Blaq Diamond and MFR Souls went head-to-head as the nominees for Record of the Year were announced tonight on SABC1, earning two nominations respectively.
Blaq Diamond were nodded for their monster hits Love Letter and Summer YoMuthi, and MFR Souls booked their place with their runaway hits Amanikiniki featuring Major League DJz, Kamo Mphela and Bontle Smith and Love You Tonight featuring Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa and Sha Sha.
Girl power flexed its muscle on this year’s list. Kelly Khumalo’s anthemic hit Empini earned her a place in the top 20. Sha Sha’s Tender Love featuring DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small also cracked the list. Simmy sits pretty with a nod for Ngihamba Nawe featuring Sino Msolo. Elaine walked away with a nomination for You’re The One as did Miss Pru for Price To Pay featuring Blaq Diamond and Malome Vector. Shekhinah shines with Fixate featuring Bey T while newcomer Azana enjoys a good run with her single Your Love.
Master KG has secured a spot for himself on the prestigious list with his global hit Jerusalema featuring Nomcebo.
Also making his presence felt is the Amapiano powerhouse Kabza De Small who already has six nominations for SAMA27. He increases his tally with eMcimbini featuring DJ Maphorisa.
uWrongo by Prince Kaybee, Black Motion, Shimza and Ami Faku is also in the running for Record of the Year, as well as Sun-El Musician’s uBomi Abumanga featuring Msaki.
Leading the nods in the Music Video of the Year front is rapper Nasty C with two nominations for There They Go and Eazy.
It’s a mixed bag of fortunes in the Music Video of the Year category. Lorch by DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small featuring Semi Tee, Miano & Kammu Dee, a song dedicated to a South African match winner, Thembinkosi Lorch of Orlando Pirates, goes up against the international anthem Jerusalema by Master KG featuring Nomcebo.
Already nodded for Record of the Year and making an appearance on the Music Video of the Year list are the likes of Amanikiniki by MFR Souls featuring Major League DJz, Kamo Mphela and Bontle Smith; uWrongo by Prince Kaybee featuring Black Motion, Shimza and Ami Faku; Molo by Aubrey Qwana; Your Love by Azana; and You’re The One by Elaine.
Also staking their claim to the throne are Okokoko by Sphectacula and DJ Naves featuring Thebe and Unathi; Njandini by Kwesta; Ke Star by Focalistic featuring Vigro Deep; Dumelang by Malome Vector featuring Blaq Diamond; and Paris by Shane Eagle featuring Nasty C.
The winners of Record of the Year and Music Video of the Year are determined by a public vote.
Dichaba Phalatse – SABC Video Entertainment Marketing Manager said “On SABC1 we are all about bringing the music space to the forefront and pride ourselves in unleashing new talent and seeing the industry grow in leaps and bounds.
The competition this year is tight and we look forward to seeing the best musician triumph in the upcoming broadcast on SABC1. We encourage the viewers to vote for their favourite on the categories of Record of the Year and the Music video of the year, good luck to those that have been nominated!.”
Drip Footwear creator and CEO, Lekau Sehoana said: “We at Drip Footwear are thrilled and grateful to be part of the prestigious and highest music award show in the country.
For us this validates that dreams do come true and celebrating the music industry is part of who we are. We cannot wait to see all the SAMA27 winners, performers and presenters rocking our Drip Footwear as music and fashion are a big part of our culture. We wish all the category nominees, Record of the Year nominees and the Music Video of the Year nominees all the best of luck. It is our honour to be part of the SAMA27 historical journey.”
RiSA CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi said: “We applaud the nominees in the Record of The Year and Music Video of The Year categories. This is an incredible lineup of artists who have worked hard to earn their nominations. They are a reflection of what the nation embraced and moved to in the past year. We wish them well and urge the fans and supporters of the SAMA to vote for their favourite.”
To vote for your favourite nominee please follow the instructions below
- Dial *120*49495# and select the number which corresponds with your nominee of choice
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Record of The YearRecord of The Year
NAME OF SONG | NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP | |
1 | Jerusalema | Master KG ft Nomcebo |
2 | You’re the one | Elaine |
3 | eMcimbini | Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa |
4 | Xola Moya Wam’ | Nomcebo Zikode ft Master KG |
5 | Love Letter | Blaq Diamond |
6 | Molo | Aubrey Qwana |
7 | uBomi Abumanga | Sun-El Musician ft Msaki |
8 | uWrongo | Prince Kaybee, Black Motion, Shimza & Ami Faku |
9 | Empini | Kelly Khumalo |
10 | Amanikiniki | MFR Souls ft Major League Djz, Kamo Mphela & Bontle Smith |
11 | Tender Love | Sha Sha ft DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small |
12 | Price to Pay | Miss Pru ft Blaq Diamond & Malome Vector |
13 | Umona | TNS ft Mpumi |
14 | Keep it together | Matthew Mole |
15 | Ngihamba Nawe | Simmy feat. Sino Msolo |
16 | Summer YoMuthi | Blaq Diamond |
17 | Love you tonight | MFR Souls ft Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa & Sha Sha |
18 | SAD | Jethro Tait |
19 | Fixate | Shekhinah feat. Bey T |
20 | Your Love | Azana |
Music Video of The Year
NAME OF SONG | NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP | |
1 | Amanikiniki | MFR Souls Feat. Major League DJz, Kamo Mphela & Bontle Smith |
2 | Uwrongo | Prince Kaybee Feat. Black Motion, Shimza & Ami Faku |
3 | Tender Love | Sha Sha Feat. DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small |
4 | Price To Pay | Miss Pru Feat. Blaq Diamond & Malome Vector |
5 | Jerusalema | Master KG Feat. Nomcebo |
6 | Lover 4 Life | Ayanda Jiya Feat. Stogie T |
7 | Dumelang | Malome Vector Feat. Blaq Diamond |
8 | Gabadiya | Semi Tee Feat. Kammu Dee & Miano |
9 | Molo | Aubrey Qwana |
10 | There They Go | Nasty C |
11 | Njandini | Kwesta |
12 | You’re The One | Elaine |
13 | Lorch | DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small Feat. Semi Tee, Miano & Kammu Dee |
14 | Ayabonga | TNS & Skillz Feat. Le Soul |
15 | Okokoko | Sphectacula & DJ Naves Feat. Thebe & Unathi |
16 | Eazy | Nasty C |
17 | Ke Star | Focalistic Feat. Vigro Deep |
18 | One By One | Rouge Feat. AKA |
19 | Your love | Azana |
20 | Paris | Shane Eagle Feat. Nasty C |
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