Season 31
2025 Nominees and Winners
Best Adult Contemporary Album
uKhisimusi — An African Christmas — Just 6
Seven — Melanie Scholtz
Room For Everyone — Tony Drake
Nonyezi — Nue Sam Nosipho Khuzwayo
Look At You Now — The Morning After
Best African Adult Contemporary Album
UMI — Zamajobe
Sankofa — Thandiswa Mazwai
Nomthandazo — Zoe Modiga
Isibusiso Sami — Ndu Shezi
Indumiso YabeNguni — Mthuthu
Best Afro Pop Album
Twenty Four — Nomfundo Moh
Malik — Malik
Isibuko (Deluxe) — Sjava
Inkanyezi (Live) — Sjava
Collaborations With Friends — Dalom Kids
Best Alternative Album
Unyazi — Yoav & Jabulile Majola
Perspective: Black — Z?dok
Hindsight 2020 — Francis Soal
Emlotheni — Th&o
Berge — Spoegwolf
Best Amapiano Album
Your Piano Is Not My Piano — Vigro Deep
Sewe — Kelvin Momo
Ntsako — Kelvin Momo
Midnight in Sunnyside 3 — Mellow & Sleazy
Inja Ye Game — Zee Nxumalo
Best Classical/Instrumental Album
In the Morning — John Lundun
By Alle Skone Dinge — Chris Vale, Eugene Joubert & Franco Prinsloo, Marlize Hattingh
Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper — Derek Gripper
A Season in Paradise — Vox Chamber Choir & Franco Prinsloo
Awake for 22 Hours — Orecchiette
Best Collaboration
Waze Wamuhle — Kelvin Momo
Takala — Black Motion ft Afrikan Roots, DJ Buckz & Morda
Ematshwaleni — Kususa
Stay With Me — Matt Davies
Amalanga — Mas Musiq, Lawd Weezy & DJ Maphorisa ft TO Starquality, Chley & Kabza De Small
Best Dance Album
The Cradle Of Art — Black Motion
FINALLY FAMOUS TOO — Dlala Thukzin
Cr4zy!!.. — MÖRDA
Dreaming — Shimza
Caiiro — Caiiro
Best Engineered Album
The Cradle Of Art — Black Motion
Sankofa — Thandiswa Mazwai
Isibuko (Deluxe) — Sjava
Reawakening — Keenan Meyer
Feathers & Stone — Jeremy Loops
Best Gqom Album
Tronics Land 3 — Mr Thela (Simphiwe Leonard Sihawu)
The Rebellion — DJ Lag
Play At Your Own Risk — Goldmax
NANDE 3.0 — DJ Sandiso
Next Level — Lelowhatsgood
Best Hip Hop Album
See U Soon Delux — Blxckie
Red October: Induction — Tony Dayimane
Pray 4 Pitori — Loatinover Pounds
Audio 2D; Dear Darkie — Sizwe Alakine
Loyal To The Plug: The Life & Times of Don Kilograms — 25K
Best Jazz Album
uNomkhubulwane — Nduduzo Makhathini
Terra Solus — Nick Ford
Ndilapha — Nomfundo Xaluva
Hope Dies Last — Peter Auret
Apho Kungenje — Ncesh Nonxishi
Best Maskandi Album
Ngathi Nguye — Umafikizolo
iPolotiki — Phuzekhemisi
Angidlali Nezingane — Khuzani
Alingeni — Ntencane
Amathambo Kagogo — Imithente
Best Produced Album
UMI — Zamajobe
The Cradle Of Art — Black Motion
Sankofa — Thandiswa Mazwai
Reprise on 2nd Avenue — Qü
iLadi — Linda Sikhakhane
Best Produced Music Video
Umbuzo — Soa Mattrix
Gucci (official music video) ft. MaWhoo — Mthandeni SK
Tshwala Bam (Remix) — TitoM and Yuppe
South — Blxckie
Risk — Shekhinah ft Moliy
Best R&B/Soul Album
Too Many Promises — Mikhalé Jones
Stone Cold Heart — Elaine Ndivhuwo
On Air — Filah Lah Lah
It’s Clear To See — Clxrity
Heartbreak Hotel (deluxe) — The Big Hash
Best Reggae Album
Mekwei — Dread Lloyd
The Rise — Anela Jahmena
Flaws in Frame — Dimahr
After All — Luwe Da Lion
Area Code — Botanist
Best Rock Album
VIR MEKAAR — Bloumoord
These Blues Might Get You Too — MaxX & Love
The World We Know — Prime Circle
OLD WOUNDS — The Man Motels
Look At You Now — The Morning After
Best Traditional Faith Music Album
Uyinqaba Yam (Jehovah Nissi) — Betusile
The Journey (Part 1) — Tebs David
The Full Circle Revival — Malusi Mbokazi
Rofhiwa Dzina — Rofhiwa Manyaga
According to Grace, A One Man Show — Ayanda Ntanzi
Best Traditional Music Album
Moleele — Keitumetse Mangate Production
Mmakgodu — MmaAusi
Miracle Child (Deluxe) — Makhadzi Entertainment
Kwanomthandazo — Sabu Jiyana
Bakokota (EP) — Pleasure Tsa Manyalo
Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album
Vaalsand — Pietman Geldenhuys
Niemandsland — Ampie
Eindbestemming — Spoegwolf
Land — Neil Sandilands
Geraamtes — Majo
Remix of the Year
Tshwala Bam — TitoM
Skuta Baba — Woodblock DJs (Sicelo Belly Nkomo)
Mngani — Jnr SA
Iza Mawala — Tycoon
Hlala — Mpho.Wav
Rest of Africa Award (South Africans excluded)
The Year I Turned 21 — Ayra Starr
The Party & After Party — Bensoul
Morayo — Wizkid
Born In The Wild — Tems
Adedamola — Fireboy DML
Best African Indigenous Faith Album
Re Kgoeletsa Magodimong — Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo
Morena Re Ya Leboga — JTG Gospel Choir
Busa Jeso — House Of Mercy
Ikutana — Barongoa Ba Morena
Nkapese Ka Maatla — Di Bruin Gospel Projects
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
Heavenly Psalms Level 2 (Live at Goshen City Church 2023) — SbuNoah
Lindiwe — Nontokozo Mkhize
Living Word — Mmangaliso
Crossover Experience 4 — Jabu Hlongwane
The Glory — Takie Ndou
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
Takie Ndou
Female Artist of the Year
Thandiswa Mazwai
Record of the Year
Mthandeni SK ft MaWhoo – Gucci
Music Video of the Year
Mthandeni SK ft MaWhoo – Gucci
Album of the Year
Goldmax – Play at Your Own Risk
Male Artist of the Year
Goldmax
Duo/Group of the Year
Black Motion
Most Streamed Song of the Year
Bassie – Kwelanga 2.0 ft M Touch, Ranger, Amaza, Tman Xpress, LeeMcKrazy & Zimmy
Highest Airplay Composer
Kabza de Small – Isimo
Newcomer of the Year
Nontokozo Mkhize