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  • Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards celebrated in Shanghai

    Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards celebrated in Shanghai

    MUMBAI: Channel [V] staged the the 13th Chinese Music Awards ceremony at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.

    The event was jointly presented by Channel [V], China Central Television (CCTV) and Shanghai Media Group for the fifth consecutive year.

    Chinese artists from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China, including Eason Chan, Wang Leehom, Mayday, S.H.E., Fan Fan, Kenji Wu, Show Luo, A-mei Chang and Tank were present at the ceremony.

    Thirty-one awards were handed out last night at the 13th Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards including Best Male Artist to Eason Chan and Best Female Artist to A-mei Chang.

    Other award winners included Wang Leehom as Most Popular Male Artist and Best Singer-Songwriter, Angela Zhang as Most Popular Female Artist, S.H.E. as Best Group and Tank as Best Newcomer.

    The event also launched the inaugural [V] Wireless Original Music Award. The new award follows the [V] Wireless Original Music service launched in November 2006, a Channel [V] initiative that invites aspiring musicians to create and upload original Chinese songs to China Mobile’s WAP service, monternet.

    Subscribers to the monternet service can then download the songs onto their mobile handsets, and vote for their favourites. The debut award was picked up by Xiao Fei from Beijing for his song “Instant Noodle”.

    Global mobile entertainment company Jamster joined the Awards for the first time this year as the presenting sponsor. Sony Ericsson was the official sponsor, supporting the Awards with a host of original music initiatives in mainland China.

  • Channel [V] rocks Taiwan with Le Tea [V] Power Concert

    Channel [V] rocks Taiwan with Le Tea [V] Power Concert

    MUMBAI: More than 70,000 music fans attended the [V] Power Concert in Taipei, the large-scale outdoor music event organized by Channel [V] Taiwan and presented by Le Tea, a Taiwan beverage group.

    Held a few days ago the concert garnered artists from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, including FIR, Edison Chan, 183 Club, Matsuura Aya, Fish Leong, Fan Fan and Kenji Wu, to perform live music for fans at Zhongshan Soccer Stadium.

    Le Tea was the event’s presenting sponsor for the second consecutive year. Music fans received tickets to the concert by purchasing Le Tea beverages. The promotional campaign led to a significant boost in its sales, particularly leading up to and during the concert period.

    Star Taiwan GM Wayne Chou says, “We are delighted that the [V] Power Concert was once again such a huge success – in terms of attendance as well as in the exposure it generated for Le Tea .

    “The calibre of artists we were able to attract this year made for a fantastic live concert, and will undoubtedly enthrall our viewers when we broadcast the show on Channel [V] Taiwan. Building on the success of this year’s event, we look very much forward to working with Le Tea in the years to come.”