The 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards was the 54th holding of the annual ceremony, featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. It took place on 15 November 2020 at Spark Arena in Auckland and was hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Sharyn Casey, and Jayden King.
The awards show was broadcast live nationally on The Edge TV from 7pm until 8:30pm, and Three from 8:30pm until 10:30pm.
Previously known as the New Zealand Music Awards, the awards were rebranded in 2020 as the Aotearoa Music Awards.
Nominees and winners Finalists for the awards were announced 8 October, 2020.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Album of the YearTe Pukaemi o te Tau Single of the YearTe Waiata Tōtahi o te TauThe Beths – Jump Rope Gazers L.A.B. – L.A.B. III Reb Fountain – Reb Fountain Six60 – Six60 Tami Neilson - Chickaboom!BENEE – "Supalonely" Drax Project featuring Six60 – "Catching Feelings" Jawsh 685 – "Savage Love" Six60 – "Please Don't Go" Troy Kingi – "All Your Ships Have Sailed" Best GroupTe Roopu Toa Breakthrough Artist of the YearTe Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te TauThe Beths – Jump Rope Gazers L.A.B. – L.A.B. III Miss June – Bad Luck Party Six60 – Six60Jawsh 685 CHAII MELODOWNZ Paige Best Solo ArtistTe Kaipuoro Takitahi Toa Best Māori ArtistTe Māngai Pāho Te Kaipuoro Māori ToaBENEE – Stella & Steve JessB – New Views Nadia Reid – Out of My Province Reb Fountain - Reb FountainMaimoa Ria Hall Stan Walker Best Pop ArtistTe Kaipuoro Arotini Toa Best Alternative ArtistTe Kaipuoro Manohi ToaBENEE Paige Six60The Beths Mermaidens Reb Fountain Best Soul / RnB ArtistTe Kaipuoro Awe Toa Best Hip Hop ArtistTe Kaipuoro Hipihope ToaHaz & Miloux Lepani Stan WalkerChurch & AP Choicevaughan Raiza Biza Best Roots ArtistTe Kaipuoro Taketake Toa Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo AwardL.A.B. Lomez Brown Ria HallMōhau Maimoa Six60 Best Electronic ArtistTe Kaipuoro Tāhiko Toa Best Rock ArtistTe Kaipuoro Rakapioi ToaLee Mvtthews State of Mind TruthCity of Souls Devilskin Villainy Best Worship ArtistTe Kaipuoro Kairangi Toa Best Classical ArtistTe Kaipuoro Inamata ToaMōhau Kane Adams Te RautiniAndrew Beer & Sarah Watkins Klara Kollektiv Matthew Marshall Peoples' Choice AwardTe Kōwhiri o te Nuinga Recorded Music NZ Legacy AwardTohu WhakareretangaL.A.B.Johnny Cooper Max Merritt Peter Rosa, Dinah Lee The Chicks and Larry's Rebels Highest selling ArtistTe Toa Hoko Teitei NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the YearTe Rikoata Marakerake o te Tau Drax Project featuring Six60 Drax Project Recorded Music NZ International AchievementTohu Tutuki o te Ao Best Folk ArtistTe Kaipuoro Taketake Toa BENEE Jawsh 685Mel Parsons – Glass Heart Victoria Vigenser & Lindsay Martin – The Gap Paper Cranes – Voices Best Pacific Music AlbumTe Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa Best Country ArtistTe Kaipuoro Tuawhenua ToaOlivia Foa’i – Candid Church & AP – Teeth POETIK – HAMOFIED 2 EPDelaney Davidson & Barry Saunders – Word Gets Around Katie Thompson – Bittersweet Kendall Elise – Red Earth Best Jazz ArtistTe Kaipuoro Tautito Toa Best Children's ArtistTe Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki ToaDixon Nacey – The Edge of Chaos ALCHEMY – ALCHEMY Michal Martyniuk – ResonateAnika Moa – Songs For Bubbas 3 Captain Festus McBoyle Chris Sanders Massey University Best ProducerTe Kaiwhakaputa Toa Best EngineerTe Kaipukaha ToaJosh Fountain Simon Gooding - Reb Fountain by Reb Fountain NZ On Air Best Music VideoTe Puoro Ataata Toa Best Album ArtworkTe Toi Ataata Pukaemi ToaAnahera Parata - Bunga by SWIDT Lily Paris West - Look Me In They Eye by Mermaiden Recorded Music NZ Manager of the YearKaiwhakahaere Puoro o te TauPaul McKessar from CRS Management (award returned)
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