Dubai
International Music Awards (DIMA) today announced the opening dates of
Dubai's 1st International Music
Awards ceremony, which will be held on 22nd November 2013 in association
with Emaar
Properties. The event will take place at Burj Park in Downtown
Dubai, Emaar's flagship lifestyle destination, billed as 'The Centre of Now.'
The DIMA will bring well-known artists from every continent with an extravagant
fireworks display designed by Groupe F.
The official launch of the 1st Dubai
International Music awards will take place during a live streaming press
conference by YouTube on the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest
building, in the presence of the international panel of judges and the president
in charge of the Awards Nomination such as:
- Hype WILLIAMS (US) Video director
- Nomar AYALA (Puerto Rico) Daddy Yankee's manager
- soFLY & Nius (FR) Producer
- Rhee Woo SEOK (South Korea) CEO JYP entertainment
- Marwan PARHAM (UAE) DJ/Host
- Mokobe TRAORE (MALI) Artist
- and the Judges' president Roula FARES (Lebanon) Myriam Fares Manager.
The DIMA will pay homage to 67 talented artists
from more than 20 countries and 5 continents that are responsible for keeping
music alive and influential around the world. "The Dubai International Music
Awards has marked the beginning of a new era for recognizing and applauding the
achievements of talented musicians from all around the world. One of our goals
is to make Dubai the world capital of Music during this history-making event,"
said Asri Bendacha, Executive Producer DIMA "This will be the first music awards
ceremony that will be broadcasted online with worldwide access and we are
looking forward to the celebrations next year."
Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Managing Director, Emaar
Properties, said: "Emaar has been at the forefront in promoting various cultural
initiatives in Dubai, as part of the strategic vision of the leadership to
establish the city as the region's cultural hub. Hosting the Dubai International
Music Awards in Downtown Dubai underlines our commitment to highlight Downtown
Dubai as the city's premier lifestyle destination through world-class events and
cultural activities."
The DIMA 2013 official launch will take place at
the Burj Khalifa on Tuesday 22nd January during a live streaming press
conference on YouTube. According to YouTube facts, the MENA region ranked
second, after USA and before Brazil, in terms of the number of daily views.
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