Jay Chou, Lee-Hom Wang, Zhang Liangying and Zhou Bichang are just some of the luminaries competing for honors at the 13th Chinese Music Awards on Thursday night in Shanghai.

The lead-up to the largest music awards night in China began at the end of last year. Stars like Jin Hai Hsin, Sha Baoliang, Zhang Liangying and Shuimunianhua performed in special ceremony to launch the awards in Beijing.

Three more warm-up shows with high-profile Chinese musicians were later staged in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

The nominees for some of the awards are listed below.

Best Male Singer (Mainland): Xu Wei, Anson Hu, Zhang Jingxuan, Sha Baoliang and Michael Zhen.
Best Male Singer (Hong Kong and Taiwan): Eason Chan, Jacky Zhang, Kenji Wu, David Tao and Jay Chou.
Best Female Singer (Mainland): Jin Hai Hsin, Jin Sha, Icy Cao, Wang Zhen and Li Huizhen.
Best Female Singer (Hong Kong and Taiwan): Jolin Tsai, Penny Dai, Ah-Mei, Tanya Chua and Fish Leong.
 
(CRI January 25, 2007)