Mirchi Music Awards are presented annually by Radio Mirchi to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film music industry of India. The awards, given in seventeen different categories, were instituted to award the best of 2008. In 2010, the Southern edition of the awards – Mirchi Music Awards South was launched, to award the best of 2009. through which artists from the four South Indian film industries—Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam—are being honoured. In 2012, the Bengali edition of the awards – Mirchi Music Awards Bangla was launched, to award the best of 2011. The 2019 Mirchi Music Awards is co-powered by Smule, the world's largest music social network, and will have the winner of the perform on stage at the event.

Ceremonies

CeremonyDateHost(s)Sponsor(s)
1st Mirchi Music Awards28 March 2009Shaan and Tulip JoshiTata Indicom
2nd Mirchi Music Awards10 February 2010Airtel
3rd Mirchi Music Awards27 January 2011Shaan and Sonu NigamUninor
4th Mirchi Music Awards21 March 2012Shaan and Usha UthupRoyal Stag
5th Mirchi Music Awards7 February 2013Ayushmann Khurana and Meiyang ChangRoyal Stag
6th Mirchi Music Awards27 February 2014Sonu NigamRoyal Stag
7th Mirchi Music Awards26 February 2015Ayushmann Khurana, Aditya Narayan and Karishma TannaRoyal Stag
8th Mirchi Music Awards29 February 2016Sonu NigamRoyal Stag
9th Mirchi Music Awards18 February 2017Sonu NigamRoyal Stag
10th Mirchi Music Awards28 January 2018Sonu NigamRoyal Stag
11th Mirchi Music Awards16 February 2019Sonu NigamPepsi
12th Mirchi Music Awards19 February 2020Shekhar Ravjiani, Neeti Mohan & Aparshakti KhuranaSmule
13th Mirchi Music Awards3 February 2021Sonu NigamSmule
14th Mirchi Music Awards19 March 2022Sonu NigamMalabar Gold and Diamonds
15th Mirchi Music Awards3 November 2023RJ Prerna
16th Mirchi Music Awards12 December 2024

Jury

The jury for both editions of the awards consists of several experts from the Bollywood music industry. Javed Akhtar, poet and lyricist, is the chairman of the jury. The other members are (listed alphabetically) music composers Aadesh Shrivastava, Pandit Sujit Ojha, Anu Malik, Lalit Pandit and Louis Banks, playback singers Alka Yagnik, Kailash Kher, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan, Sukhwinder Singh, Suresh Wadkar & Udit Narayan lyricist Prasoon Joshi, and directors Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Ramesh Sippy.

Critics' Choice Awards

Technical Awards

Sound Engineer of the Year

YearRecipientSongFilm
2014Satchith Harve and Praveen Muralidhar"Manwa Laage"Happy New Year

Song Mixing

YearRecipientSongFilm
2011Vijay Dayal & Mark 'Exit' Goodchild"Chammak Challo"Ra.One
2010Salman Khan Afridi & Farhad K Dadyburjor"Dil To Bachcha Hai"Ishqiya
2009H. Sridhar, S. Sivakumar, Deepak. P. A., Vivianne Chaix"Dilli 6"Delhi-6
2008H. Sridhar"Jashn-e-Bahara"Jodhaa Akbar

Programming and Arranging

YearRecipientSongFilm
2016Santosh Mulekar & Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy"Kaaga"Mirzya
2014Bharat Goel & Meet Bros Anjjan"Baby Doll"Ragini MMS 2
2011Abhijeet Nalani & Giorgio Tuinfort"Chammak Challo"Ra.One
2010Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy"Noor E Khuda"My Name is Khan
2009A. R. Rahman"Masakali"Delhi-6
2008T. R. Kishna Chettan"Jashn-e-Bahara"Jodhaa Akbar

Film Background Score

YearRecipientFilm
2022PritamBrahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
2021Sandeep ShirodkarTanhaji
2020 ( Film Background Score of the Decade)Shantanu MoitraMadras Cafe
2019Mangesh DhakdeArticle 15
2018Sanchit BalharaPadmaavat
2017Vishal BhardwajRangoon
2016Tubby-ParikMirzya
2015Sanchit BalharaBajirao Mastani
2014Vishal BhardwajHaider
2013Shantanu MoitraMadras Cafe
2012Clinton CerejoKahaani
2011Ram SampathDelhi Belly
2010Sandeep ShirodkarDabangg
2009Raju SinghRaaz 2
2008A. R. RahmanJodhaa Akbar

