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These are your SAMA25 winners…
Photo: Twitter / @TheSAMAs
The second and final night of the 25th annual South African Music Awards (SAMA25) has drawn to a close and once again, the country’s best crop in local entertainment has been celebrated.
The first night of the ceremony went on without a hiccup at the Sun City resort. While the event was not broadcast live, the night did not pass without a couple of performance snippets leaking on social media.
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Popular gospel group, Joyous Celebration stood out on the night, walking away with the coveted Best Selling DVD and Best Selling Artist awards.
Cassper Nyovest and Black Coffee also accepted recognition in absentia on the first night. This was a fixture of the occasion since much of the A-list entertainment community did not attend the ceremony on Friday.
This is the complete list of winners on Night 1 of SAMA25:
BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
BEST AFRICAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
BEST R&B/SOUL ALBUM
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
BEST CONTEMPORARY FAITH MUSIC ALBUM
BESTE KONTEMPORÊRE MUSIEK ALBUM
BEST JAZZ ALBUM
REST OF AFRICA AWARD
BEST LIVE AUDIOVISUAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
BEST COLLABORATION
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BEST PRODUCED ALBUM OF THE YEAR
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM OF THE YEAR
REMIX OF THE YEAR
BEST SELLING DVD
BEST SELLING ARTIST
SAMRO/CAPASSO HIGHEST AIRPLAY COMPOSER’S AWARD
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The final night of the ceremony was a star-studded event that saw every deserving artist receive recognition for their artistic work.
This is the complete list of winners from Night 2 of the awards ceremony:
BEST AFRO POP ALBUM
BEST KWAITO / GQOM / AMAPIANO ALBUM
BEST AFRICAN INDIGENOUS FAITH MUSIC ALBUM
BEST TRADITIONAL FAITH MUSIC ALBUM
SAMPRA HIGHEST AIRPLAY OF THE YEAR
SAMRO/CAPASSO BEST-SELLING DIGITAL ARTIST
BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM
BEST ROCK ALBUM
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BESTE POP ALBUM
BEST POP ALBUM
BEST DANCE ALBUM
BEST MASKANDI ALBUM
BEST TRADITIONAL ALBUM
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
RECORD OF THE YEAR