Award winners are decided by public voting on a website from a list of nominees presented by the event organizers at a nomination party.

[4] The inaugural edition of the BAMA was in 2010, two years after the establishment of the Brit Asia TV channel in April 2008.

[9][10][11] The 2016 event, originally planned to be held on 5 November 2016[14] was cancelled due to Brit Asia TV re-branding and restructuring.

[1] Award winners were:[5] The 2011 event was at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, on 1 October 2011.

[19] Award winners were:[7] The 2013 event was held on 12 October 2013 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham.

[20] Award winners were:[8] The 2014 event was held on 4 October 2014 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham.

[23] Award winners were:[11] The 2018 event was held on 6 October 2018 at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London.

[13] Award winners were: The 2019 event, originally planned for 28 September 2019,[17] was held on 30 November 2019 at SSE Arena, Wembley.