The thirteenth edition of
Coke Studio was going for a multi-producer format, many producers were on board including
Haniya Aslam. Everything had been planned, set and halls were booked, artists had been confirmed and the show was few weeks away from final recordings. And then in May 2020, a
Pakistani media reported that
Coke Studio 13 is cancelled due to
COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2020
Coca-Cola Pakistan released an advertisement announcing the return of
Coke Studio 2020, a special edition. The show was shortened after major budget cuts because of
coronavirus pandemic. All of the rehearsals were done remotely, both singers and musicians were recorded separately due to
COVID-19 SOPs. The season is referred as
Coke Studio 2020 because of
coronavirus pandemic. The season was produced by
Rohail Hyatt's production company
Frequency Media and distributed by
Coca-Cola Pakistan. Speaking at the launch of
Coke Studio 2020,
Rohail Hyatt said, general manager of
Coca-Cola Pakistan, Fahad Ashraf said, == Episodes ==