The 8th Mirchi Music Awards, presented by the Radio Mirchi, honoured the best of Hindi music from the year 2015. The ceremony was held on 29 February 2016 at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai and was hosted by Sonu Nigam. There were many performances, including those by Mika Singh, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Amaal Mallik, Palak Muchhal and Badshah. Bajirao Mastani won a leading seven awards including Album of the Year. Song of the Year went to "Gerua" from Dilwale. The show was broadcast on 13 March 2016 on Zee TV.
The winners were selected by the members of jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar. The following are the names of nominees and winners.
(Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.)
Won a Listeners' Choice award
The jury was chaired by Javed Akhtar. Other members were: