Kathmandu, Jan. 19 -- The 23rd annual Hits FM Music Awards was held at the National Academy Hall in Kamaladi on Saturday. The award function honoured Nepali music's biggest stars from the year gone by.

Hits FM, ever since it first started broadcasting in 1996, has been involved in promoting artists in the Nepali music industry. They are credited for "making" many Nepali pop icons, including the King of Nepali Pop, Nabin K Bhattarai. The rapid growth of the Nepali music industry is mirrored in the steady increase of award categories. Initially, the award had only seven categories, but the number of categories has increased with each year. This year's Hits FM Music Awards had 16 categories including Folk Record of the Year, Best Arrangemen...