Controversial blogger Musa Khawula has started a petition to ‘cancel’ the SAMAs. Image via Facebook: South African Music Awards (Samas)
‘Pathetic awards’: Controversial blogger starts petition to ‘cancel’ SAMAs
Controversial blogger Musa Khawula has accused the SAMAs of being biased toward amapiano artists, questioning Zakes Bantwini’s 7 nominations.
Controversial blogger Musa Khawula has started a petition to ‘cancel’ the SAMAs. Image via Facebook: South African Music Awards (Samas)
The nominees for the 27th annual South African Music Awards (Samas) were announced on Tuesday 7 June at the Garden Venue Boutique Hotel in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. While KwaZulu-Natal born producer and vocalist Zakes Bantwini flies high with seven nods, some music-lovers are not too pleased with the nominees…
Controversial entertainment blogger Musa Khawula has started a petition to “cancel” the Samas claiming that awards organisers have snubbed amapiano artists.
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MUSA KHAWULA LEADS ‘CANCEL’ SAMAS PETITION
Over the last two years, amapiano has broken boundaries across the globe. With the likes of Major League DJz and DJ Maphorisa flying the South African flag high all over the world, the genre has truly received high praise and sparked collaborations between local and international artists.
In his petition started on Wednesday 8 June, Musa Khawula accuses the Samas of being biased toward the amapiano genre.
“It absolutely doesn’t make sense why Zakes Bantwini would be nominated seven times and artists like Musa Keys totally excluded from these pathetic nominations,” wrote Khawula.
The petition has already received more than 150 signatures and continues to gain momentum.
AMAPIANO ARTISTS NOMINATED
This year, several amapiano stars have scored nominations ahead of the Sama awards. Of the 20 nominations for Record of the Year, amapiano artists scored half of the nods.
Some of the biggest songs that scored a nod are DJ Maphorisa’s Izolo, De Mthuda’s John Wick and Busta 929’s Umsebenzi Wethu.
Of the Music Video of the Year nominees, Kwiish SA’s LiYoshona, Kamo Mphela’s Nkulunkulu and Mr JazziQ’s Woza all received nominations.
WATCH THE ‘WOZA’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE
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BEST AMAPIANO ALBUM NOMINEES
Take a look at the nominees for the Best Amapiano Album:
- Kamo Mphela: Nkulunkulu
- Mas Musiq: Authi e’Sharp
- Mellow & Sleazy: Kwa Kwa
- Young Stunna: Notumato
- Focalistic: President Ya Strata
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