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Voting for Devotion Music Awards held

A ballot was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 9 by about 100 reporters to choose the 14th Devotion Music Awards, run by The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport & Culture) daily.
Voting for Devotion Music Awards held ảnh 1About 100 reporters gather in Hanoi and HCM City to vote for the Devotion Music Awards. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - A ballot was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City onApril 9 by about 100 reporters to choose the 14th Devotion Music Awards, run byThe Thao & Van Hoa (Sport & Culture) daily.

The awards have nine categories including Producer of the Year, Music Video ofthe Year, Song of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Musicianof the Year, Singer of the Year, Show of the Year, and Music Series of theYear.

The journalists voted on the best music and musicians of 2018.

The Devotion Music Awards are one of the most prestigious music awards in Vietnamthanks to their publicity and transparency. The results of the vote will beannounced at the award ceremony on April 16 in HCM City.

The annual Devotion Music Awards are considered a picture reflecting artists’creativity for music development, said Le Xuan Thanh, The Thao & Van Hoa’s Editor-in-Chief. 

The awards are also to honour outstanding artists who have made great effortsto advance the music scene, he added.

The awards ceremony will be aired live on Vietnam Television’s Channel 9.

The ceremony will be produced by director Hoang Nhat Nam and music director HoHoai Anh with the performance of Hoai Sa band. A red carpet show will begin at6.30pm with celebrities and artists in attendance.

The awards began in 2004 to promote Vietnamese music and honour artists whohave made significant contributions to the industry. - VNA
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