Hero 18th Hits FM Music Awards 2071 was held on Monday (September 8, 2014) at Army Officers Club, Sundhara and once again it was a big milestone for Hits Nepal Pvt. Ltd, the organisers of the event.
HMA paid tribute to late music personality, Krishna Man Dangol. He was honored posthumously for his life long contributions to Nepali music. Better known as a tabala and harmonium player, Dangol is also recognized for lending his voice to a number of hymns.
Poet, lyricist and filmmaker Yadav Kharel was also felicitated with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’. Lyricist of masterpieces like ‘Yesto Pani Hudo Raichha’ and ‘Yestai Rahechha Yahanko Chalan’, and directing films like ‘Chelibeti’, Lobhi Papi’ and ‘Prem-Pinda’, Kharel said that he couldn’t express his feeling in words to have received the award. ‘The award has given us the message that creativity never dies,’ Kharel said in his acceptance speech.


In the ceremony that celebrated the best of Nepali music from the last year amidst applauds and appreciation, singer Sangeeta Rana Pradhan and rock band Albatross were big winners as they walked away with three and two awards each respectively. Pradhan won the ‘Best Female Vocal Performance’, ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Record of the Year’ awards for her song ‘Timile Kati Sajilai’ and album ‘Anupam’ while Albatross bagged the ‘Best Performance by a Group or a Duo with Vocal’ and ‘Best Rock Vocal Performance’ awards for their songs ‘Ma Ra Malai’ and ‘Afnai Sansarma Kina’ respectively.
Here is the Full List of Winners
Best New Artist
Nattu – Maya ko Bato
Best Song Originally Recorded For A Motion Picture Soundtrack
Gopal Yonjan – Thiena Kohi
Best Vocal Collaboration
Ritu Lama, Bhugol Dahal – Timi Bina
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Astha Raut – Chaubandima Patuki
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Dharmendra Sewan – Herda Ramro
Best Performance By A Group or Duo With Vocal
Albatross – Ma Ra Malai
Folk Record Of the Year
Anjaan Babu – Chari Laijaa Samachaar
Best Pop / Rock Composition
Navin Chettri, Pravin Chettri -Namaste
Best Arrangement
Sumit Biswokarma Malai Soddhai
Best Composition
Ashish Abiral – Timle Kati Sajilai
Best Rock Vocal Performance
Albatross – Afnai Sansar Ma Kina
Best Female Vocal Performance
Sangeeta Rana Pradhan -Timle Kati Sajilai
Best Male Vocal Performance
Robin Sharma – Malai Soddhai
Pop / Rock Album Of The Year
Cadenza Collective – Back to the Roots
Album of the Year
Sangeeta Rana Pradhan – Anupam
Song of the Year
Kali Prasad Rijal – Timle Kati Sajilai
Record Of The Year
Sangeeta Rana Pradhan – Timle Kati Sajilai
Photos: Nirnit Tandukar / TexasNepal