2024 Contribution Award: Den Vau and Double2T score a double victory

The 18th Contribution Award ceremony took place on the evening of March 27 at Hanoi Opera House. The event was organized by Sports and Culture Newspaper (Vietnam News Agency) in coordination with many units. 3 Dedication trophies were awarded, equivalent to 15 recognitions and tributes to inspiring artists and athletes.

At this year's awards, two male rappers Den Vau and Double2T won a double worthy Contribution Award.

Den Vau received a "hatrick" of nominations and won two categories: Music video of the year “Cook me rice” and Male Singer of the Year. Meanwhile, Double2T won New Artist of the Year and Song of the Year “Ah Loi.”

With “Cook for me,” Den Vau has spread positive energy and raised more than 400 million VND. All money is sent to children in highland areas.

The male rapper originally from Quang Ninh received many compliments for his meaningful project. He admits that his efforts are too small compared to the contributions and contributions of previous generations.

“Den and his crew argued a lot about how to present their image, then decided to promote the most truthfulness and sincerity,” Den Vau shared on the Dedication Award stage. He hopes his music video will be a tool to evoke love in each viewer, and hopes that children in the highlands will continue to receive more attention.

With Double2T (real name Bui Xuan Truong), the song “Ah Loi” has proven: It is thanks to explosive creativity and energy that materials from ethnic minority areas shine. Establishing the style of "Quality mountain people" as the name of their song, Double2T conveys the inspiration to live proudly and be yourself.

This is the first time Double2T has appeared on the nomination list. With two Dedication trophies, he continues to pose more challenges with new humanitarian music projects.

In parallel with the wave of young music, the program “Flock of Vietnamese birds” tribute to the late musician Van Cao because musician Do Bao won the Impressive Contribution Award category. Through the program, he wants to convey the message of solidarity among all people in Vietnam.

This is the second year the Dedication Award is divided into two systems for Music and Sports. 4 categories include Sports Face of the Year, Young Sports Face, Sports Achievement of the Year and Aspiration for Contribution.

A series of outstanding individuals in fields such as swimming, sepak takraw, and football have been honored, notably swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang. He is considered one of the best fishermen in Vietnam and the region.

Coming in June, he will participate in the Olympics for the second time (Olympic 2024 in Paris) with new challenges and new opportunities to show his desire to contribute to his country's sports.

The award was initiated in 2005. The criteria for the Music Dedication Award are based on two factors: public opinion and discovery, to serve as the main basis for nomination and election. Therefore, creative discoveries may be widely known to the public (public opinion factor) or may not be known to the general public, but they are truly practical creative discoveries (publicity factor). detect).

Head of the Organizing Committee - Journalist Le Xuan Thanh (Editor-in-Chief of the Sports and Culture Newspaper) affirmed that the faces honored here were not only honored by the Sports and Culture Newspaper. Each nomination and victory has been deservedly recognized and voted for by not only experts but also audiences nationwide. All are converted into points using a strict award mechanism.

The performances of big names like Tung Duong, young and potential faces like Double2T, Van Mai Huong or Den Vau... stirred up the auditorium. Each song is like a message, conveying a reminder of the spirit of living with dedication, living responsibly with oneself and the community, and working together to create a good society./.