The Vietnamese rapper's presence in this venue is seen as a fillip that will promote Vietnamese hip-hop music to the larger world.

The voting round in Southeast Asia (EMA Southeast Asia Act) started at 5 p.m. October 1 and will last until 5.59 a.m. November 3. The winner of the "Best Worldwide Act" title will be announced at the November 3 MTV EMA Awards 2019.

Rapper Suboi.

29-year-old Suboi, (real name Hang Lam Trang Anh) was born and raised in Saigon. She developed an passion for hip-hop when she was 14 and started to perform one year later, quickly gaining a reputation in underground hip-hop scene.

MTV Europe Music Awards was instituted in 1994. Since 2010, the award has added the "Best Southeast Asia Act" category voted by the audience.

Vietnam has had three winners in the category: My Tam (2013), Son Tung M-TP (2015) and Dong Nhi (2016). In 2017, Singer Dam Vinh Hung missed the award because local organizers announced the wrong voting times.

Music programme to celebrate Vietnam Music Day

A special music and song programme to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam Music Day - the festival to honour Vietnamese music, will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on September 3, organisers announced on August 23.

Vietnam wins many awards at International Violin and Chamber Music Competition

The 2019 International Violin and Chamber Music Competition officially wrapped up in Hanoi on August 11 after more than a week of competition.

ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 to be held

The ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 will take place at the National Convention Centre, My Dinh, Hanoi, on July 28, with the participation of Vietnamese singers Noo Phuoc Thinh, Dong Nhi and Trong Hieu, as well as many international artistes.

Musical Nobody’s Boy to be staged in Hanoi

A musical adapted from the French novel Nobody’s Boy is being staged at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

Music performances to celebrate Hanoi’s City for Peace status

A number of music performances will be held around Hoan Kiem lake in the heart of the capital city of Hanoi, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its recognition as City for Peace by the UNESCO. 

Source: VnExpress