2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards
22nd edition of the MAMA Awards held in 2020
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Key Takeaways
- 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".
- 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.
- The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to hold the event in Hong Kong.
- On November 24, it was reported that Song Joong-ki was set to host the ceremony.
- 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.
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
(Note: All performance were pre-recorded in order to maintain social distancing due to COVID-19 pandemic.)
Presenters
The list of presenters was announced on December 1, 2020.
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