The 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards ceremony was held on January 13, 2021, via virtual livestream from studio without any performance and on-site audience due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. BTS was the most awarded act with 6 awards, followed by Blackpink with 4 and IU with 3.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double-dagger (). Nominees
Main awards Artist of the Year – Digital Music December 2019 January 2020 Red Velvet – "Psycho" Davichi – "Dear." Baek Ye-rin – "Square (2017)" Baek Ji-young – "No Love, No Heartbreak" Jung Seung-hwan – "My Christmas Wish" Zico – "Any Song" BTS – "Black Swan" Younha – "Dark Cloud" Taeyeon – "Dear Me" Paul Kim and Chungha – "Loveship" February 2020 March 2020 BTS – "On" BTS – "00:00 (Zero O'Clock)" BTS – "Friends" BTS – "Filter" Iz*One – "Fiesta" MC the Max – "Bloom" Itzy – "Wannabe" Winner – "Hold" Suho – "Let's Love" Ovan – "I Need You" April 2020 May 2020 Oh My Girl – "Nonstop" Oh My Girl – "Dolphin" Apink – "Dumhdurum" Chungha – "Stay Tonight" Paul Kim – "But I'll Miss You" IU – "Eight" (featuring Suga) Baekhyun – "Candy" Bolbbalgan4 – "Leo" (featuring Baekhyun) Bolbbalgan4 – "Hug" Taeyeon – "Happy" June 2020 July 2020 Blackpink – "How You Like That" Twice – "More & More" Sunmi – "Pporappippam" Sik-K, pH-1, Jay Park and Gaon – "Gang - Official Remix" Hwasa – "María" Zico – "Summer Hate" (featuring Rain) Lee Hi – "Holo" Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi – "Monster" Jessi – "Nunu Nana" Chungha – "Play" August 2020 September 2020 BTS – "Dynamite" (G)I-dle – "Dumdi Dumdi" Blackpink – "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez) Itzy – "Not Shy" Park Jin-young – "When We Disco" (with Sunmi) Chungha and Christopher – "Bad Boy" 10cm – "Tight" Kim Ho-joong – "In Full Bloom" Yooa – "Bon Voyage" Ovan – "Happy Birthday" October 2020 November 2020 Blackpink – "Lovesick Girls" Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo, and BTS – "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (BTS Remix)" Mamamoo – "Dingga" Im Chang-jung – "Love Should Not Be Harsh On You" Jang Beom-june – "Can't Sleep" BTS – "Life Goes On" KyoungSeo – "Shiny Star" Lim Young-woong – "Hero" Lee Seung-gi – "The Ordinary Man" Jannabi – A Thought On An Autumn Night Artist of the Year – Physical Album 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter BTS – Map of the Soul: 7 Ateez – Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer Iz*One – Bloom*Iz Stray Kids – Clé: Levanter Red Velvet – The ReVe Festival: Finale Baekhyun – Delight Got7 – Dye NCT 127 – NCT #127: Neo Zone NCT 127 – NCT #127 Neo Zone: The Final Round NCT Dream – Reload 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Seventeen – Heng:garæ Ateez – Zero: Fever Part.1 Iz*One – Oneric Diary Twice – More & More Exo-SC – 1 Billion Views BTS – Be Blackpink – The Album NCT – NCT Resonance Pt. 1 NCT – NCT Resonance Pt. 2 Seventeen – Semicolon New Artist of the Year Digital Music Physical Album Aespa – "Black Mamba" STAYC – "So Bad" Bang Ye-dam – "Wayo" Gyeong Seo Yeji – "Why Has Your Love Changed?" Gunho – "Actually I Miss You" Enhypen – Border: Day One Cravity – Season 2. Hideout: The New Day We Step Into Drippin – Boyager Treasure – The First Step: Chapter One WEi – Identity: First Sight
Special awards Category Winner Lyricist of the Year IU Music Steady Seller of the Year IU – "Blueming" Retail Album of the Year BTS – Map of the Soul: 7 World K-Pop Rookie AteezItzy Social Hot Star of the Year Blackpink Mubeat Global Choice BlackpinkLim Young-woong Hot Performance of the Year Iz*OneStray Kids Top Kit Seller of the Year NCT World Hallyu Star Award NCT K-pop Contribution of the Year Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment Composer of the Year Pop Time Record Production of the Year ChangmoAmbition Musik Discovery of the Year Young Tak Performer of the Year Young (musical instrument)Kriz (chorus) Popular Singer of the Year Hwang In-wook Style of the Year Son Sung-deuk (choreography)Park Min-hee and Kim Bal-ko (stylist) International Rising Star of the Year Tones and I
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