National Music Awards 2081, organised by Radio Kantipur, will take place on July 12 at the Godavari Sunrise Convention Center.

Let’s take a look at the fifteen award categories and their nominees.

The categories are: Best Singer (Adhunik male), Best Singer (Adhunik female), The best playback singer (male), The best playback singer (female), Best music director, Best hiphop and R&B, People’s choice award, Best debut singer, Best singer (pop male), Best singer (pop female), Best lyricist, Best singer (lok male), Best singer (lok female) and Best band.

Shiva Pariyar, Satyaraj Acharya, Prabin Nepali, Bishow Nepali, and Sashi Gurung are the nominees for Best Singer (Adhunik male). Similarly, Rachana Rimal, Tika Prasain, Laboni Chakraborty, Babina Bhattrai, and Samikshya Adhikari are the nominees for Best Singer (Adhunik female).

Roman Bajracharya, Sanup Paudel, Ashish Aviral, SD Yogi, and Nishan Bhattrai are the Best Playback Singer (male) nominees. Samikshya Adhikari, Jhuma Limbu, Sunita Thegim, Shanti Shree Pariyar, and Salina BK are the nominees for the Best Playback Singer (female).

BB Anuragi, Sanjeev Baraili, Sunil Maskey, Suraj Pandit, and Kriti Neupane are nominated for Best Music Director. mmmmOmg Spark, Vek/Jamsey, Dmitri, Brijesh Shrestha, Yabesh & Bizen are nominated for Best Hi-Pop and R&B.

The nominees for the People’s Choice Award are Kuma Sagar & The Khwopa Band, Sushant KC/Indrakala Rai, Durgesh Thapa/Samikshya Adhikari, Shanta Rani Pariyar, and Shanti Shree Pariyar.

Subhod Sagar Dhakal, RC Rimal, Subash Sundas, Neeru Budha Magar and Karan Pariyar are the nominees for Best Debut Singer.

Sushant KC, Sujan Chapagain, Sajjan Raj Vaidya, John Chamling Rai and Swoopna Suman are nominated for Best Singer (Pop male). Likewise, for Best Singer (Pop female), Astha Tamang Maskey, Rachana Dahal, Trishala Gurung, Samriddhi Rai and Sajja Chaulagain are nominated.

Sambhu Jamarkattel, Bhushan Kharel, Damodar Regmi, Dinesh Adhikari, and Abeeral Thapa are the nominees for Best Lyricist.

Rita Thapamagar, Anju Bishwakarma, Purna Kala BC, Devi Gharti, and Shanti Shree Pariyar are nominated for Best Singer (Lok female). Similarly, Shirish Devkota, Mausham Gurung, Khem Century, Prakash Dutraj, and Bishwo Dong are the nominees for Best Singer (Lok male).

Lastly, the nominees for Best Band include Kuma Sagar & The Khwopa Band, Swar Ft John Chamling Rai, Rockheads, Abhaya and The Steam Engines, Purna Rai & Dajubhai Haru.