Rotten apple?

A high-profile award for Beijing's Chopstick Brothers draws the ire of some Chinese music fans, who say the duo's song is mediocre and represents poorly the country's pop culture. Chen Nan reports.

Awar of words has erupted over the Chops tick Brothers, after the Chinese pop duo performed at the American Music Awards last month in Los Angeles - and won the international song award for their hit, Little Apple.

The Beijing-based duo, which comprises 34-year-old film director Xiao Yang and 45-year-old songwriter Wang Taili, was the first such Chinese act to be performed at the show and won an award there. However, the Chinese audiences watching from the other side of the world weren't cheering the duo's US debut.