KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Asia’s independent music awards, the Voice International Music Awards a.k.a. Vima Music Awards has revealed the final nominees for this year’s edition!
Leading the nominations is post-hardcore rock band from Malaysia, Sekumpulan Orang Gila (SOG) with 11 nominations including Best Genre-Bender, Best Rock Song and Best Pop/R&B Song.
Following closely behind is Roshan Jamrock with 10 nominations, Rabbit Mac with 9 nominations, GTXperiment with 8 nominations, while Singapore’s bittymacbeth and Kirstie Maximus both raked up 7 nominations each.
“It’s a massive list of nominees from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. For the first time, we have expanded the nomination list to go beyond the norm, especially in the Best Rock Song and Best Genre-Bender categories,” said Siva Zaphod Chandran, founder of Vima Music and Model Awards.
“Once again, we have a whole set of exciting acts who continue to innovate music in ways we never thought possible, and Vima has been the perfect platform for the most weirdest and most creative spectrum of styles over the years,” he continued.
The voting for the music acts will begin next week on Vima Music Awards official Facebook page where every day, several categories will be put up for votes over a period of three days.
40 per cent of the overall scores will come from public votes and 50 per cent will be decided by the panel of global judges which include award winning producers, major label heads, celebrities, and more, while the final 10 per cent will be decided by the Vima team based on each musician’s social engagement with the fans.
“We have always encouraged musicians to be their own marketers of their brand and this should spur them on to do more,” Siva added.
Here the list of nominees for Vima Music Awards 2016:
Best Electronica/Dance Song
Wanted Symphony — In the Eyes of the World
Tamara — When You Turn Me On
Santesh (feat Rabbit Mac & Punitha Raja) — Tangkap Basah
Morris Christopher — Again In Love
ZE Rebelle — Bintang
Arvinder Raina — 16 Van Saal
An Honest Mistake ft. Naufal & I-Sky — Let’s Battle It Out With Vesuvius The Great Remix
Manners Maketh Man feat Rozella — New World
Charlie Lim (Intriguant Remix) — Nothing More Cruel (Singapore)
ZE Rebelle (Dusaar Remix) — Broke
Best Pop/R&B Song
Love J Hail — Break it down
Wanted Symphony — More Than This
GTXperiment — High-Drated
Sam Seelan — Paradise
SOG (feat Annatasha Saifol) — Kau Sempurna
Haqym Mokhtar — Dinda (Singapore)
bittymacbeth — Californian Dreamin (Singapore)
Lyia Meta — She’s Searching
Angie Lym — Babylon
Stephanie Liu — Sha Gua
Goldkartz — Desi Patola
Take Two — In Your Arms (Singapore)
Jumero — Blind Love
AC Rick — Girl It’s Real
Jonathan Meur — Toy Hearts
GinggyBoi ft Coruz Hooks & KTwo — Nee Soul
Adithya Srinivasan — Tu Hi Dilruba (Singapore)
Kirstie Maximus — Rockabye X
Perfect Scums — Turn Me Down (Brunei)
Akmal Eyzad — Langkahmu
Best Genre-Bender
bittymacbeth — Haters Gon’ Hate (Singapore)
GTXperiment — High-Drated
Alex Subryn feat BK — Mama
Sekumpulan Orang Gila — Hentikan
Zee Ng — For You
Nadir — Ikan Kekek
Santesh (feat Rabbit Mac & Punitha Raja) — Tangkap Basah
Roshan Jamrock feat Alex Subryn,Ramon (Blister), Precious Michael & Sho D Beat — The Boss
Roshan Jamrock & Adam Lobo (feat Dasha Logan) — C.O.A
