In January 2020, "Say So" was sent to radio to become the fourth single off

of her album Hot Pink.[71] The song was originally released alongside the

album in November 2019, but gained wider popularity through the video-
sharing platform TikTok.[72] She performed the song on The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon in February 2020.[73] The next day, she released the
music video for the song, directed by Hannah Lux Davis.[74] The solo
version of "Say So" peaked at number five on the Hot 100, becoming her
first top-ten single,[75] and was the most streamed song of 2020 by a female
artist in the United States.[76] In May 2020, following the release of a
remix of "Say So" featuring Nicki Minaj, the single topped the Billboard Hot
100, becoming the first number-one single for both artists, [77] and the first
ever female rap collaboration to peak atop the chart. [77][78]
In March 2020, Doja Cat was set to embark on the Hot Pink Tour in support
of the album, before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[79]
 She was featured on a remix of Canadian singer The Weeknd's single
"In Your Eyes" in May 2020,[80] as well as on the single "Shimmy" by
rapper Lil Wayne from the deluxe version of his 2020 album Funeral.[81] In
June, she was featured on the single "Pussy Talk" by the rap duo City
Girls.[82] She released the music video for her single "Like That".[83] She also
uploaded the demo song "Unisex Freestyle" to SoundCloud in late June
2020.[84] At the 20th BET Awards, Doja Cat was nominated for two
awards, Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year.[85] In August
2020, her song "Freak", which had been on SoundCloud since 2018, was
officially released on digital platforms.[86]
Doja Cat won the award for Push Best New Artist at the 2020 MTV Video
Music Awards, where she also performed a medley of the songs "Say So"
and "Like That".[87][88] She was credited as a lead artist on the
remix for Chloe x Halle's song "Do It", which also featured City
Girls and Mulatto, the following month. She was featured alongside
Australian singer Sia on the track "Del Mar" from Puerto Rican
singer Ozuna's 2020 album Enoc, also released in September.[89][90] The
"Juicy" remix featuring Tyga was nominated for Top R&B Song at
the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.[91] Doja Cat was featured on American
singer Bebe Rexha's single "Baby, I'm Jealous", the lead single from
Rexha's upcoming second studio album, in October 2020. [92] She
performed a burlesque-themed medley of "Juicy", "Say So" and "Like That"
at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, inspired by Chicago and Moulin
Rouge.[93][94] That same month, Doja Cat performed both "Baby, I'm
Jealous" with Rexha and "Del Mar" with Ozuna on The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, respectively.[95][96] Doja Cat
was featured on the album track "Motive" from Ariana Grande's 2020
album Positions,[97] which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100,
becoming both her highest debut and second-ever top 40 entry.
Doja Cat performed a metal rendition of "Say So" at the 2020 MTV Europe
Music Awards ceremony, where she also won the award for Best New Act.
[98][99]
 She won the award for The New Artist of 2020 at the 46th People's
Choice Awards.[100] She additionally won both New Artist of the
Year and Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the 2020 American Music
Awards ceremony, where she performed "Baby, I'm Jealous" with Bebe
Rexha.[101][102] On December 24, 2020, Doja Cat released a series of videos
on her YouTube channel named "Hot Pink Sessions" where she performed
three songs twice with two different "looks". [103] On December 31, 2020,
Doja Cat performed "Say So", "Like That", and "Juicy" at the annual Dick
Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve show.[104]
According to sales in the United States, Billboard ranked Doja Cat at
number five on both the Top New Artists of 2020 and Top Female Artists of
2020 charts.[105][106] After her on-demand audio streams in the U.S.
increased by 300% from 2019, Rolling Stone ranked her at number one on
their list of the ten biggest breakthrough artists of 2020. [107] Forbes named
Doja Cat "one of the top breakout stars of 2020" while including her on their
annual 30 Under 30 list.[108] Doja Cat was the fourth most-Googled musician
of 2020 in the United States.