Wave Music Awards celebrating musical excellence in Beijing
China DailyPop singer Yu Kewei performs at the Wave Music Awards in Beijing on Thursday. The Wave Music Awards took place in Beijing on Thursday, recognizing musicians across seven categories. Spanning a period of three months, the Wave Music Awards selected music works from a pool of over 500 albums and nearly 10,000 songs released in 2023. Notable highlights of the event included Yuan Yawei, known by her stage name Tia Ray, clinching the award for Best Female Singer, while JJ Lin secured the title of Best Male Singer. Pop singer-songwriter Dou Jingtong performs at the Wave Music Awards in Beijing on Thursday. Moreover, the Wave Music Awards spotlighted musicians and their works featuring Chinese dialects, with Hong Kong singer-songwriter Lowell Lo's Together as One securing the title of Best Cantonese Album of the Year.