| 3rd Mirchi Music Awards | |
| Presenter: | Radio Mirchi |
| Sponsor: | Uninor |
| Location: | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Country: | India |
| Host: | Shaan and Sonu Nigam |
| Network: | Sony TV |
| Previous: | 2nd |
| Main: | Mirchi Music Awards |
| Next: | 4th |
| Most Awards: | Dabangg (8) |
| Most Nominations: | Dabangg (13) |
| Award1 Type: | Song of the Year |
| Award1 Winner: | "Munni Badnaam" - Dabangg |
| Award2 Type: | Album of the Year |
| Award2 Winner: | Dabangg |
The 3rd Mirchi Music Awards, presented by Radio Mirchi, honored the best of Hindi music from the year 2010. The ceremony was held on 27 January 2011[1] at the Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, and was hosted by Shaan and Sonu Nigam. The program featured many performances, including those by Bappi Lahiri, Usha Uthup, DJ Lloyd, Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.[2] [3] Several award categories were introduced for the first time, including Best Indipop Song, Best Item Number, Best Raag Inspired Song, Best song in Sufi Tradition, and Best Album of Golden Era. Dabangg won a leading eight awards including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Munni Badnaam".
The First Mirchi Music awards was held on 2009 and was hosted by Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM.[4] [5]
The winners were selected by the members of a jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar.[6] The following are the names of nominees and winners.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
(Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.)
| Song of the Year | Album of the Year |
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| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
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| Music Composer of the Year | Lyricist of the Year |
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| Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year | Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year |
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| Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | Upcoming Lyricist of The Year |
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| Song representing Sufi tradition | Raag-Inspired Song of the Year |
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| Best Item Song of the Year | |
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| Best Programmer & Arranger of the Year | Best Song Recording |
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| Best Background Score of the Year | |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award | Ravi |
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| Listeners' Choice Song of the Year | "Sheila Ki Jawani" - Tees Maar Khan | |
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| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai |
| Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Film Music | Charanjit Singh | |
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| Best Album of Golden Era) | Barsaat |
| Nominations | Film |
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| 13 | Dabangg |
| 12 | My Name Is Khan |
| 6 | Guzaarish |
| Ishqiya | |
| 5 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai |
| Peepli Live | |
| Raajneeti | |
| 4 | Raavan |
| 3 | Karthik Calling Karthik |
| Tees Maar Khan | |
| 2 | Aashayein |
| Housefull | |
| Lamhaa | |
| Mirch |
| Wins | Film |
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| 8 | Dabangg |
| 2 | Ishqiya |
| My Name Is Khan |
The jury was chaired by Javed Akhtar. Other members were: