The Asian Pop Music Awards () is a music award show jointly organized by Asia VVV Entertainment Group (Hong Kong) and UK VVV Music Group Ltd. (London). The show is held annually and is produced by the Asian Pop Music Awards Production Committee, with winners selected by the Asian Pop Music Awards Jury.
Preparations for the Asian Pop Music Awards began in 2018, and in September 2019 its ranking list, "APMA Charts" (Asian Pop Music Awards Charts), was officially launched. The Asian pop music chart is released every week, divided into Chinese chart and overseas chart with ten songs each.
On December 27, 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pop Music Awards 2020 was changed from being held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to being held online, and was postponed to December. In addition, at the invitation of Chairman Wei of the Asian Pop Music Awards Production Committee, Hong Kong musician Liu Zhuohui joined the Asian Pop Music Awards 2020 Jury Panel and served as a judge.
Ceremonies Year Date Host2020December 27, 2020Law Kar-ying2021 December 27, 2021Simon Yam 2022 December 28, 2022 — 2023 December 27, 2023 Grace Chan2024December 27, 20242025December 30, 2025
Jury awards Winners are listed below for the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 award ceremonies.
Album of the Year YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020JJ Lin – Drifter / Like You DoBlackpink – The Album 2021Eve Ai – How Come I Still Remember All (华语 偏偏我却都记得)Tokyo Jihen – Ongaku2022G.E.M. – Revelation (启示录)Blackpink – Born Pink2023Eason Chan – Chin Up!(G)I-dle – I Feel2024Li Ronghao – The Dark Horse (黑马)Aespa – Armageddon2025 G-Dragon – Übermensch
Record of the Year YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2021Jam Hsiao – "Peter Pan" (华语 彼得潘)CL – "Lover Like Me"2022Liu Yuxin – "Black Sun White Moon" (黑日白月)Red Velvet – "Feel My Rhythm"2023Jackson Wang – "Cheetah"NCT Dream – "Broken Melodies"2024Liu Yuxin – "Reality"Le Sserafim – "Easy"2025 Jin – "Don't Say You Love Me"
Song of the Year YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020Jay Chou & Ashin – "Won't Cry"Hwasa – "Maria"2021Mayday – "Because of You"Lisa – "Lalisa"2022Jay Chou – "Greatest Works of Art" (最伟大的作品)Blackpink – "Pink Venom"2023JJ Lin – "Dust & Ashes" (愿与愁)Jisoo – "Flower"2024Khalil Fong – "Twenty Three" (才二十三)G-Dragon – "Power"2025 Kun – "Deadman"
Best Collaboration YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2021Tanya Chua & Carla Bruni – "Photographs" (华语) Hyuna & Dawn – "Ping Pong"2022Li Ronghao & A-Mei – "Equivalence Relation" (对等关系) Psy & Suga – "That That" 2023JJ Lin & Anderson .Paak – "In the Joy"BSS & Lee Young-ji – "Fighting" 2024Sun Sheng Xi & Kiri – "Jagi"Rosé & Bruno Mars – "APT."2025 Jackson Wang & Diljit Dosanjh – "Buck"
Best Music Video YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020JJ Lin – "Drifter"Red Velvet – "Psycho" 2021Eve Ai – "Greediness" (华语 贪)Rosé – "On the Ground"2022Sandee Chan – "Pain Addict" (痛瘾)Bae Suzy – "Satellite"2023Faith Yang & Buddha Jump – "Sabotage" (堕落)Exo – "Let Me In"2024Li Ronghao – "The Other Side" (另一端)Jennie – "Mantra"2025 Jolin Tsai – "Pleasure"
