Nominations for the 11th Kalika FM Music Awards have been announced. The awards will be awarded to musicians from various genres in 26 different categories. The organizers have decided to honor senior musician Amber Gurung by Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kalika FM has been organizing the yearly award function since 2004. The awards function is slated to be held on October 13.
Nominated for the Best Modern Singer (male) are Swarup Raj Acharya, Pramod Kharel, Hemanta Sharma, Yuvaraj Chaulagain and Narendra Pyasi, while singers like Milan Amatya, Babita Manandhar, Devika Bandana, Merina Rai and Rajina Rai have been nominated for the Best Modern Singer (female).
Similarly, musicians Suresh Adhikari, Arjun Pokharel, Rajkumar Bagar, Santosh KC and Hari Lamsal have been nominated for the Best Music Composer.
Also nominated under various categories are artists Rajesh Payal Rai, Kamal Chhetri, Samriddhi Rai, Indira Joshi, Rupak Dotel and Shreya Sotang, among others.