~Anugerah Industri Muzik ke 18 #AIM18~

THE 18th Anugerah Industri Muzik will be held at the Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil on Nov 12 at 8.30pm.

And the nominees are....
IT’S a clear shift to fresher sounds with Aizat leading with six nominations, followed by a tie of Ning Baizura (five — through her own effort and the collaboration with Jaclyn Victor and Shila Hamzah) and newcomer Reza Salleh.

Datuk Sheila Majid, Anuar Zain, Yuna and Najwa Mahiadin weigh in at four a piece.

And here is the full list of nominations for AIM 18.

BEST NEW ARTISTE
 James Baum
 Kyoto Protocol
 Najwa
 Project Pistol
 Reza Salleh

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN A SONG (MALE)
 Anuar Zain — Sedetik Lebih
 Azlan & The Typewriter — Jeritan Batinku
 Reza Salleh — What The Hell Just Happened I'm Not Really Sure
 Black — Sofea Jane
 Tam Spider — Kitasatu

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN A SONG (FEMALE)
 Anita Sarawak — Asmara
 Jaclyn Victor —
 Najwa — How Long Must I Wait
 Yuna —
 Yuna — Gelora Jiwa

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN A SONG (DUO/GROUP)
 Jaclyn Victor, Ning Baizura & Shila Amzah — Beribu Sesalan
 A.P.I — Pelita
 Caipifruta — Mencecah  — Bujang Lapuk
 Dayang Nurfaizah & Marcell — Sayang
 In-Team — Salamun Salam

BEST ALBUM COVER
 Kasi Gegar Entertainment Sdn Bhd — Urusan Aizat Amdan (Aizat AmdaN)
 Aidi Idham — Lonely Boy Soldier (Hujan)
 Subky Hj Bebit & Hafiz Mohtar Rasali — Bumi Akhir Usia (Mirwana)
 Martojaks — Cherry Blossom Love (Pop Shuvit)
 Zel Atif — Decorate (Yuna)

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM
 Keith Yong & Nick Lee — Urusan Aizat Amdan (Aizat Amdan)
 Adam Sofian — Indah (Atilia)
 Ully Muhammad, Huzai, AG Coco — Lonely Soldier Boy (Hujan)
 Audi Mok — Dewa (Ning Baizura)
 Keith Yong — Realiza (Reza Salleh)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
 Ahmad Farish — Susun Silang Kata (Aizat Amdan)
 DJ CZA — Kotarayaku (Altimet feat Noh Hujan)
 Yusry Abdul Halim — Sedetik Lebih (Anuar Zain)
 Tan Chee Meng — Karma (Faizal Tahir)
 Ahmad Faris — Inspektor Remos (Hujan)

BEST ETHNIC POP SONG
 Joget Tak Senang Hati — Mohariz Yaakup/Azalea (Adibah Noor)
 Katakanlah — Amirah Ali/Amirah Ali (Amirah Ali)
 Santun Berpesan — Adi Akmal/Muhammad Devotees (Castury Feat Ayati Tasrip)
 Hambamu — Edry Abdul Halim/Edry Abdul Halim (Mawi & Akhil Hayy)
 Falsafah Laksmana — Zalee Redang/Zalee Redang (Zalee Redang)

BEST NASYID SONG
 Hadirnya Cahaya S.A.W — Abdul Halim Ahmad/Abdul Halim Ahmad (Devotees)
 Permata Hati — Syah Inteam/Syah Inteam (Nazrey Johani)
 Pedoman (V.O.U) — Johan Nawawi/Johan Nawawi, Shah Mohamed, Hafiz Tarmizi (Nora Feat VOU)
 Bebas Palestin — Nazrey Johani/Nazrey Johani, Fridzan (Rabbani, Inteam, Saujana, Nowseeheart)
 Pahlawan Gaza — Fridzan/Ahmad Fedtri Yahya (Saujana)

BEST ROCK SONG
 Pelita — Loque/Loque (A.P.I)
 Ekstravaganza — Sam/Bunkface (Bunkface)
 Pokok — Taja/Tun Teja – (Meet Uncle Hussain feat Hazama)
 Wanita Seluruh Dunia — Boy Clifford/Boy Clifford (Project Pistol)

BEST POP SONG
 Beribu Sesalan — Kevin Chin/Tinta (Jaclyn Victor, Ning Baizura & Shila Amzah)
 Sungai Lui — Aizat & Anas/Aizat & Anas (Aizat)
 Sedetik Lebih — Edry Abdul Halim/Edry Abdul Halim (Anuar Zain)
 Dengarkanlah — Acis/Sheila Majid (Sheila Majid)
 Penakut — Yuna Zarai/Yuna Zarai (Yuna)

BEST ENGLISH SONG
 Year From Now — Aizat n Anas (Aizat)
 Innocent Soul — Najwa (Najwa)
 Got To Go — Najwa (Najwa)
 What The Hell Just Happened I’m Not Really Sure — Reza Salleh (Reza Salleh)
 Stracciatella — Reza Salleh (Reza Salleh)

BEST MALAY SONG PERFORMED BY A FOREIGN ARTISTE
 Insya Allah
 Indahnya Cinta
 Sahabat Selamanya
 Ku Menunggu
 Bunga Mimpi

BEST MUSIC ARRANGEMENT IN A SONG
 Helen Yap ­— Asmara
 Edry Abdul Halim — Sedetik Lebih
 AG — Jeritan Batinku
 Syed Sharir Faisal Syed Hussain — Jeritan Batinku
 Jenny Chin — Ku Mohon

BEST ALBUM
 Kevin Chin, Aylwin Snatiago, Paul Morrison n Irwan Simajuntak — 3 Suara
 Kasi Gegar Entertainment Sdn Bhd — Urusan Aizat Amdan
 Zain Almodzar — Sayang & Cahaya
 Magada Entertainment Sdn Bhd — The Malaysian Philharmonik Orchestra Celebrate 25 Years of Sheila Majid