The BritAsia TV Music Awards 2012, 15 distinctive categories, 15 prestigious awards – fans from all over the world have been voting for their favorite British Asian artists! Voting is closed and the nominations are … So what are your thoughts on them?

A metropolitan venue, combined with a chic atmosphere and flowing champagne ensured that this star-studded evening was one to be remembered. Notable for its ambience, the BritAsia TV Music Awards Live Nominations Party included an evening of mingling between the stars and the press & media, in a relaxed, urban setting. The Live Nominations Party, leading up to the BritAsia TV Music Awards 2012, took place on Thursday 23rd August 2012 at The Vaults in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.

One step closer to attaining a prestigious BritAsia Music TV Award, the Live Nominations Party saw the likes of Jazzy B, Dr Zeus and Apache Indian gathering under one roof to see whether they had secured a place in the shortlist. This exclusive event guaranteed that only select members of the exciting Asian music industry were present to celebrate their success of making the cut.

A big congratulations to all of the nominees of the night including the legendary Manmohan Waris, Jazzy B, Sukhshinder Shinda and Honey Singh who are all up for the highly acclaimed BritAsia TV Music Awards this year on the 6th October at the NIA in Birmingham.

The full list of nominees are available below:

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Best Newcomer:
D-Sarb – BATV 1 01
Jay Status – BATV 1 02
Shide Boss – BATV 1 03
Banger – BATV 1 04
Kanika Kapoor – BATV 1 05

Best International Act:
Honey Singh – BATV 2 01
Satinder Sartaaj – BATV 2 02
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – BATV 2 03
Amrinder Gill – BATV 2 04
Manmohan Waris – BATV 2 05

Best ‘Non Asian Music’ Producer:
Rude Kid – BATV 3 01
Steel Banglez – BATV 3 02
Sukh Knight – BATV 3 03
DJ Friction – BATV 3 04
Naughty Boy – BATV 3 05

Best Music Video:
Hukam – BATV 4 01
Jawani 2 – BATV 4 02
Been – BATV 4 03
Jalebi – BATV 4 04
Gabru Rangeeleh – BATV 4 05


Best Male Act:
Garry Sandhu – BATV 5 01
Jazzy B – BATV 5 02
Jay Status – BATV 5 03
Gurbhej Brar– BATV 5 04
Saini Surinder – BATV 5 05

Best Female Act:
Kanika Kapoor – BATV 6 01
Tasha Tah – BATV 6 02
Rasshee Ragga – BATV 6 03
Sazi Judge – BATV 6 04
Nindy Kaur – BATV 6 05

Best Band:
The Truth & Elements – BATV 7 01
En Karma – BATV 7 02
The Entourage live band BATV 7 03
Jazzy B live band BATV 7 04
Malkit Singh Live Band BATV 7 05


Best Urban Asian Act:
Roach Killa – BATV 8 01
Shizzio – BATV 8 02
Shide Boss – BATV 8 03
The Truth – BATV 8 04
Raxstar – BATV 8 05

Best Single:
Katal Kare – BATV 9 01
Jugni Ji – BATV 9 02
Gabru – BATV 9 03
Has Has – BATV 9 04
Ik Gal – BATV 9 05

Best Album:
Maharajas – BATV 10 01
Judaa – BATV 10 02
International Villager – BATV 10 03
Panjabi Touch – BATV 10 04
Me, Myself & Music – BATV 10 05

Best ‘Asian Music’ Producer:
Dr Zeus – BATV 11 01
Sukhshinder Shinda – BATV 11 02
Surinder Rattan – BATV 11 03
DJ Sanj – BATV 11 04
Kaos Productions – BATV 11 05


Best Club DJ:
DJ Friction – BATV 12 01
DJ Kayper – BATV 12 02
AJD – BATV 12 03
DJ H – BATV 12 04
Jags Klimax – BATV 12 05

Best Dressed Act:
Sukshinder Shinda – BATV 13 01
H Dhami – BATV 13 02
Jazzy B – BATV 13 03
PBN – BATV 13 04
Satinder Sartaaj – BATV 13 05

Best Songwriter:
Bilal Saeed – BATV 14 01
Amrit Saab – BATV 14 02
Jandu Littranwala – BATV 14 03
Raj Kakra – BATV 14 04
Satinder Sartaaj – BATV 14 05