Best Original Soundtrack YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2021Karen Mok – "Empty World" (华语 这世界那么多人) (for Love Will Tear Us Apart)Baekhyun – "U" (for Doom at Your Service)2022Zhou Shen – "Photographic Film" (光字片) (for A Lifelong Journey)Taeyeon – "Little Garden" (for Jirisan)2023William Chan – "Storm" (暴风) (for Faces in the Crowd)Paul Kim – "You Remember" (for The Glory)2024Tanya Chua – "Learn to Live Again" (善良的我们) (for Imperfect Us)Minnie – "Like a Dream" (for Lovely Runner)2025 IU – "Midnight Walk" (밤 산책) (for When Life Gives You Tangerines)
Best Dance Performance YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2021WayV – "Kick Back"Rain & Park Jin-young – "Switch to Me" 2022Lay Zhang – "Veil" (面纱)Seventeen – "Hot"2023Liu Yuxin – "Hurricane" (飓)Seventeen – "Super"2024Wang Yibo – "Bystander" (旁观者)Jimin – "Who"2025 Jennie – "Like Jennie"
Best Male Artist YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020JJ Lin – Drifter / Like You DoBaekyun – Delight2021Jason Zhang – You Deserve Better (华语 张杰)Kai – Kai2022Jackson Wang – Magic ManMino – To Infinity.2023Eason Chan – Chin Up!Jungkook – Golden2024Lay Zhang – StepChanyeol – Blackout2025 Lay Zhang – Rock the Heavenly Palace
Best Female Artist YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020G.E.M – City ZooMika Nakashima – Joker2021Eve Ai – How Come I Still Remember All (华语 偏偏我却都记得)Jeon Somi – XOXO2022G.E.M. – Revelation (启示录)Nayeon – Im Nayeon2023Kelly Yu – It's Me (是我)Jisoo – Me2024Tia Ray – AllureWendy – Wish You Hell2025 Jennie – Ruby
Best Group YearWinner (Chinese)Winners (Overseas)2020R1SE – Sunr1seBlackpink – The AlbumExo – Obsession2021PanThePack – The PackNCT 127 – StickerRed Velvet – Queendom2022Sodagreen – Little Universe (oaeen Version) (小宇宙 (鱼版))(G)I-dle – I Never DieSeventeen – Face the Sun2023Accusefive – We Will Be Fine (带你飞)New Jeans – Get UpStray Kids – 5-Star2024WayV – Give Me ThatSeventeen – 17 Is Right HereXG – Awe2025 Seventeen – Happy Burstday Twice – This Is For
Best New Artist YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020Chih Siou – "Elephant in the Room"Aespa – "Black Mamba"2021Haezee – Love Maze (华语 黄玮昕)Enhypen – Dimension: Dilemma2022Pei-Yu Hung – Silver Lining (明室)Ive – Love Dive2023The Crane – TalentZerobaseone – Youth in the Shade2024Sha Yi Ting – Sensitive Kid (敏感小孩)Babymonster – Drip2025 Cortis – Color Outside the Lines
Best Lyricist YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020Xiaohan – "Drifter" (by JJ Lin)IU – "Love Poem" (by IU)2021David Ke – "Each Well" (各自安好) (by Rene Liu)Sunmi – "Borderline" (by Sunmi) 2022Vincent Fang – "Cold Hearted" (红颜如霜) (by Jay Chou)Tokyo Jihen – "The Sin And the Glory" (by Tokyo Jihen) 2023Francis Lee – "Serves You Right" (活该) (by David Tao)Ayumi Hamasaki – Remember You (by Ayumi Hamasaki)2024Vincent Fang – "Youth" (青春要用几行诗来写) (by Eric Chou)Woozi – "What Kind of Future" (by Woozi)2025 Francis Lee – "From Dust to Dust" (微塵) (by David Tao)
