MAMA Award for Best International Artist

The Mnet Asian Music Award for Best International Artist (베스트 인터내셔널 아티스트상) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; international artist Ricky Martin won the award, and it is given in honor for the international performers who achieve global recognition in the music industry.^[1]

Mnet Asian Music Award for Best International Artist (베스트 인터내셔널 아티스트상)
Awarded for	global recognition of international artist(s)
Country	South Korea
Presented by	CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First award	1999
Currently held by	Ed Sheeran (2021)
Website	Mnet Asian Music Awards

Winners list

Ricky Martin, First recipient (1999)

The Pussycat Dolls, 2-time winners (2006-2009)

Psy, First South-Korean winner (2012)

Ylvis, First Norwegian winner (2013)

Dua Lipa First UK winner (2019)

Ed Sheeran 2021 winner

Year[I]	Country	Winner(s) - Song
1999 (1st)	Puerto Rico	Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca"
	Nominees Backstreet Boys - "I Want It That Way" Cher - "Believe" Geri Halliwell - "Look At Me" Sting - "Brand New Day" TLC - "No Scrubs"
2000 (2nd)	USA	Britney Spears - "Oops!... I Did It Again"
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2001 (3rd)	USA	*NSYNC - "Pop"[2]
	Nominees Bosson - "One in a Million" Brian McKnight - "Love of My Life" M2M - "Everything" Mariah Carey - "Loverboy" Michael Jackson - "You Rock My World" Westlife - "Uptown Girl"
2002 (4th)	USA	Eminem - "Without Me"
	Nominees Blue - "All Rise" Britney Spears - "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" Christina Aguilera - "Dirrty" Linkin Park - "Points of Authority" Shakira - "Objection (Tango)" Stereophonics - "Have a Nice Day"
2003 (5th)	USA	Linkin Park - "Somewhere I Belong"
	Nominees Beyoncé - "Crazy in Love" Gareth Gates - "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" Stacie Orrico - "Stuck" t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
2004 (6th)	USA	Usher - "Yeah!"
2005 (7th)	USA	The Black Eyed Peas - "Don't Lie"
2006 (8th)	USA	The Pussycat Dolls - "Buttons"
2009 (11th)	USA	The Pussycat Dolls
2010 (12th)	USA	Far East Movement
2012 (14th)	South Korea	Psy - "Gangnam Style"
2013 (15th)	Norway	Ylvis - "What Does the Fox Say?"
2014 (16th)	USA	John Legend - "All of Me"
2019 (21st)	UK	Dua Lipa - "Don't Start Now"
2021 (23rd)	UK	Ed Sheeran - "Bad Habits"

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

Multiple awards for International Artist

As of 2014, only one artist received the title two or more times.

Female artist	Record Set	First year awarded	Recent year awarded
The Pussycat Dolls	2	2006	2009