Listeners' Choice Awards

Song of The Year

YearSongFilmComposerWriter
2023"Phir Aur Kya Chahiye"Zara Hatke Zara BachkeSachin-JigarAmitabh Bhattacharya
2022(Not Awarded)
2020-2021"Chaka Chak"Atrangi ReA.R. RahmanIrshad Kamil
(Song of the Decade)"Agar Tum Saath Ho"TamashaA.R. RahmanIrshad Kamil
2019"Bekhayali"Kabir SinghSachet–ParamparaIrshad Kamil
2018"Dil Chori"Sonu Ke Titu Ki SweetyYo Yo Honey SinghYo Yo Honey Singh (Adtnl: Singhsta & Oye Sherraa)
2017"Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga"Half GirlfriendMithoonManoj Muntashir
2016"Soch Na Sake"AirliftAmaal MallikKumaar
2015"Agar Tum Saath Ho"TamashaA. R. RahmanIrshad Kamil
2014"Muskurane"CityLightsJeet GannguliRashmi Singh
2013"Sunn Raha Hai"Aashiqui 2Ankit TiwariSandeep Nath
2012"Radha"Student of the YearVishal–ShekharAnvita Dutt
2011"Naadan Parindey"RockstarA. R. RahmanIrshad Kamil
2010"Sheila Ki Jawani"Tees Maar KhanVishal–ShekharVishal Dadlani
2009"Iktara"Wake Up SidAmit TrivediJaved Akhtar
2008"Kabhi Kabhi Aditi"Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane NaA. R. RahmanAbbas Tyrewala

Album of The Year

YearFilmArtist
2020-2021Atrangi ReA.R. Rahman
( Album of the Decade)Aashiqui 2Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Gannguli
2019Kabir SinghSachet–Parampara, Amaal Mallik, Mithoon, Vishal Mishra, Akhil Sachdeva
2018Sonu Ke Titu Ki SweetyYo Yo Honey Singh, Amaal Mallik, Zack Knight, Guru Randhawa, Rochak Kohli, Rajat Nagpal, Saurabh-Vaibhav
2017Jagga JasoosPritam Chakraborty
2016DangalPritam Chakraborty
2015RoyAmaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan, Ankit Tiwari
2014Ek VillainMithoon, Ankit Tiwari & Soch (Band)
2013Aashiqui 2Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari & Jeet Gannguli
2012Student of the YearVishal–Shekhar
2011RockstarA. R. Rahman
2010Once Upon A Time in MumbaaiPritam Chakraborty
2009Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab KahaniPritam Chakraborty
2008Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane NaA. R. Rahman

Special awards

Jury Award for Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Film Music

YearAward recipientProfession
2019Amar HaldipurMusic Composer
2018Rajendra Singh SodhaMusician
2017Ameen SayaniRadio Announcer
2016Y. S.MulkyMusician
2015YogeshLyricist
2014Burjor LordMusician
2013Sumit MitraMusician
2012Babloo ChakrobortyMusician
2011Babla ShahMusic composer
2010Charanjit SinghMusician
2009Kersi LordMusic composer, arranger
2008Manohari SinghMusic arranger

Best item number song

YearSongRecipientFilm
2011"Ooh La La"Bappi Lahiri, Shreya Ghoshal Rajat Arora Vishal–ShekharThe Dirty Picture

Lifetime Achievement Award / K. L. Saigal Sangeet Shehenshah Award

The award was given to Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar in 2008. The award was renamed in 2009 as K. L. Saigal Sangeet Shehenshah Award, in honour of singer Kundan Lal Saigal. The award was given to Indian Playback singer K. J. Yesudas in 2010.

YearAward recipientProfession
2022Suman KalyanpurSinger
2020Bhupinder SinghSinger
2019Usha MangeshkarSinger
2018Usha KhannaMusic Composer
2017Bappi LahiriMusic Composer, Singer
2016Usha UthupSinger
2015Rajesh RoshanMusic composer
2014Javed AkhtarLyricist
2013Anand JiMusic Director
2012Asha BhosleSinger
2011Mohammed Zahur KhayyamMusic composer
2010RaviMusic composer
2009Manna DeySinger
2008Lata MangeshkarSinger

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