sigh. my opinion. as valid as yours. or equally not. have u heard noori live at musicarium ? if i like their stuff, means I am getting paid ? curious. applies both ways then. what do u mean ‘out of nowhere’? Likhnai main tamheed baandhni chahiye thee ? They did have arguably the best drummer and arguably the best guitar player on the album. must mean they were somewhat good ? kher, doubtful i can convince a closed mind. i prefer musicarium to the other nominees as well. sajid and zeeshan are brilliant but lack edge. Usman Riaz similarly too. Dance music and Sajjad Ali not my scene. Four of the nominees were great in their own right; Ayesha Umer certainly not. As regards song of the year, that is a separate conversation. Some other time.

Jal need to get a proper singer. Gohar’s songwriting is effective though. There were 4 other competitors in the category. All of them were better. Album of the Year does not specify it has to be live or not. I presume any album qualifies, doesn’t matter how live or not it is.