Siti Nurhaliza, Faizal Tahir lead AIM 22

After getting postponed since last year, Malaysia’s annual music award, Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) has finally announced the nominees for its 22nd edition, with Datuk Siti Nurhaliza taking the lead with seven nominations in six categories.

The 37-year-old songstress is the record holder of Malaysia's most award winning artist, and she has been nominated 89 times in AIM alone, with a total of 37 wins.

For the AIM 22, the multi-award winning singer is nominated in Best Female Vocal in a Song, Best Recording Album, Best Nasyid Song, Best Pop Song, Best Arrangement in a Song, and Best Album.

Following closely behind with five nominations in four categories is another multi-award winning artiste, Faizal Tahir who is nominated in Best Male Vocal in a Song, Best Duo/Collaboration in a Song, Best Pop Song, and Best Arrangement in a Song.

AIM 22 will be held at Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) on Sunday, 18 December 2016.

In AIM 21, Siti Nurhaliza received Best Album award for “Fragmen” while SonaOne won Best Song award for “No More”.

Here is the full nomination list of AIM 22.

Best New Artiste
•Bella Nazari
•De Fam
•Projector Band
•Lyia Meta
•Syamel

Best Male Vocal in a Song
•Akim (Akim & The Majistret) – “Potret”
•Faizal Tahir – “Sejati”
•Hazama – “Sampai Mati”
•Hazami – “Cintai Dia”
•Lah Ahmad – “Syukur”

Best Female Vocal in a Song
•Jaclyn Victor – “Seindah Mimpi”
•Najwa Mahiadin – “Guilty Room”
•Nona – “Takkan Biarkan”
•Datuk Siti Nurhaliza – “Menatap Dalam Mimpi”
•Dayang Nurfaizah – “Lelaki Teragung”

Best Group Vocal in a Song
•Back2Basixx – “Senyuman”
•De Fam – “Supergirls”
•Nowseeheart – “Selawat Untuk-Mu”
•The Mikraj – “Qod Kafani”
•UNIC – “Syamail Muhammadiah”

Best Duo/Collaboration in a Song
•Elizabeth Tan feat Faizal Tahir – “Setia”
•Hunny Madu & Kayda – “Go Heart or Gostan”
•Misha Omar & Hafiz Suip – “Terimaku Seadanya”
•Najwa Mahiadin feat Juny – “After The Rain”
•SonaOne feat Joe Flizzow & Akeem – “Go Do That”

Best Album Cover 
•Sekumpulan Orang Gila – “Bahtera”
•Fynn Jamal – “Puisi Tepi Jalan”
•Yuna – “Material”
•Pitahati – “Selamat Datang ke Panggung Suara”
•Reena Nicky – “Magika”

Best Recording Album
•Yuna – “Material”
•Froya – “Panic Bird”
•Gabriel Lynch – “All Of Us”
•Q Sound – “Duel Citizenship”
•Datuk Siti Nurhaliza – “Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Unplugged”

Best Music Video
•Stacy – “Not For Sale”
•Kaka Azraff feat Sleeq – “Bukan Hal Aku”
•Hazama – “Sampai Mati”
•Paperplane Pursuit – “Who's Gonna Stop Me”
•Fynn Jamal – “Suatu Pernah”

Best Ethnic Pop Song 
•Amir Jahari – “Ingga”
•Reena Nicky – “Joget Sulam Sakti”
•Man Khan & Aris Kapilla – “Kelik La Weii”
•Kopratasa – “Mathnawi 1 Mawar”
•Fynn Jamal – “Sepertinya”

Best Nasyid Song 
•Suhaimi Saad – “Cinta Sidna”
•Caliph Busker – “Hanya Nama-Mu”
•Lah Ahmad – “Maulaya”
•Datuk Siti Nurhaliza – “Mikraj Cinta”
•Daqmie – “Tangis Sebatang Tamar”

Best Rock Song
•Projek Pistol – “Berani Mati”
•Azlan & The Typewriter – “Mata Hati”
•Azlan & The Typewriter – “Lebih Baik Sendiri”
•Akim & The Majistret – “Potret”
•Amy Search feat Edrie Hashim – “Redha Kemenangan”

Best Pop Song
•Faizal Tahir – “Assalamualaikum”
•Syamel – “Hidup Dalam Mati”
•Datuk Siti Nurhaliza – “Menatap Dalam Mimpi
•Hazama – “Sedetik Lara”
•Faizal Tahir – “Sejati”

Best Hip-hop Song
•SonaOne – “Confirm Ah”
•SonaOne – “Hakeleh”
•Altimet & Takahara Suiko – “Janji”
•Lah Ahmad feat Altimet – “Mengelamun”
•Salammusik – “Terima Kasih”

Best Local English Song
•Elvira Arul – “Christmas in The Sun”
•SonaOne – “Firefly”
•Juwita Suwito – “Just Like That”
•Daiyan Trisha – “Stargazing”
•Vince Chong – “Wonder”

Best Arrangement in a Song
•Elvira Arul – “Christmas in The Sun”
•Datuk Siti Nurhaliza – “Jaga Dia Untukku”
•Datuk Siti Nurhaliza – “Menatap Dalam Mimpi”
•Caliph Busker – “Hanya Nama-Mu”
•Faizal Tahir – “Assalamualaikum”

Best Album
•Akim & The Majistret – “Patriot”
•Datuk Siti Nurhaliza – “Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Unplugged”
•Black – “Black”
•Mojo – “Nada”
•Estranged – “Sepenuhnya Vol 1”