MUMBAI: Closing 2015 on a winning note, global music giant Sony Music Entertainment leads Apple Music’s Best of 2015 list across multiple categories. Making a huge mark by topping the itunes charts across multiple categories, the Best of 2015 list was selected by a team of music experts declaring:

· ‘Dilwale’ by Pritam as the Best Bollywood Album

· ‘Kadhal Kanmani’ by A.R. Rahman as the Best Album

· ‘DJ Waley Babu’ as Best Song

· Divine as the Best New Artist for ‘Meri Gully Mein’

· ‘Thani Oruvan’ by Hiphop Thamizha as the Best Tamil Album

‘Dilwale’ as an album has surpassed all expectations and is now the most searched and loved album of 2015. Sony Music artists Badshah and Divine have been able to create a niche in the market. Badshah has now become a Bollywood name to reckon with while Divine’s growing popularity will see him create great music in 2016. Sony Music’s long standing association with A R Rahman has fructified with yet another musical hit in the album ‘Kadhal Kanmani’ and ‘Thani Oruvan’ by Hiphop Thamizha has become a cross over song and an instant hit with the youth.

Sony Music India marketing director Sanujeet Bhujabal said, “It feels great to close 2015 on such a high note. Being selected amongst the Best of 2015 is a huge recognition and encouragement for us as a music label and our artistes. I’m glad our music has made a huge difference and is being appreciated by the listeners. This is just the beginning, and we have plans for some exciting new music in 2016’.