The SAMA24 nominations event, held at the Birchwood Hotel on Thursday 20, was one of its kind. This year’s event, hosted by Pearl Modiadie, excluded the top five categories which include, the Best Male and Female Artist of the Year, Best Duo or Group of the year, Newcomer of the Year and Album of the Year. Pearl told the audience that those categories would only be revealed in May, a month before the actual event.
In the Best R&B category Cici and Afrotraction made the cut, while Ricky Rick and Emtee were nominated for Best Hip Hop Album. Chomee and Busiswa are against each other in the Best Kwaito Album. Big names such as DJ Ganyani, Lady Zamar and Prince Kaybee have made it the Best Dance Category.
One of the most interesting categories has to be the Best Collaboration. The nominations included tracks such Omunye by Distruction Boyz featuring Benny Maverick and Dladla Mshunqisi and Spirit by Kwesta featuring US artist Wale. Inde by Heavy K featuring Busi and Nokwazi, Ngempela by Sjava featuring Howard & DJ Maphorisa and Akanamali by Sun_EL Musician featuring Samthing Soweto.
Shekinah’s well received album Rose Gold was nominated for two awards, the Best Pop Album and Best Produced Album. Finally, Mafikozolo, Simphiwe Dana and Mi Casa, who are not new to the music industry, have all been nominated for three awards.
SAMA24 Nominees List
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Snakes and Ladders
Lost & Found
2
If You Don’t You Never Will
Prime Circle
3
Those Meddling Kids (TMK)
Shortstraw
4
Blitzkriek
Willim Welsyn
5
Selfmedikasie
Fokofpolisiekar
Best Pop Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Restless
Craig Lucas
2
Barely Breathing
Connell Cruise
3
The Beautiful Madness
TRESOR
4
Monark
Monark
5
Rose Gold
Shekhinah
Beste Pop Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Uitbasuin
Ray Dylan
2
Sing Vir Liefde
Karlien van Jaarsveld
3
Hy Loop Oop
Brendan Peyper
4
Laat Die Dansvloer Brand
Kurt Darren
5
Iemand Om Lief Te He
Lianie May
Best Adult Contemporary Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Indie Soul
Josie Field
2
Now Listen Properly
Swing City
3
Symphonic Soweto
Wouter Kellerman
4
Life's Journey
Charlie Finch
5
Miscellany
Janie Bay
Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Queen van die Toorbos
Saarkie
2
OKAY!
Die Heuwels Fantasties
3
Skepe
Jo Black
4
Korreltjie Kantel
Luna Paige, Nick Turner, Jamie Jupiter
5
Jy en Ek en Ek en Jy
Chris Chameleon
Best African Adult Contemporary Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Time II Time
Joe Nina
2
Ilanga
Siseko Pame
3
Based on a True Story
Serame Sediti
4
Siphokazi
Siphokazi
5
Tribute Birdie Mboweni The Deluxe Edition Album
Tribute Birdie Mboweni
Best Alternative Music Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
You Princess is in Another Castle
Loui Lvndn
2
Afrika 4 Beginners
Jack Parow
3
Hierdie is die Lewe
Francois van Coke
4
The Morning Show
Josh Kempen
5
Mangaliso
Bongeziwe Mabandla
Best R&B/Soul/Reggae Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
4
Busisiwe
Cici
2
The Greatest Hits
The Nameless Band
3
Songs About You
Thabsie
1
Relationships
Afrotraction
5
Never Lost
Thami
Best Hip Hop Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Stay Shining
Riky Rick
2
The New Era Sessions
Rouge
3
Yellow
Shane Eagle
4
Manando
Emtee
5
F2D Presents: Hall of Fame
Fresh 2 Def Productions
Best Kwaito Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Bona That Rural Dream
Mashabela Galane
2
So fa Silahlane
Team Mosha
3
Do Mo Squats
Chomee
4
Highly Flavoured
Busiswa
5
Ska Ba Hemisa
Trendsetters
Best Dance Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Pure Black Album
DJ Merlon
2
Ganyani's House Grooves 10
DJ Ganyani
3
King Zamar
Lady Zamar
4
I Am Music
Prince Kaybee
5
Familia