Best Composer YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020Alan Cheung Ka Shing – "Destination of Love" (by Miriam Yeung) Aimyon – "On This Day We Say Goodbye" (by Aimyon) 2021Lala Hsu – "Prototype" (雏形) (by Lala Hsu)Kim Do-hoon, Cosmic Girl & Lee Hu-sang – "Where We Are Now" (by Mamamoo)2022Eric Chou – "Best Friend" (挚友) (by A-Lin)Milet & Toru – "One Reason" (by Milet) 2023Yoga Lin – "Wordless Groans" (我只是平凡却直拗爱着你的人) (by Yoga Lin)Yoo Gun-hyung & An Shin-ae – "I Love My Body" (by Hwasa)2024Chang Shilei – "Duō shǎo de guāng yīn" (多少的光阴) (by Shan Yichun)Jason Hahs, Colin Magalong, David Wilson & MZMC – "Love 119" (by Riize)2025 JJ Lin – "Turn Of A Page" (by JJ Lin)
Best Arranger YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020Howe Chen – "Requiem for the Nobles" (by Faith Yang)R.Tee & 24 – "How You Like That" (by Blackpink)2021Ricky Ho – "Bluebirds" (by Tanya Chua)Jia Lih & Yoo Young Jin – "Savage" (by Aespa)2022Howe Chen – "None of the Above" (以上皆非) (by Lala Tsu)G’harah "PK" Degeddingseze, Patricia "Tricia" Battani & Steve Octave – "Illusion" (by Aespa)2023MizarMin – "F.F.F" (by Zhou Zhennan)Ryan Tedder & Lindgren – "The Girls" (by Blackpink)2024Josh Levi – "Scary Movie" (by Yan Haoxiang)250 – "Supernatural" (by NewJeans)2025 Cody Tarpley, Ben Samama & Ryan Jhun – "Rich Man" (by Aespa)
Best Producer YearWinner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas)2020JJ Lin – Drifter / Like You Do (by JJ Lin)Mino – Take (by Mino)2021George Chen – How Come I Still Remember All (偏偏我却都记得) (by Eve Ai)Lee Soo-man – "Weekend" (by Taeyeon)2022Sandee Chan – Discipline (调教) (by Sandee Chan)Teddy Park, 24, Danny Chung, Bekuh Boom & R.Tee – Born Pink (by Blackpink)2023Lay Zhang – "D.N.A" (by Lay Zhang, Gali, Shan Yichun, Wang Ziyi, Danko, Vinida & Victor Ma)Soyeon – "Queencard" (by (G)I-dle)2024Khalil Fong – The Dreamer (by Khalil Fong)Kenshi Yonezu – Lost Corner (by Kenshi Yonezu)2025 G-Dragon & production team – Übermensch (by G-Dragon)
Best Global Artist YearWinner2020Justin Bieber2021Adele – 302022Taylor Swift – Midnights2023Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd2024Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft2025Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Top 20 Albums of the Year
2021
Winner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas) Tiger Huang – Be Alive Tanya Chua – Depart Lay Zhang – East Cui Jian – A Flying Dog Rene Liu – Each Well WayV – Kick Back Sammi Cheng – Listen to Mi Cai Xukun – Lost Eve Ai – How Come I Still Remember All Karen Mok – The Voyage Joker Xue – Extraterrestrial Andrew Tan – The Only One I Wanna Know Li Jian – Wu Shi Wu Ke Joey Yung – Schrodinger's Cat Mao Buyi – Lonely Planet Kelly Yu – Intermezzo Tia Ray – Once Upon A Moon Freya Lim – Goodbye, Ciao, Seeing You Again Jason Zhang – You Deserve Better CL – Alpha Baekhyun – Bambi Itzy – Crazy in Love Matcha – Dreaming Heize – Happen Chanmina – Harenchi Hyuna – I'm Not Cool Lisa – Lalisa IU – Lilac Kumi Koda – Angel + Monster Tokyo Jihen – Music Kenshi Yonezu – Pale Blue Red Velvet – Queendom Aespa – Savage NCT 127 – Sticker Mamamoo – WAW Somi – XOXO Sunmi – 1/6 Lee Hi – 4 Only Rosé – R
