The Weibo Music Awards (), formerly known as Freshasia Music Awards (), is an annual award show hosted by the Chinese social media website Weibo.
Background The Weibo Music Awards has been held annually since 2016, with the exception of the years 2020 and 2021. It was originally named Freshasia Music Awards from 2016 to 2019 and was renamed Weibo Music Awards when it resumed in 2022 with new award format.
Freshasia Music Awards used data from music streaming platforms plays, shares, and downloads as the standard for nominations and awards. Participating music platforms included Migu Music, Xiami Music, QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, and Baidu Music. In addition, social media engagement on Weibo also factored into the decision. Weibo Music Awards recognizes artists based on primarily engagement (votes and shares) on Weibo.
Weibo Music Awards has received criticism for the large number of awards given out (e.g. 2019 Freshasia Music Awards had 30 awards while the 2023 Weibo Music Awards had 67) and the gradual shift toward becoming a marketing platform.
Winners Freshasia Music Awards Below is a list of the winners of major awards at the Freshasia Music Awards from 2016 to 2019.
YearBest Male ArtistBest Female ArtistMost Popular ArtistBest GroupMost Popular GroupBest AlbumMost Popular AlbumRef2016Hua ChenyuLi YuchunTFBOYSLi Yuchun Growing Wild2017Joker XueBibi ZhouJoker Xue Beginner2018Jason ZhangSNH48Rocket Girls 101Bibi Zhou Renamed2019G.E.M.
Weibo Music Awards Below is a list of the winners of major awards at the Weibo Music Awards from 2022 to 2024
YearBest Male ArtistBest Female ArtistBest GroupRef2022Hua ChenyuHuang QishanTeens In Times2023Zhou Shen2024
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