Independent music artists who entertained the audiences through their music were revered in 16 categories
Mumbai, 21 April 2016: Stalwarts
of the music industry came together this year, once again to applaud
and lend their support to independent music artists at the 5th Artist Aloud Music Awards, a property of Hungama, Powered by VIBE British Audio, India’s only Digital Awards for Independent Artists in Music held on 20th April, 2016 at Blue Frog, Mumbai.
An evening of music and grandeur unfurled as the hosts, Luke Kennyfor the main event and Mihir Joshi for the Red Carpet kept the moods light and engaged the audience. Talented artists like Rabbi Shergill, Shibani Kashyap, SANAM, Groove Yatra and
many more lit the stage on fire, with their power packed live
performances. Keeping in tune with their digital brand philosophy,
Artist Aloud had the performances and the entire event streamed live via
YouTube, Facebook and Twitter along with the Hungama Music app,
reaching out to music lovers not only at the venue, but across the
globe!
The
20 nominees who are forerunners of independent music, came together to
celebrate ‘Indie’-pendence through their mesmerising and soul stirring
performances at the event. They got together to create an anthem, ‘Jashn-e-Hungama’ – a dedication to the people who share their dream and are struggling to set foot in the industry.AMEYA, the Pop-Rock duo (Abhishek Bhhardwaj and Arsh Bashar)have written and composed this soulful and motivating piece. Leading artists like Sherrin
Varghese from Band of Boys fame, Ghazal star Jazim Sharma, North
Eastern Pop star John Mpamei, Ace producer Sanjay Pathak, Avril Quadros
the diva and many more, contributed to this beautiful endeavour.
The
public voting phase this year also received an astonishing response
from music lovers across frontiers. The soaring response accounted this
year garnered acknowledgments and praise from fans and the industry, as a
large number of votes for the contenders came not only from India, but
also from other countries.
The winning artists were presented awards by well-established musical legends from the industry and celebrities like Pankaj Udhas, Kabir Bedi, Suneeta Rao, Talat Aziz, Lesle Lewis, Sulaiman Merchant,Sushant Singh, Aftab Shivadasani, Gulshan Devaiah, Neeraj Roy, Soumini Sridhara Paul and
many more. The presence of these musical legends was an encouragement
for these independent artists and indeed made this year’s awards
ceremony better than ever before.
The winners of Artist Aloud Music Awards are as follows:
| Category | Winner |
| Best Genre | Kavita Seth – Gajananam |
| Best Lyrics | Neerja Pandit – Kashmir Ft. Anupam Kher |
| Best Composition | Ronkini Gupta Collective – Ritu Basant Ki |
| Best Sound | Studios Sound Garage Season 2 – Chhaap Tilak |
| Best Album | Deepa Nair Rasiya – Destination |
| Best Single | Mumbai’s Finest – The Mumbai Cypher (#SHUDHDESI) |
| Best International Artist | Nusrat Hussain – Shor |
| Best Video | Dream Alive – Don’t Say No |
| Best Song | Prajoth Dsa feat. Adil Nadaf – Vaada Karo |
| Best Female | Prarthana Choudhury – Kaisi Khudgarzi |
| Best Male | Prajoth Dsa feat. Adil Nadaf – Vaada Karo |
| Best Group | Twist To Break Seal – Fallin’ |
| SPECIAL AWARDS CATEGORY | |
| Best LIVE ACT | Groove Yatra |
| Best Live Venue | Café Infinito |
| Pepsi MTV Indies – Best Emerging Act | Mumbai’s Finest |
| Most Outstanding Producer | Strings – Coke Studio Pakistan |
This
year, the music awards were powered by VIBE British Audio &
presented in association with Pepsi MTV Indies. Their radio partner was
RED FM 93.5 Bajate Raho while their Celebrity Lifestyle Partner was
Provogue. Musicunplugged.in, Eventelaan and beatsutra.com lent their
support to this event as their Online Promotional Partners. The Online
Media Partners were RadioandMusic, ACTFAQs and Indian Music Mug.