The ceremony was the third consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea.

The event marked the fourteenth of the annual music awards.

[4] Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the second consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as in the US and Canada.

During the Red Carpet, artists B.A.P, Davichi, Mike Izon and Block B performed their songs "No Mercy", "Crash", "I'll Think of You", "Don't Say Goodbye", "Set Fire to the Rain" and "Nillili Mambo" respectively.

International artists were seen with their greetings on screen during the main event including Dr. Dre and Jackie Chan[5][6] The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers at the ceremony.