Mi Casa
Best Traditional Faith Music Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Live In Johannesburg
Women In Praise
2
Sinekhaya
Sipho Makhabane
3
Egameni LikaJesu
Dumi Mkokstad
4
Worship In Spirit & in Truth with Omega Khunou
Omega Khunou
5
Andile KaMajola Chapter 8 Sekwanele
Andile KaMajola
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Wonders of Mercy
Bongani Nchang
2
Victorious In His Presence with Benjamin Dube
Benjamin Dube
3
The Alabaster
Swazi
4
Solid Rock
Sicelo Moya
5
Heaven's Ways
Nqubeko Mbatha
Best African Indigenous Gospel Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Yala Nkosi
Believers in Christ
2
Samson Aphi Amandla Akho
Vuma Zion
3
Bonke Abamethembayo
Futhi Shongwe
4
Soloko Intliziyo Yam
Amadodana Ase Wesile
5
Ntjhafatso
Barorisi Ba Morena
Best African Artist Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
This is Me
NINIOLA
2
Sounds from the Other Side
Wizkid
3
Yellow The Novel
Zoë Modiga
4
M&M
Moreira Chonguica and Manu Dibango
5
The Simphiwe Dana Symphony Experience
Simphiwe Dana
Best Traditional Music Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Pitsi
Dinonyane Cultural Group
2
Uthando
Bomshell
3
Isiqalo - The Beginning
Complete
4
Jessica Mbangeni Sings IGoli Live @Lyric Theatre Johannesburg
Jessica Mbangeni
5
Indodana
University of Pretoria Camerata
Best Maskandi Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Miss South Africa
Uqhosha Ngokwenzakwakhe
2
Emkhathini
Shwi noMtekhala
3
Isixaxa Samaxoki
Khuzani
4
6 to 6
Abafana Baka Mgqumeni
5
Wavuma
Mbuzeni
Best Jazz Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
The Simphiwe Dana Symphony Experience
Simphiwe Dana
2
Live at the Bird's Eye
The Blue Notes Tribute Orkestra
3
Yellow The Novel
Zoë Modiga
4
Voices of our Vision
Tune Recreation Committee
5
Ikhambi
Nduduzo Makhathini
Best Classical and/or Instrumental Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Insomnia
CH2
2
Chilled
James Grace
3
Matimba Ya Vuyimbeleri
University of Limpopo Choristers & the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra
4
Window to the Ashram
Kinsmen
5
Baroqueswing Vol. III
Charl du Plessis Trio
Best Afro Pop Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Inqola
Blaq Diamond
2
Mayibuye
Ntando
3
20
Mafikizolo
4
Mgodi
Zahara
5
Robbie Malinga
Robbie Malinga
Best Live Audio Visual Recording / DVD
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Krone 4 Live
Krone
2
Victorious In His Presence with Benjamin Dube
Benjamin Dube
3
The
Simphiwe Dana Symphony Experience
Experience
Simphiwe Dana
4
The Parlotones Orchestrated
The Parlotones
5
Red Mic Experience
Donald
Best Collaboration
NAME OF SONG
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Omunye
Distruction Boyz ft Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi
2
Spirit
Kwesta ft Wale
3
Inde
Heavy K ft Busi & Nokwazi
4
Akanamali
Sun_EL Musician ft Samthing Soweto
5
Ngempela
Sjava ft Howard & DJ Maphorisa
Music Video of the Year
NAME OF SONG
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Let It Flow
Shane Eagle
2
Naaa Meaan
Nadia Nakai
3
Spirit
Kwesta ft Wale
4
Don't do it
Nasty C
5
Arumtumtum
Rouge
Best Produced Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Rose Gold
Shekhinah
2
Familia
Mi Casa
3
20
Mafikizolo
4
Late Night People
Goldfish
5
I Am Music
Prince Kaybee
Best Engineered Album
NAME OF ALBUM
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
A Noise in the Void
Kahn
2
Familia
Mi Casa
3
20
Mafikizolo
4
Ikhambi
Nduduzo Makhathini
5
Gqom Is The Future
Distruction Boyz
Remix of the Year
NAME OF SONG
NAME OF ARTIST/ GROUP
1
Faith Alive
King Bayaa
2
I Got You
Mobi Dixon
3
Free
Household Funk
4
Buy It Out
Riky Rick feat. Youngsta CPT, KLY, Da Les, Frank Casino, J Molley & Stilo Magolide
5
Lake By The Ocean
Mobi Dixon