The 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place live on December 6 at the CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, South Korea with the theme, "New-Topia". The ceremony was the 22nd in the show's history but was held with no on-site audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background On September 11, CJ ENM responded to reports and confirmed that the year's MAMA will still take place despite the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, but no additional details were announced.
On September 21, it was reported that it will take place on December 6 with no location confirmed. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to hold the event in Hong Kong. It was the first time in 11 years that MAMA only took place in South Korea.
On November 24, it was reported that Song Joong-ki was set to host the ceremony.
Criteria
K-Pop Categories All songs that are eligible to be nominated are songs released from October 24, 2019, to October 28, 2020. Division Online Voting MAMA Professional Panel (Local + Foreign) Music Sales Record Sales Social Media Voting Global M/V View CountsArtist of the Year Categories by Artist*30%30%20%20%——Song of the Year Categories by Genre**20%40%30%10%——Album of the Year—40%—60%——Best Music Video—70%———30%Worldwide Icon of the Year Global Top 10 Fans' Choice***60%———20%20%*Best New (M)ale/(F)emale Artist, Best M/F Artist, Best M/F Group
**Best Dance Performance (Solo/M/F Group), Best Vocal Performance (M/F/Group), Best HipHop & Urban Music, Best Band Performance, Best Collaboration, Best OST
***Social Media (Twitter) Voting
Asia Music Categories Artists from Japan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, India and Vietnam who've worked on songs released from October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020.
Professional Categories Music experts from South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, India, Indonesia and Vietnam who participated in music related contents released from October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020.
Performers (Note: All performance were pre-recorded in order to maintain social distancing due to COVID-19 pandemic.) +List of performers at 2020 MAMAName(s)Song(s)Notes/Stage Theme Taemin Intro + "Criminal" + "Heaven" + "Idea"Taemin: Intro + "Criminal" + "Heaven": "Idea": "The Dawn of a NEW-TOPIA" Jessi "Nunu Nana"Jessi: "Nunu Nana": "I Am What I Am" Hwasa Intro + "María"Hwasa: Intro: "María": Jessi X Hwasa "Gang" (MAMA Ver.) (Orig. Rain)Jessi X Hwasa: "Gang" (MAMA Ver.): Park Sung-hoon of Enhypen "Into the I-Land" (Piano Ver.)Park Sung-hoon of Enhypen: "Into the I-LAND" (Piano Ver.): "On The Borderline" Enhypen "Intro: Walk the Line" + "Given-Taken"Enhypen: "Intro: Walk the Line": "Given-Taken": Cravity "Break All The Rules" + "Dramarama" (Orig. Monsta X) +"Shoot Out" (Orig. Monsta X)Cravity: "Break All The Rules": "Dramarama" (Orig. Monsta X): "Shoot Out" (Orig. Monsta X): "Heaven And Hell" Monsta X "Beastmode" + "Love Killa"Monsta X: "BEASTMODE": "Love Killa": Oh My Girl "Nonstop"Oh My Girl: "Nonstop": "Total Eclipse" (G)I-dle "Dumdi Dumdi"(G)I-dle: "Dumdi Dumdi": Oh My Girl (Mimi, Jiho, Arin) + (G)I-dle (Soojin, Soyeon & Yuqi) "Bad Girl Good Girl" (Orig. Miss A)Oh My Girl X (G)I-dle: "Bad Girl Good Girl" (Orig. Miss A): Juyeon of The Boyz "Open the Gate of Hell"Juyeon of The Boyz: "Open the Gate of Hell": "Qui Fert Pondus Coronae Velit" The Boyz "The Beginning of the End (Reveal & Checkmate)"The Boyz: "The Beginning of the End (Reveal & CHECKMATE)": Ateez "Dona Eis Requiem (Inception & Answer)"Ateez: "Dona Eis Requiem (INCEPTION & Answer)": Stray Kids "Victory Song" (MAMA ver.)Stray Kids: "Victory Song" (MAMA ver.): Juyeon of The Boyz + Hyunjin of Stray Kids + San of Ateez "Triangular Fight"Juyeon of The Boyz X Hyunjin of Stray Kids X San of Ateez: "Triangular Fight": JO1 "Infinity" + "Shine A Light"JO1: "Infinity": "Shine A Light": "Infinite Light" Treasure "Boy" + "I Love You" + "MMM"Treasure: "Boy": "I Love You": "MMM": "Find Your TREASURE" Tomorrow X Together "Short Hair" (Orig. Cho Yong-pil) + "She Was Pretty" (Orig. Park Jin-young) + "Dynamite" (Orig. BTS) + "Blue Hour" (Dance Break ver.)TXT: "Short Hair" (Orig. Cho Yong-pil): "She Was Pretty" (Orig. Park Jin-young): "Dynamite" (Orig. BTS): "Blue Hour" (Dance Break ver.): "Welcome To The DISCO" Iz*One "La Vie En Rose" + "Violeta" + "Fiesta" +"Secret Story of the Swan" + "Panorama"Iz*One: "La Vie En Rose": "Violeta": "Fiesta": "Secret Story of the Swan": "Panorama": "One-REELER" Got7 "Not by the Moon" + "Last Piece"Got7: "Not by the Moon": "Last Piece": "The Last Piece Of NEW-TOPIA" Mamamoo "Aya" + "Dingga" (Agrabah ver.)Mamamoo: "AYA": "Dingga" (Agrabah ver.): "Promised Land" Seventeen "Left & Right" + "Home;Run"Seventeen: "Left & Right": "Home;Run": "Door to YOUTHOPIA" NCT U "From Home" (Rearranged Ver.)NCT U: "From Home" (Rearranged Ver.): "Resonance Of NCT" WayV "Turn Back Time"WayV: "Turn Back Time": NCT Dream "Ridin'"NCT Dream: "Ridin'": NCT 127 "Kick It"NCT 127: "Kick It": NCT "Resonance"NCT: "RESONANCE": Twice "More & More" + "I Can't Stop Me" + "Cry for Me"Twice: "More & More": "I Can't Stop Me": "Cry For Me": "Paradise, Lost" Winter of Aespa "ID; Peace B"Winter of Aespa: "ID; Peace B": "BoA 20th Anniversary Special" (G)I-dle "Listen to My Heart"(G)I-dle: "Listen to My Heart": YooA of Oh My Girl "Tree"YooA of Oh My Girl: "Tree": Kwon Eun-bi, Lee Chae-yeon, Choi Ye-na, Kim Chae-won of Iz*One "Atlantis Princess"Kwon Eun-bi, Lee Chae-yeon,Choi Ye-na, & Kim Chae-won of Iz*One: "Atlantis Princess": BoA "No. 1" + "Only One" (feat. Taemin) + "Better"BoA: "No. 1": "Only One" (feat. Taemin): "You're Still My No. 1" BTS "On" + "Dynamite" + "Life Goes On"BTS: "On": "Dynamite": "Life Goes On": "On & On"
Presenters
The list of presenters was announced on December 1, 2020.
Song Joong-ki – host, presented CJ ENM 2020 Visionary & Song of the Year Byeon Woo-seok & Hwang In-youp – Best New Male & Female Artist Bae Jung-nam & Lee Sun-bin – Best Dance Performance – Male and Solo & Discovery of the Year Lee Do-hyun & Go Bo-gyeol – Best Band Performance & Favorite Dance Performance – Female Solo Joo Woo-jae & Lee Yu-bi – Best of Next & Best Vocal Performance – Group James Corden – Album of the Year Gong Myung & Choi Soo-young – Worldwide Fans' Choice Yoo Yeon-seok & Jung Kyung-ho – Worldwide Fans' Choice Im Soo-jung & Lee Da-hee – Worldwide Fans' Choice Yang Kyung-won & Park Ha-sun – Best Stage, Favorite Dance Performance – Group & Notable Achievement Artist Kim Ji-suk & Im Soo-hyang – Best Music Video & Favorite Asian Artist Lee Sang-yeob & Park Gyu-young – Favorite Female & Male Group Park Seo-joon – Worldwide Icon of the Year Yoon Park & Kang Han-na – Favorite Dance Performance – Male Solo & Favorite Global Performance Jung Moon-sung & Jeon Mi-do – Best Male Artist Gong Myung – BoA's 20th anniversary special & Inspired Achievement Award Jeon Hye-jin – Most Popular Artist Lee Jung-jae – Artist of the Year
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Online voting opened on the official MAMA website and Twitter an hour after the announcement of nominees on October 29, 2020. Voting ended on December 5, 2020.
