South Africa: Country Gears Up for Metro FM Awards

Amanda Black, Nasty C, Babes Wodumo, Kwesta, Kelly Khumalo and Vusi Nova.
24 February 2017

The Metro FM Music Awards will be held at the iNkosi Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.

Every award winner will bag R100,000.

This year's theme is What's Next Is All That Matters.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:
African Pop Album
Musa
Amanda Black
Vusi Nova
Soul Kulture
Sjava

Best Collaboration
Ms Pru — Ameni
Bucie — Rejoice
DJ Speesta — Mayo
Kwesta — Mayibabo

Best Compilation Album
DJ Tokzen
DJ Qness
DJ Fresh

Best Dance Album
Babes Wodumo
Dr Malinga
Mobi Dixon
Mpumi
DJ Merlon

Best Female Album
Amanda Black
Babes Wodumo
Kelly Khumalo
Lebo Sekgobela
Brenda Mntambo

Best Group Album
Jeziel Brothers
The Soil
Soul Kulture
Durbans Finest
Encore

Best Hit Single
Citi Lyts — Vura
Riky Rick — Sidlukotini
AKA — One Time
Ms Pru -Ameni
DJ Speedsta — Mayo

Best Hip Hop
Kwesta
A Reece
Anatii
Nasty C
DJ Slique

Best Kwaito
Mshoza — Abantu Bam
L’vovo — Amatin tin
Vetkoek and Mahoota — Sohamba ngo7
Sosha — Good Times

Male Album
Nasty C
Kwesta
Sjava
Mobi Dixon
A Reece

Best Music Video
Duboiz — Dope Dream
Benchmarq- All on Me
Khuli Chana — One Source
Mafikizolo- Kucheza
Anatii — Jump

Best New Artist
Babes Wodumo
Nasty C
Amanda Black
Sjava
Soul Kulture

Best Urban Gospel Album
Dr Tumi — Love & Grace
Lebo Sekgobela — Restored
Joyous Celebration. Joyous 20
We will Worship — Mmuso
Khaya Mthethwa- The Dawn

Best Urban Jazz Album
Jimmy Dludla
Brenda Mntambo
Thandiswa
Hugh Masekela
Henry Philemon

Best R& B Single
Amanda Black
Floda
Charlie Mindgames
Zonke
Joocy

Best Remix
DJ Ganyani — Talk to me
Prince Kaybee — Don’t Give Up
Thee Lagacy — Wena Wedwa
Bob“Ezy — Close To You
Thee Lagacy — Sthandwa Sami

One Africa Award
Tekno
Vee Mampeezy
Tiwa Savage
Kommanda Obbs
Patoranking

Song of the Year
Babes Wodumo — Wololo
Musa ft Robbie Malinga — Mthande
Kwesta — Ngudu
Amanda Black — Amazulu
Dr Malinga — Akulaleki
Durban’s Finest ft Professor- Umsindo
King Monada — Ska Bhora Moreki
Lebo Sekhobela — Lion of Juda
Black Motion — Imali

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