This past weekend, it was all eyes on the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) as the nation celebrated its top musical talents. The night was filled with excitement, standout performances, and a powerful showcase of South Africa’s rich and diverse music scene.
The biggest winner of the night was none other than Tyla, who walked away with three awards, including Best Pop Album for her self-titled album and Ukhozi FM Female Artist of the Year. Kabza De Small and Mthunzi also took home significant awards, claiming Best Amapiano Album and the coveted Sampra Album of the Year for their collaborative album Isimo.
Here is the full list of winners from the 2024 SAMAs:
- Best Adult Contemporary Album: Stimela – Drakensberg Boys Choir
- Ikwekwezi FM Best African Adult Contemporary Album: Sane – Brenda Mtambo
- Best Afro-pop Album: Imizwa – Lwah Ndlunkulu
- Best Alternative Album: I’m With the Singer – I’m With the Singer
- Motsweding FM Best Amapiano Album: Isimo – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi
- Best Classical/Instrumental Album: End of the Beginning – Fanie Dick
- Best Collaboration: iPlan – Dlala Thukzin, Sykes, and Zaba
- Best Dance Album: Permanent Music 3 – Dlala Thukzin
- Best Engineered Album: Reimagined – The Soil
- Best Gqom Album: We Don’t Play the Same Gqom – QueDj
- Best Hip Hop Album: Dust – Priddy Ugly
- Best Jazz Album: Enhlizweni: Song From My Heartland – Steve Dyer
- Best Kwaito Album: Most Wanted – Sykes
- Best Maskandi Album: Uyihlo noNyoko – uGatsheni
- Best Pop Album: Tyla – Tyla
- Best Produced Album: No Other Love – David Watkyns
- Best Produced Music Video: Dalie by Kamo Mphela – Kudzi
- Best R&B/Soul Album: Testament – Lordkez
- Best Reggae Album: Give Praises – Skeleton Blazer
- Best Rock Album: Dans Deur Die Donker – Fokofpolisiekar
- Best Traditional Faith Music Album: Mo Roriseng – Omega Khunou
- Best Traditional Music Album: Hamba Naye – Soul Brothers
- Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album: Estetika – Elandré
- Beste Pop: Almal Gly – Die Piesangskille
- Remix of the Year: Weekend Special (Jnr SA remix) – Jnr SA
- Rest of Africa: Son of a Tribe (Royalty Edition) – Edgar Muzah (Zimbabwe)
- Best African Indigenous Faith Album: Soothe My Soul: Songs From Our South African Church – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Best Contemporary Faith Album: Unusual – Xolly Mncwango
- Lesedi FM Male Artist of the Year: UGatsheni – Uyihlo noNyoko
- Ukhozi FM Female Artist of the Year: Tyla – Tyla
- Radio 2000 Duo/Group of the Year: Isimo – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi
- Santam Newcomer of the Year: Tyla – Tyla
- Sampra Album of the Year: Isimo – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi
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