MK Awards 2013: The winners

Cape Town – The winners for the 2013 MK Awards were announced on Sunday night during a gala event at the The State Theatre in Pretoria.
 
The big winners of the evening were Van Coke Kartel who walked away with three awards and Gangs of Ballet who were named Best Newcomer. The gala event also featured live performances by electronic rap act Bittereinder and ISO.

The 7th annual MK Awards saw SA artists competing in 10 categories and viewers votes determined the winners.

MK also gave fans the opportunity to nominate who they felt best deserved to be in the Best Live Act and Best SA Music Festival categories. The artists and festival who came out with the most nominations were included as official nominees.

The 2013 MK Awards winners are:

Best Video
Van Coke Kartel – Tot Die Son Uitkom

Best Newcomer
Gangs of Ballet – Hello Sweet World

Best Group
Van Coke Kartel – Dis 'n Land

Best Rock
Van Coke Kartel – Dis 'n Land

Best SFX/Animation
Haezer ft Lark – Brave

Best Indie
Shortstraw – One Long Day

Best Dance
Johnny Neon – Hearts

Best Solo
Jeremy Loops – Howling

Best Live Act
The Black Cat Bones

Best SA Music Festival
Oppikoppi 2012