Post by uptowndragon on May 1, 2008 0:15:41 GMT 7
Anugerah Industri Muzik Ke 15 (AIM 15) 2008
Anugerah Industri Muzik Ke 15 (AIM 15) 2008 will once again take centrestage as Malaysia's premier awards show (ala the Grammies), this Saturday May 3rd at the Putra World Trade Centre, and will be attended by the who's who in the Malaysian music industry. Organised by the Persatuan Akademi Industri Muzik Malaysia, under the firm leadership of its general manager and industry veteran Jennifer L. Thompson, AIM 15 is set to feature a star studded line up of performers, presenters & award nominees. This year's awards will again be hosted by returnees, vocal powerhouse Adibah Noor & actor-comic Adflin Shauki (but without Bob Luqman), and will be broadcast live over NTV7 and official radio stations Hot FM & Fly FM from 9pm. The red carpet (or in AIM's case ¨C blue) segment will be hosted by popular radio presenter Kartinie, and will be screened live prior to the start of the extravaganza.
This year's line up of solo performers will include industry heavyweights Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza, Anuar Zain, Mawi, Rahim Maarof, Dayang Nurfaizah, Hazami, and newcomers Faizal Tahir, Suki Low, Atilia, Fiq (Mentor), Dafi & Karen Kong. The bands that will be performing this year are award winning indie bands Pop Shuvit & Estranged, along with (and for the first time in the history of AIM) Tamil language hip hop group BoomerangX. Expect a brilliant showcase as they will also be accompanied by a live professional orchestra under the stewardship of renowned music director Aubrey Suwito
The presenters this year include Datin Juli Sudiro, Daniel Lee, Alif Aziz, Diddy, Dr Fazley, Elyana, Farawahida, Mila, Pete Teo, Sohaimi Mior Hassan, Sean Ghazi, Anne & Kartini from Hot FM, Ben from Fly FM and ESPN commentator & former national soccer star Serbegeth ¡°Shebby¡± Singh.
Among the hotly contested awards will be the ones for the Album of the Year, The Song of the Year, Best Vocal Performance - Female & Male in an Album and Best New Artiste. Hot newcomer and Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 double winner Faizal Tahir looks destined to grab several of the awards (if not all of the six that he has been nominated for), including Song of The Year for Mahakarya Cinta & Album of the Year for Aku.Muzik.Kamu. He also looks good for the Best Vocal Performance ¨C Male & Best Newcomer of the Year awards, although Estranged might just steal the newcomer award from under his Superman baring chest.
I am seriously at a lost at how Doeramon voiced Karen Kong managed to find herself in the Best Female Vocalist category alongside much stronger peers, which may eventually be won by Atilia if not Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza. I am also equally surprised to see her in the Best Newcomer category as well. Noticeably absent from both these categories and definitely a more obvious candidate would have been Farah Asyikin who bagged the Best Newcomer ¨C Female award at the regional Anugerah Planet Music 2008 only a few weeks back. It's also very surprising that her knockout debut album & certifiable winner has not been nominated for Pop Album of the Year. It really makes one wonder about the selection process of the Akademi.
An interesting thing to note in this year's AIM awards is the rise of producer-songwriter extraordinaire Audi Mok who seems to be nominated in quite a few categories and even several times within a single category. Audi finds himself vying for the Song of the Year as the composer for Mahakarya Cinta and as co-producer for Rock Album of the Year for Aku.Muzik.Kamu, as well as being one of the co-producers for Local English Album of the Year for Melissa Indot's Eclecticism. But the most amazing thing is, he finds himself being nominated as co-producer for 4 different albums in Pop Album of the Year. Audi is certainly one hard working dude and will deservedly walk away with at least one award if not for all categories that he is nominated for.
Here is a list of key categories and our predictions:
Song of the Year
1. Mahakarya Cinta ¨C Faizal Tahir (C: Audi Mok, L: Shah Shamsiri)
2. Itu Kamu ¨C Estranged (C: Estranged, L: Richael L. Gimbang)
3. Menanti Pasti ¨C Dato Siti Nurhaliza (C: Ajai, L: Abie Abdullah)
4. Sekian lama ¨C Dato Siti Nurhaliza (C: Azlan Abu Hassan, L: AA Hassan & Azalea)
5. Izinku Pergi ¨C Kaer Azami (C: Azlan Abu Hassan, L: Sulusarawak)
Our predictions: It's a strong toss up between Mahakarya Cinta & Itu Kamu, and we at Rentak love both songs but we believe the edge is with Mahakarya Cinta.
Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Male)
1. Faizal Tahir ¨C Aku.Muzik.Kamu
2. Aliff Aziz ¨C Aliff
3. Hazami ¨C Nyata
4. Kaer Azami ¨C Menjelma
5. Sohaimi Mior Hassan ¨C Suatu Hari Nanti
Our predictions: Faizal Tahir, without a doubt.
Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female)
1. Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza ¨C Hadiah Daripada Hati
2. Atilia ¨C Sangkar
3. Dayang Nurfaizah ¨C Dayang 2007
4. Elyana ¨C Jadi Diriku
5. Karen Kong ¨C Mulakan
Our predictions: Karen... what, you think we are nuts? Atilia is our pick, although Dato¡¯Siti is the stronger contender.
Best Pop Album
1. Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza ¨C Hadiah Daripada Hati (P: Dato¡¯ Siti Nurhaliza, Aubrey Suwito, Audi Mok, Azlan Abu Hassan, Greg Henderson, Jenny Chin & Sharon Paul)
2. Dayang Nurfaizah ¨C Dayang 2007 (P: Greg Henderson, DJ Uno, Jenny Chin, Audi Mok & Mohariz Yaakup)
3. Liza Hanim ¨C Imagin (P: Audi Mok, Sharon Paul & Hazami)
4. Kaer Azami ¨C Menjelma (P: Audi Mok, Azlan Abu Hassan & Mohariz Yaakup)
5. Farawahida ¨C Semuanya Ada Disini (P: Julfekar)
Our predictions: We are leaning towards Liza¡¯s Imagin.
Best Rock Album
1. Faizal Tahir ¨C Aku.Muzik.Kamu (P: Audi Mok, Kunci Demak, Aubrey Suwito, Ahmad Izham Omar & Faizal Tahir)
2. Spider ¨C Bintang 12 (P: Spider)
3. Jinbara ¨C Patah Pusing (P: Andi Rahman & Jinbara)
4. Niskala ¨C Nada (P: Niskala)
5. Mpire ¨C Mpire (P: Trabye)
Our predictions: Aku.Muzik.Kamu ...no arguments here please!!! Definitely our favourite local album of the year ¨C no contest.
Best Ethnic Pop Album
1. Azfar ¨C Jatuh Cinta Pandang Pertama (P: M.Nasir, To'ki, Hanafi Spider, Tony Spider, & Usop Kopratasa)
2. Waheeda ¨C Melodi Ahlaan (P: Waheeda, Yasin Sulaiman, Cat Farish & Hafiz Hamidun)
Our predictions: Jatuh Cinta Pandang Pertama, simply because Azfar has great vocals & we prefer Nusantara over Arabicised pop tunes.
Best Nasyid Album
Hafiz Hamidun ¨C Hafiz Hamidun (P: Hafiz Hamidun)
Mu¡¯adz ¨C Al-¡®Asr ¡ A Moment (P: Dak Mie)
Rabbani ¨C Maulana (P: Rabbani, Azmi Manap & Yasin Sulaiman)
Our predictions: We won't be surprised if it is Rabbani again.
Best Local English Album
1. Silentscream ¨C Silentscream (P: Reshmonu, John Oommen & Yam Wern-Jhien)
2. Melissa Indot ¨C Eclecticism (P: Melissa Indot & Marinna Indot (Executive), Mac Chew, Audi Mok & Sharon Paul)
3. Pop Shuvit ¨C Freakshow Vol. 1: Tales of the Traveling Tunes (P: JD, Uno & AJ (The Unknown), Inspectah Deck, DJ Cheapshot & Vin Skully)
4. Singeltrackmind ¨C (Hey) (P: Greg Henderson & Juhan Chan)
5. Liang ¨C After 8 (P: Liang)
Our predictions: Difficult one this¡between Freakshow Vol. 1 & Silentscream, but we will have to go with Silentscream.
Best Newcomer
1. Faizal Tahir
2. Estranged
3. Atilia
4. Kaer Azami
5. Karen Kong
Our predictions: Faizal Tahir is among the most refreshing things that has happened to the industry for a long time, and he is our numero uno.
Most Promising Artiste
1. Candy
2. Dafi
3. Fiq
4. Heliza
5. Suki
Our predictions: Has to be Fiq, we guess.
Best Malay Song by a Foreign Artiste
1. Gigi ¨C 11 Januari
2. Kris Dayanti ¨C I¡¯m Sorry Goodbye
3. Rossa ¨C Terlalu Cinta
4. Ungu ¨C Kekasih Gelapku
5. Kerispatih ¨C Tapi Bukan Aku
Our predictions: It's between Kekasih Gelapku and 11 Januari. Gigi will probably grab it.
And everyone here at Rentak Sejuta unanimously & strongly believes that the Album of the Year should undoubtedly go to Faizal Tahir's Aku.Muzik.Kamu.
For those who want to catch the show live, you can purchase tickets by calling Ms Sha at 03 40445388. Tickets we believe are at RM 50.00 each.
Rentak Sejuta wishes all nominees good luck & all the best. See you at the awards. Cheers.
