Music

Toto’s first love and TFA’s first award recognises exceptionally talented singer-songwriters and bands/projects making any kind of music in India, in any language, and any genre. The only constraint is that their submissions must be their original content. Previous winners have represented a wide range of genres such as Metal, Hip Hop, R&B, Fusion and Electronica, and have come from all corners of India, including the north-east and Jammu and Kashmir. Music critics, producers and leading practitioners have been invited to form part of the independent panel of jurors.

Longlist 2026 – Music

Supported by : Badri Vishal

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.