Citycell, in association with Channel i is going to organise the Citycell-Channel i Music Awards for the seventh times to honour the music artists and talents of the country. Citycell-Channel i Music Awards was initiated in 2004 to promote the music fraternity of Bangladesh. And this noble endeavour of Citycell has resulted in great success in the past six years. Like other years, this year there will be even better surprises in this Award. Citycell-Channel i Music Award is entering into international platform this year. In addition, this year’s theme will focus on 40 years celebration of the country’s independence. At the same time, with due respect to the international artists, 7th Citycell-Channel i Music Awards will be dedicated to their significant contribution during the liberation war. In addition to the lifetime achievement awards, the 7th Citycell-Channel i Music Awards will be given in 16 categories. The categories are: Tagore Songs (Rabindra Sangeet), Nazrul Songs (Nazrul Sangeet), Folk Songs, Modern Songs, Classical – Vocal, Motion Picture Sound Track, Band Music, Underground Band, Song-writing, New Artiste (male/female), Sound Engineering, Cover Design, Music Direction, Music Video. There will also be the 7th Citycell – Channel i Music Awards by Popular Choice based on listeners’ or viewers’ votes through SMS in 15 categories. The music award is divided into three stages- primary selections, secondary selection and the final selection. The main process of the award program will start through asking for entries for audio-cassettes, audio CDs and VCDs from individuals and production houses released in 2010. The music related albums released from 1st January to December 31, 2010 from individuals or production houses will be accepted for this competition. The music albums for the 7th Citycell – Channel i Music Awards will be received from July 12 to August 12 at Channel i- 40, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani in the city’s Tejgaon area. This was announced at a press conference at the Channel i’s Tejgaon office yesterday where Mehboob Chowdhury, CEO of Citycell, Taslim Ahmed, Head of Marketing Communications, Faridur Reza Sagar, Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd, Shahidul Islam Sachhu, Program Director of the 7th Citycell – Channel i Music Awards were present at the conference. Reputed artistes of the country, other high officials of Citycell and Channel i attended the conference.
-With The New Nation input
