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Bollywood's top stars at the GIMA awards

The Chevrolet Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards is all set to kick off its third edition by inviting entries. GiMA provides a unified platform to celebrate and recognise those who push the boundaries of Indian Music, across a wide range of film and non-film music genres. This year, for the first time, GiMA has included new categoriesin Pop, Rock, Dance and Ghazal, making it a total of 13 awards in the non-film music categories and 10 awards for film music. With greater representation of Indie artistes, GiMA has incorporated more contemporary music this year.

Speaking on the occasion, GiMA Advisory Board member and eminent singer-music director Shankar Mahadevan said, 'GiMA has been a pioneering effort to bring together the entire music industry on one illustrious platform to honor artists and musicians in front of their peers. I am personally very excited about the new categories being introduced this year. With the emergence of digital platforms and new channels for music discovery, exposure to newer genres of music is also picking up. GiMA is anexcellent platform to encourage new-age talent; it is a great way of nurturing music and talent across traditional and contemporary genres.'.