Eligibility and Judging

The YES 933 HITS FEST judging panel is made up of an esteemed selection of industry veterans and established media practitioners. The final results for each award category are verified by professional auditors.

Award Categories

Artiste of the Year 年度歌手

• Eligibility Criterion

  Have at least one song on charts during the qualifying period.

  Within the Top 50 artistes based on charts scoring during the qualifying period.

  Has at least 1 album release since debut.

• Judging Criteria

  • Musicality 音乐曲风
  • Singing Technique 唱腔技巧
  • Vocal Quality 音色
  • Style 个人风格
  • Expression 歌曲诠释

  Results are determined by Airplay (10%), POTP Chart Results (50%) and professional judging (40%)

  *Fineprint: Airplay includes frequency and listeners' dedication

• Judges Panel

  • SIMONE LUM, Head, Growth & Audio, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • VIRGINIA LIM, Chief Content Officer, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH LIM, Snr Content Mgt Mgr/Exec Music Director, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH CHUNG, Executive Producer-Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • CHAN NING, Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • HAN WEI DING, Deputy Chief Editor, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • LEE YIN WEI, Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Music) at National Arts Council
  • LEE WEI SONG, Composer & Music producer, Founder of Lee Wei Song Music Academy
  • TSO KUANG PING, Record Producer, Radio Host, Lyricist and Writer based in Taiwan

Newcomer of the Year 年度新人

• Eligibility Criterion

  Have at least one song on charts during the qualifying period.

  Debut with own original single (excluding song covers and other collaborations) within the past 5 years and has at least 1 EP or full album release.

• Judging Criteria

  • Musicality 音乐曲风
  • Singing Technique 唱腔技巧
  • Vocal Quality 音色
  • Style 个人风格
  • Expression歌曲诠释

  Results are determined by Airplay (10%), POTP Chart Results (50%) and professional judging (40%)

  *Fineprint: Airplay includes frequency and listeners' dedication

• Judges Panel

  • SIMONE LUM, Head, Growth & Audio, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • VIRGINIA LIM, Chief Content Officer, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH LIM, Snr Content Mgt Mgr/Exec Music Director, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH CHUNG, Executive Producer-Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • CHAN NING, Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • HAN WEI DING, Deputy Chief Editor, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • LEE YIN WEI, Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Music) at National Arts Council
  • LEE WEI SONG, Composer & Music producer, Founder of Lee Wei Song Music Academy
  • TSO KUANG PING, Record Producer, Radio Host, Lyricist and Writer based in Taiwan

Hit Of The Year 年度金曲

• Eligibility Criterion

  Top 50 songs from POTP chart during the qualifying period will be selected for voting

• Judging Criteria

  • Virality 传唱度
  • Expression 歌曲诠释
  • Media Evaluation 媒体评价
  • Overall Production 整体制作

  Results are determined by Airplay (10%), voting (50%) and professional judging (40%)

  10 votes per user per day

• Judges Panel

  • SIMONE LUM, Head, Growth & Audio, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • VIRGINIA LIM, Chief Content Officer, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH LIM, Snr Content Mgt Mgr/Exec Music Director, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH CHUNG, Executive Producer-Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • CHAN NING, Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • HAN WEI DING, Deputy Chief Editor, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • LEE YIN WEI, Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Music) at National Arts Council
  • LEE WEI SONG, Composer & Music producer, Founder of Lee Wei Song Music Academy
  • TSO KUANG PING, Record Producer, Radio Host, Lyricist and Writer based in Taiwan

SPOP Best Local Lyrics SPOP 最佳本地作词

• Eligibility Criterion

  Song must be fully original and to be top 50 on the charts during the qualifying period

  Lyricist to be Singaporean

• Judging Criteria

  • Originality
  • Creativity
  • Relevance of lyrics to the melody
  • Meaning of the lyrics

  Results are determined by professional judging (100%)

• Judges Panel

  • JESSICA TAN, Snr Journalist, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH LIM, Snr Content Mgt Mgr/Exec Music Director, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH CHUNG, Executive Producer-Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • LEE YIN WEI, Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Music) at National Arts Council
  • LEE WEI SONG, Composer & Music producer, Founder of Lee Wei Song Music Academy
  • CHRISTINE WANG, Programme Division Vice President, HIT FM, Taiwan
  • CHEW WEI BOON, Network Manager, MY FM / MELODY / GOXUAN / RAAGA, Malaysia
  • TSO KUANG PING, Record Producer, Radio Host, Lyricist and Writer based in Taiwan
  • JUSTIN CHIN, Manager, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
  • DAVID KE, Established Lyricist and Creative Director, Radio Host and Writer based in Taiwan

SPOP Best Local Composition SPOP 最佳本地作曲

• Eligibility Criterion

  Song must be fully original and to be top 50 on the charts during the qualifying period

  Composer to be Singaporean

• Judging Criteria

  • Originality
  • Creativity
  • Relevance of melody to the lyrics
  • Currency of melody

  Results are determined by professional judging (100%)

• Judges Panel

  • JESSICA TAN, Snr Journalist, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH LIM, Snr Content Mgt Mgr/Exec Music Director, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH CHUNG, Executive Producer-Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • LEE YIN WEI, Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Music) at National Arts Council
  • LEE WEI SONG, Composer & Music producer, Founder of Lee Wei Song Music Academy
  • CHRISTINE WANG, Programme Division Vice President, HIT FM, Taiwan
  • CHEW WEI BOON, Network Manager, MY FM / MELODY / GOXUAN / RAAGA, Malaysia
  • TSO KUANG PING, Record Producer, Radio Host, Lyricist and Writer based in Taiwan
  • JUSTIN CHIN, Manager, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
  • DAVID KE, Established Lyricist and Creative Director, Radio Host and Writer based in Taiwan

SPOP Media Recommendation SPOP传媒推荐

• Eligibility Criterion

  Have at least one song on charts during the qualifying period

  Artiste to be Singaporean

  Debut with own original single (exclusing song covers and other collaborations) within the past 10 years

• Judging Criteria

  • Marketability 市场突出性
  • Singing Technique 唱腔技巧
  • Vocal Quality 音色
  • Expression 歌曲诠释
  • Social Media Influence 数位影响
  • Media Exposure 媒体曝光率

  Results are determined by Airplay (10%), POTP Chart Results (50%) and professional judging (40%)

  *Fineprint: Airplay includes frequency and listeners' dedication

• Judges Panel

  • SIMONE LUM, Head, Growth & Audio, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • VIRGINIA LIM, Chief Content Officer, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • DOREEN NEO, Cheif Talent Officer
  • LAU KUAN WEI, Lead, Growth / Chief Editor, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • KENNETH CHUNG, Executive Producer-Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • CHAN NING, Presenter, YES 933, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • HAN WEI DING, Deputy Chief Editor, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
  • LEE YIN WEI, Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Music) at National Arts Council
  • JUSTIN CHIN, Manager, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
  • YEO SHU HUI, Senior Editorial Strategist, ASIAONE ONLINE Pte Ltd

YES 933 Hitmakers YES 933 潮流新势力

• Eligibility Criterion

  Have at least two songs (To ensure currency and active in the market) on charts during the qualifying period

  Artiste is not eligible for other individual awards

  Artiste to be not more than the age of 35 years old as of 2025

• Judging Criteria

  Results are determined by Airplay (50%), POTP Chart Results (50%)

  *Fineprint: Airplay includes frequency and listeners' dedication