At the award ceremony of the 37th Huading Awards, Daolang won this important award with the honor of the best singer in Asia, although the Huading Award is not as good as the Huabiao Award, the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award in terms of the gold content of the music awards, but it pays attention to the audience's word-of-mouth, and is considered to be one of the most influential annual awards events in China and the world, representing the will and recognition of the people in the global entertainment industry.
Many people often say: "The gold and silver cups are not as good as the people's reputation." Therefore, a singer can win the Huading Award, and to some extent, it can be recognized by the general public more than other music awards. In the past, it was often assumed that music awards were easy to be manipulated in the shadows, and that it was related to the qualifications and background of the candidates. However, the Huading Award is different in that its judges are not professionals, but enthusiasts and ordinary people, so this award is more fair and credible.
In the past five months, Daolang is undoubtedly the most popular singer in the mainland entertainment industry, his song "Rakshasa Haishi" has been played 80 billion times on the Internet, and every song on the album "Mountain Songs" has been played more than 1 billion times. Every time Daolang updates a short video, the number of likes will exceed 1 million, and the number of comments will reach more than 100,000. Just ask, have you ever seen such crazy data in other singers?
More importantly, Daolang's musical works have extremely high artistic value. The first feeling of many netizens when they heard the album "Mountain Songs" was: If you don't have a certain cultural background, you can't understand what Daolang is singing and expressing. Even well-known scholars and writers who have made their mark in the literary world need to spend one or two days studying before they can understand the message conveyed by Daolang's songs. In the shouts of thousands of netizens, Daolang finally won the award of "Asia's Best Singer".
It is worth mentioning that the reason why Daolang won the award is not only because of his artistic achievements, but also because of his personality. In the selection process, the Huading Award recognized Daolang's persistent pursuit of music over the years, not pursuing fame and fortune, and the spirit of silent cultivation. Such judging criteria are very consistent with the principles that Huading Award has always adhered to. Therefore, singers who want to win the Huading Award in the future need to have excellent works, but also need to work hard in terms of morality and character.
Daolang became popular with the song "The First Snow in 2002" when he first debuted, becoming one of the most popular singers at that time, and the album sales were also considerable. Even some superstars can't get in the dust. Since then, Xiao Shenyang has also sung the song in the Spring Festival Gala sketch "Not Bad Money". After becoming famous, Daolang did not become impetuous, but continued to create a series of popular works, such as "Impulsive Punishment", "Love Song of the West Sea" and "Love is You and Me".
However, with the popularity of music talent shows such as "The Voice of China", some contestants also chose to sing Daolang's songs. Unfortunately, the instructors were not impressed by the performances, which sparked a series of controversies and media interviews with the instructors for their views.
Among them, Wang Feng was one of the first mentors to criticize Daolang. He bluntly said that the Daolang phenomenon is the sadness of pop music, and believes that the people who like Daolang are mainly rural people, and urban people don't like his music. He also said that Daolang's success was entirely the result of media hype, and that without this nasty propaganda tactic, he would not have the false prosperity he has today. He believes that whether it is professional ability, creative strength or the work itself, Daolang's songs are very ordinary, and they are very different from classics such as Luo Dayou and Cui Jian. Subsequently, Na Ying also said that Daolang's songs are rustic, and only migrant workers will sing his songs in KTV.
With the fermentation of the incident, more and more celebrities have joined the ranks of complaining about Daolang's songs. For example, Yang Kun publicly said that Daolang's songs lack quality, which has set Chinese pop music back 15 years. However, there is a great deal of subjectivity and divergent opinions on Daolang's music evaluation. Despite the criticism, Daolang's music gained widespread recognition and influence for a period of time, and his songs resonated with many people.
In the field of music, everyone has their own preferences and aesthetic standards. Daolang's music style may be more local feelings, but it is this kind of local feelings that touches the hearts of some people. The diversity of music should also be respected, and different music styles should have their rationality and value.
Daolang's award marks the recognition of his artistic achievements and personality by the Huading Award. This result also makes people understand that the Huading Award not only values fame and commercial success, but also pays more attention to the quality of art and the nobility of character. This is a positive signal for the mainland entertainment industry. In the future, I hope that more singers can carry forward the spirit of innovation on the road of music, pay attention to the quality of their works, and pay attention to their own cultivation and character, so that they can have more opportunities to be recognized and affirmed by the Huading Award.