The 3rd Musivv Awards presented by Sennheiser, in collaboration with The BarCoe Studio and TODA
And the nominees are...*
Band of the Year
Anuryzm - 'Neo Luddite'
Callous Minds - 'Artificial Gravity'
C!rcle - 'Distance'
Hotboxgroove - 'Midnight Blooms'
Metarust - 'Y.B.G.
Noon - 'Odyssey'
Soundsmudge - 'The Hook'
Waste Land - 'The Dark Passenger'
Collaboration of the Year
'AAJA' - VARSHAVINN x Thara Dishay x Ali Mustafa
'Balak' - Zeyne x Saint Levant
'Can We Go Back' - Jaymie Deville x Darius James
'Caribby' - Soulja x 77
'Floos' - FREEK x The Synaptik
'Island Eye' - IbizaEliteElement x Kati M
'Lean On You' - Shebani x James Chatburn
'Leaving' - Arqam x Abri x Bull Funk Zoo x Nezar Omran
'Sanity' - MINOVA x Yajin
'Symphony of Three' - Ihab Darwish x David Shire x John Debney
'The Search' - Shilpa Ananth x Riatsu
'VLG' - Lea Makhoul x Sandra Sahi
Concert Photographer of the Year
Joshua Amiles (Black Eyed Pease Concert)
Priscilla Robinson (Mayssa Karra Concert)
Raymond Ramos (Eraserheads Concert)
Sami Sasso (Metal East Concert)
Young Habibti (Tyga Concert)
Cover Artwork of the Year
'AlterCode' - Callous Minds
'Caution: Said The Wind' - EMADI
'Distance' - The C!rcle
'Dreaming of You - VARSHAVINN x Ali Mustafa
'Oceans Apart' - Vish
'Odyssey' - Noon Band
'Temporary Highs' - Layal
'The Love Serum' - Felukah
'The Search' - Shilpa Ananth x Riatsu
'The Snake' - Lana Lubany
CULTURE** Artist of the Year
(Artists promoting heritage through music)
Elham Al Marzooqi - Cellist 'Symphony of Three'
Hosny - The Fridge Concert Series Performance
Ihab Darwish - (Co-Composer) 'Symphony of Three'
Mel7em - 'Ya Nour El Ein' (Remix)
Nabeel Khan - Sarangi Diwali Performance (TODA)
Nagham - RELM Fest Performance
Noon Band - 'Odyssey'
Pedro Eustache - Wind Pipe 'Symphony of Three'
Sandu - Tabla TODA Diwali Performance
Sonore Al Andalus - Andalusian Nights Performance (TODA)
Debut Recording Artist of the Year
Aram Jameel - 'Graceful Plan'
Elham Al Marzooqi - Cellist 'Symphony of Three'
EMADI - ' Caution: Said The Wind'
Hotboxgroove - 'Midnight Blooms'
Kati M. - 'I Don't Remember'
King Dark - 'Patience'
Nurzy - 'Zaker'
Vish - 'Oceans Apart'
DJ of the Year
Don’t Touch My Hair
Liutik
Liya
Lobito Brigante
Maww
Sara G
Special K
Swanahh
Tala Samman
EMIRATI** Artist of the Year
ABRI - 'Higher'
Ahmed Al Hosani - 'Nazwa'
Alya - 'Love War'
Arqam - 'Last Confessions'
Casa Vince - 'La Di Da'
Elham Al Marzooqi - (Cellist) 'Symphony of Three'
EMADI - 'Caution: Said The Wind'
Ihab Darwish - (Co-Composer) 'Symphony of Three'
Metarust - 'Y.B.G.'
MINOVA - 'Sanity'
RedX - 'Elwasta'
HOMEGROWN** Artist of the Year
(Artists residing in the UAE)
Danny Aridi - 'I Can Take You There'
FREEK - 'Samehni'
Ibby VK - 'Save Yourself'
Jindi - 'Ayee Ayee'
Layla May - 'Eternal'
Lea Makhoul - 'C'est La Vie'
Lisa Goldin - 'Something I Used To Wear'
Molham - 'Galbi'
Swerte - 'Ballin in Bali'
Tayeb Santo - 'Mal Omo'
TheRealMood - 'Another Wave'
VARSHAVINN - 'Dreaming Of You'
MIXER** Artist of the Year
(Artists residing outside of the Middle East)
Audshine - 'Harley'
Cmagic5 - 'Supergirl'
Dougie The Don- 'Don2'
Harris Hameed - 'Haji'
Hoosh - 'Slow Dance'
M A Y - 'Home Run'
Matilde G - 'Digging For Diamonds'
Raign - 'Space Man'
Sabrina Ponte- 'Chance Whiskey'
Zanib - 'Pressured Diamond'
Music Figure of the Year
(Community Leaders)
Aaron Ferns - Karak Nights
Albert Carter - Emirates Music Summit
Benjamin and Jillien Muoni - Jam Before Midnight
Big Hass - Revolt
Bill Bragin - The Arts Center at NYUAD
Chris Kelaita - RAP DXB
Gigi Arabia - Heavy Arabia
John Lickrish - Regional Artist Spotlight
MC Sufian - Sceene
Pirlanta Touba - Last Seen Live
Music Video of the Year
'All Of Me' by Alina K
'Caribby' by Soulja x 77
'For You' by The Sultan
'Halwa Shwaiter' by Flipperachi
'Island Eye' - IbizaEliteElement x Kati M.
