TFA is happy to announce that twenty six artists have been longlisted for the 2026 Toto Awards for Music.

  1. Martintin (Goa)
  2. Odd Knots (Ahmedabad)
  3. Saachi (Mumbai)
  4. Nidhish Gupta (Guwahati)
  5. Gandhar (Mumbai)
  6. Kali (Delhi)
  7. Ananya Sharma (Mumbai)
  8. Bhumi (Bengaluru)
  9. Inshallah Babes (Goa)
  10. Dizlaw (Mumbai)
  11. Kaafi Aalsi (Bareilly)
  12. Metro Collective (Delhi)
  13. The Gaks (Mumbai/Delhi)
  14. Imon (Delhi)
  15. Aabha Soumitra (Pune)
  16. Bending Waves (Shillong)
  17. Tanmaya (New Delhi)
  18. Aryse (Mangalore)
  19. Sumira Thakur (Ahmedabad)
  20. Akshay Dabhadkar (Mumbai)
  21. Oliver Kim (Vishakapatnam)
  22. Ahilan Kumaresan (Bengaluru)
  23. Swar (Varanasi)
  24. Kay Z (Delhi)
  25. Anika Bharwani (Mumbai)
  26. simplemanradio (Bengaluru)

Congratulations for making it through! You are now part of the Toto Awards 2026 Longlist for Music.

Keep in touch with your email inbox and watch out for the next round – the shortlist – in January 2026.

The Toto Awards for Music are supported by Badri Vishal.