Mutesite — Trails In Motion
Stephanie Liu — Cai
Jean Reiki — Iceland in my Fridge (Singapore)
Take Two — Plantations (Singapore)
Sada Borneo — Sada Borneo
Love J Hail and Tropoly — Within it all
Alex Subryn — Jermz
Lawalah Familia(feat ALTBRG) — Tenang Wujudnya Esok
Salam — The Way You Fly (Mystic Remix)
Adithya Srinivasan — Tu Hi Dilruba (Singapore)
Kirstie Maximus — Alright X
Kirstie Maximus — Rockabye X
Perfect Scums — A Million Things (Brunei)
Dragon Red — Spectrum
Manners Maketh Man feat Rozella — New World
Rabbit Mac — Sempoi
Best Music Video
Wanted Symphony — More Than This
GTXperiment — High-Drated
Sam Seelan — Paradise
bittymacbeth — Haters Gon’ Hate (Singapore)
An Honest Mistake — Everything
Morris Christopher — Again In Love
Take Two — In Your Arms (Singapore)
Take Two — Always Been right here (Singapore)
Sada Borneo — Sada Borneo
Young Thousands — Nueva Vida
Klangkai (feat Rabbit Mac) — Sofia
Salam — Terima Kasih
Kirstie Maximus — Rockabye X
Akmal Eyzad — Langkahmu
Charlie Lim — I Only Tell The Truth (Singapore)
Best Hip-Hop Song
Kaydee (feat. Raj Pirate) — Brindhavanam
Deftman feat Roshan Jamrock — On The Way
Roshan Jamrock feat Alex Subryn,Ramon (Blister), Precious Michael & Sho D Beat — The Boss
Young Ruff feat Roshan Jamrock — Tamilan Anthem
Karmal (featuring Vandal & Songstress ) — Human
Skinny D featuring Jin Hackman — Turkish Delight
Lawalah Familia — Ini Baru Lawa
Lawalah Familia — Generasi Genius
Lerad — Demons
Rabbit Mac — Sempoi
B- Heart — Murah
Salam — Terima Kasih
Kirstie Maximus — Alright X
LA FEAT Shackifier — Memento
Best Rock Song
GTXperiment — Lost
GTXperiment — Terus Menunggu
Sam Seelan — Unmeiyal Vesham
Fist of Pain — Seek Your Bliss
Flying Pan — Breakaway Carriage
Rendall Ngumbang — What’s Inside
SOG (feat Shana Razman) — Hantu
SOG — Misteri Bertari
Sekumpulan Orang Gila — Bahtera
Thirteen Hundred — Follow My Lead
Thirteen Hundred — Satu
Soul Statue — Ain’t Gonna Be The Same
Imans League — Destiny (Singapore)
Lyia Meta — Slumber
Mutesite — Picking Paces
South and the lowlands — Sculptures
Nadir — Ikan Kekek
Lawrence Soosai — Jagat Naan Nalle Paiyen
Night Skies &Vision — Take a Chance
Jumero — Free
Alexandria — Affliction (Brunei)
Young Thousands — Nueva Vida
Dharanee — Natpin Chakkaram
Vivienne’s Verdict — Monster (Singapore)
Temjin — Raksaksa
Bear Culture — Valkyrie (Singapore)
Hydra — Kedamaian
Covalent — Sampi Aku
Red Panda Parade — Nebby
Keith Spinney — Sometimes
Perect Scums — It Went On
An Honest Mistake (feat Daiyan Trisha) — You’re My Everything
Dragon Red — Spectrum
Endleaves — Rain
Mystery Tapes — On A Mission
Mystical Mirage — You
Hard Candy — Are You Listening
Jason Thean — Melancholy
Kelvyn Yeang — Glory
Kelvyn Yeang — 31st December
Best Rock Vocalist
Lan (Hydra)
Adam Lobo (Dragon Red/Fist of Pain)
Sam Systematic Seelan
Lyia Meta
Alex Subryn
Jibrail (Rajhula)
Ariff “The Spoiler” Ismail (Thirteen Hundred)
Sanjay C Damien (Young Thousands)
Dezimon (Viviene’s Verdict) Singapore
Jared Lim (Jumero)
Khairul S (Temjin)
Lawrence Soosai
Best Act in the Universe
Jumero
GTXperiment
Haqym Mokhtar (Singapore)
bittymacbeth
Take Two (Singapore)
Lyia Meta
Kirstie Maximus
Viviene’s Verdict (Singapore)
Perfect Scums (Brunei)
SOG
Roshan Jamrock
Rabbit Mac
Adithya Srinivasan
Thirteen Hundred
An Honest Mistake
Best College/Uni Act
Zee Ng
MUGI (Zambia)
