SAMA 2011 winnersThe SAMA organisers have congratulated the winners at the 17th MTN South African Music Awards, held recently at Montecasino. Over 5000 guests and members of the public attended the ceremony and the performances were broadcast live on SABC1, as well as by a live webcast backstage show. As a marketing platform for the recording industry and artists of South Africa, MTN SAMA 17 achieved a number of milestones of which it is particularly proud. In addition to the live TV broadcast to an audience of millions on SABC1, extended feeds on radio from 5FM and Metro FM, amongst others, and more than 11 OB vans at the event. For the first time, the MTN SAMA's were web-streamed live on both Friday and Saturday nights and logged active viewers across the feeds into over 127 countries, showcasing SA music talent to a global audience. Over 40 000 dedicated live streams and more than 150 000 viewer minutes of the webcast took place hosted by Disco Dave. The MTN SAMA Official Facebook fan page reached a record 275 000 page views and Twitter reaching more than 2 million "Tweets" by the time the show started. Over 35 000 people visited the official SAMA website over the weekend and the YouTube page had new content, including the "SAMA Sessions" and "Making of SAMA", attracting more than 25 000 YouTube views. The WinnersAlbum Of The Year Newcomer Of The Year Duo Or Group Of The Year Male Artist Of The Year Female Artist Of The Year MTN Record Of The Year Best Music Best Music Video Of The Year International Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award Best Maskandi Album Best Contemporary Jazz Album Best Urban Pop Album Best Pop Album:African Best Pop Album: English Best Pop Album: Afrikaans Best Rock Album: English Best Sokkie Dans Album Best Urban Dance Album Best Rap Album Best Kwaito Album Best Traditional Jazz Album Best Instrumental Album Best Popular Classical Album Best Jazz/Instrumental/Popular Classic DVD Best R&B/Neo-Soul Album Best Urban Gospel Album Best Urban DVD MTN Best-Selling Mobile Music Download Best Reggae Album Best Producer Best Engineer Best Album Packing Packing Remix Of The Year Best Adult Adult Contemporary Album Best Rock Album: Afrikaans Best Country Music Album Best Afrikaans Gospel Music Album Best Afrikaans Traditional Music Album Best Afrikaans DVD Best Alternative Music Album: Afrikaans Best Kiddies Album: Afrikaans Best Adult Contemporary Album: English Best Alternative Music Album: English Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Best Global Chart DVD Best Kiddies Album: English Best Global Dance Album Best Multi-Artist Live DVD Best-Selling True-Tone Download Ring-Back-Tone Of The Year Full-Track Download Of The Year Best-Selling DVD Best South Sotho Music Album (Sesotho) Best Tsongo Music (Xitsonga) Album Best Venda Music (Tshivenda) Album Best Alternative Music Album: African Best Mbaqanga Album Best Adult Contemporary Album: African Best African Contemporary Gospel Album Best Traditional African Acapella Gospel Album Best Traditional/African Adult Contemporary African DVD www.samusicawards.co.za |