2022
Winner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas) Ailing Tai – Unwanted Song (不想听见的歌) Lala Hsu – Gei
Rachel Liang – She Matters (好好对待她) A-Lin – Link Wu Qing-feng – Mallarme's Tuesdays Jackson Wang – Magic Man Pei-Yu Hung – Silver Lining (明室) William Wei – Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Goodnight (明天再见) G.E.M. – Revelation (启示录) Sandee Chan – Discipline (调教) Jess Lee – Over the Edge (痛快) Tia Ray – Trip Joker Xue – Countless Teens in Times – Utopia III (乌托邦lll · 侠) Liu Yuxin – Xanadu Lay Zhang – West (西) Sodagreen – Little Universe (oaeen Version) (小宇宙(鱼版)) HAYA – Beast (野兽) Wang Feng – Maybe I Can Ignore Death (也许我可以无视死亡) Jay Chou – Greatest Works of Art NCT 127 – 2 Baddies Hikaru Utada – Bad Mode Twice – Between 1&2 Seventeen – Face the Sun Red Velvet – Feel My Rhythm Blackpink – Born Pink Itzy – Checkmate NCT Dream – Glitch Mode (G)I-dle – I Never Die Nayeon – Im Nayeon Taeyeon – INVU LiSA – Lander Stray Kids – Maxident Hyuna – Nabillera IU – Pieces BTS – Proof Psy – Psy 9th Treasure – The Second Step: Chapter One Milet – Visions Mino – To Infinity.
2023
Winner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas) Curley G – 0.25 Eason Chan – Chin Up! JJ Lin – Happily, Painfully After (重拾_快乐) D.N.A – D.N.A Accusefive – In The Clouds (带你飞) Sammi Cheng – Dream Tan Jianci – Dreams Faith Yang – Flow Jackson Yee – Liu Yanfen (刘艳芬) WayV – On My Youth The Landlord's Cats – World Youth (世界/青年) Kelly Yu – It's Me (瓦合) No Party for Cao Dong – The Clod Whyte – Way Out Astro Bunny – Ruthless Monster (无情怪物) Teens in Time – Teens in Utopia (乌托邦少年) Hua Chenyu – Hope Lexie Liu – The Happy Star (幸福星) Hush – Pleasing Myself (娱乐自己) Li Yuchun – Have a Nice Weekend (周末愉快) Milet – 5am Enhyphen – Dark Blood Exo – Exist Jimin – Face NCT 127 – Fact Check Seventeen – FML NewJeans – Get Up Jungkook – Golden (G)I-dle – I Feel Ive – I've Ive NCT Dream – ISTJ V – Layover Aespa – My World XG – New DNA Aimer – Open a Door Ayumi Hamasaki – Remember You Kai – Rover Tomorrow X Together – The Name Chapter: Freefall Jihyo – Zone Stray Kids – 5-Star
2024
Winner (Chinese)Winner (Overseas) Shi Shi – Boomerang Tanya Chua – Imperfect Us: Original Soundtrack Zhou Shen – Shenself (反深代词) Bibi Zhou – Have A Good Night Zhou Zhennan – Heal My Broken Soul Li Ronghao – The Dark Horse (黑马) Tan Jianci – Brilliance (焕) Zhang Zhenyuan – Cold Romance (镜花水月) Mao Buyi – The Inner Venture (冒险精神) Khalil Fong – The Dreamer (梦想家) Liu Yuxin – O, Vol. 1 Yan Haoxiang – Scary Movie I: Gaze Lay Zhang – Step Kelly Yu – Scorpio (天蝎座) Curley Gao – I'll Look At You (透过墨镜直视太阳) Xiao Zhan – Us (我们) Huang Qishan – Xiao Xia 3.0 (小霞3.0) Jason Zhang – 要得 Jam Hsiao – Wild/Mild (野生) Tia Ray – Allure (在与生俱来的不平衡里) (G)I-dle – 2 Seventeen – 17 Is Right Here Aespa – Armageddon Stray Kids – Ate XG – Awe Chanyeol – Black Out