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    16th South African Music Awards nominees announced

    The MTN South African Music Awards Nominees Launch celebrations took place at Taboo in Sandton yesterday, 4 March. The Main Awards Ceremony will take place in Sun City on 16 and 17 April, 2010.

    Some of Mzansi's best superstars took celebrations onto another platform with live performances, but 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. And here they are:

    Album of the Year

    Big Nuz for Undisputed
    BLK JKS for 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 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 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
    FortKnox - 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
    NkaMo 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 Afrikaans Traditional Music Album

    Die Teelepeltjies - Boeremusiek Op Sy Warmste
    Hennie De Bruyn & Die Kitaarkerels - Vurige Snare
    Klipwerf Orkes - Hantam Carnival
    Mooiplaas Boere-Orkes - Traditionele Boeremusiek
    Zak Van Niekerk, Hennie De Bruyn & Die Kitaarkerels - Rig Jou Hande Na Bo

    Best Adult Contemporary Album: Afrikaans

    Bok Van Blerk - Afrikanerhart
    Chris Chameleon - Kyk Hoe Lyk Ons Nou
    Die Radio Kalahari Orkes - Heuningland
    Romanz - Bly Getrou
    Theuns Jordaan - Kouevuur

    Best Afrikaans Gospel Album

    Jan Hoogendyk - Ontskemer
    Louis Brittz, Wanda Bam & Leza Liversage - Ons Draai Terug!
    Retief Burger - Luidkeels Oorgegee
    Rouchelle Liedemann - Nuwe Begin
    Wanda Bam - BeloofdeLand

    Best Kiddies Album: Afrikaans

    Carike Keuzenkamp - Carike En Ghoempie Kuier Saam Met Ghoeghoe In Kinderland 6
    Nedine Blom - Supercool Vir Jesus
    Ronell Erasmus - Kareltjie Kameelperd
    Vaaljappie - Kanedoebadoe

    Best Country Music Album

    Billy Forrest & Bobby Angel - The Hits Of Foster & Allen
    Cheree - In My Drome
    Die Campbells - Keep It Country
    Dozi - Voel So Reg
    Ray Dylan - Goeie Ou Country

    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

    Best Pop Album: Afrikaans

    Bobby Van Jaarsveld - Net Vir Jou
    Dewald Louw - Ek En Jy
    Lianie May - Boeremeisie
    Nicholis Louw - Energie
    Snotkop - Francois Henning Was Hier

    Best Sokkie Dans Album

    Die Campbells - Mamma Maria
    Kurt Darren - Die Beste Medisyne
    Ruan De Waal - ‘N Bietjie Nader
    Willem Botha - Se My Nou
    Zak Van Niekerk - Fototjie

    Best Afrikaans DVD

    Juanita Du Plessis - 10 Jaar Platinum Treffers Live
    Louis Brittz & Jean Marais - Daniel 09
    Nicholis Louw - Intiem Met Nicholis Louw
    Retief Burger - Luidkeels Oorgegee
    Thys Die Bosveldklong - Kom Lag ‘N Slag

    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 Contemporary Christian Music Album

    Kevin Knott - Worthy
    Proxy - The Call
    Rivers Live - Love Never Fails
    Scintillate - Sleeper
    The Plain Truth - Only One God

    Best Kiddies Album: English

    Gcina Mhlophe - Songs And Stories Of Africa
    Graeme Sacks & Erika Strydom - Goggatjie Childrens Songs CD
    Relebogile Mabotja & Erika Strydom - Stories From The Alphabet Tree Volume 1

    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

    Jazz and Classical

    Best Popular Classical Album

    Daniel Rowland And Stellenbosch University Camerata - Vivaldi / Piazzolla Seasons
    James Grace - Sevilla Music Of Spain II
    Sterling Electric Quartet - Nova
    The South African Youth Choir - Birth Of The Sun
    TwoPianists - Brahms, Lutoslawski, Arensky & Copland

