Salim Merchant (left) receives the Indian Music Award in Mumbai on Nov. 30, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Indian Music Awards
Independent artists and mainstream film hitmakers alike were feted at The Indian Music Awards, which was held on Nov. 29, 2024 at R City Mall in Mumbai.
Previously instated as the Indian Independent Music Awards (IIMA), music and entertainment platform Hungama’s Artist Aloud handed several awards, with jury members including the likes of Daler Mehndi, Shaan, Anu Malik and more.
Among the big winners were the likes of singers Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal in the film categories, while Salim-Sulaiman’s “Manzoor Hai” with singer Shraddha Pandit also picked up two awards in the jury category.
Among indie artists, the likes of singer-songwriter Meera with producer Raag Sethi, fusion artist Avra Banerjee, hitmaker Sanju Rathod and more picked up awards in various categories.
The Indian Music Awards also instated a few special awards. The Trailblazer award went to singer-composer Anurag Halder, while the Taking Kashmir to India award went to singer-songwriter Aabha Hanjura. The award for Most Ground Breaking Bhojpuri Song went to “Khesari Lal Yadav” by Amrapali Dubey and Indu Sonali. Check out the full list of winners below.
Best Bengali Song
“Buker Vetor” by PS Gayen
Best Bhajan
“Bolo Ram Ram Ram” by Harshvardhan Rajpurohit
Best Bhojpuri Song
“Ja Ae Balam” by Vaishali Made, Roshan Singh – SRK Music
Best Classical – Instrumental
“When Kailasha Muses” by Avra Banerjee
Best Classical – Vocal
“Amruthavarshini” by Kavitha Jayaraman
Best Fusion
“Tab Woh Mili” by Harshvardhan Rajpurohit, Aviral Singh
Best Ghazal
“Saathi” by Harsh Vyas
Best Gujarati Song
“Sukh Dukh” by Swapnil Mistry-Anwesshaa
Best Hindustani Song
“Saraswati” by Atri Kotal
Best Hip Hop Song
“Dil Se Dil Tak” by Vijay Dk
Best Jazz Song
“Mango Milkshake” by Meera, Raag Sethi
Best Kannada Song
“Preethisuve” by Sonu Nigam, Prithwi Bhat
Best Karnatic Song
“Chandrachooda” by Sruthi Ranjani M J
Best Light Music
“Chand Khushk” by Avra Banerjee
Best Malayalam Song
“Neela Nilave” by Kapil Kapilan
Best Marathi Song
“Gulabi Sadi” by Sanju Rathod
Best North-Eastern Song
“Think Northeast, Think New” by Alobo Naga
Best Oriya Song
“Jaga Tu Jadugara” by Abhijeet Mishra
Best Pop Song
“Rabb Toh Mangdii” byRitvik Munjal
Best Punjabi Song
“Rabb Toh Mangdii” by Ritvik Munjal
Best Rock Song
“Honey” by Rajman
Best Semi Classical Song
“Rang” by Aishwarya Anand
Best Sufi Song
“Dikhado Mujhe Chehra “ by Rajveer Gaangji
Best Tamil Song
“Ithuvum Kadanthu Pogum” by Hi-Polar, Vidusan Kaneswaram
Best Telugu Song
“Enduke O Manasa” by Jyoti Kavi
Best Blues Song
“Man Na Lage” by Avra Banerjee
Best Rajasthani Song
“Kadake Ki Sardi” by Sadhana Verma, Aamir Shaikh
Best Male Artist – Independent
Armaan Malik for “Manzoor Hai “
Best Female Artist – Independent
Shreya Ghoshal for “Qaraar”
Best Composer – Independent
Salim – Sulaiman for “Manzoor Hai”
Best Lyricist – Independent
Shraddha Pandit for “Manzoor Hai”
Best Song – Independent
Sanju Rathod for “Gulabi Sadi”
Best Rising Star – Male
Maahi for “Sorry”
Best Rising Star – Female
Amrita Singh for “Saiyaan Se”
Best Duo/Band
Alobo Naga And The Band (Antb) for “Tgif”
Best Composer – Film
A.R. Rahman for “Vida Karo” (Amar Singh Chamkila)
Best Lyricist – Film
Irshad Kamil for “Vida Karo”
Best Song – Film
“Tum Kya Mile” by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghosal
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