Annual Chinese music award ceremony
CMIC Music Awards Country China Presented by China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association First award July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20 ) Final award January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26 ) Website Official website
The CMIC Music Awards (simplified Chinese : 唱工委音乐奖 ; traditional Chinese : 唱工委音樂獎 ), commonly abbreviated as CMA , is an annual music award show presented by China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association. CMIC stands for
China Music Industry Committee.[ 1] Modelled after The Grammys and The BRIT Awards , CMIC Music Awards aim to create a more fair evaluation of music without influences from sponsors and focusing on artistry over entertainment.[ 2]
The 1st CMIC Music Awards ceremony was held on July 20, 2017.[ 3] It was held annually until 2020. On January 10, 2022, CMIC Music Awards resumed and announced nominees from 2020 and 2021.[ 4] It has been on hiatus since.
Ceremony
Date
Venue
Location
Ref.
1st CMIC Music Awards
July 20, 2017
M Space
Beijing
[ 5]
2nd CMIC Music Awards
July 31, 2018
Star Park
[ 6]
3rd CMIC Music Awards
July 31, 2019
Star Park
[ 7]
4th & 5th CMIC Music Awards
January 26, 2022
Online
Online
[ 4]
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Male Singer of the Year
Female Singer of the Year
Band of the Year
Duo/Group of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Best Pop Album
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Rock Album
Best Rock Performance
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Best Contemporary Folk Performance
Best Electronic Music Album
Best Electronic Music Performance
Best Chinese Traditional Vocal Album
Best Chinese Traditional Instrumental Album
Best Rap Album
Best Rap Performance
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Contemporary Classical Composition Album
Best Classical Performance Album
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Game
Best Children's Album
Best Lyrics
Best Composition
Best Arrangement
Best Production for Record, Non-Classical
Best Production for Album, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Recording
Best Mixed Recording
Best Visual Design
Best Music Video
Chairman's Award
Outstanding Contribution Award
Major awards winners [ edit ]
Artist
Number of awards
Notes
Jay Chou
7
Received "Best Composer" Award 3 times
Tan Weiwei
4
Sandy Lam
3
First artist to receive 2 major awards (Album of the Year and Artist of the Year) Received "Artist of the Year" 2 times
Jolin Tsai
Received "Best Pop Album" and "Best Pop Performance" in the same year
Aduo
Received "Best Ethnic/Folk Vocal Album" 2 times
Jonathan Lee
Received "Best Lyricist" 2 times
Joker Xue
Received "Artist of the Year" 2 times
Omnipotent Youth Society
Second artist to receive 2 major awards (Album of the Year and Band of the Year)
Hanggai
Moxi Zishi
MaSiWei
2
Received "Best Rap Album" and "Best Rap Performance" in the same year
No Party for Cao Dong
Received "Best Rock Album" and "Best Rock Performance" in the same year
Lang Lang
Received "Best Classical Interpretation Album" 2 times
Xiao Xu Music
Received "Best Video Game Soundtrack/Score" 2 times
Annsey Zhao
Received "Best Album Design/Visual Design" 2 times
Zhao Lei
Starr Chen
Chen Hongyu
Kafe.Hu
Zhang Gasong
James Li
Li Ronghao
Dou Wei
Orange Ocean
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