    Best Instrumental Album

    Carol Thorns - Fireflies In The Rain
    CH2 - Orange Guitar
    Guy Buttery - Fox Hill Lane
    Kidofdoom - My Faith In War
    Steve Newman - Flavour

    Best Traditional Jazz Album

    Anna Davel - Linger Longer
    Brian Thusi - Nomakunjalo
    Kyle Shepherd - FineART
    Tutu Puoane - Quiet Now
    Jazzing & Jiving - The Cape Town Sessions

    Best Contemporary Jazz Album

    Adam Glasser - Free At First
    Fundile Mdingi - Borrowed Gift
    Ivan Mazuze - Maganda
    Tammy - Just Jazz
    Tshepo Mngoma - People And Places

    Best Jazz/Instrumental/Popular Classical DVD

    Kristel Birkholtz - The Sea In Spring
    Ses Snare - Ses Snare Live @ The Performer Theatre
    Wouter Kellerman - Colour Live In Concert

    Technical and Video

    Best Music Video of the Year

    Nicky Campos for Juju by Black Coffee Ft Zakes Bantwini
    Morgan Dingle for Who Do You Trust by Cassette
    Nick Roux for Gotta Keep It Going by Jozi
    Brandon Oelofse for Double Cross by Psyfo
    Francis Gavin & Jolyon Ellis for Push Me To The Floor by The Parlotones

    Best Producer

    Theo Crous for Kyk Hoe Lyk Ons Nou by Chris Chameleon
    Brian O'Shea for Fruitbats & Crows by Farryl Purkiss
    HHP & Steve Raphadu for Dumela by HHP
    Mix n Blend for Look Mom No Hands by Mix N Blend
    James Bassingthwaighte & Jaydine Baron for Love That Music by Timothy Moloi

    Best Engineer

    Johan van Schalkwyk & Crighton Goodwill for Stripped Down Soul'd Out by Garth Taylor
    Ishmael Morabe & DJ Swami for On The Edge by Ishmael
    Marius Brouwer for On The Run by Jason Hartman
    Howard Butcher for Flavour by Steve Newman
    Robin Walsh for Love That Music by Timothy Moloi

    Remix Of The Year

    DJ Nutty Nys for K'zogo K'zogozogo (Summer Anthem) - Nutty Nys Remix by Deep Level
    Protoculture for Cruising Through - Protoculture Mix by Goldfish
    Black Coffee for This Is How It Goes - Black Coffee Remix by Goldfish
    Bongani Fassie Partytime by Jozi
    DJ Hypnosis for 2 By 2 by Rhythmic Elements

    Best Album Packaging

    Merwe Marchand le Roux for Against All Odds by aKING
    Craig Wells for Who Do You Trust by Cassette
    Heath Dyer for Live In Concert: A Celebration CD by Lira
    Caroline Hillary for Ibokwe by Thandiswa Mazwai
    Matt Edwards for Whole Worlds by Tumi

    Traditional

    Best South Sotho Music (SeSotho) Album

    Koete - Tharisa Ea Matsoapo No.4
    Letsoalo - Letabohile Letsoalo
    Masweti - Masweti No.2 Re Kopa Khotso
    Motsotuoa Mosenene - Lipabala Tsa Quthing No.4
    Tau Ea Matsekha - Matsekha Grooves

    Best Tsonga Music (XiTsonga) Album

    Connie Chauke - Magevenga
    George Maluleke - Siku Ramakumu
    Hammy Chauke - Niwisisi
    Mapfohlosela - Mr Hummer
    Thomas Chauke - Shimatsatsa No 29

    Best Venda Music (TshiVenda) Album

    Ntshengedzeni Maligana - Mathada Vol. 2
    Tshigomboza - Toduluso
    Zozo & Sangere Superbeat - Mukovhe

    Best Mbhaqanga Album

    Abafana BakaMolo - Intombi Yegenge
    Impumelelo - Isikweletu
    Mthoko - Thambo Lami Leqolo
    Oflende - Pajero
    Umashwabana - Ithemba Lami

    Best Maskandi Album

    Izingane Zoma - Obama
    Phuzekhemisi - Izindaba Zakho
    Shabalala Rhythm - Isikweletu
    Thokozani Langa - Inganekwane
    Umgqumeni - I SMS

    Best Traditional A Capella Album

    African Cream Freedom Choir - Freedom Songs
    King Star Brothers - Abanini Bemizi
    Ladysmith Abafana Bezamanani - Ngane Yami
    Thulani Shabalala Izimpande - Unity Is The Power
    Usuthu - Halala 2010

    Best Adult Contemporary Album: African

    Bhudaza - Likhomo
    Busi Mhlongo - Amakholwa Believers
    Camagwini - Emandulo
    Selaelo Selota - Lapeng Laka
    Thandiswa Mazwai - Ibokwe

    Best African Contemporary Gospel Album

    Benjamin Dube - 16 June Commemoration Live
    Jay - Worship Unlimited Vol. 1
    Joyous Celebration - Vol. 13 Live At The Mosaiek Theatre, JHB
    Solly Mahlangu - Obrigado
    Spirit of Praise - Spirit Of Praise Vol 2

    Best African Traditional Gospel Album

    Hlengiwe Mhlaba - Hlala Kuye
    Sechaba - Mangihamba Nawe
    Sipho Makhabane - Ebenezer
    Winnie Mashaba - Joang Kapa Joang
    Worship House - Ikhaya Lami

    Best Traditional African A Capella Gospel Album

    Abalindi - Nguwe Nguwe
    Amadodana Ase Postile - Ngihole Jehovah
    Amadodana Ase Wesile - Jesu Wena Ungu Mhlobo
    In Zion Of Julesburg Apostolic Faith Assembly In Zion - Se Ndzi Dyohile (Forgive Us Lord)
    Thina Zion 1 - Phuthumani

    Best Alternative Music Album: African

    Candy - Siki (Five Cents)
    Joe Nina - Unchained
    KB - Ke Mosadi
    Oliver Mtukudzi - Dairai

    Best Traditional/African Adult Contemporary African DVD

    Benjamin Dube - 16 June Commemoration Live
    Joyous Celebration - Vol. 13 : Live At The Mosaiek Theatre, JHB
    Solly Mahlangu - Obrigado
    Spirit Of Praise - Spirit of Praise Vol 2
    Worship House - Ikhaya Lami

    Urban

    Best Urban Gospel Album

    Bongi & Collin - Makadunyiswe
    Charisma - My Journey
    Keke - In The Holy Of Holies
    Kgotso - In The Beginning
    Neville D - Songs Of Deliverance

    Best Pop Album: African

    Deborah - Uthando
    Jaziel Brothers - The Journey
    Maduvha - Africa
    Malaika - Mmatswale
    Ntando - Inqubela

    Best Urban Pop Album

    DJ Sox - House Party
    Jozi - Wild Life
    Kwela Tebza - Made In South Africa
    Mxo - Sounds In Motion
    Urban Reign - When It Rains It Pours

    Best Urban Dance Album

    Black Coffee - Home Brewed
    Culoe De Song - A Giant Leap
    DJ Cleo - Es'khaleni 6
    Liquideep - Oscillation
    Oskido - Oskido's Church Grooves 8 & 9th Commandment

    Best R&B/Neo-Soul Album

    Brian Temba - Something Better
    Byron Clarke - Self Inflicted
    Ishmael - On The Edge
    Mario Ogle - Can't Stop Loving You
    Nash Reed - Mercurial

    Best Rap Album

    HHP - Dumela
    JR - Colourfull
    Khuli Chana - The MotswakOriginator
    Teargas - Dark Or Blue
    Tumi - Whole Worlds

    Best Kwaito Album

    Big Nuz - Undisputed
    Mzambiya - Still I Rise
    Spikiri - Taking A Walk On The Wild Side
    TKZee - Coming Home
    Zola - Impepho

    Follow the 16th Annual MTN South African Music Awards (SAMA) at www.samusicawards.co.za

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