The 4th annual Global Chinese Songs Billboard will take place in Taipei at the National Taiwan University's (NTU) Sports Center on the Sept. 4 -- in what should be a historical event.
With a chance to win the Asian equivalent of a Grammy or MTV Music Award, popular musicians from all over Asia will be there.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HIT FM
The Chinese music awards ceremony was started in Beijing four years ago. Seven radio stations from five countries combined efforts to develop what has become a renowned celebrity showdown, partly due to protests against Taiwanese artists in China and retaliatory local ones.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HIT FM
Beijing Music Radio, Shanghai Orient Radio, Guangdong Radio, Hong Kong Radio, Singapore YES 933 Channel, Malaysia 988 and local sponsor Voice of Taipei Hit FM are hosting the ceremony, which will feature Chinese artists for the first time.
The billboard ceremony has been previously held in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai. Chinese artists are not as well known locally and there will only be one award for best male or female performer, but there will also be awards for best lyrics, best album and best producer. This gives the Chinese artists an advantage, since they have a larger base of listeners.
The awards are to be voted upon by a selection panel of 23 musicians and DJs from around Asia, which accounts for 40 percent of the final decision. Online voting makes up the remaining 60 percent.
Wang Lee-hong, a local teen heartthrob and the celebrity who presented the award's new design is a local favorite for best male performer award.
In an interview on Hit FM he was hopeful, joking, "The more I get the better."
The Taiwan staging of the show is a new horizon for Chinese artists and possibly a boost for the developing pop industry in China, as previous shows have been badly organized.
Some local fans, however, are resistant to the idea of a Chinese pop invasion.
Still upset about the student protests in China targeting local singer-songwriter Chiang Hui-mei (張惠妹) otherwise known as A-mei, fans are planning on staging their own set of protests outside of the stadium, which will host the 55 Chinese artists, reporters and radio station workers.
According to Christine Wang, Hit FM's director of programming, the radio station is not worried about the event being disrupted, but police and private security companies have been drafted in for the event.
"We are a little worried about protestors, but don't think they will get too out of hand. The idea is to have an
enjoyable and safe event and we will do our best to make that happen."
The estimated number of people to attend the event is 2,000 and organizers have projected that throughout Asia close to 1 billion people will tune in to see their favorite musicians.
Performance notes:
What: 2004 Global Chinese Music Awards
Where: National Taiwan University (NTU) Sports Center, Taipei
When: Sept. 4, 2004 7pm
Tickets: NT$399, with a commemorative notebook included
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