BIGBANG Busker Busker Super Junior Psy Sistar initial nominees 2NE1 AOA B.A.P EXO - K G - Dragon G.NA K. Will Gain TVXQ JYP Baek Ji Young BoA Beast Se7en f ( x ) Spica Shinhwa IU Ailee Ulala Session John Park Juniel Kara T - ara Hello Venus 2013 ( 15th ) G - Dragon EXO Girls ' Generation Psy Cho Yong - pil initial nominees 2NE1 Kim YeLim ( Two Months ) LADIES ' CODE Roy Kim Baek Ji Young Bumkey SHINee Sun Mi Shinhwa SISTAR IU Ailee f ( x ) Yoo SungEun Yoo SeungWoo Lee SeungGi Lee SeungChul Lee Hi Lee HyoRi INFINITE Jung JoonYoung Crayon Pop TEEN TOP 4minute 2014 ( 16th ) EXO IU Girls ' Generation 2ne1 Taeyang initial nominees 2NE1 Ailee Akdong Musician A Pink B1A4 Beast Block B Eddy Kim Girl 's Day Girls ' Generation Got7 Hyolyn Hyuna IU Lim Chang - jung Park Bo - ram Rain Roy Kim Sistar Seo Taiji Sunmi Super Junior Taeyang WINNER 2015 ( 17th ) BIGBANG Zion. T SHINee EXO Girls ' Generation initial nominees AOA Apink CLC iKON Miss A N. Flying Twice Kyuhyun Lovelyz Monsta X Park Jin Young BoA Seventeen Super Junior Shinhwa Sistar IU UP10TION Ailee GFriend Oh My Girl Wonder Girls Jung Yong Hwa Jonghyun Taeyeon Hyuna 2016 ( 18th ) BTS EXO Twice GFriend Taeyeon initial nominees Lim Chang Jung Infinite SHINee BLACKPINK iKON Red Velvet I.O.I MAMAMOO Baek A-yeon NCT 127 Wonder Girls SF9 Park Hyo Shin Jeong Eun - ji ASTRO Block B WJSN gugudan Bolbbalgan4 Ailee KNK Zico Psy Lee Hi Crush Pentagon 2017 ( 19th ) BTS EXO Twice Wanna One IU initial nominees Seventeen GOT7 Nu'est W G - Dragon Mamamoo GFriend Black Pink Red Velvet Sunmi Taeyeon Heize Suzy Bolbbalgan4 Golden Child Jeong Se - woon Weki Meki The East Light Kim Chung - ha Pristin Dreamcatcher Momoland Zico Samuel Heize Yoon Jong - shin 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 2 recipients received the award more than once. Artist ( s ) Record Set First year awarded Recent year awarded BIGBANG 2008 2015 BTS 2016 2017 Additionally, 2013 's winner G - Dragon is a member of BIGBANG. BTS is also the first kpop artists / group to win this award two times in a row. Gallery of recipients TVXQ, ( 2006 ) Super Junior, ( 2007 ) BIGBANG, ( 2008 - 2012 - 2015 ) 2PM, ( 2009 ) 2NE1, ( 2010 ) Girls ' Generation, ( 2011 ) G - Dragon, ( 2013 ) BTS, ( 2016 - 17 ) EXO, ( 2014 ) Notes Jump up ^ `` 2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list ''. MAMA. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 13. Jump up ^ But In 2016 Its Change Into HotelsCombined 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 Mnet Asian Music Awards Mnet Km Music Festival ( MKMF ) → Mnet Asian Music Awards ( MAMA ) Merit awards Grand Prizes / Daesang Album of the Year Artist of the Year Song of the Year Competitive Awards Best Male Artist Best Female Artist Best Male Group Best Female Group Best New Artist Best Dance Performance Best Rap Performance Best Vocal Performance Best Band Performance Best Collaboration Best OST Best Music Video Special Awards Best International Artist Best Asian Artist Other Special Awards Discontinued awards Best Mixed Group Best Ballad / R&B Performance Other Discontinued Genre - Specific Awards Discontinued Music Video Awards Ceremonies 2017 Website Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year 2000s TVXQ ( 2006 ) Super Junior ( 2007 ) Big Bang ( 2008 ) 2PM ( 2009 ) 2010s 2NE1 ( 2010 ) Girls ' Generation ( 2011 ) Big Bang ( 2012 ) G - Dragon ( 2013 ) Exo ( 2014 ) Big Bang ( 2015 ) BTS ( 2016 -- 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mnet_Asian_Music_Award_for_Artist_of_the_Year&oldid=827712347 '' Categories : Mnet Asian Music Awards Song awards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Slovenčina Edit links This page was last edited on 26 February 2018, at 08 : 02. 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Question: who won artist of the year at mama 2017
Answer: BTS