The awards in the past were marred by inconsistency but lately found their rhythm, thanks to the backing of Provincial Government, although there’s still room for private sector to come on board, as well.
Ok, enough with politics after much deliberation, the final list of nominees and categories were unveiled and read as follows:
1 CATEGORY – BEST AFRICAN POP
1 Ntando- Izaga (proverbs)
2 Theo Kgosinkwe- Grateful
3 Mckenzi- Poetic Genesis
4 Lira- Return To Love
5 Madoda-Mzizi
2 CATEGORY – BEST COMPILATION ALBUM
1 Vinny Da Vinci- Deep house sounds vol 8
2 Glen Lewis- House avenue 6
3 Euphonik- For the love of house special edition
4 Terance- Music box 5 (home and away)
5 FEU- f.eu too ( in the club)
3 CATEGORY – BEST PRODUCED ALBUM
1 Zahara- Loliwe
2 Culoe De Song- elevation
3 Lira- Return to love
4 Jimmy Dludlu- Tonota
5 AKA- Altar ego
4 CATEGORY – BEST DANCE ALBUM
1 Culoe De Song- Elevation
2 Micasa- Micasa music
3 Black Motion- talking to the drums
4 DJ C’ndo- finest lady of house vol 4
5 Dj Cleo- Es’ khaleni 8
5 CATEGORY – BEST FEMALE ALBUM
1 Lira- Return to love
2 KB- Run free ( the evolution)
3 Nondumiso Tembe- izwi lami
4 Zahara- Loliwe
5 Judith Sephuma- I am a living testimony
6 CATEGORY – BEST URBAN GOSPEL
1 Rebecca- ukuthula
2 Tshwane Gospel Choir- Modimo wa mehlolo
3 Soweto Spiritual Singers – Open heavens
4 We will Worship- The movemeant begins
5 William Sejake- William sejake live vol 1
7 CATEGORY – BEST GROUP ALBUM
1 Micasa- Micasa music
2 Big Nuz- Pound for pound
3 Stimela- A lifetime
4 C9ine- Sound garden
5 Black Motion- Talking to the drums
8 CATEGORY – BEST HIP HOP ALBUM
1 Amu- The principal
2 HHP- Motswafrika
3 AKA- Altar ego
4 Morale- Smile, clap & bow
5 Tuks- Tshwanelo
9 CATEGORY – BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
1 Jimmy Dludlu- Tonota
2 Vusi Khumalo- Reasons for seasons
3 Judith Sephuma- I am a living testimony
4 Swazi Dlamini- Gospel meets jazz (live in durban)
5 Kunle Ayo- Best of both worlds
10 CATEGORY – BEST KWAITO ALBUM
1 Zola- Unyezi
2 Character- The marathon
3 Spikiri- The king don father 2.5
4 Big Nuz- Pound for pound
5 Bullistic- Hollow point
11 CATEGORY – BEST MALE
1 Jimmy Dludlu- tonota
2 Kabomo- All things grey
3 Dj Cleo- Es’ khaleni 8
4 Spikiri- The king don father 2.5
5 HHP- Motswafrika
12 CATEGORY – BEST NEWCOMER
1 Micasa
2 Zahara
3 Black Motion
4 AKA
5 Nothende
3 CATEGORY – BEST R&B ALBUM
1 Pebbles- Phenomenal
2 Kabomo- All things grey
3 Nothende- Lovelight
4 Lloyd Jansen- Lloyd Jansen
5 Keeno Lee- Revolution
14 CATEGORY – SONG OF THE YEAR
1 Zahara – Loliwe
2 Spikiri-Ngeke balunge
3 Big Nuz – Sting Ray
4 Micasa – These streets
5 Theo-Thinking about you
15 CATEGORY – BEST STYLED ARTIST/ GROUP
1 Bucie
2 Theo Kgosinkwe
3 Nkulee Dube
4 Shota
5 Somizi
16 CATEGORY – HIT SINGLE OF THE YEAR
1 Big Nuz – Sting ray
2 DJ Sbu ft Zahara – lengoma
3 Character – EX
4 Lira – Phakade
5 Stimela -Turn on the Sun (BackCoffee Remix)
17 CATEGORY – BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1 Theo ft. Zonke- “Thinking About You”
2 L- Tido ft. K.O. “We rollin’”
3 Spikiri ft. Teargas,Brickz,Skhokho,Madluphuthu,BrownDash “ngeke balunge”
4 Morale ft.Zola “Ayamaah”
5 AKA – ft.Tumi,HHP,Amu, “Victory lap remix”
18 CATEGORY – BEST MUSIC VIDEO
1 L-Tido -It ain’t my fault
2 Micasa – These streets
3 Theo – Thinking about you
4 AKA-All I know
5 Nondumiso Tembe – Just a guy
Voting lines are open and members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite artists by sending SMS followed by nomination, to 34764. All SMSs are charged at R2.
