Mohali/Chandigarh
9 December 2018
Kulbir Singh Kalsi
The “PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2018,” the world’s largest fan and jury voted awards show, was hosted by Manish Paul, Sudesh Lehri, Arjan Bajwa, Sara Gurpal, RJ Rocky and Gauhar Khan! Sudesh & Arjan wowed fans with their comedic timing, Manish with his wit, Sara & Gauhar with numerous costume changes throughout the night & RJ Rocky with his one-liners; where music fans watched their favourite artists and Punjabi music icons came together to celebrate music; musicians broke barriers in Mohali on Saturday, December 8, 2018, aired live on PTC Punjabi.
The PTC Punjabi Music Awards paid tribute to today’s most influential and iconic Music stars. 2018 Performers included Jazzy B, Bohemia, Jasmine Sandlas, Gauhar Khan, Stand-up by Sudesh and a thrilling melody by Rajvir Jawanda, Mani Singh, Kadir Thind, G Sidhu, Meet Kaur, Shivjot, Kuwar Virk, Gurshabad, Gurpreet Maan and Nisha Bano. The show is one of the biggest music shows and is seen in India, US, UK, Canada, Australia UAE and some parts of Europe.
Mr. Rabindra Narayan, MD & President PTC Network quoted – The PTC Punjabi Music Awards was created with one particular objective… to enhance our music industry through an annual event that celebrates, showcases and promotes Punjabi Artists and their music and today I take pride in saying that we have overachieved our purpose and its evident as we celebrate the 9th edition of Music Awards.
Life time Achievement Award was conferred to Hans Raj Hans, Virse De Waris Award was conferred to Manmohan Varis , Fakar-e-Punjab to Irshad Kamil and Sanjeet Sartaj was awarded to none other than Satinder Sartaaj.
Additionally various artists were recognized under the following 29 categories for their remarkable contribution to the music industry
| S.No. | Category | |
| 1 | Best Religious Album (Traditional) | |
| 2 | Best Religious Album (Non Traditional) | |
| 3 | Best Music Video of a Religious Song (Traditional) | |
| 4 | Best Music Video of a Religious Song (Non Traditional) | |
| 5 | Best Debut (Female) | |
| 6 | Best Debut (Male) | |
| 7 | Best Punjabi Based Song in a Hindi Film | |
| 8 | Best Non Resident Punjabi Music Director | |
| 9 | Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist | |
| 10 | Best Duet Vocalists – 2 Winners | |
| 11 | Best Folk Oriented Song | |
| 12 | Best Duet Vocalists (Male) 2 Winners | |
| 13 | Best New Age Sensation | |
| 14 | Best Music Video Director | |
| 15 | Best Music Video | |
| 16 | Best Music Director for a Single | |
| 17 | Best Lyricist | |
| 18 | Best Bhangra Song of the Year | |
| 19 | Best Song with a Message | |
| 20 | Best Sufi Song | |
| 21 | Most Romantic Song of the Year | |
| 22 | Best Sad Song Of The Year | |
| 23 | Best Club Song of the Year | |
| 24 | Best Folk Pop Vocalist (Female) | |
| 25 | Best Folk Pop Vocalist (Male) | |
| 26 | Best Pop Vocalist (Female) | |
| 27 | Best Pop Vocalist (Male) | |
| 28 | Most Popular Song of the Year | |
| 29 | Best International Rap Star of the Year | |
| 30 | Life Time Achievement Award | |
| 31 | Virse De Waris Award | |
| 32 | Rising Star of the Year Award |
