2010 SAMA nominees announced.
Veli Mabena, General Manager for Brand & Communications at MTN SA says: “As MTN, we believe to recognise and reward local musicians for their achievements is the right thing to do as it can only encourage them to excel on a yearly basis.”
“SABC1 Mzansi Fo Sho is excited at the list of nominees announced. We are looking forward in anticipation to an even tighter race for the awards at this year’s award ceremony – beamed to our viewers live from Sun City.”
The MTN South African Music Awards is turning sweet sixteen this year, and befitting this momentous occasion was the electrifying Nominees Launch celebrations that took place at Taboo in Sandton on the 4th of March. The evening transcended the South African music experience to another level unlike anything experienced within this glitz and glamour occasion before, setting a high standard for the Main Awards Ceremony taking place in Sun City on the 16th and 17th of April.
Some of Mzansi’s best superstars took celebrations onto another platform with captivating live performances, with Lira, DJ Cleo, Foto Na Dans, Brickz, Rhythmic Elements, Da L.E.S., Oskido and DJ Kent amongst the artists who entranced guests with their rhythms and award winning music and kept the party going to the early hours. But as much as it was a good excuse to get down, the real reason everyone was there was to find out who had made it onto the nominees list for the 16th Annual MTN SA Music Awards.
TOP 5
Album of the Year
Big Nuz for Undisputed
BLK JKS for the album After Robots
Busi Mhlongo for Amakholwa Believers
Selaelo Selota for Lapeng Laka
Teargas for Dark Or Blue
Duo or Group of the Year
AKING for Against All Odds
Big Nuz for the album Undisputed
Jaziel Brothers for The Journey
Joyous Celebration for Volume 13 Live At The Mosaiek Theatre, Johannesburg
Teargas for Dark Or Blue
Female Artist of the Year
Busi Mhlongo for Amakholwa Believers
Camagwini for Emandulo
Lira for Live In Concert: A Celebration
Louise Carver for The Home Tour – Live
Thandiswa Mazwai for Ibokwe
Male Artist of the Year
Benjamin Dube for 16 June Commemoration Live
Black Coffee for Home Brewed
Chris Chameleon for Kyk Hoe Lyk Ons Nou
Ntando for Inqubela
Selaelo Selota for Lapeng Laka
Newcomer of the Year
Culoe de Song for A Giant Leap
Kyle Shepherd for Fine ART
Solly Mahlangu for the album Obrigado
The South African Youth Choir for the album Birth of the Sun
Tshepo Mngoma for People And Places
MTN Record of the Year
Change the World – Master Jam (w/ RJ Benjamin)
Consider Me – Prime Circle
Fairytale – Liquideep
Fort Knox – Goldfish
Free – Thembi Seete
Good Music – DJ Cleo
Heartbreak Street – Jesse Clegg
I Believe – Oskido
Ingoma – Thandiswa featuring Hugh Masekela
Juju – Black Coffee featuring Zakes Bantwini
Lesson Number 1 – Rhythmic Elements
Live my Life – Winnie Khumalo
Maybe – Loyiso
Mmatswale- Malaika
Mpitse – HHP
Nka Mo Dira – Nutty Nys (w/ Abe Molamu)
Nomalanga Mntakwethu – Zuluboy
Push me to the Floor – The Parlotones
Umlilo – Big Nuz featuring Tira
We Baba – Culoe De Song featuring Busi Mhlongo
Afrikaans
Best Rock Album: Afrikaans
Andries Botha – Welkom In Die Wêreld
Jan Blohm – 7 Jaar
Teerpad – Kry Rigting
Zinkplaat – Mooi Besoedeling
Best Alternative Music Album: Afrikaans
Die Heuwels Fantasties – Die Heuwels Fantasties
Gizelle – Begin
Sonsteek – Ons Ideale
Straatligkinders – Sweef Soos N Vuishou
Willim Welsyn – Maanplaas
GLOBAL CHARTS
Best Adult Contemporary Album: English
Blk Sonshine – Good Life
Dear Reader – Replace Why With Funny
Farryl Purkiss – Fruitbats & Crows
Laurie Levine – Living Room
Louise Carver – The Home Tour: Live
Best Rock Album: English
aKING – Against All Odds
Cassette – Who Do You Trust
New Holland – Exploded Views
The Parlotones – Stardust Galaxies
Voodoo Child – Attack. Don’t Panic
Best Alternative Music Album: English
BLK JKS – After Robots
Hog Hoggidy Hog – Method To The Madness
Martin Rocka And The Sickshop – Its A Filthy Song But Someones Got To Sing It
Mix N Blend – Look Mom No Hands
The Black Hotels – Films For The Next Century
Best Pop Album: English
Axene – 16
Jerusha – Jerushalem
La Vuvuzela – In Stereo
NKD – NKD
Sasha-Lee – Sasha-Lee
Best Global Chart DVD
Dozi & Nianell – It Takes Two – Live At The Silverstar Casino
Lira – Live In Concert: A Celebration
Prime Circle – All Or Nothing Live
The Plain Truth – Only One God
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