The 25th annual South African Music Awards took place at Sun City over the weekend and saw Sho Madjozi, Sjava and DJ Black Coffee dominate.
Sho Madjozi took the crown for Newcomer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year while Sjava won the Album of the Year and Best Afro Pop Album and DJ Black Coffee walked away with Male Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration Award with David Guetta for Drive.
Kelly Khumalo, Sho Madjozi, DJ Sumbody, Dladla Mshunqisi, DJ Tira, Distruction Boyz, Sun-El Musician and Mobi Dixon took to the stage to entertain those in attendance.
Full list of winners:
Album of the Year – Sjava — Umqhele
Best Adult Contemporary Album – Ard Matthews – Impossible Machines
Best African Adult Contemporary Album – Nathi- Iphupha Labantu
Best African Indigenous Faith Album – Ithimba Le Africa — Sesiphunyukile
Best Afro Pop Album – Sjava — Umqhele
Best Alternative Album – Nakhane – You Will Not Die
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album – We Will Worship – Seasons Volume 1
Best Dance Album – Black Motion — Moya Wa Taola
Best Engineered Album – Vusi Nova – Manyan-nyan by Robin Walsh
Best Hip Hop Album – Nasty C — Strings N Bling
Best Jazz Album – Bokani Dyer Trio – Neo Native
Best Kwaito/Gqom/Amapiano – Spikiri — King Don Father
Best Live Audio Visual Recording – Cassper Nyovest – Fill up Orlando Stadium – Robin Kohl
Best Maskandi Album – Sgwebo Sentambo — Yekani Umona
Best Pop Album – Tresor — Nostalgia
Best Produced Album – Nasty C – Strings and Bling
Best RnB/Soul Album – Zonke – L.O.V.E
Best Reggae Album – Black Dillinger – Mavara is King
Best Rock Album – Dan Patlansky — Perfection Kills
Best Selling Artist – Joyous Celebration 22
Best Selling DVD – Joyous Celebration 22
Best Traditional Album – Candy — Hupenyu Unenge Viri
Best Traditional Faith Music Album – Spirit of Praise — Spirit of Praise Vol 7
Beste Kontemporere Musiek Album – Coenie de Villiers – Pure Coenie
Beste Pop Album – Snotkop — Sous
Capasso Best Selling Digital Download Composers Award – Joyous Celebration 22 – All for you :Lindelani Mkhize, Mnqobi Nxumalo, Siphiwe Ngcobo, Thobeka Mahlangu
Collaboration of the year – Black Coffee feat. David Guetta and Delilah Montagu – Drive
Duo / Group of the Year – Black Motion — Moya Wa Taola
Female Artist of the Year – Sho Madjozi
Lifetime Achievement Award – HHP, TKZEE and Mango Groove
Male Artist of the Year – Black Coffee — Music is King
Music Video of the Year – Jeremy Loops – Gold by Robert Smith
Newcomer of the Year – Sho Madjozi – Limpopo Champions League
Record of the Year – Holly Rey — Deeper
Remix of the Year – Zakwe – Sebentin by Cassper Nyovest, HHP, Blaklez, Kwesta and Musiholiq
Rest of Africa Artist – Diamond Platnumz – A Boy from Tandale
SAMPRA Highest Airplay Song of the Year – Lady Zamar -Collide
SAMRO Composers Highest Airplay Award – Lady Zamar -Collide
www.samusicawards.co.za
