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All the 2019 SAMA winners

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 AlbumNathi- 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 YearSho Madjozi

Lifetime Achievement AwardHHP, 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

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