The music nominations for 2011 are:
Best Album
Beyond Kismat – Josh
Dhoom – Call
Jhoom – Ali Zafar
Umeed – Bilal Khan
Uss Paar – Qayaas
Song of the Year
Bum Paata – Ali Azmat
Hona Tha Pyar – Atif Aslam and Hadiqa Kiyani
Jhoom – Ali Zafar
Mera Bichra Yaar – Zoe Viccaji & Strings
Woh Humsafar Tha – Qurat ul Aim Baloch
Best Original Sound Track
Hona Tha Pyar – Atif Aslam and Hadiqa Kiyani – Producer Shoaib Mansoor
Khuda Aur Muhabbat – Ahmad Jahanzaib – Producer JJS Productions
Mein Abdul Qadir Hoon – Ifti – Producer A & B Productions
Qaid e Tanhai – Riaz Ali Khan – Producer A & B Productions
Woh Humsafar Tha – Qurat ul Aim Baloch – Producer Momina Duraid
Best Music Video Director
Adnan Malik – Mera Bichra Yaar (Zoe Viccaji & Strings)
Farhad Humayun – Batti (Overload)
Jami – Bum Paata (Ali Azmat)
Shahbaz Shigri & Aisha Akhtar – Paki Rambo (Adil Omar)
Sumit Bhardwaj – Pyar Ho Gaya (Josh)
Best Emerging Talent – Music
Adil Omar
Bumbu Sauce
Poor Rich Boy
Ram Lal
Usman Riaz
I won’t even pretend to be equipped to analyze these nominations and I would sincerely advise you all to wait for Instep or Koolmuzone’s official take on music. That said, I do think Best Emerging Talent is a new category and I am wondering why Beyghairat Brigade isn’t nominated for Aloo Anday!
