page_title: Anugerah Industri Muzik
section_title: Categories
hierarchical_section_title: Anugerah Industri Muzik / Categories
caption_attribution_description: English: Anugerah Industri Muzik 16 (AIM 16) @ Dewan Merdeka, PWTC 2 May 2009
context_page_description: Anugerah Industri Muzik, commonly known by the acronym AIM, is an award ceremony which celebrates the Malaysian music industry. The award is organized by the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia and was first held on 15 December 1993. It is Malaysia's equivalent of the Grammy awards. The award is not only focused on Malay-language music produced in Malaysia, but also English, Chinese, and Indian-language music. Separate awards were introduced for the latter two language music subcategories in 1999 and 2013 respectively. One of these, known as the AIM Chinese Music Awards, was held in 1999 and 2001 before encountering a twelve-year hiatus due to insufficient funds.
  The broadcaster of the award has been changed several times, varying between RTM, Media Prima, and Astro.
  Since its introduction, the award has been held every year, with the exception of 1994 and 2015, due to changes in the month of the ceremony. The 2016-2018 edition of AIM was not held due to financial constraints.
context_section_description: During the first award ceremony in 1993, there were only ten categories. After the first award, the category for Best New Artist (Solo) was split into male and female categories, until 1999. Another category which existed until 1999 was Best New Artist (Group). Genre-specific best albums were introduced in 1995 and abolished in 2010 due to a declining number of albums released. The focus on Best Vocal Performance was changed from album to single in 2009. A Best Indonesian Album category was introduced in 1997, and was replaced by Best Malay Song Performed by a Foreign Artist in 2008 until 2013/2014. RIM has since added five new categories that recognize achievements by songs and music videos based on digital sales on all digital platforms. These new awards recognize significant contributions by record labels in the local music industry and provide opportunities to the public to be the jury through a new category, Best Malaysian Singer.
  The current awards presented in Anugerah Industri Muzik are:
  Main awards:
  Best Album (Album of the Year)
  Best Song (Song of the Year)
  Performance awards:
  Best New Artiste
  Best Vocal Performance in a Song (Male)
  Best Vocal Performance in a Song (Female)
  Best Vocal Performance in a Song (Group)
  Best Duo/Collaboration Vocal Performance in a Song
  Technical achievements awards:
  Best Album Cover
  Best Engineered Album
  Best Music Video
  Best Musical Arrangement in a Song
  Best songs according to genres
  Best Pop Song
  Best Rock Song
  Best Hip Hop Song
  Best Ethnic Pop Song
  Best Nasyid Song
  Best Local English Song
  Popularity awards
  Most Downloaded Song
  Most Streamed Song
  Most Viewed Official Music Video on YouTube
  Best Selling Ring Back Tones Song
  Best Malaysian Singer (The nominees are among the Best Vocal Performance in a Song (Male & Female) finalists)
  Special awards
  Sri Wirama Award (for outstanding contributions to the Malaysian music industry)
  Kembara Award (for a Malaysian artist responsible for promoting Malaysian compositions outside the country; not awarded every year)
caption: Afdlin Shauki hosting Anugerah Industri Muzik in 2009
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