Upcoming Vocalist (Male) of the Year
Song Movie Singer Jashn-E-Ishqa Gunday Shadab Faridi
Ishq Khuda Heartless Khurram Iqbal
Naina Khoobsurat - The Royal Misfit Armaan Malik
Ranjha (Queen) Queen Rupesh Kumar Ram
Pakeezah Ungli Gulraj Singh
Upcoming Vocalist (Female) of the Year:
Song Movie Singer Galliyan (Unplugged) Ek Villain Shraddha Kapoor
Do Jahaan Haider Shraddha Kapoor
Patakha Guddi Highway Jyoti Nooran, Sultana Nooran
Yaar Naa Miley Kick Jasmine Sandlas
Baby Doll Ragini MMS 2 Kanika Kapoor
Upcoming Music Composers of the Year
Song Movie Music composer Awari Ek Villain Rabbi Ahmad & Adnan Dhool (Soch) Arziyaan Jigariyaa Raj-Prakash
Ziddi Dil Mary Kom Shashi Suman
Sukoon Mila Mary Kom Shivam
Pakeezah Ungli Gulraj Singh
Upcoming Lyricist of the Year
Song Movie Lyrics Muskurane Romantic Citylights Rashmi Singh
Awari Ek Villain Rabbi Ahmad & Adnan Dhool (Soch) Arziyaan Jigariyaa Faraaz Ahmed
Ranjha (Queen) Queen Raghu Nath
Pakeezah Ungli Manoj Yadav
Song Representing Sufi Tradition:
Song Singer Album Music Lyrics Shana Waleya Arif Lohar Dekh Tamasha Traditional Traditional Dekh
Mann Kunto Shadab Faridi, Gunday Sohail Sen Irshad Kamil Maula Altamash Faridi
Samjhawan Shreya Ghoshal, Humpty Sharma Ki Recreated by Kumaar (orgl. Arijit Singh Dulhania Sharib-Toshi (org Ahmad Anees Jawad Ahmed)
Daata Di Diwani Shiraz Uppal, Youngistaan Shiraz Uppal Shakeel Sohail (Qawwali) Rafaqat Ali Khan
Allah Teri Kya Kamal Khan, Jaan 18.11 - A Code of Jaan Nissar Lone Shahil Fatehpuri Shaan Hai Nissar Lone Secrecy
Mast Magan Arijit Singh, 2 States Shankar Ehsaan Amitabh Chinmayi Sripada Loy Bhattacharya
Raag Based Song
Song Album Name Singer Music Lyrics Aayi Bahaar Ankhon Dekhi Kailash Kher Sagar Desai Varun Grover
Uhe Batiyaan Babloo Happy Hai Shankar Bishakh Kanish Protiqe Mahadevan Mojoomdar
Soney Do Citylights Arijit Singh Jeet Ganguli Rashmi Singh
Aankhiyaan Gulaab Gang Kaushiki Soumik Sen Neha Saraf Chakraborty Jhelum Haider Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj Gulzar
Indipop Song of the Year:
Song Singer Album Music Lyricist Bas Is Pal Mein Armaan- Armaan Armaan Malik Amal Mallik Armaan Malik Malik
Rab Jaane Back 2 Love - Rahat Fateh Ali Sahir Ali Bagga Imran Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Khan
Chulein Aasman Music For Change Farhan Akhtar, Salim Sulaiman Farhan Akhtar, - Farhan Akhtar Salim Suliaman Shraddha Pandit
Saiyyan Bina The Music Room - Sonu Nigam, Sonu Nigam, Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Bickram Ghosh Bickram Ghosh
Aaj Rang Hai Trance with Kavita Seth Kanishk Seth Traditional Khusrow - Kavita Seth
Programmer and Arranger of the Year:
Song P&A Movie Bang Bang! Abhijit Nalani & Zoheb Khan Bang Bang
Tune Maari Entriyaan Sohail Sen Gunday
Manwa Laage Jackie Happy New Year
London Thumakda Amit Trivedi & Sourav Roy Queen
Baby Doll Bharat Goel & Meet Bros Anjjan Ragini MMS 2
Sound Engineering of the Year
Song Engineer Movie Mannat Shakeel Ahmed, Vijay Dayal & Daawat-E-Ishq Dipesh Sharma
Tune Maari Entriyaan Vijay Dayal & Dipesh Sharma Gunday
Manwa Laage Satchith Harve, Abhishek Ghatak Happy New Year & Murali
Baby Doll Gautam Chakraborty, Uddipan Ragini MMS 2 Sharma & Eric Pillai
Tu Zaroori Aditya Chakravarty & Abhishek Zid Ghatak
Background Score of the Year
Movie Background Score Finding Fanny Mathias Duplessy
Haider Vishal Bhardwaj
Highway AR Rahman
PK Sanjay Wandrekar & Atul Raninga
2 States Tubby-Parik