Get ready to cast your votes! JOOX, Asia’s most dedicated music and entertainment streaming platform is ready to turn up the heat once again to determine 2021’s biggest hits and greatest winners for the JOOX Top Music Awards Malaysia Year End 2021. Malaysian music lovers are surely excited to let their voices be heard, as they pick the past year’s defining grooves, beats and melodies.
The year-end award ceremony will name the year’s standout artists and songs under seven categories – Local Artists, Local Hits, International Artists, International Hits, K-Pop, and Top Fans’ Pick, as well as 2021’s top Karaoke tracks! The stars will definitely be out and about at the awarding, with nominees including local favourites Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza, Khai Bahar, and Iman Troye, world-famous acts such as Olivia Rodrigo, Alan Walker and Justin Bieber, and K-Pop idols Lisa, Lee Hi and Jeon Somi, among many others!
From the 11th until the 26th of January, music fans all over Malaysia have the power to choose this year’s winners by signing up to JOOX. Free users will get 60 votes (10 votes per category) per day to help bring their favourite idols to the top while JOOX VIP users are entitled to 1,200 votes (200 votes per category) per day. Grab this great opportunity to help make your favourite stars shine brighter by becoming a VIP user. What’s more, you can show the biggest love for your idols and win the Top Ally Award (across all categories) where an iPhone 12 Pro Max awaits! Take action now: bit.ly/JMAYearEnd2021
Angie Tan, Head of JOOX Malaysia, said, “Malaysians’ love for music has become more and more apparent through the rise of music streaming, and especially when JOOX launched its Karaoke feature, giving fans more ways to express their love for their favourite songs and artists. As we enter a new year, JOOX is excited to look back and celebrate the biggest hits and brightest stars of the past year, as chosen by the country’s passionate music lovers.”
To add to the buzz on who the big award winners will be, the list of 2021’s year-end nominees has provided a lot of exciting insights. Amongst the Top Local Artists’ nominees – Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza, Ukays, and XPDC – prove that more established artists are still among fans’ favourites while emerging young artists such as Haqiem Rusli and Naim Daniel climb up the list. Furthermore, the latest releases from young and popular artists like Tajul & Afieq Shazwan, Asyraf Nasir and Iman Troye have been picked as some of Malaysia’s top favourite tracks, while two original soundtracks (Eric Chou – You Don’t Belong to Me [“More than Blue” OST] & Xu Kai & Cheng Xiao – Soulmate [“Falling Into Your Smile” OST]) cuts appear in this year’s list of top International Songs, indicating that Malaysian music lovers really enjoy TV shows’ musical tracks.
Three Korean artists, LISA, BTS and TWICE, getting nominated in the Top 5 International Hits category perfectly illustrate the worldwide impact K-Pop is consistently making, with LISA’s song titled “MONEY” having topped the JOOX English Top Hits Chart for 13 weeks straight (and counting). Moreover, Eric Chou’s song has been nominated for the second time, and Adele’s track “Easy on Me” rose into the Top 10 rank in the JOOX English Top Hits Chart just a week after it was released, and enjoyed a long run at the top of the chart till date.
