And The Nominees Are...

And now the final countdown has finally begun. Artists and record labels cross fingers till the big night. It's only around this time that the churches get to see their famous artists, it's only around this time that artists start speaking in tongues and it's only aroundthis time that fashion designers in South Africa make most of their money... and what happens after April... We really not sure.

Last night(4th of March 2010) was most definitely a star-studded occasion as the Music Industry experts, TheMedia, Record Labels and distribution companies, artists, producers and even djs, gathered to witness the launch and the announcement of the nominees for the 16th South African Music Awards (SAMA).

On this night, I came to see three kind of artists. One- The JOYFUL- As the nominees for certain categories were announced, you could see that hip hop group Teargas was filled with joy. The three member group was nominated for the categories 'Best Group', 'Best Rap Album' and mos def also made it in the category 'Album Of The Year'.

Two- The NOT JOYFUL BUT LET'S TAKE IT BACK TO THE BOOTH. Rapper Proverb tweeted: "I'm actually quite disappointed! Write of passage is a solid album. I guess I wouldn't care if I didn't work so hard. Congrats tomy peers".

And the last- the NOT JOYFUL BUT LET'S GET CRUNK ANYWAY-Such so was Skwatta Kamp founder and member Shuga.

In the category for 'Best Urban Dance Album', the nominees included Black Coffee for 'Home Brewed', Culoe de Song for 'A Giant Leap', DjCleo for 'Es'khaleni 6', Liquideep for 'Oscillation' and Oskido for 'Oskido's Church Grooves 8 & 9th Commandment'.

Thanks to the sponsors... MTN, Audi, Heineken and Nokia... Who made sure that the music and the drinks came rolling till the early morning. We even enjoyed performances from great talent such as Lira, Jozi, Rhythmic Elements and Brickz Mabrigado.

The winners for each category will be announced on the 16th and 17th of April at the SunCity Super Bowl.
Tickets for this prestigious event will go on sale soon. Make sure you visit www.samusicawards.co.za for the full list of the nominees, exclusive interviews from the Nomination Party and more info on the upcomingevent.