Mumbai:
The Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA), which will honour and applaud talent for excellence across film and non-film music, has chosen legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle as its goodwill ambassador.
"It's my 'Asha and your Asha' (our collective hope) that GIMA will make a difference to our music industry inrecognising real talent in all music genres," she said on micro-blogging site Twitter.
The first edition of GIMA will be held in the metropolis on November 10.
In addition to 10 non-film and 11 film music categories, there will be an award for the Best Anti-Piracy Initiative.
GIMA has received 940 entries including 223 albums. Six Bollywood films - 3 Idiots, Karthik Calling Karthik, Kaminey, Ishqiya, Love Aaj Kal and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani - have been nominated in the 'Film-Music' category.Legends and new talent alike are vying for the honours in the 'Non-Film' music category and the nominations include Ustad Rashid Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Dr L Subramaniam, Shubha Mudgal, Lata Mangeshkar, Kailash Kher, Mohit Chauhan and Purnima Chaudhuri.
"It's my 'Asha and your Asha' (our collective hope) that GIMA will make a difference to our music industry inrecognising real talent in all music genres," she said on micro-blogging site Twitter.
The first edition of GIMA will be held in the metropolis on November 10.
In addition to 10 non-film and 11 film music categories, there will be an award for the Best Anti-Piracy Initiative.
GIMA has received 940 entries including 223 albums. Six Bollywood films - 3 Idiots, Karthik Calling Karthik, Kaminey, Ishqiya, Love Aaj Kal and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani - have been nominated in the 'Film-Music' category.Legends and new talent alike are vying for the honours in the 'Non-Film' music category and the nominations include Ustad Rashid Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Dr L Subramaniam, Shubha Mudgal, Lata Mangeshkar, Kailash Kher, Mohit Chauhan and Purnima Chaudhuri.
