Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year
South Korean music award
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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.
| Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Kakao M |
| First award | 2005 (online) 2009 (ceremony) |
| Currently held by | G-Dragon – (2025) |
| Most wins | BTS (3) |
| Most nominations | IU |
| Website | Official website |
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 | ||
| 2025 | G-Dragon | [17] [18] |
| Aespa | ||
| BoyNextDoor | ||
| Ive | ||
| Jennie | ||
| Lim Young-woong | ||
| NCT Wish | ||
| Plave | ||
| Riize | ||
| Rosé | ||