# 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards

The 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards was the 55th holding of the annual ceremony, renamed the Aotearoa Music Awards 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.

## Nominees and winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Album of the Year Te Pukaemi o te Tau | Single of the Year Te Waiata Tōtahi o te Tau |
| The 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 Group Te Roopu Toa | Breakthrough Artist of the Year Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te Tau |
| The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers L.A.B. – L.A.B. III Miss June – Bad Luck Party Six60 – Six60 | Jawsh 685 CHAII MELODOWNZ Paige |
| Best Solo Artist Te Kaipuoro Takitahi Toa | Best Māori Artist Te Māngai Pāho Te Kaipuoro Māori Toa |
| BENEE – Stella & Steve JessB – New Views Nadia Reid – Out of My Province Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain | Maimoa Ria Hall Stan Walker |
| Best Pop Artist Te Kaipuoro Arotini Toa | Best Alternative Artist Te Kaipuoro Manohi Toa |
| BENEE Paige Six60 | The Beths Mermaidens Reb Fountain |
| Best Soul / RnB Artist Te Kaipuoro Awe Toa | Best Hip Hop Artist Te Kaipuoro Hipihope Toa |
| Haz & Miloux Lepani Stan Walker | Church & AP Choicevaughan Raiza Biza |
| Best Roots Artist Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo Award |
| L.A.B. Lomez Brown Ria Hall | Mōhau Maimoa Six60 |
| Best Electronic Artist Te Kaipuoro Tāhiko Toa | Best Rock Artist Te Kaipuoro Rakapioi Toa |
| Lee Mvtthews State of Mind Truth | City of Souls Devilskin Villainy |
| Best Worship Artist Te Kaipuoro Kairangi Toa | Best Classical Artist Te Kaipuoro Inamata Toa |
| Mōhau Kane Adams Te Rautini | Andrew Beer & Sarah Watkins Klara Kollektiv Matthew Marshall |
| Peoples' Choice Award Te Kōwhiri o te Nuinga | Recorded Music NZ Legacy Award Tohu Whakareretanga |
| L.A.B. | Johnny Cooper Max Merritt Peter Rosa, Dinah Lee The Chicks and Larry's Rebels |
| Highest selling Artist Te Toa Hoko Teitei | NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year Te Rikoata Marakerake o te Tau |
| No finalists were announced in this category. Drax Project featuring Six60 | No finalists were announced in this category. Drax Project |
| Recorded Music NZ International Achievement Tohu Tutuki o te Ao | Best Folk Artist Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa |
| No finalists were announced in this category. BENEE Jawsh 685 | Mel Parsons – Glass Heart Victoria Vigenser & Lindsay Martin – The Gap Paper Cranes – Voices |
| Best Pacific Music Album Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa | Best Country Artist Te Kaipuoro Tuawhenua Toa |
| Olivia Foa’i – Candid Church & AP – Teeth POETIK – HAMOFIED 2 EP | Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders – Word Gets Around Katie Thompson – Bittersweet Kendall Elise – Red Earth |
| Best Jazz Artist Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Children’s Artist Te Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki Toa |
| Dixon Nacey – The Edge of Chaos ALCHEMY – ALCHEMY Michal Martyniuk – Resonate | Anika Moa – Songs For Bubbas 3 Captain Festus McBoyle Chris Sanders |
| Massey University Best Producer Te Kaiwhakaputa Toa | Best Engineer Te Kaipukaha Toa |
| Josh Fountain | Simon Gooding - Reb Fountain by Reb Fountain |
| NZ On Air Best Music Video Te Puoro Ataata Toa | Best Album Artwork Te Toi Ataata Pukaemi Toa |
| Anahera Parata - Bunga by SWIDT | Lily Paris West - Look Me In They Eye by Mermaiden |
| Recorded Music NZ Manager of the Year Kaiwhakahaere Puoro o te Tau |
| Paul McKessar from CRS Management (award returned) |