Anugerah Industri Muzik Ke 15 (AIM 15) 2008 will once again take centrestage as Malaysia's premier awards show (ala the Grammies), this Saturday May 3rd at the Putra World Trade Centre, and will be attended by the who's who in the Malaysian music industry. Organised by the Persatuan Akademi Industri Muzik Malaysia, under the firm leadership of its general manager and industry veteran Jennifer L. Thompson, AIM 15 is set to feature a star studded line up of performers, presenters & award nominees. This year's awards will again be hosted by returnees, vocal powerhouse Adibah Noor & actor-comic Adflin Shauki (but without Bob Luqman), and will be broadcast live over NTV7 and official radio stations Hot FM & Fly FM from 9pm. The red carpet (or in AIM's case ¨C blue) segment will be hosted by popular radio presenter Kartinie, and will be screened live prior to the start of the extravaganza.
This year's line up of solo performers will include industry heavyweights Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza, Anuar Zain, Mawi, Rahim Maarof, Dayang Nurfaizah, Hazami, and newcomers Faizal Tahir, Suki Low, Atilia, Fiq (Mentor), Dafi & Karen Kong. The bands that will be performing this year are award winning indie bands Pop Shuvit & Estranged, along with (and for the first time in the history of AIM) Tamil language hip hop group BoomerangX. Expect a brilliant showcase as they will also be accompanied by a live professional orchestra under the stewardship of renowned music director Aubrey Suwito
The presenters this year include Datin Juli Sudiro, Daniel Lee, Alif Aziz, Diddy, Dr Fazley, Elyana, Farawahida, Mila, Pete Teo, Sohaimi Mior Hassan, Sean Ghazi, Anne & Kartini from Hot FM, Ben from Fly FM and ESPN commentator & former national soccer star Serbegeth ¡°Shebby¡± Singh.
Among the hotly contested awards will be the ones for the Album of the Year, The Song of the Year, Best Vocal Performance - Female & Male in an Album and Best New Artiste. Hot newcomer and Anugerah Planet Muzik 2008 double winner Faizal Tahir looks destined to grab several of the awards (if not all of the six that he has been nominated for), including Song of The Year for Mahakarya Cinta & Album of the Year for Aku.Muzik.Kamu. He also looks good for the Best Vocal Performance ¨C Male & Best Newcomer of the Year awards, although Estranged might just steal the newcomer award from under his Superman baring chest.
I am seriously at a lost at how Doeramon voiced Karen Kong managed to find herself in the Best Female Vocalist category alongside much stronger peers, which may eventually be won by Atilia if not Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza. I am also equally surprised to see her in the Best Newcomer category as well. Noticeably absent from both these categories and definitely a more obvious candidate would have been Farah Asyikin who bagged the Best Newcomer ¨C Female award at the regional Anugerah Planet Music 2008 only a few weeks back. It's also very surprising that her knockout debut album & certifiable winner has not been nominated for Pop Album of the Year. It really makes one wonder about the selection process of the Akademi.
An interesting thing to note in this year's AIM awards is the rise of producer-songwriter extraordinaire Audi Mok who seems to be nominated in quite a few categories and even several times within a single category. Audi finds himself vying for the Song of the Year as the composer for Mahakarya Cinta and as co-producer for Rock Album of the Year for Aku.Muzik.Kamu, as well as being one of the co-producers for Local English Album of the Year for Melissa Indot's Eclecticism. But the most amazing thing is, he finds himself being nominated as co-producer for 4 different albums in Pop Album of the Year. Audi is certainly one hard working dude and will deservedly walk away with at least one award if not for all categories that he is nominated for.
Here is a list of key categories and our predictions:
Song of the Year
1. Mahakarya Cinta ¨C Faizal Tahir (C: Audi Mok, L: Shah Shamsiri)
2. Itu Kamu ¨C Estranged (C: Estranged, L: Richael L. Gimbang)
3. Menanti Pasti ¨C Dato Siti Nurhaliza (C: Ajai, L: Abie Abdullah)
4. Sekian lama ¨C Dato Siti Nurhaliza (C: Azlan Abu Hassan, L: AA Hassan & Azalea)
5. Izinku Pergi ¨C Kaer Azami (C: Azlan Abu Hassan, L: Sulusarawak)
Our predictions: It's a strong toss up between Mahakarya Cinta & Itu Kamu, and we at Rentak love both songs but we believe the edge is with Mahakarya Cinta.
Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Male)
1. Faizal Tahir ¨C Aku.Muzik.Kamu
2. Aliff Aziz ¨C Aliff
3. Hazami ¨C Nyata
4. Kaer Azami ¨C Menjelma
5. Sohaimi Mior Hassan ¨C Suatu Hari Nanti
Our predictions: Faizal Tahir, without a doubt.
Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Female)
1. Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza ¨C Hadiah Daripada Hati
2. Atilia ¨C Sangkar
3. Dayang Nurfaizah ¨C Dayang 2007
4. Elyana ¨C Jadi Diriku
5. Karen Kong ¨C Mulakan
Our predictions: Karen... what, you think we are nuts? Atilia is our pick, although Dato¡¯Siti is the stronger contender.
Best Pop Album
1. Dato¡¯Siti Nurhaliza ¨C Hadiah Daripada Hati (P: Dato¡¯ Siti Nurhaliza, Aubrey Suwito, Audi Mok, Azlan Abu Hassan, Greg Henderson, Jenny Chin & Sharon Paul)
2. Dayang Nurfaizah ¨C Dayang 2007 (P: Greg Henderson, DJ Uno, Jenny Chin, Audi Mok & Mohariz Yaakup)
3. Liza Hanim ¨C Imagin (P: Audi Mok, Sharon Paul & Hazami)
4. Kaer Azami ¨C Menjelma (P: Audi Mok, Azlan Abu Hassan & Mohariz Yaakup)
5. Farawahida ¨C Semuanya Ada Disini (P: Julfekar)
Our predictions: We are leaning towards Liza¡¯s Imagin.
Best Rock Album
1. Faizal Tahir ¨C Aku.Muzik.Kamu (P: Audi Mok, Kunci Demak, Aubrey Suwito, Ahmad Izham Omar & Faizal Tahir)
2. Spider ¨C Bintang 12 (P: Spider)
3. Jinbara ¨C Patah Pusing (P: Andi Rahman & Jinbara)
4. Niskala ¨C Nada (P: Niskala)
5. Mpire ¨C Mpire (P: Trabye)
Our predictions: Aku.Muzik.Kamu ...no arguments here please!!! Definitely our favourite local album of the year ¨C no contest.
Best Ethnic Pop Album
1. Azfar ¨C Jatuh Cinta Pandang Pertama (P: M.Nasir, To'ki, Hanafi Spider, Tony Spider, & Usop Kopratasa)
2. Waheeda ¨C Melodi Ahlaan (P: Waheeda, Yasin Sulaiman, Cat Farish & Hafiz Hamidun)
Our predictions: Jatuh Cinta Pandang Pertama, simply because Azfar has great vocals & we prefer Nusantara over Arabicised pop tunes.
Best Nasyid Album
Hafiz Hamidun ¨C Hafiz Hamidun (P: Hafiz Hamidun)
Mu¡¯adz ¨C Al-¡®Asr ¡ A Moment (P: Dak Mie)
Rabbani ¨C Maulana (P: Rabbani, Azmi Manap & Yasin Sulaiman)
Our predictions: We won't be surprised if it is Rabbani again.
Best Local English Album
1. Silentscream ¨C Silentscream (P: Reshmonu, John Oommen & Yam Wern-Jhien)
2. Melissa Indot ¨C Eclecticism (P: Melissa Indot & Marinna Indot (Executive), Mac Chew, Audi Mok & Sharon Paul)
3. Pop Shuvit ¨C Freakshow Vol. 1: Tales of the Traveling Tunes (P: JD, Uno & AJ (The Unknown), Inspectah Deck, DJ Cheapshot & Vin Skully)
4. Singeltrackmind ¨C (Hey) (P: Greg Henderson & Juhan Chan)
5. Liang ¨C After 8 (P: Liang)
Our predictions: Difficult one this¡between Freakshow Vol. 1 & Silentscream, but we will have to go with Silentscream.
Best Newcomer
1. Faizal Tahir
2. Estranged
3. Atilia
4. Kaer Azami
5. Karen Kong
Our predictions: Faizal Tahir is among the most refreshing things that has happened to the industry for a long time, and he is our numero uno.
Most Promising Artiste
1. Candy
2. Dafi
3. Fiq
4. Heliza
5. Suki
Our predictions: Has to be Fiq, we guess.
Best Malay Song by a Foreign Artiste
1. Gigi ¨C 11 Januari
2. Kris Dayanti ¨C I¡¯m Sorry Goodbye
3. Rossa ¨C Terlalu Cinta
4. Ungu ¨C Kekasih Gelapku
5. Kerispatih ¨C Tapi Bukan Aku
Our predictions: It's between Kekasih Gelapku and 11 Januari. Gigi will probably grab it.
And everyone here at Rentak Sejuta unanimously & strongly believes that the Album of the Year should undoubtedly go to Faizal Tahir's Aku.Muzik.Kamu.
For those who want to catch the show live, you can purchase tickets by calling Ms Sha at 03 40445388. Tickets we believe are at RM 50.00 each.
Rentak Sejuta wishes all nominees good luck & all the best. See you at the awards. Cheers.
