The judges include music critics and columnists from newspapers, magazines, television, radios and online publications. Based on the shortlist provided by the organising board, the reporters put forward five nominations in each of the nine categories, including producer of the year, song of the year, music video of the year, new artist of the year, album of the year, liveshow of the year, music series of the year, musician of the year and singer of the year.The reporters also had the chance to suggest their own nominations which were not included on the shortlist. This is the first time judges have been invited to vote directly for artists and acts at the Vietnam News Agency’s offices in Hanoi and HCM City. Five official nominations will be announced by the Culture & Sport newspaper at the end of this month. “Unlike previous years where we sent ballot papers by email, this year we want the reporters to come to vote for their nominations directly,” said journalist Huu Trinh, one of the organisers. “It is also an opportunity for the reporters to discuss their nominations.”The annual Devotion Music Awards began in 2004 to promote Vietnamese music and honour artists who have made significant contributions to the music industry.
Along with such traditional categories as best song of the year, new artist, best album, best series of music programmes, best television music show, best musician and best singer of the year, a new category of Best Music Video will be handed out at this year’s event.Nominations for this new category include “Buong doi tay nhau ra”, “Mona Lisa”, “Ngay mai” and “That bat ngo”.“Am tham ben em” by Son Tung M-TP, “My everything” by Tien Tien, “That bat ngo” by Mew Amazing, and “Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh” by Chau Dang Khoa, will compete for the Best…... [read more]
Songwriter Mew Amazing Duc Hung scooped up three prizes at the award ceremony of the 11th Devotion Music Awards (Photo: organising board)Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Songwriter Mew Amazing Duc Hung scooped up three prizes at the award ceremony of the 11th Devotion Music Awards co-held by the Vietnam News Agency’s daily The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) and FLC Group in the central province of Thanh Hoa on April 24.With boisterous and funny melody, the song “That bat ngo”, performed by singer Truc Nhan and directed by Nhu Dang, fetched the young musician the Best Song of the Year…... [read more]
Pop singer Tung Duong was named "Singer of the Year 2011" at the seventh Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards at HCM City Television Studios (HTV) last night. He was also awarded the same title at awards organised by the Vietnam News Agency's The Thao & Van Hoa (Culture and Sport) newspaper the previous year. Composer Anh Quan won the title "Musician of the Year". Quan and his band Anh Em (Brothers) are well-known for their acoustic performances. His wife, pop diva My Linh won "Album of the Year" for her Mot Ngay (One Day) album, produced by musicians Anh Quan,…... [read more]
Noo Phuoc Thinh wins Singer of the Year title (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Young composer Khac Hung won theMusician and Music Producer of the Year at the 12th Cong Hien(Devotion) Music Awards 2017, organised by Vietnam News Agency’s The Thao& Van Hoa (Sports & Culture) Newspaper. The musician, a graduate of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, became asensation in 2015 when his production Khoi Hanh (Departure) forsinger Nguyen Tran Trung Quan won the 2015 Devotion Awards for the Album of theYear.He has produced tracks for numerous pop stars such as My Tam, Thu Phương andNguyen Ngoc Anh.In 2016, Hung was involved in many…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge – Young rising star Nguyen Tran Trung Quan won the New Artist and Album of the Year at the Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards. In a glittering ceremony held at the HCM City Opera House last night (April 6), Quan, a third-year student of vocal department at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music, fulfilled the promise he showed in finishing among the top four contestants in a television singing contest in 2012. In 2014, he released his debut album titled Khoi Hanh (Departure) featuring electronic music. Produced by composer Khac Hung, it included ten songs composed based…... [read more]
