JOOX Malaysia has finally announced the winners for JOOX Top Music Awards Malaysia (Mid-Year) 2021 with 126 million votes by Malaysian are recorded. JOOX Malaysia has confirmed the votes has a tenfold increase from 2020.
Also this year, 22 JOOX ROOMS were made active by fans and artists to talk about the awards and voting in real time. As a special token of gratitude, the award-winners are set to interact with their beloved fans on JOOX ROOMS this coming Friday and Saturday (30 – 31 July) – an event Malaysian music lovers will surely not want to miss. Check out the individual ROOMS schedules below!
30 Jul, 9pm (Fri)
Khai Bahar
Naim Daniel
Naqiu, Vanessa Reynauld
31 Jul, 9pm (Sat)
Jaz (Indonesia)
One Avenue Band
Reedzwann
Ukays
Showcasing which local tracks music fans have sung along to and danced with the most, the winners for the Top 5 Hit: Local chart were announced, comprised of Reedzwann’s “Adakah Ini Mimpi”; Naqiu and Vanessa Reynauld’s “Rindu Separuh Nyawa”; Siti Nordiana and Nubhan’s “Sekali Lagi”; Kaka Azraff and Jaz’s “Karma”; and JOOX ORIGINALS “Sama Sama Suka” by One Avenue Band.
Further highlighting Malaysia’s diverse music tastes, fans have chosen their five favourite pop stars spanning across different genres, with Haqiem Rusli, Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza, Khai Bahar, Naim Daniel and Ukays grabbing the Top 5 Artist: Local slots. Among this year’s big winners, Khai Bahar gathered the most support from fans – as he bagged the Top Fans Pick award, entirely decided by Malaysian fans for the first time, receiving a total of 15.6 million votes.
On the international stage, the five hottest hits from world-renowned artists were named by Malaysian fans, pushing “Leave The Door Open” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic; “Build A B*tch (Explicit)” by Bella Poarch; “Reckless” by Madison Beer; “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo; and “Hold On” by Justin Bieber to the top of the Top 5 Hit: International chart, where Bieber’s star has shone bright in the same category for the fourth time this year. It is also Ariana Grande’s fourth time to be included into the Top 5 Artist: International chart, sharing the spotlight with Alan Walker, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and Jay Chou 周杰伦.
The unstoppable power of K-Pop as a global music phenomenon is as hot as ever, as JOOX Malaysia users chose their Top 5 Hit: K-Pop picks. BTS’ “Butter”; Rosé’s “On The Ground” and “Gone”; ATEEZ’s “Fireworks (I’m The One)” and (G)I-DLE’s “HWAA” dominated the charts, with BTS winning for the fourth time in the category. Proving the strength of Malaysian music fans’ voice, the fans of ATEEZ have presented a united front to vote their idols into this year’s category.
Angie Tan, Head of JOOX Malaysia, said, “JOOX is happy to provide Malaysian fans the best way to voice their valuable opinions as music lovers – by giving them the power to pick who the rising stars of this current generation of artists truly are. The success of the JOOX Top Music Awards Malaysia (Mid Year) 2021 proves how vibrant the Malaysian pop music scene really is, with highly supportive fans who are willing to push their local idols to the top of the charts alongside the biggest names in international music.”
JOOX Top Music Awards Malaysia (Mid Year) 2021 Results:
Top 5 Hit: Local
Songs and Artists
Adakah Ini Mimpi by Reedzwann
Rindu Separuh Nyawa by Naqiu & Vanessa Reynauld
Sekali Lagi by Siti Nordiana & Nubhan
Karma by Kaka Azraff & Jaz
Sama Sama Suka [JOOX ORIGINALS] by One Avenue Band
Top 5 Artist: Local (Artists)
Haqiem Rusli
Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza
Khai Bahar
Naim Daniel
Ukays
Top 5 Hit: International
Songs and Artists
Leave The Door Open by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
Build a Bitch (Explicit) by Bella Poarch
Reckless by Madison Beer
Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo
Hold On by Justin Bieber
Top 5 Artist: International (Artists)
Ariana Grande
Alan Walker
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Jay Chou 周杰伦
Top 5 Hit: K-Pop
Songs and Artists
Butter by BTS
On The Ground by Rosé
Gone by Rosé
Fireworks (I’m The One) by ATEEZ
HWAA by (G)I-DLE
Top Fans Pick
Khai Bahar
So that’s all for the winners for the JOOX Top Music Awards Malaysia (Mid-Year) 2021 winners. Which artist did you voted and what do you think of the winners line-up? Drop your comment on the comment section and social media account. Also, you can start streaming music on JOOX via JOOX mobile or desktop app – downloadable on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store or its website.