Main awards
Artist of the Year(Daesang) Song of the Year(Daesang) BTS Blackpink IU Exo Twice BTS – "Dynamite" Blackpink – "How You Like That" Red Velvet – "Psycho" IU – "Blueming" Zico – "Any Song" Album of the Year(Daesang) Worldwide Icon of the Year(Daesang) BTS – Map of the Soul: 7 Blackpink – The Album Seventeen – Heng:garæ IU – Love Poem Baekhyun – Delight BTS NCT Treasure TXT Got7 Ateez Seventeen Mamamoo Twice Blackpink Best Male Group Best Female Group BTS Exo Got7 NCT Monsta X Seventeen Blackpink Twice Red Velvet Mamamoo Iz*One Oh My Girl Best Male Artist Best Female Artist Baekhyun Kang Daniel Park Jin-young Zico Taemin IU Sunmi Chungha Taeyeon Hwasa Best Dance Performance – Male Group Best Dance Performance – Female Group BTS – "Dynamite" Ateez – "Inception" Exo – "Obsession" NCT 127 – "Kick It" TXT – "Can't You See Me?" Seventeen – "Left & Right" Blackpink – "How You Like That" Itzy – "Wannabe" Twice – "More & More" Red Velvet – "Psycho" Iz*One – "Secret Story of the Swan" Oh My Girl – "Nonstop" Best Dance Performance – Solo Best Vocal Performance – Solo Hwasa – "Maria" Kang Daniel – "Who U Are?" Sunmi – "Pporappippam" Jessi – "Nunu Nana" Taemin – "Criminal" IU – "Blueming" Baek Ye-rin – "Square" Baekhyun – "Candy" Jung Seung-hwan – "My Christmas Wish" Taeyeon – "Spark" Best Vocal Performance – Group Best Collaboration Mamamoo – "Hip" Winner – "Hold" Noel – "Late Night" NU'EST – "I'm In Trouble" Davichi – "Dear" IU X Suga – "Eight" Park Jin-young X Sunmi – "When We Disco" Bolbbalgan4 X Baekhyun – "Leo" Sung Si Kyung X IU – "First Winter" Zico X Rain – "Summer Hate" Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist Treasure Cravity MCND TOO WEi Weeekly Secret Number Woo!ah! Natty Cignature Best Band Performance Best OST Day6 – "Zombie" M.C the Max – "Bloom" N.Flying – "Oh Really!" Lee Nal Chi – "Tiger Is Coming" Hyukoh – "Help" Gaho – "Start Over" (Itaewon Class) Baek Ye-rin – "Here I Am Again" (Crash Landing on You) Sandeul – "Slightly Tipsy" (She Is My Type) Joy – "Introduce Me A Good Person" (Hospital Playlist) Jo Jung-suk – "Aloha" (Hospital Playlist) Best HipHop & Urban Music Best Music Video Zico – "Any Song" Giriboy – "Eul" (Feat. BIG Naughty (Seo Dong-hyun)) Yumdda – "Amanda" (Feat. Simon Dominic) Lee Hi – "Holo" Changmo – "Meteor" BTS – "Dynamite"
Favorite Awards Category WinnerWorldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 NCT Treasure TXT Got7 Ateez Seventeen Mamamoo Twice BTS BlackpinkFavorite Dance Performance – Female SoloJessi – "Nunu Nana"Favorite Dance Performance – Male SoloTaemin – "Criminal"Favorite Dance Performance – GroupTXT – "Can't You See Me?"Favorite Asian ArtistWayVFavorite Female GroupIz*OneFavorite Male GroupNCTGlobal Favorite PerformerSeventeen
Special awards CategoryWinnerBest Asian ArtistJapanOfficial Hige DandismMandarinG.E.M.ThailandInk WaruntornIndonesiaRizky FebianVietnamBinzBest New Asian ArtistJapanFujii KazeMandarinChih SiouThailandMilliIndonesiaTiara AndiniVietnamAmeeBest New Asian ArtistJO1Discovery of the YearAteezBest of NextCravityBest StageMonsta XNotable Achievement ArtistSeventeenInspired AchievementBoAMost Popular ArtistTwice2020 Visionary (CJ E&M) Kim Eun-hee Kim Tae-ho Park Ji-eun BTS Bong Joon-ho Blackpink Rain Song Kang-ho Shin Won-ho Yoo Jae-suk
Professional Categories CategoryWinnerWorkBest Executive Producer of the YearBang Si-hyukBTSBest Producer of the YearPdoggBTS - "ON"Best Composer of the YearYovie WidiantoTiara Andini - "Maafkan Aku #TerlanjurMencinta"Best Engineer of the YearGu jong Pil & Kwon Nam Woo Zico - "Any song"Best Video Director of the YearLUMPENSBTS - "Dynamite"Best Choreographer of the YearQuang DangBinz - "Love Note"Best Art Director of the YearMU:E BTS - "Dynamite"
Multiple Awards The following artist(s) received three or more awards: AwardsArtist(s)9BTS4Blackpink3IUSeventeenNCT / WayV
Broadcast The ceremony of the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards was broadcast live worldwide from Mnet in South Korea to simulcast across CJ E&M channels; other international networks, and online via Mnet K-pop and KCON's YouTube account and Mnet's official website. The live red carpet broadcast was cancelled due to safety protocols against COVID-19. CountryNetworkWorldwideYouTube (Mnet K-Pop & KCON), mwave.meUnited StatesKCON USASouth KoreaMnet, TVING, O'live, XtvNJapanMnet Smart, Mnet Japan, au Smart PassHong KongJOOX, ViuTV, ViuTVsix, viu.tvtvN AsiaTaiwanFET Friday video, FET Friday MusicPhilippinesGigaFest (Smart Communications)SingaporeMeWATCHIndonesiaIndosiar, JOOX, VidioMalaysiaJOOXThailandMyanmarMaldivestvN AsiaSri LankaVietnamFPT TV, FoxySub-Saharan AfricatvN Asia (through DStv)