Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s The Thao & Van Hoa (Sports and Culture) Newspaper has officially announced the nominations for its 19th Cong Hien (Devotion) Awards 2025, featuring two categories for music and sports.
For the Music Devotion Awards, this year’s edition introduces a Top 5 nominee list across ten categories, allowing the public to vote via the Bvote platform alongside journalists’ ballots to determine the winners. The categories include the album, show, concert series, producer, music video, new artist, male and female singer of the year, among others. Notable nominees include Duong Domic, Trang Phap, Phuong My Chi, HIEUTHUHAI, SOOBIN, Tung Duong, Son Tung M-TP, and Quoc Thien.
For the Sports Devotion Awards, four categories will honour outstanding individuals and achievements: Athlete of the Year, Sports Achievement of the Year, Young Athlete of the Year, and Spirit of Devotion Award. The awards recognise individuals or teams that have made significant contributions to Vietnamese sports and inspired the community.
The Sports Achievement of the Year nominates the women’s futsal team (Southeast Asian champions), the men’s national football team (ASEAN Cup 2024 champions), and the women’s volleyball team (third place at FIVB Challenge Cup), while the Athlete of the Year sees the nominations of Le Van Cong (weightlifting), Nguyen Xuan Son (football), and Trinh Thu Vinh (shooting).
Speaking at the event, Le Xuan Thanh, Editor-in-Chief of the The Thao & Van Hoa Newspaper and head of the organising board, said the Music Devotion Awards has played a crucial role in recognising and promoting Vietnamese pop music for two decades. Since 2023, the awards expanded into sports, integrating a hybrid voting system that combines votes from journalists, experts, and the public.
He unveiled that marking its 20th anniversary, the Devotion Awards aims to expand into the Asian stage through a strategic partnership with the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA)’s Music Awards Japan. The organising board will become a voting member of the Japanese awards while nominating one Vietnamese artist annually for CEIPA’s international special award. Additionally, the Devotion Awards will annually honour a Japanese artist with a special award in Vietnam.
The Bvote online voting platform (https://giaithuongconghien2025.bvote.vn/) officially opened at 3:30 pm on February 13, and will close at 9:30 pm on February 28.
The Devotion Awards 2025 presenting ceremony is scheduled for March 5, at the Hanoi Opera House, with live broadcasts across digital platforms./.
