Matthew Mole

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#Sama27: Matthew Mole on winning Record of the Year [watch]

Matthew Mole shares his excitement after walking away with one of the Samas’ biggest awards of the night,
Record of the Year.

Matthew Mole

Matthew Mole Image via Twitter @MatthewJMole

The South African Music Awards (Samas) were held on Saturday 31 July. The 27th annual awards show was an important one as awards for best amapiano, best gqom, and best kwaito albums were being handed out for the first time. But one big winner at the awards was singer-songwriter Matthew Mole who walked away with the sought-after Record of the Year award for Keep it Together

Mole had some strong competition in the category, going up against Master KG’s Jerusalema, Blaq Diamond’s Summer YoMuthi, and MFR Soul’s Love You Tonight to name a few.

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MATTHEW WINS RECORD OF THE YEAR

Matthew Mole’s Keep it Together is the third single from his 2019 album, Ghost

The Run hitmaker expressed his gratitude after winning record of the year, saying the award was completely unexpected. 

“I was just honoured to be named among so many SA bangers. The fact that this category was based purely on votes, just makes me feel so encouraged and supported by so many amazing people.” 

‘KEEP IT TOGETHER’: THE INSPIRATION

The single was officially released in 2019 and Mole explained the inspiration behind the song, was that everyone goes through difficult times in life but we end up growing so much. 

“We just need to remember to hold on and not give up.”

Last year, Mole took home the gong for Best Pop Album for Ghost.

MATTHEW MOLE: WHAT’S NEXT?

Mole released his music video for his single I’m With You on 2 July. The video was directed by Michael Forbes and Jason Haji-Joannou. 

The 29-year-old musician gave fans a glimpse of the making of the music video as he showed off his acting skills and navigated around town chasing his orange balloon.

Although the star musician hasn’t formally announced he’s working on new music, there are definitely a few suspicions that he could be working on something new. 

Check out his I’m With You music video here:

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