2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards
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.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
| Name | Song | Notes/Stage Theme |
| Taemin | Intro + "Criminal" + "Heaven" + "Idea" | "The Dawn of a NEW-TOPIA" |
| Jessi | "Nunu Nana" | "I Am What I Am" |
| Hwasa | Intro + "María" | "I Am What I Am" |
| Jessi X Hwasa | "Gang" | "I Am What I Am" |
| Park Sung-hoon of Enhypen | "Into the I-Land" | "On The Borderline" |
| Enhypen | "Intro: Walk the Line" + "Given-Taken" | "On The Borderline" |
| Cravity | "Break All The Rules" + "Dramarama" + "Shoot Out" | "Heaven And Hell" |
| Monsta X | "Beastmode" + "Love Killa" | "Heaven And Hell" |
| Oh My Girl | "Nonstop" | "Total Eclipse" |
| I-dle | "Dumdi Dumdi" | "Total Eclipse" |
| Oh My Girl + I-dle | "Bad Girl Good Girl" | "Total Eclipse" |
| Juyeon of The Boyz | "Open the Gate of Hell" | "Qui Fert Pondus Coronae Velit" |
| The Boyz | "The Beginning of the End " | "Qui Fert Pondus Coronae Velit" |
| Ateez | "Dona Eis Requiem " | "Qui Fert Pondus Coronae Velit" |
| Stray Kids | "Victory Song" | "Qui Fert Pondus Coronae Velit" |
| Juyeon of The Boyz + Hyunjin of Stray Kids + San of Ateez | "Triangular Fight" | "Qui Fert Pondus Coronae Velit" |
| JO1 | "Infinity" + "Shine A Light" | "Infinite Light" |
| Treasure | "Boy" + "I Love You" + "MMM" | "Find Your TREASURE" |
| Tomorrow X Together | "Short Hair" + "She Was Pretty" + "Dynamite" + "Blue Hour" | "Welcome To The DISCO" |
| Iz*One | "La Vie En Rose" + "Violeta" + "Fiesta" + "Secret Story of the Swan" + "Panorama" | "One-REELER" |
| Got7 | "Not by the Moon" + "Last Piece" | "The Last Piece Of NEW-TOPIA" |
| Mamamoo | "Aya" + "Dingga" | "Promised Land" |
| Seventeen | "Left & Right" + "Home;Run" | "Door to YOUTHOPIA" |
| NCT U | "From Home" | "Resonance Of NCT" |
| WayV | "Turn Back Time" | "Resonance Of NCT" |
| NCT Dream | "Ridin'" | "Resonance Of NCT" |
| NCT 127 | "Kick It" | "Resonance Of NCT" |
| NCT | "Resonance" | "Resonance Of NCT" |
| Twice | "More & More" + "I Can't Stop Me" + "Cry for Me" | "Paradise, Lost" |
| Winter of Aespa | "ID; Peace B" | "BoA 20th Anniversary Special" |
| I-dle | "Listen to My Heart" | "BoA 20th Anniversary Special" |
| YooA of Oh My Girl | "Tree" | "BoA 20th Anniversary Special" |
| Kwon Eun-bi, Lee Chae-yeon, Choi Ye-na, Kim Chae-won of Iz*One | "Atlantis Princess" | "BoA 20th Anniversary Special" |
| BoA | "No. 1" + "Only One" + "Better" | "You're Still My No. 1" |
| 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
Main awards
| Artist of the Year | Song of the Year |
| Album of the Year | Worldwide Icon of the Year |
| |
| Best Male Group | Best Female Group |
| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist |
| Best Dance Performance – Male Group | Best Dance Performance – Female Group |
| Best Dance Performance – Solo | Best Vocal Performance – Solo |
| Best Vocal Performance – Group | Best Collaboration |
| Best New Male Artist | Best New Female Artist |
| Best Band Performance | Best OST |
| Best HipHop & Urban Music | Best Music Video |
Favorite Awards
Special Awards
Professional Categories
Multiple Awards
The following artist received three or more awards:| Awards | Artist |
| 9 | BTS |
| 4 | Blackpink |
| 3 | IU |
| 3 | Seventeen |
| 3 | NCT / WayV |