Yes, I know there are still voices that complain of having to “invest” $20.00 per application / nomination and wondering what happened to all that money at the end of the day, moreso if the artistes had sent many applications only to see themselves not being nominated in the end. This same complaint has been going on since APM (from what I read in certain blogs) and why it is only restricted to our local acts and not imposed on the regional ones. Truthfully, I’m not in the right position to answer nor defend the allegations made as this is also news to me. Maybe this niggling problem could be discussed through the proper channels. I’m sure with the advent of Malay Artistes Association (MAA), this could be discussed diplomatically between the artistes and the organisers of the awards shows on any problems the artistes might have, especially when it comes to the touchy topic of money. I could be wrong as I’m just an entertainment blogger who blogs based on personal observations. Which is why the MAA has a responsibility to bring up this problem to the relevant authorities to quell the feeling of uncertainty and unhappiness being felt by the artistes.

Does MAA have anything to say about this? To read PujanggaMalam’s original entry, please click HERE. Image as taken off his website.

PS: Please speak to Aliff Aziz’s management first before your readers wrongly perceive about the quote that he “didn’t even send in nominations in”.

AnugeraHitz.sg is a first collaborative effort involving MediaCorp Suria, MediaCorp Warna 94.2FM and Ria 89.7FM, as well as Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS) to honor the best in the local Malay music industry.

This inaugural awards show presented a total of 10 award categories and a special “Lifetime Music Achievement” award that went to Rahimah Rahim, affectionately known to many as Kak Girl. The show aimed to recognize local Malay recording artistes, composers, lyricists and album producers who have excelled in the music field regardless new or veteran to the industry.

The LIVE show held at TV Theatre with audiences dressed to the ‘Rock Nation’ theme kicked off with a highly charged rendition of ‘Mari Berpindah Minda’ sung by Sleeq, Roze, Afwan from JuzB, Daly and Zul Mystroe. Not to be outdone, the hosts were brought in on two Harley Davidson motorcycles. How’s that for a big bang to the show!

The awards show also saw guest performances by Aliff Aziz (Anugerah 2007), Taufik Batisah, Hady Mirza, Sarah Aqilah, just to name a few. Rock chicks, Nana and Salma, popular with her hit ‘Irama Rindu’ performed in a medley – it has been quite some time since we seen the latter!  Nana appeared twice in medley for ‘Lagu Paling Popular’.  Her effortless vocals was amazing, but we were quite hoping to watch another female singer in that segment.  Wouldn’t it be a better combo for Art Fazil to appear with Sezairi Sezali? Oh, and why wasn’t Aliff Aziz nominated?

The best performance for the night had to be the collaboration of the best of the band members from Anugerah Band, like the way it should be. Fronted by veterans Yantzen and Hanafie Warren, the band turned MediaCorp TV Theatre into a rock concert deserving of a standing ovation. Amidst all the chaos and head banging, why wasn’t any of the band members from Rancour on stage at all? Hmmm. Eiss Ismail never disappoint with his own rendition of medley ‘Sanubari’, ‘Aku Bukan Sempurna’ and ‘Angkasa’. However, it would have been best if he was nominated too, and that he was singing his own song.

Let’s give credit nonetheless for Elfee R Ismail for his attempt in ‘Dalam Kenangan’ and ‘Dulu dan Sekarang’ as the tribute to the late Haron Abdul Majid. It was quite hard not to notice him reading off his left palm several times halfway through the song. Oops! Is it a case of unpreparedness or did something bigger happen that perhaps caused such circumstances?

The most emotional award given out no doubt was reserved for Rahimah Rahim who received the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ or ‘Anugerah Primera’. Prior to her receiving the award, old footage of her were screened depicting her journey towards celebrity stature that she is today. Congrats Kak Girl!

With all the awards handed out, the artistes had their eyes fixed on the most coveted award for that night, ‘Most Popular Award’.  It couldn’t have been harder to predict who’d win it than Taufik Batisah who also grabbed five other awards that night. His fellow Singapore Idol companion, Hady Mirza came in second whilst the third place came as a shock as Didicazli unseated the more popular duo, Sleeq.

Let’s hope for more new faces, and new nominees and perhaps a separate category for female and male artistes, as well as ‘Best Album Cover’, ‘Best Music Video’ as new categories would inspire many next year round?

