# CMIC Music Awards

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. 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.
The 1st CMIC Music Awards ceremony was held on July 20, 2017.

## Ceremonies

| Ceremony | Date | Venue | Location |
| 1st CMIC Music Awards | July 20, 2017 | M Space | Beijing |
| 2nd CMIC Music Awards | July 31, 2018 | Star Park | Beijing |
| 3rd CMIC Music Awards | July 31, 2019 | Star Park | Beijing |
| 4th & 5th CMIC Music Awards | January 26, 2022 | Online | Online |

## Major awards winners

| | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th |
| Album of the Year | Jay Chou | Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories | Pu Shu | Orion | Sandy Lam | 0 | Dou Wei & Difference | Carambola Garden | Omnipotent Youth Society | Inside the Cable Temple |
| Song of the Year | Zhao Lei | "Chengdu" | Song Dongye | "GuoYuanChao" | Jonathan Lee | "Newly Written Old Song" | Jay Chou & Ashin | "Won't Cry" | Tan Weiwei | "Xiao Juan" |
| Male Artist of the Year | Khalil Fong | Journey to the West | JJ Lin | Message in a Bottle | Joker Xue | Freak | Zheng Jun | Sounds Good | Joker Xue | Extraterrestrial |
| Female Artist of the Year | Sandy Lam | in Search of Lost Time | A-Mei | Story Thief | Sandy Lam | 0 | Yisa Yu | Walking By the World | Tan Weiwei | 3811 |
| Band of the Year | Hanggai | Horse of Colors | Re-TROS | Before the Applause | Hedgehog | The Sound of Life | Mr. Sea Turtle | Kamihamiha | Omnipotent Youth Society | Inside the Cable Temple |
| Group of the Year | Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers | A Tale of Two Cities | RADIO MARS | Radio Mars | Rocket Girls 101 | Calorie | Mr. Miss | I Had Two Extra Drinks at Your Wedding | Electric Cherry | Baby, I Hear the Sound of the Galaxy |
| New Artist of the Year | Chen Hongyu | Poetry Radio Under the Smoke | Xu Jun | 29 | Lexie Liu | 2029 | Accusefive | Somewhere in Time | Mandarin | Mandarin |

## Most wins

| 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 | 3 | Received "Best Pop Album" and "Best Pop Performance" in the same year |
| Aduo | 3 | Received "Best Ethnic/Folk Vocal Album" 2 times |
| Jonathan Lee | 3 | Received "Best Lyricist" 2 times |
| Joker Xue | 3 | Received "Artist of the Year" 2 times |
| Omnipotent Youth Society | 3 | Second artist to receive 2 major awards (Album of the Year and Band of the Year) |
| Hanggai | 3 | |
| Moxi Zishi | 3 | |
| MaSiWei | 2 | Received "Best Rap Album" and "Best Rap Performance" in the same year |
| No Party for Cao Dong | 2 | Received "Best Rock Album" and "Best Rock Performance" in the same year |
| Lang Lang | 2 | Received "Best Classical Interpretation Album" 2 times |
| Xiao Xu Music | 2 | Received "Best Video Game Soundtrack/Score" 2 times |
| Annsey Zhao | 2 | Received "Best Album Design/Visual Design" 2 times |
| Zhao Lei | 2 | |
| Starr Chen | 2 | |
| Chen Hongyu | 2 | |
| Kafe.Hu | 2 | |
| Zhang Gasong | 2 | |
| James Li | 2 | |
| Li Ronghao | 2 | |
| Dou Wei | 2 | |
| Orange Ocean | 2 | |
| Re-TROS | 2 | |