A Vijay Music Award is an accolade given by Vijay TV to recognize outstanding achievement in the Tamil music industry. The annual awards ceremony made its debut in 2011 for the previous calendar year. It launched its official website in partnership with Galatta.com. Its main sponsor was India Gate Basmati Rice and it was powered by The Chennai Silks. Media partners were the publications The Hindu and Kumudam.
The first award ceremony took place in Nehru Indoor Stadium on 11 May 2011.[1] The ceremony was broadcast by Vijay TV in two parts on the 26 and 27 May 2011.
The winners are selected by the people by SMS voting, online voting, voting at various stalls opened by the channel, and with a bus to collect votes at various cities, called the Rasigan Express. The award's online partner also enabled online voting for the popular category. Several award that had been announced were not awarded. The list of 2010 winners:[4][5]
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