Nevertheless, kudos to the organisers for the first attempt!

Congrats to all the winners!

Best New Artiste: Sarah Aqilah

Best New Duo/Group: Revalina

Best Artiste: Taufik Batisah

Best Duo/Group: Sleeq

Best Lyricist: Diorama – Anti-Romantis

Best Composer: Taufik Batisah – Nafasku

Best Song: Hady Mirza – Angkasa

Best Album: Taufik Batisah – Suria Hatiku

Most Popular Songs:

1. Nafasku – Taufik Batisah
2. Impianku – Didicazli featuring Sleeq
3. Kepadanya – Taufik Batisah and Hady Mirza

Most Popular Artistes: Taufik Batisah, Hady Mirza, Didicazli

Anugerah Primera: Rahimah Rahim

More pictures are now available in http://www.facebook.com/gumbira

Also contributed by WhatsAbd

Pictures are captured by Aymarn Amin.

Best New Artiste

Hyrul Anuar

Maiya Rahman

Sarah Aqilah

Sharil Bahri

Zaibaktian

Best New Duo/Group

Diorama

Rancour

Revalina

The Sallys

Verbalize Flo

Best Artiste

Didicazli

Hady Mirza

Syed Azmir

Taufik Batisah

Imran Ajmain

Best Duo/Group

Diorama

Rancour

Revalina

Sleeq

Sound Salvation

Best Lyricist

Aqmal N – Warkah Cinta Dunia

Composer : Aqmal N | Lyric: Aqmal N

Diorama – Anti Romantik

Composer: Erza| Lyric: Erza

Hady Mirza – Angkasa

Composer: Hady Mirza |  Lyric: Hady Mirza

Shahridzuan Selamat – Setia Menanti

Composer: Shahridzuan Selamat | Lyric: Shahridzuan Selamat

Taufik Batisah – Nafasku

Composer: Taufik Batisah | Lyric: Taufik Batisah

Best Composer

Artiste: Aqmal N – Album: Warkah Cinta Dunia – Song: Warkah Cinta Dunia

Composer : Aqmal N | Lyric: Aqmal N

Diorama – From The E-motion Picture Soundtrack – Sanubariku

Composer : Erza | Lyric: Erza

Shahridzuan Selamat – Setia Menanti – Setia Menanti

Composer: Shahridzuan Selamat | Lyric: Shahridzuan Selamat

Didicazli feat Sleeq – Classiq – Impianku

Composer: Alif Abdullah | Lyric: Didicazli

Taufik Batisah – Suara Hatiku – Nafasku

Composer: Taufik Batisah | Lyric: Taufik Batisah

Best Song

Diorama - Sanubariku

Hady Mirza – Angkasa

Shahridzuan Selamat - Setia Menanti

Syed Azmir - Aku Bukan Sempurna

Taufik Batisah - Nafasku

Best Album

Didicazli – Diari Cinta

Producer : M Nasir, Didicazli

Hady Mirza – Sang Penyanyi

Producer : Hady Mirza

Sleeq – Classiq

Producer : Magic Potions Pte Ltd

Taufik Batisah – Suara Hatiku

Producer : Taufik Batisah, Ken Lim, M Nasir

Imran Ajmain – Punca Dan Tindakan

Producer : Imran Ajmain

More details on http://anugerahitz.sg/

It was last year when the awards show was called off, but it is now back to welcome new entries for singles, EPs or albums that were released in Singapore from 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009.

Over 10 categories will be presented, including Best Lyricist, Best Duo/Group, Best Artiste, Best Album, just to name a few.

Anugerah Hitz is the first collaborative effort between MediaCorp Suria, Warna and Ria, and Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS) to honour the best in the local Malay music industry.

Anugerah Hitz’ official website is available HERE with downloadable nomination form.

Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Dalam Lagu Untuk Artis Baru Lelaki
(Best Vocal Performance In A Song By A New Male Artiste):

Afgan – Terima Kasih Cinta
Aizat – Hanya Kau Yang Mampu
Dirly – Sampai Ke Ujung Dunia
LoBow – Kau Cantik Hari Ini
Nubhan – Ada Untukmu

Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Dalam Lagu Untuk Artis Baru Wanita 
(Best Vocal Performance In A Song By A New Female Artiste):

Aura Kasih – Mari Bercinta
Ayu – Hanya Di Mercu
Cinta Laura – Hey Baby!
Nana – Lafaz
Stacy – Aku Stacy
Yuna – Dan Sebenarnya

Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Dalam Lagu Untuk Duo / Kumpulan Baru 
(Best Vocal Performance In A Song By A New Duo / Group):

D’ Masiv – Cinta Ini Membunuhku
Hello – Ular Berbisa
Hujan – Pagi Yang Gelap
Kotak – Beraksi
ST12 – PU.S.PA.

Kolaborasi Terbaik Dalam Lagu (Best Collaboration In A Song):

Be’te – Dewiq Feat. Ipang
Bersamamu – Malique Feat. Dunia Arif
Hikayat Cintaku – Glenn Fredly Feat. Dewi Persik
KepadaNYA – Taufik Batisah Feat. Hady Mirza
Mantera Beradu – Malique Feat. M. Nasir
Sujud – Mawi Feat. KRU

Artis Lelaki Terbaik (Best Male Artiste):

Afgan – Confession No. 1
Aizat – Percubaan Pertama
Reshmonu – Harapan
Taufik Batisah – Suria Hatiku
Tompi – My Happy Life

Artis Wanita Terbaik (Best Female Artiste):

Bunga Citra Lestari – Tentang Kamu
Misha Omar – Misha Omar
Mulan Jameela – Mulan Jameela
Nikki – Hawa
Siti Nurhaliza – Lentera Timur

Duo / Kumpulan Terbaik (Best Duo / Group):

Andra & The Backbone – Season 2
Hujan – Hujan
Kotak – Kedua
ST12 – PU.S.PA
Yovie & Nuno – The Special One

Lagu Terbaik (Best Song):

Dia Milikku – Yovie & Nuno (The Special One)
Laskar Pelangi – Nidji (Laskar Pelangi Official Soundtrack)
Matahariku – Agnes Monica (Sacredly Agnezious)
Pagi Yang Gelap – Hujan (Hujan)
Terima Kasih Cinta – Afgan (Confession No. 1)
Terserah – Glenn Fredly (Glenn Fredly Private Collection)

Album Terbaik (Best Album):

Confession No. 1 – Afgan
Hujan – Hujan
Kedua – Kotak
Percubaan Pertama – Aizat
The Special One – Yovie & Nuno

Artis Singapura Paling Popular (Most Popular Singapore Artiste):

Aliff Aziz
Didicazli
Fauzie Laily
Hady Mirza
Hyrul Anuar
Imran Ajmain
Merah
Nurun Nuwarrah
Sleeq
Taufik Batisah
The Sallys
Zaibaktian

Artis Malaysia Paling Popular (Most Popular Malaysian Artiste):

Aizat
Anuar Zain
Bunkface
Estranged
Faizal Tahir
Hujan
Mawi
Meet Uncle Hussein
Misha Omar
Siti Nurhaliza
Stacy
Yuna

Artis Indonesia Paling Popular (Most Popular Indonesian Artiste):

Afgan
Agnes Monica
Bunga Citra Lestari
D’Masiv
Gita Gutawa
Hijau Daun
Kotak
Nidji
ST12
The Changcutters
Ungu
Yovie & Nuno

Artis Serantau Paling Popular (Most Popular Regional Artiste)

Singapore: AhliFiqir, Aliff Aziz, Hady Mirza & Taufik Batisah
Malaysia: Faizal Tahir, Hujan, Meet Uncle Hussein, Siti Nurhaliza
Indonesia: Afgan, Agnes Monica, ST12, Ungu

Lagu Singapura Paling Popular (Most Popular Singapore Song):

Andai – Merah
Berserah – Taufik Batisah
Gelora Jiwa – Raven
Impianku – Didicazli Feat. Sleeq
Kau Ingin Ku Miliki – Nurun Nuwarrah
Lafaz – Nana
Lelaki Baru – Zaibaktian
Novela Cinta – Ross Revalina
Pilihan Aku – Sleeq
Rela Setia – Didicazli
Sementara – Cradle
Teman Istimewa – Taufik Batisah

We know all the Indonesians on the list, but they do know any of us? 

ps: Thanks to PujanggaMalam for the list.