The first Panel of 3 Judges have selected the Top-3 Nominees of the 7th Global Konkani Music Awards from among 163 applications. The Nominees are –

I. BEST SINGER FEMALE:
• Anitha D’souza (Bela) : Song – ‘Him Mho’jim Kanknnam’; Album – Yaad.
• Archana Khandeparkar (Goa) : Song – ‘Ghazal’; Album – Ottam Vo’ilim Gitam.
• Shilpa Cutinha (Mangaluru) : Song – ‘Ahimsa’; Album – Melodia.

II. BEST SINGER MALE:

• Prajoth D’sa (Kallianpur) : Song – ‘Thembe Thembe Pavsa’; Album – Poilo Moag.
• Dr Prashanth Raj (Mangaluru) : Song – ‘Vande Mataram’; Album – Poilo Moag.
• K. Nithin (Cochin) : Song – ‘So’pnnelam’; Album – Yaad.

III. BEST LYRICIST:

• Lloyd Austin Rego (Taccode) : Song – ‘So’rnnelam’; Album – Yaad.
• Nandan Hegde Desai (Goa) : Song – ‘Vatatlya Pavsant’; Album – Konkani Unplugged.
• Wilson Sequeira (Kateel) : Song – ‘Thembe Thembe Pavsa’; Album – Poilo Moag.

IV. BEST MUSIC ARRANGER:

• Cajetan Dias (Bengaluru) : Song – ‘Devak Shimplem’; Album – Hello Deva.
• M. Dolvin Kolalgiri (Kolalgiri) : Song – ‘Thembe Thembe Pavsa’; Album – Poilo Moag.
• Roshan D’souza (Angelore) : Song – ‘So’pnneliam’; Album – Yaad.

V. BEST MUSIC COMPOSER:

• Cajetan Dias (Bengaluru) : Song – ‘Devak Shimplem’; Album – Hello Deva.
• K. Nithin (Cochin) : Song – ‘Chandrar Tuji’; Album – Yaad.
• Roshan D’souza (Angelore) : Song – ‘Sopnnelam’; Album – Yaad.

VI. BEST MUSIC ALBUM:

• Krishna Damodara : Producer – Nishad Nirmonni, Goem; Nandan Hegde Desai, Goa.
• Poilo Moag : Producer – ALP Music; Anil Pais and Laveena Praphulla, Kuwait.
• Yaad : Producer – Mother Mary Creations; Anitha D’souza, Bela.

The second Panel of 3 judges will select the winners. All Nominees will be honoured and winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony. Each Award includes Rs. 25,000/- cash prize, the coveted title and a trophy. The Awards Ceremony will be held on Sun., Dec. 13, 2015, at Kalaangann, Shaktinagar, Mangaluru, at 6 p.m..

Internationally acclaimed Queen of Indipop and Playback, Ms. Hema Sardesai, will be the Chief Guest. Sonia Shirsat, the ‘Fado’ Queen of Goa, will perform. Nach Sobhann troupe will also perform scintillating dances and there will also be 2 songs by the Konkani Singing Club of Mandd Sobhann – ‘Sumell’.

The Award Ceremony will be compered by award winning playwright Arun Raj Rodrigues and SOAD-4 ‘Ranni Kogull’ Jacqueline Fernandes.