'La Tithawar' by FREEK ft. Lil Eazy
'Love War' by Alya
'Neo Luddite' by Anuryzm
'Sukkar' by Molham
'The Search' by Shilpa Ananth
MUSIC+** Artist of the Year
(Artists who advocate other disciplines)
Aley Baracat (Design/Technology)
Alina K (Fashion)
Barry Conrad (Acting)
Ben Ceasar (Art / Technology)
Chimerix (Well-Being)
Da Killa King (Sports)
DJ Maww (Fashion)
Intibint (Art)
MJeezy (Well-Being)
Sabrina Terence (Art)
Saint Levant (Fashion)
Tala Samman (Fashion)
Musivv Artist of the Year (Male) TBA
Musivv Artist of the Year (Female) TBA
NEXT** Artist of the Year
(Teen Artists)
Alya - 'Love War'
Chimerix - 'Way Up!'
Dhimira - 'Love Again'
Evaliaa - 'All Night'
Keziah Thomas - 'Pretty Sinners'
MINOVA - 'Sanity'
Nejma Alkoor - 'Such A Fool'
Shirene Sanjay - 'Lamhe'
Producer of the Year
77 - 'Habsha' by Soulja
A’Y - 'Want You Back' by Moh Flow
Bailouni - 'Priceless' by Eshani
Ben Thomson - 'The Snake' by Lana Lubany
Colin James Gordon - 'Higher' by Abri
Ghalia Chakir - 'Elak W Bas'
Ihab Darwish, HE Huda AlKhamis Kanoo, Robert Townson, Zofia Jeziorna - 'The Symphony of Three'
Nabz - 'Hallelujah' by 7Liwa
Sean Murdz - 'Samehni' by FREEK
Tom Bailey Music & Zero Expectations - 'Last Confessions' by Arqam, Ghoshpop, Noush Like Sploosh, Zero Expectations
REGIONAL** Artist of the Year
Asmaa Naga - 'A3deen 7awaleya'
Felukah - 'Sterlini'
Flipperachi - 'Halwa Shwaiter'
Jara - 'Funny How'
Jowan Safadi - 'الجريمة'
Klash - 'AlMotalazimah (khotta taswiqiiyah)'
Lil Eazy - 'Yemkn Kheera'
Noel Kharman - 'Ann Alawan'
Nubi - 'تاجي '
Sherif A. Meged - 'Enty Meen'
TooDope - 'Shaggi Majnoon'
ROOTS** Artist of the Year
(Artists of Arab descent residing outside of the Middle East)
Aley Baracat - 'بسرح في الليل'
Becker - 'Ten Toes'
Bedouin Burger - 'Dabkeh'
Big Sizer - 'City'
Dktur - 'بيت النار'
Hela Melki - 'إنت ما صدقت'
Intibint - 'Ishty Ansa'
Lana Lubany - 'The Snake'
Layal - 'Temporary Highs'
Saint Levant - 'Mistakes'
Song of the Year
'Bye Bye' - Sandra Sahi
'Elak W Bas' - Ghaliaa
'Ghalbi' - Molham
'Higher' (Breathe Easy)' - ABRI
'La Di Da' - Casa Vince
'Nazwa' - Ahmed Alhosani
'Revolver' - VARSHAVINN
'Samehni' - FREEK
'Superman' - Jindi
'Xmas Aswad' - Bashar Murad
'Y.B.G' - Metarust
Sound Engineer of the Year
Bailouni - 'Vultures' by Unmuted / 'VLG' by Leah Makhoul x Sandra Sahi
Dxt3r - 'I Got You' by Bryan Mensah
Elbebo - 'No Policy' by Ugly Moss
Hussain Al Hadad - 'Nazwa' by Ahmed Al Hosani
Miltiadis Kyvernitis - 'Higher (Breathe Easy)' by Abri
Mohamed AlBitar - 'Bidoon Jenhain' by Wad Almzad
Saud G - 'Add-A-Million 6.0' by Adamillion
Sherif A. Meged - 'Enty Meen'
Zeid Hamdan - 'Zamel 'by Bedouin Burger
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