For the second year the Global Indian Music Academy (GIMA) has begun preparing for a grand award function to be held on the 22nd of September at the Kingdom of Dreams. The first of it’s kind in the music industry, the voting process is based on peer-voting from the 280 members of the academy which consists of musicians, producers, technicians, composers and industry experts.
The voting process kicked off at a conference yesterday with Asha Bhosle, also GIMA’s Goodwill Ambassador casting the first vote,“GIMA provides a unified platform for musicians across the country, giving equal prominence to film and non-film music making for a holistic Awards presentation.
I am pleased to align with the Global Indian Music Academy as the Goodwill Ambassador.” Also present at the conference were Pyarelalji, Dr. L Subramaniam, Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan, Jagjit Singh, Bhushan Kumar, Pankaj Udhas, Vijay Lazarus & many more. Take a look at some of the nominations for this year’s awards.
Best Lyricist
Amitabh Bhattacharya – Ainvayi Ainvayi (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Faaiz Anwaar – Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Dabangg)
Gulzar – Darling (7 Khoon Maaf)
Irshad Kamil – Pee Loon (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai)
Kumaar, Vishal Dadlani – Tujhe Bhula Diya (Anjaana Anjaani)
Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani – Aas Paas Khuda (Anjaana Anjaani)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Mamta Sharma – Munni Badnaam (Dabangg)
Sunidhi Chauhan – Ainvayi Ainvayi (Band Baaja Baaraat)
Sunidhi Chauhan – Sheila Ki Jawani (Tees Maar Khan)
Sunidhi Chauhan – Udi (Guzaarish)
Usha Uthup, Rekha Bhardwaj – Darling (7 Khoon Maaf)
Best Playback Singer Male
KK – Zindagi Do Pal Ki (Kites)
Mohit Chauhan – Pee Loon (Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai)
Mohit Chauhan, Shekhar Ravjiani – Tujhe Bhula Diya (Anjaana Anjaani)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Dabangg)
Shafqat Amanat Ali – Bin Tere (I Hate Luv Storys)
Best Music Director
Pritam – Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Sajid-Wajid, Lalit Pandit – Dabangg
Salim-Sulaiman – Band Baaja Baaraat
Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Guzaarish
Vishal-Shekhar – Anjaana Anjaani
Wayne Sharpe, Shantanu Moitra, Aadesh Shrivastava, Pritam – Raajneeti
Best Film Album
Anjaana Anjaani
Band Baaja Baaraat
Dabangg
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Raajneeti
Tees Maar Khan