Below are the awards nominees in each category (in alphabetical order):
| Top 5 Hits： Local | Top 5 Artists：
Local |
Top 5 Hits: International | Top 5 Artists: International | Top 5 Hits:
K-POP |
TOP Fans Pick | Top 3 Karaoke: Trending Hits |
| Apa Khabar Sayang – Amira Syahira | Aina Abdul | 24/7 – Celina Sharma & Harris J | Adele | Cold Blooded – Jessi | Adele | Adakah Ini Mimpi – Reedzwann |
| Berakhirlah Pencarianku – Hafiz Suip & Ernie Zakri | Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza | abcdefu – Gayle | Alan Walker | Déjà vu – ATEEZ | Alan Walker | Anta Permana – Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza |
| Berani – DOLLA | Floor 88 | Angel Baby – Troye Sivan | Ariana Grande | DUMB DUMB – JEON SOMI | Arief | Basyirah – Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza |
| Cinta Tak Bertepi – Sufian Suhaimi | Hafiz Suip | Butter – BTS ft. Megan Thee Stallion | Arief | ELEVEN – IVE | ATEEZ | Bukan Ku Tak Sudi – Iklim |
| Coretan Pilu – Awie | Haqiem Rusli | Easy On Me – Adele | Ava Max | Favorite – NCT 127 | BIGBANG | Cinta Luar Biasa – Andmesh |
| Halusinasi – Fieya Julia | Iman Troye | everything sucks – Vaultboy | Billie Eilish | HyunA & DAWN | BLACKPINK | Episod Cinta – Boboy |
| Hitam Saksi Putih – Haqiem Rusli | Khai Bahar | Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish | Bruno Mars | I’m Gonna Love You – D.O. | BTS | Eyes On Me – Faye Wong |
| Jerung Merah – Beby Acha | Lia Aziz | Here’s Your Perfect (with salem ilese) – Jamie Miller | Ed Sheeran | LALISA – LISA | Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza | Here’s Your Perfect – Jamie Miller |
| Kau Putuskan Pertunangan – Ukays | Munif Hijjaz | INDUSTRY BABY – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow | G.E.M. 邓紫棋 | LO$ER=L♡VER – TXT | EXO | Kesetiaan – Siti Sarah |
| Kelentang Kelentong – Hael Husaini | Nabila Razali | INFERNO – Sub Urban & Bella Poarch | Jamie Miller | LOCO – ITZY | Haqiem Rusli | Know Me Too Well – New Hope Club & Danna Paola |
| Layu Di Hujung Mekar – Afieq Shazwan | Naim Daniel | MONEY – LISA | Justin Bieber | ONLY – LEE HI | Iman Troye | Kucu Kuca – Lia Aziz |
| Malam Semakin Dingin – Tajul & Afieq Shazwan | Reedzwann | My Universe – Coldplay & BTS | Madison Beer | PING PONG – | ITZY | LALISA – LISA |
| Nang – Iman Troye | Siti Nordiana | Permission to Dance – BTS | New Hope Club | Queendom – Red Velvet | Jamie Miller | Love Someone – Lukas Graham |
| Nurul – Bitobeyto | Spring | Ring Ring Ring – 不是花火呀 | Olivia Rodrigo | Rock with you – SEVENTEEN | Khai Bahar | Malam Semakin Dingin – Tajul & Afieq Shazwan |
| Payung Pelangi – Noki (K-Clique) feat. MK (K-Clique) | Sufian Suhaimi | SG – DJ Snake ft. Lisa, Ozuna & Megan Thee Stallion | Shawn Mendes | Savage – aespa | LISA | Peluang Kedua – Nabila Razali |
| Putus – Nabila Razali | Tajul | Shivers – Ed Sheeran | Sia | SCIENTIST – TWICE | Madison Beer | Perfect – Ed Sheeran |
| Sejarah Cinta Ku – Usop | Ukays | STAY – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber | ST12 | STEREOTYPE – STAYC | Nabila Razali | Semua Sudah – Elizabeth Tan |
| Sengsara (from “Dendam Penunggu” Original Soundtrack) – Khai Bahar | Wings | The Feels – TWICE | Taylor Swift | SWIPE – ITZY | NCT | Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi |
| Siapa Kata [JOOX ORIGINALS] – Azarra Band | XPDC | 你不属于我 (《比悲伤更悲伤的故事》影集版片尾曲) – 周兴哲 | 周杰伦 | Thunderous – Stray Kids | New Hope Club | Sumpah – Aina Abdul |
| Tak Sangka – Yonnyboii, Zynakal, ASYRAF NASIR | Yonnyboii | 第一默契 （《你微笑时很美》片尾曲）- 许凯 & 程潇 | 林俊杰 | Weekend – TAEYEON | Red Velvet | 红色高跟鞋 – Tanya Chua |
| Reedzwann | ||||||
| SEVENTEEN | ||||||
| Siti Nordiana | ||||||
| Taylor Swift | ||||||
| TWICE | ||||||
| TXT | ||||||
| Ukays | ||||||
| X-Ray | ||||||
| 周杰伦 | ||||||
| 周深 |
Wanna get yourself more into the groove and let your heart decide who to vote for? Download the JOOX mobile or desktop app on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, or access the JOOX website. Stay tuned for more local and international artists’ music and live performances, as well as exciting new shows and programs, brought to you by JOOX!
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[1][2] Awardees will be calculated based on voting statistics. Winners will be contacted by JOOX.
