March 30 2016, 16.41 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
5TH ARTIST ALOUD MUSIC AWARDS
2ND PHASE OF PUBLIC VOTING OPEN TILL 10th APRIL, 2016
Mumbai, March 2016: Music lovers from across the globe have shown their support for independent music artists by casting their votes for the first phase of 5th Artist Aloud Music Awards a property of Hungama. The awards are India’s only Digital Awards for Independent Artists in Music. The first phase received tremendous response from music fans and helped in shortlisting the Top 20 artists along with the jury members comprising of influencers from the music industry who have always greatly supported and acknowledged Artist Aloud as propagator for independent music and independent artists in India. To reflect the transparency in the selection process the jury session was streamed live on YouTube, for the first time.
The second phase of 5th Artist Aloud Music Awards is now inviting fans and music aficionados to cast their vote and contribute to the nominations in the categories of Best Song, Best Male, Best Female and Best Group. The nominees for the open public voting for the final TOP 4 categories are:
JohnMpamei & The Band
Aabha Hanjura
Sanket Sane
Sherrin Varghese
Taking it up a notch higher and making this year’s awards unique, Artist Aloud will feature a live performance by all nominated artists across 12 voted categories. The idea is to give artists more exposure to their fans and music lovers get a chance to hear more of their favourite artists and cast their vote appropriately.
Fans can cast their Vote for the Top 20 finalists and choose the best of melodies and soulful tunes by voting on http://www.artistaloud.com/aama. Other categories that will be recognised at the awards are Best Album, Best Video, Best Lyrics, Best Composition, Best Genre, Best International Artist, Best Sound & Best Single (Jury). The grand finale of the awards will be held on 20th April, 2016 at Blue Frog, Lower Parel, Mumbai. The award ceremony will be live streamed through Artist Aloud’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter platforms as well as the Hungama app, making it truly a digital extravaganza.
5th Artist Aloud Music Awards, a property of Hungama will be amplified in association with Pepsi MTV Indies and Exclusive Radio Partner – 93.5 RED FM. Online media partner RadioandMusic.com along with Musicunplugged.in as online promotional partner is lending their support in making this property a roaring success and the most sought after honour for independent music artists.
CAST YOUR VOTE ON - http://www.artistaloud.com/aama
About ArtistAloud.com:
Artist Aloud is a digital media, distribution and talent management platform for talent and independent content across the Globe. It currently houses original content from over 500 artistes. It’s a one stop destination for commercial Independent content across languages, genres and talent. An initiative pioneered by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Private Ltd., ArtistAloud.com is an opportunity for independent artists to build a connect with their fans and for fans to have access to their music that is previously unreleased and created by the Artist for them. The platform currently houses original music from over three hundred artistes - both well-known and new. It has music from several genres ranging from Alternative Pop, Fusion, English and Hindi Rock, Bollywood Pop and Classic Indi-Pop in Hindi, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, etc. ArtistAloud.com is a revolution in the Indian independent music scene that aims to give not only artists but also music lovers the control and right to build the demand for independent music from India and across the world at a global level.
BEST SONG
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BEST MALE ARTIST
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BEST FEMALE ARTIST
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BEST GROUP
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Baadal
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Prajoth Dsa feat. Adil Nadaf
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Hetal Varia - SSG Season 2
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Twist To Break Seal
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Main Jise Odhtaa
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Arun Chillara
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Aabha Hanjura
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Folk Masti
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Vaada Karo
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Akki J
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Prarthana Choudhury
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Sanket Sane Feat. Prajakta Shukre & The Violin Conviction
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Kaisi Khudgarzi
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Alap Desai
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Divya Venugopal
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John Mpamei & The Band
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From The Bottom
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Gautham Brahmadathan
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Deane Sequeira
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Ameya
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