Top Chinese Music Awards Explained

The Top Chinese Music Awards is an annual music awards to recognize Chinese popular music artists and works.^[1] The Top Chinese Music Awards was established in 2001 and is held in China. The awards have been described by the media as China's equivalent of the Grammys in the United States.^{[2] [3]}

Ceremonies

Year	Venue	Location
2001	Shenzhen Theatre	Shenzhen
2002
2003
2004
2005	Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium	Beijing
2006	Beijing Exhibition Center
2007
2008
2009
2010	Shenzhen Theatre	Shenzhen
2011	Yulan Theatre	Dongguan
2012	Poly Theatre	Shenzhen
2013
2014	Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
2015
2016
2017

Categories

2017 Top Chinese Music Awards^[4]

• Best Male Singer
• Best Female Singer
• Best All-Round Artist
• Most Influential Award
• Best Film Song
• Best Rock Artist/Group
• Best Ballad Artist/Group
• Best Crossover Idol
• Most Popular Singer-Songwriter
• Most Popular Group
• Most Popular Overseas Artist
• Most Popular Quality Singer
• Most Popular Potential Idol
• Media Recommend Singer-Songwriter
• Media Recommend Internet Idol
• Best New Singer-Songwriter
• Best New Idol

Notes and References

1. http://news.yule.com.cn/html/200904/40749.html 音乐风云榜：歌手从这里起步
2. Web site: Top Chinese Music Awards recognizes top talent. 2012-04-24. China. https://web.archive.org/web/20120429051856/http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2012-04/24/content_25223740.htm. 2012-04-29. live. 2018-08-17.
3. Web site: Kazakhstani Singer Wins Chinese GRAMMYs. Erubaeva. Gaukhar. 2017-04-10. Caspian News. 2018-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813012310/https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/kazakhstani-singer-wins-chinese-grammys-1493373291820/. 2018-08-13. live.
4. Web site: 2017年第17届音乐风云榜年度盛典获奖名单完整版出炉-闽南网. www.mnw.cn. 2017-07-09.