Since its inception, however, the award has commonly been referred to as the hum for Best Solo Artist.
Nominations are made by Hum members who are artists and composers, and the winners are chosen by the Hum membership as a whole.. Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel presented this award to one of the most promising Music Video artist of Pakistan Music Industry.
For the first ceremony, the eligibility period spanned full calendar years.
For example, the 1st Hum Awards presented on 28 April 2013, to acknowledged Best Solo Artist of music album that were released between January, 2012, and December, 2012, the period of eligibility is the full previous calendar year from 1 January to 31 December.
Date and the award ceremony shows that the 2010 is the period from 2010 to 2020 (10 years-decade), while the year above winners and nominees shows that the videos year in which they were telecast, and the figure in bracket shows the ceremony number, for example; an award ceremony is held for the dramas of its previous year.