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

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featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from

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. It took place on 15 November 2020 at

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and was hosted by

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Sharyn Casey Sharyn Mary-Ellen Casey ('' née'' Wakefield; born 24 December 1985) is a radio host on The Edge's drive show, '' The Edge Afternoons with Sharyn & Jayden'', a host on the New Zealand version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', and a celebrity panel ...

, and Jayden King. The awards show was broadcast live nationally on

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from 7pm until 8:30pm, and

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from 8:30pm until 10:30pm.

Nominees and winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

References

External links

* {{music-award-stub New Zealand Music Awards, 2019 Music Awards, 2019 Aotearoa Music Awards November 2019 events in New Zealand