On October 24, 2019, Tencent Music Entertainment Group CEO Peng Jiaxin announced that the first Tencent Music Entertainment Awards will be held in Macau, China on December 8, with the theme It's t1me for music.

[1] The winners of the Most Popular awards category are determined via online voting.

[5] On June 14, 2023, Tencent Music Entertainment Group officially announced the 2023 TMEA Tencent Music Entertainment Festival will be held in Macau on July 8-9, with a total of four offline events and the theme Music for 4un.

[6] On June 14, 2024, Tencent Music Entertainment Group officially announced that the fifth TMEA Tencent Music Entertainment Awards will be held in Macau on July 19-21 with the theme High Five.

[8] The 2nd annual TMEA included the following categories, with Most Influential Artist awards replacing Most Popular Artist awards and the addition of Top 10 Most Popular Songs of the Year among other changes.