Annual Hindi music award ceremony held in 2015
The 8th Mirchi Music Awards, presented by the Radio Mirchi, honoured the best of Hindi music from the year 2015. The ceremony was held on 29 February 2016 at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai[1] and was hosted by Sonu Nigam. There were many performances, including those by Mika Singh, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Amaal Mallik, Palak Muchhal and Badshah.[1][2] Bajirao Mastani won a leading seven awards including Album of the Year. Song of the Year went to "Gerua" from Dilwale. The show was broadcast on 13 March 2016 on Zee TV.[3]
Winners and nominees
[edit] The winners were selected by the members of jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar.[4] The following are the names of nominees and winners.[5][6][7]
(Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.)
Song of the Year | Album of the Year |
| - "Bajirao Mastani" - Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shreyas Puranik, Siddharth–Garima, Ganesh Chandanshive, A. M. Turaz, Nasir Faraaz, Prashant Ingole
- "ABCD 2" - Sachin–Jigar, Mayur Puri, Priya Saraiya
- "Badlapur" - Sachin–Jigar, Dinesh Vijan, Priya Saraiya
- "Dil Dhadakne Do" - Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Javed Akhtar
- "Roy" - Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan, Kumaar, Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay, Sandeep Nath
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Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
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Music Composer of the Year | Lyricist of the Year |
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Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year | Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year |
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Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | Upcoming Lyricist of The Year |
| - Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay - "Tu Hai Ki Nahi" from Roy
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Raag-Inspired Song of the Year |
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Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) | Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) |
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Best Background Score |
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Indie Pop Song of the Year |
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Listeners' Choice awards
[edit] Listeners' Choice Song of the Year | "Agar Tum Saath Ho" - Tamasha |
Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Roy |
Films with multiple wins and nominations
[edit] ‡ Won a Listeners' Choice award
The jury was chaired by Javed Akhtar. Other members were:[4]
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Film awards | |
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Technical awards | - Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging)
- Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing)
- Best Background Score
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Non-film awards | - Indie Pop Song of the Year
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Other awards | - Listeners' Choice awards
- Song of The Year
- Album of the Year
- Special awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Royal Stag Make It Large Award
- Jury awards
- Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Film Music
- Best Album of Golden Era
- Best Item Song of The Year
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