The South African Music Awards celebrated their silver jubilee in Sun City this weekend where the very best of South Africa music was celebrated.
A series of six paired hosts took the audience through the 25 years of the SAMA with radio stars Bob Mabena and Melanie Bala recreating their TV partnership as they threw back to the 90s, Twasa of Lesedi FM and rapper Khuli Chana held it down for the 2000s while comedian Mpho Popps and actress/humanitarian Nomzamo Mbatha presented the 2010s.
As always, the awards saw some incredible live performances. Acts like Bongo Maffin, Trompies, Kelly Khumalo, Sjava, Ishamel, Rebecca Malope, Mlindo The Vocalist, Refentse, Sho Madjozi, Mobi Dixon and many more take the stage.
The award ceremony also celebrated the incredible achievement of the late Motswako hip hop proponent HHP, kwaito and guz pioneers TKZee and the iconic band Mango Groove – honouring them all with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Some of the nights big winners included newcomer Sho Madjozi, who took home the Newcomer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year, Sjava, who took home the prestigious Album of the Year and Best Afro Pop Album, Black Motion, who took home the Best Dance Album and Duo/Group of the Year. DJ Black Coffee also wowed last night and took home the Male Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration award with David Guetta for ‘Drive’. Meanwhile, Joyous Celebration picked up the SAMRO/ CAPASSO Best Selling Digital Artist (Composer’s Award), Best Selling DVD and Best Selling Artist awards.
Here is the full of winners from this year’s South African Music Awards:
| SAMRO & CAPASSO BEST SELLING DIGITAL ARTIST (COMPOSER’S AWARD) | Joyous Celebration 22 – All for you :Lindelani Mkhize, Mnqobi Nxumalo, Siphiwe Ngcobo, Thobeka Mahlangu |
| SAMPRA HIGHEST AIRPLAY OF THE YEAR AWARD | Lady Zamar -Collide |
| BEST TRADITIONAL FAITH MUSIC ALBUM | Spirit of Praise – Spirit of Praise Vol.7 |
| BEST AFRICAN INDIGENOUS FAITH MUSIC ALBUM | Ithimba Le-Africa – Sesiphunyukile |
| BEST TRADITIONAL ALBUM | Candy – Hupenyu Unenge Viri |
| BEST KWAITO/GQOM/AMAPIANO ALBUM | Spikiri – King Don Father |
| BEST AFRO POP ALBUM | Sjava – Umqhele |
| BESTE POP ALBUM | Snotkop – SOUS |
| BEST POP ALBUM | Tresor – Nostalgia |
| BEST ROCK ALBUM | Dan Patlansky – Perfection Kills |
| BEST HIP HOP ALBUM | Nasty C – Strings and Bling |
| BEST DANCE ALBUM | Black Motion – Moya Wa Taola |
| BEST MASKANDI ALBUM | Sgwebo Sentambo -Yekani Umona |
| NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR | Sho Madjozi – Limpopo Champions League |
| DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR | Black Motion – Moya Wa Taola |
| FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | Sho Madjozi – Limpopo Champions League |
| MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | Black Coffee – Music is King |
| ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Sjava – Umqhele |
| RECORD OF THE YEAR | Holly Rey – Deeper |
| LIFETIME ACHIEVERS AWARD X3 | TKZEE, Mango Groove and HHP |
| BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM | Ard Matthews – Impossible Machines |
| BEST AFRICAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM | Nathi- Iphupha Labantu |
| BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM | Nakhane – You Will Not Die |
| BEST R&B/SOUL ALBUM | Zonke – L.O.V.E |
| BEST REGGAE ALBUM | Black Dillinger – Mavara is King |
| BEST CONTEMPORARY FAITH MUSIC ALBUM | We Will Worship – Seasons Volume 1 |
| BESTE KONTEMPORÊRE MUSIEK ALBUM | Coenie de Villiers – Pure Coenie |
| BEST JAZZ ALBUM | Bokani Dyer Trio – Neo Native |
| REST OF AFRICA AWARD | Diamond Platnumz – A Boy from Tandale |
| BEST LIVE AUDIO VISUAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR | Cassper Nyovest – Fill up Orlando Stadium – Robin Kohl |
| BEST COLLABORATION | Black Coffee feat. David Guetta and Delilah Montagu – Drive |
| MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR | Jeremy Loops – Gold by Robert Smith |
| BEST PRODUCED ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Nasty C – Strings and Bling by Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, Sipho Dlamini and Collin Gayle |
| BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Vusi Nova – Manyan-nyan by Robin Walsh |
| REMIX OF THE YEAR | Zakwe – Sebentin by Cassper Nyovest, HHP, Blaklez, Kwesta and Musiholiq |
| BEST SELLING DVD | Joyous Celebration 22 All for You |
| BEST SELLING ARTIST | Joyous Celebration – Umoya kulendawo |
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