The year just kicked off and we are already quickly approaching award season. Last week Metro FM hosted a nominations party for their upcoming annual award ceremony and well, given the relatively mild commercial activity of the final quarter of 2012, we can’t say there were many surprises when the nominees were announced. Noticeable feats include Toya Delazy, who scored three nominations including Newcomer of the Year (it feels like she’s been a newcomer for a few years now, no?); pop star Donald, who bagged four nominations for his combined 2012 release and AKA’s Mrs, DJ Zinhle.
AKA himself, a three-time winner at the Metro’s last year, scored 2 nominations: Best Hit Single and Best Music Video, both for Jealousy. Our word is, if he doesn’t snatch the video award even after Benni McCarthy made a cameo in the vid and they got DJ Cleo riding dirty in that Knight Rider whip, the Metro’s board “better put down that nyaope.” He is in the rapping company of Shugasmakx, Khuli Chana, Teargas, Pro and Zakwe, who are all competing for Best Hip hop album. Who do you think will take this one?
We were glad to see the likes of rookie songstress, Moneoa (featured on Shugasmakx’s Take It Easy and confirmed to be featuring on both DJ Speedsta’s and Cassper Nyovest’s upcoming projects), who got the nod for Best Newcomer; as well as The Muffinz and Kabomo whose 2012 album drops earned them a few nominations each. But one thing we were not glad and super surprised to see was that arguably the most dominant hip hop force of the past year was completely excluded from this nominees list… WHERE THE HELL IS REASON? Do It Like I Can alone damn near got more spins on the radio and on television than the moon’s orbit around Earth. Then you add the hip-hopper’s Skhotane anthem, DJ Fanatic’s Keep Debiting and his exceptionally impressive 2012 album Audio 3D and it seems ludicrous that he went without mention at this year’s event. No wonder he has A Lot on his Mind.
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Nominees:
Best African pop album
Moneoa – Coming From, Going To
Berita – Conquering Spirit
Maleh – Step Child
Malik – Music in Love
Unathi – With Love
Best produced album
Toya Delazy – Due Drop
Donald – Train of Love
Lulu Dikana – This is the Life
Zonke – Ina Ethe
Kabomo – Memory Remain
Best Female Album
Zonke – Ina Ethe
Toya Delazy – Due Drop
Unathi – With Love
Moneoa – Coming From, Going To
Lulu Dikana – This is the Life
Best group album
Crazy White Boy – Zoma
Jaziel Brothers – The Journey Defined
Revolution – Evolution
The Muffinz – Have You Heard?
Amon & Thato – Recipe No. 1
Song of the Year
DJ Zinhle – My Name Is (Zinhle)
Fistaz Mixwell – Hade Mabebeza
Oskido – Tsa Mandebele
Zonke – Feelings
Lvovo Derrango – Palesa
DJ Tira – 4000
Best hit single
HHP – Bosso
AKA – Jealousy
DJ Vetkuk vs Mahoota – Stokvel
Donald – Deserve
Fistaz Mixwell – Hade Mabebeza
Best hip-hop album
Pro – Continua
Shugasmakx – The Shugafactory (One Word)
Teargas – Number Number
Zakwe – Zakwe
Khuli Chana – Lost in Time
Best male album
Donald – Train of Love
Kabomo – Memory Remains
Khuli Chana – Lost in Time
Professor – The Orientation
Zakwe – Zakwe
Best newcomer
Moneoa – Coming From, Going To
Toya Delazy – Due Drop
Zakwe – Zakwe
The Muffinz – Have You Heard?
Khaya Mthethwa – For You
Best music aideo
AKA – Jealousy
MiCasa – La Vida
Unathi – Kwa Nolali
Donald – Deserve
Jullian Gomes – Love Song 28
For the full nominations list go to the Metro FM website. Voting lines open on Thursday for the public. Voters should SMS the category and name of the artist to 34764. Voting lines close February 17