HLE won Best Contemporary Faith Music Album and SAMPRA Album of the Year for The Ground We’re On, as well as Lesedi FM Female Artist of the Year.
Kabza De Small secured Best Amapiano Album for Bab’Motha, Best Collaboration for Abantwana Bakho with DJ Maphorisa, XDuppy, Thatohatsi, Young Stunna and Nkosazana Daughter, and Remix of the Year for Eningi.
The results highlight the continued strength of contemporary gospel and amapiano in South Africa's music industry, with the two artists collectively taking six awards at this year's ceremony.
Below is the full list of winners:
Best Adult Contemporary Album: Wrapped in Rhythm, Vol.2 – Tutu Puoane, Metropole Orkest & Jacome Bairos
Best African Adult Contemporary Album: Moya – Simphiwe Dana
Best African Indigenous Faith Album: Monghali Mesia – Amadodana Ase Wesile
Best Afro Pop Album: Inkanyezi 2.0 (Live) – Sjava
Best Alternative Album: Handsome Luke & The Heartbreakers – Mars Baby
Best Amapiano Album: Bab’Motha – Kabza De Small
Best Classical Instrumental Album: Orchestrations – Guy Buttery
Best Collaboration: Abantwana Bakho – DJ Maphorisa & XDuppy, Kabza De Small feat Thatohatsi, Young Stunna & Nkosazana Daughter
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album: THE GROUND WE’RE ON – Hle
Best Dance Album: The Most Wanted – JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela
Best Engineered Album: Orchestrations – Guy Buttery (Engineered by Guy Buttery & Fuzzy)
Best Gqom Album: New Wave – Blacks Jnr, Dankie Boi, GoldMax
Best Hip Hop Album: Free – Nasty C
Best Jazz Album: Intlambululo: Ukuhlambulula – Mandisi Dyantyis
Best Maskandi Album: Ng’funa intozami – Mzukulu
Best Pop Album :Don’t Cry Because It’s Over – Will Linley
Best Produced Album: Therapy: The Other Side – Langa Mavuso (Produced by Darren Blackansee, Simphiwe Mashinini, Ndumiso Manana, Ndabo Zulu, Christer Kobedi, Civil Motha, Unako Chabeli, Langa Mavuso, Jabulani Nkabinde, Lindelani Lee, Seragi Thantsha, Mnqobi Bayanda Nxumalo, Zooci, Jonathan Takyi Mensah, Onkabetse John Hlongwane)
Best Produced Music Video: Wayside Lover – Msaki, Jesse Clegg & Sjava (Produced by Nombuso Ngcobo; Directed by Marty Bleazard)
Best R&B Soul Album: You, Me & The 90’s – lordkez
Best Reggae Album: Foreign Exchange – Ras Canly
Best Rock Album: Die Ruimte – Francois van Coke
Best Traditional Faith Music Album: Praise & Worship In The Wilderness, Pt. 1 – Bucy Radebe
Best Traditional Music Album: Sesi Ka Rose – Makhadzi Entertainment
Beste Pop Album: Troumateriaal – Brendan Peyper
SAMPRA Album of the Year: HLE The Ground We’re On
CAPASSO Most Streamed Song of the Year: Abantwana Bakho – DJ Maphorisa & XDuppy, featuring Thatohatsi, Young Stunna & Nkosazana Daughter
SAMRO Highest Airplay Composer Award: Nontokozo Mkhize – Esandleni
SABC 1 Newcomer of the Year: Paras “Sibalukhulu” Dlamini
AfriPure International Achievement Award: Tyla
Lesedi FM Female Artist of the Year: HLE
Motsweding FM Male Artist of the Year: Mzukulu
Radio 2000 Duo/Group of the Year: Amadodana Ase Wesile
Rest of Africa Award: This One Is Personal – Tiwa Savage
Remix of the Year: Eningi (Remix): Kabza De Small feat. Njelic, Mthunzi, Mkeyz, GL_Ceejay and Simmy
Lifetime Achievement Award: Oskido
