Music and Youth
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.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