Sada Borneo — Sada Borneo
Eloise Lau
GinggyBoi
Akmal Eyzad
Perfect Scums (Brunei)
LA (UAE/Sudan)
Night Sky & Visions
Best Collaboration
GTXperiment — High-Drated with Ashley
Breakaway Carriage by Flying Pan ft. Reona Nishiyama
Alex Subryn feat BK — Mama
SOG (feat Shana Razman) — Hantu
SOG (feat Annatasha Saifol) — Kau Sempurna
Phizz (Feat KIRA, M.I.I.K.O & Haqym Mokhtar) — Underrated (Singapore)
Haqym Mokhtar — Hang Up (Feat Hakeemok & Q-Dot) Singapore
Kaydee (feat. Raj Pirate) — Brindhavanam
Santesh (feat Rabbit Mac & Punitha Raja) — Tangkap Basah
Roshan Jamrock feat Alex Subryn,Ramon (Blister), Precious Michael & Sho D Beat — The Boss
Roshan Jamrock & Adam Lobo (feat Dasha Logan) — C.O.A
Young Ruff feat Roshan Jamrock — Tamilan Anthem
H2O Macho Macha, J. Lyan, H2O Vincent feat. Rudy — Money
Tiban, Hashmitha Selvam, Parasu Kalyan, Gayathri Vadivel, MK, Suthakaran Pannirselvam, Deepesh Krishamoorthy, Aanantha, Kesvini, Sangeetha, Thiepaan Raaj, &Havoc Mathan — Pesamal
Angie Lym & Stefanie Liu — 醉在你的爱
Karmal (featuring Vandal & Songstress ) — Human
Lawalah Familia — Ini Baru Lawa
Teejay & Rabbit Mac — Lost In Maze
An Honest Mistake (feat Daiyan Trisha) — You’re My Everything
An Honest Mistake with Daiyan Trisha, Nick Davis, Raja Nazrin from SOG, Diandra Arjunaidi, Jon Liddell, So I’m Jenn, Roshan Jamrock of K-Town Clan, Shawn Lee & Julz Savard from Save Me Hollywood (PH) — All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey Cover)
Sunshiny-Smiley Feelgood song
GTXperiment — Off The Ledge
SOG (feat Annatasha Saifol) — Kau Sempurna
Haqym Mokhtar(Feat Yaya Hamid) — Semuanya Alright (Singapore)
Bittymacbeth — Vandal Miss Joaquim (Singapore)
Syafiq Yusfaza — Tak Pernah Lupa
Pheelers — Timang Tinggi Tinggi
Angie Lym & Stefanie Liu — 醉在你的爱
Temjin — Gua Suka Lu
Hard Candy — Are You Listening
Salam — Terima Kasih
Best Singapore Act
Gentle Bones
Yllis
Charlie Lim
Vivienne’s Verdict
Adithya Srinivasan
Haqym Mokhtar
bittymacbeth
Take Two
Intriguant
Jean Reiki
Best Indian/Punjabi Song
Havoc Brothers (feat Sheezay) — Mooteh
Sam Seelan — Unmeiyal Vesham
Alex Subryn feat BK — Mama
Jay — Tribute to the fallen MH370 & MH17
Jay (feat Thiaga Raja & Suguna Kris) — Kettimealum Kalyanam
Kaydee — Brindhavanam (feat. Raj Pirate)
Santesh (feat Rabbit Mac & Punitha Raja) — Tangkap Basah
Raj Pirate , Havoc Mathan & Shantra Brown — En Chellame
Rajhula — En Thevi
Tiban feat Nidhin Lal & Swathi Ravichandran — Bhairavi
Goldkartz — Desi Patola
Lawrence Soosai — Jagat Naan Nalle Paiyen
Suraj Vahn — Tu Sadi
Havoc Brothers — Paapa
Dharanee — Natpin Chakkaram
Shazz (NSR) FEAT R Shap — Kaalam
GinggyBoi ft Coruz Hooks & KTwo — Nee Soul
Adithya Srinivasan — Tu Hi Dilruba (Singapore)
Adithya Srinivasan — Devanke (Singapore)
Young Ruff feat Roshan Jamrock — Tamilan Anthem
Best Guitar Goreng Riff
Fist of Pain — Seek Your Bliss
SOG (feat Shana Razman) — Hantu
SOG — Saudara, Sahabat
Soul Statue — Ain’t Gonna Be The Same
Kelvyn Yeang — Bunnies at the Carnival
Kelvyn Yeang — 31st December
Lyia Meta — Slumber
Rajhula — Ponggatre
Lawrence Soosai — Jagat Naan Nalle Paiyen
Temjin — Raksaksa
Bear Culture — Premonition
Red Panda Parade — Nebby
Jason Thean — Melancholy
Dragon Red — Spectrum
Hard Candy — Are You Listening
Best Overall Female Act
Love J Hail
Beth (Singapore)
Lyia Meta
Angie Lym
Kirstie Maximus — TheHive.Asia
