The ceremony was held on 27 January 2011[1] at the Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, and was hosted by Shaan and Sonu Nigam.
The program featured many performances, including those by Bappi Lahiri, Usha Uthup, DJ Lloyd, Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.
[2][3] Several award categories were introduced for the first time, including Best Indipop Song, Best Item Number, Best Raag Inspired Song, Best song in Sufi Tradition, and Best Album of Golden Era.
Dabangg won a leading eight awards including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Munni Badnaam".
[4][5] The winners were selected by the members of a jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar.