Arijit Singh's Live Performance at GIMA 2016

The Global Indian Music Academy Awards' 2016 edition was held in April. Sanjeev Leela Bhansali won the award for Best Music Director for his film Bajirao Mastani.

Here is the list of winners:

• Wizcraft Honour for Best Live Performer: Arijit Singh
• Best Music Initiative: NH7 Weekender
• Breakthrough Artiste of the Year: Badshah
• GiMA MTV Rising Star: Anmol Malik
• GiMA MTV Rising Star: Zanai Bhosle
• GiMA MTV Viewers choice: "Sooraj Dooba Hai" from "Roy"
• GiMA MTV Duet of the Year: "Soch Na Sake" from "Airlift"
• Hungama music presents most Streamed Song of the year: "Sanam Re"
• Most Popular Radio Song of the Year brought to you by Superhits 93.5 Red FM Bajaate Raho: "Gerua"
• Song of the year: Amitabh Bachchan for "Atrangi Yaari" performed by a celebrity for the movie "Wazir"

Film Categories

• Best Music Arranger & Programmer: Shai-Pritesh for "Deewani Mastani" from "Bajirao Mastani."
• Additional programming by Nitin Shankar
• Best Engineer: Tanay Gajjar for "Bajirao Mastani"
• Best Background Score: Sanchit Balhara for "Bajirao Mastani"
• Best Music Debut: Ami Mishra for "Hamari Adhuri Kahani"
• Best Playback Singer – Female: Shreya Ghoshal for "Deewani Mastani" from "Bajirao Mastani"
• Best Playback Singer – Male: Papon for "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from "Dum Laga Ke Haisha"
• Best Duo/Group: Swati Sharma and Brijesh Shandilya for "Banno" from "Tanu Weds Manu Returns"
• Best Lyricist: Varun Grover for "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from "Dum Laga Ke Haisha"
• Best Music Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for "Bajirao Mastani"
• Best Film Song: "Gerua"
• Best Film Album: "Roy"

Non-Film Categories

• Jagjit Singh Award for Best Music Debut Non – Film Music: Arjun Kanungo for "Baaki Baatein Peene Baad"
• Best Pop Song: "Saiyaan Bina" by Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh, and "Dheere Dheere se Meri Zindagi" by YoYo Honey Singh
• Best Rock Song: "Dhima" by Dhruv featuring Ila Arun & Dhruv Ghanekar
• Best Music Video: "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon" by Armaan Malik
• Best Electronica Single: "Jungle Raaja" by Nucleya featuring Divine
• Best Fusion Album: "Voyage" by Dhruv featuring various artistes
• Best Traditional Folk Single: "Saawan" by Mame Khan
• Best Ghazal Album: "ZikrTera" by Roopkumar and Sunali Rathod
• Best Devotional Album: "Krishna SudhaRas" by Om Voices, Sonu Nigam, Akriti Kakkar, Shankar Mahadevan, SP Balasubramaniam and Kshitij Tarey
• Best Hindustani Classical Album – Instrumental: "Moods" (Rhythm Express) by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Pandit Prodyut Mukherji

Arijit Singh performing at GiMA 2016