VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Musicians Association (VMA) held an awards ceremony on January 17 in Hanoi to present the 2020 Music Awards to a total of 78 outstanding local musical works by various Vietnamese artists.

The Hanoi-based Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre has launched an experimental art programme named “Trang” (The Moon) that features different types of puppetry to offer the audience a new experience of the Vietnamese culture.

Copyright fees collected overseas for the use of Vietnamese music increased from nearly VND2 billion (US$87,000) in 2019 to more than VND3.6 billion last year.

VOV.VN - The LiveSpace Vietnam programme has been launched in Hanoi with the aim of discovering talented local singers and music bands.

Vietnamese divo Tung Duong once again emerged as the big winner at the 16th Devotion Music Awards, held online in Hanoi and HCM City on January 7.

VOV.VN - An online music project developed by the Vietnamese community based in Malaysia officially launched the song “Hello Vietnam” as its first product, with the track expressing hope that bright a 2021 lies ahead in the New Year.

Online entertainment will be increasingly more popular in 2021 after a surge in use during 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam, Park Noh-wan, has sent a message of faith and hope through a music video in Vietnamese language, which sees the participation of all staff members of the embassy.

Ho Chi Minh City's annual countdown music party to welcome the New Year will be held virtually on Dec. 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - A music gala jointly organised by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam People’s Army, and Voice of Vietnam (VOV) was held in Hanoi on December 18 to show respect to soldiers based at sea and on the nation’s islands.