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

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