19th MTN SAMA’s main event which will take place this Saturday, 11 May 2013 at 20h30 and will be broadcasted LIVE on SABC1. The awards will be screened from 8pm in the evening.
MORE DETAILS AND INFO ABOUT 19th MTN SAMA’s
The MTN South African Music Awards exist to recognize accomplishment in the South African recording industry and will be broadcast live to millions of viewers on the country’s favourite and biggest channel, SABC 1.
EVENT INFORMATION:
VENUE: Sun City Superbowl
DATE: Saturday, 11 May 2013 (live show and broadcast)
The full list of categories for the 19th Annual MTN SAMAs are:
TOP 5 CATEGORIES
Album of the Year
Duo or Group of the Year
Female Artist of the Year
Male Artist of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
ALBUM GENRE SUPER CATEGORIES
Best Rock Album
Best Pop Album
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Best Kontemporêre Musiek Album
Best African Adult Album
Best Alternative Album
Best Kiddies Album
Best R&B / Soul / Reggae Album
Best Rap Album
Best Kwaito Album
Best Dance Album
Best Traditional Faith Music Album
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
Best Traditional Album
Best Maskandi Album
Best Jazz Album
Best Classic & Instrumental Album
OTHER
Best Live DVD
SPECIAL AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
International Achievement Awards
Best Selling Album
Best Selling DVD
Best Collaboration
MTN BEST SELLING MOBILE MUSIC DOWNLOAD
Best Selling True-Tone
Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone
Best Selling Full-Track Download
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
Best Music Video of the Year
Best Producer
Best Engineer
Remix of the Year
PUBLIC VOTE CATEGORY
Record of the Year
SAMPRA AWARD
Highest Airplay of the Year