Season 32
2026 Nominees and Winners
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Abel Selaocoe's Four Spirits (Live) — Abel Selaocoe, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon, Bernhard Schimpelsberger
Buzzhead — Kahn Morbee
Malachi's Dream — Tim Parr
Wrapped in Rhythm, Vol. 2 — Tutu Puoane, Metropole Orkest & Jacome Bairos
You Love Who You Love — Wandile Mbambeni
Best African Adult Contemporary Album
Isitifiketi — Jabulile Majola
KwaNtu — Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba
Moya — Simphiwe Dana
Ngimuhle — Zawadi Yamungu
ZINZA — BandaBanda
CAPASSO Most Streamed Song Award
Ngomoya (from Abantwana Bakho) – DJ Maphorisa & Xduppy
SAMRO Highest Airplay Composer Award
Esandleni by Nontokozo Mkhize, composed by Nontokozo Hlengwa, Muziwokuthula Mabuza, Cel'mpilo Mncedisi Manyathi and Thato Mthembu
Best African Indigenous Faith Album
Difela — De Bruin Gospel Projects
Monghali Mesia — Amadodana Ase Wesile
NGIYA BONGA BABA — The New Believers of God Gospel Singers
The Journey Continues — Abanqobi
U TA HLAMULA — Zion Iskhalanga Academy
Best Afro Pop Album
Amaciko — Lwah Ndlunkulu
Busisiwe 2.0 — CiCi
Inkanyezi 2.0 (Live) — Sjava
Out The Box — Nomfundo Moh
Touch is a Move (Good Morning) — Samthing Soweto
Best Alternative Album
From The Hill — Charles Webster
Furniture — 44coles
Handsome Luke & The Heartbreakers — Mars Baby
Listen Properly — Bombshelter Beast
THROWING STONES — Archi
Best Amapiano Album
Acquiesce — Babalwa M
Bab'Motha — Kabza De Small
Mthuthuzeli — De Mthuda
N'wana Wa Mutsonga — Kelvin Momo
Thato Ya Modimo — Kelvin Momo
Best Classical Instrumental Album
First Light — Marius Small-Smith
Let the Children Play — John Lundun
Light the Whole Sky — University of Pretoria Camerata
Orchestrations — Guy Buttery
Radio Gogo Worldwide — uBeyond
Best Collaboration
Abantwana Bakho — DJ Maphorisa & XDuppy, Kabza De Small feat. Thatohatsi, Young Stunna & Nkosazana Daughter
Dlala Ka Yona — DJ Maphorisa & XDuppy, Enny Man Da Guitar, Focalistic, Ricky Lenyora, Uncool MC, Mellow & Sleazy
Shela — Sam Deep, Nia Pearl, Boohle, Mano
Thandaza — Sam Deep, Thatohatsi
Tobetsa 3.0 — Myztro, Leehleza, Shaunmusiq, Ftears
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
Passover — Nqubeko Mbatha
Testify (Live at 012 Central, Pretoria 2024) — Mmuso Worship
The 37th Psalm (Live at Emperors Palace) — Ncebakazi Msomi
The GAP — Brenden Praise
THE GROUND WE'RE ON — Hle
Best Dance Album
Amazwi Okubonga — MaWhoo
Asante III — MÖRDA
Indigo Child II: Love & Frequency — Da Capo
MAYVIS — Dlala Thukzin
The Most Wanted — JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela
Best Engineered Album
Bab'Motha — Kabza De Small (Engineered by Thato & Kabza De Small)
Free — Nasty C (Engineered by Mike Manitshana)
Ntu Futurism — L8 Antique (Engineered by Matthew)
Orchestrations — Guy Buttery (Engineered by Guy Buttery & Fuzzy)
Touch is a Move (Good Morning) — Samthing Soweto (Engineered by Ross Dorkin)
Best Gqom Album
Dark or Durban 3 — Funky Qla
Izinsimbi zaMakoya — DJ Tira
New Wave — Blacks Jnr, Dankie Boi, GoldMax
Puku Puku — Dladla Mshunqisi, Beast RSA
Southside Mixtape — DJ Lag
Best Hip Hop Album
Bayede — Danya Devs
BLVCK & WHiTE — FLVME
Boss Zonke Forever — Riky Rick
Free — Nasty C
THE SECRET FREQUENCY — MashBeatz
Best Jazz Album
Ingoma Busuku — Paras Sibalukhulu Dlamini
Intlambululo: Ukuhlambulula — Mandisi Dyantyis
INTLUNGU. INTLUPHEKO. IMBILINI — Temba Ncetani
Ithemba Elitsha (A New Hope) — Lumanyano Mzi
The Y-Factor Project — Billy Monama
Best Maskandi Album
Amalandi Amathathu — Saliwa
Izilotshi — Mbuzeni
Khotha La (A Tribute To Mjikjelwa) — Ntencane
Ngabe Ngiloyiwe — Smiramira
Ng'funa intozami — Mzukulu
Best Pop Album
Don't Cry Because It's Over — Will Linley
Last Call for Departure — Matt Gardiner
Less Trouble — Shekhinah
not the same. — Anica Kiana
Phases — Tannah
Best Produced Album
Ingoma Busuku — Paras Sibalukhulu Dlamini (Produced by Nduduzo Makhathini)
Less Trouble — Shekhinah (Produced by Shekhinah, Rudolph Willemse, imnotgoofy, Mzizi, Gregory Abrahams, Iam6teen, Brendon-Lee Earl Johnson, Master A Flat)
Sacred Cycle — Mauritz Lotz (Produced by Mauritz Lotz)
Therapy: The Other Side — Langa Mavuso (Produced by Darren Blackansee, Simphiwe Mashinini, Ndumiso Manana, Ndabo Zulu, Christer Kobedi, Civil Motha, Unako Chabeli, Langa Mavuso, Jabulani Nkabinde, Lindelani Lee, Seragi Thantsha, Mnqobi Bayanda Nxumalo, Zooci, Jonathan Takyi Mensah, Onkabetse John Hlongwane)
ZINZA — Banda Banda (Produced by Banda Banda)
Best Produced Music Video
Abantwana Bakho — DJ Maphorisa & XDuppy, Kabza De Small feat. Thatohatsi, Young Stunna & Nkosazana Daughter (Produced & directed by Nyiko)
Leftie (Dlala Ngcobo) — Nasty C & Blxckie (Produced by Nasty C, Ayanda Ngcobo; Directed by Lordnelle)
Partii — Kamo Mphela, Aymos, QUE DJ & Jay Music feat. SpacePose (Produced by Kamo Mphela; Directed by Lindo_Langa)
Shela (feat. Mano) — Sam Deep, Nia Pearl, Boohle, Mano (Produced & directed by Nyiko)
Wayside Lover — Msaki, Jesse Clegg & Sjava (Produced by Nombuso Ngcobo; Directed by Marty Bleazard)
Best R&B Soul Album
Island 22 — Gemma Fassie
It's Complicated — Maxine Ceasar
Resurfaced — Lucille Slade
Therapy: The Other Side — Langa Mavuso
You, Me & The 90's — lordkez
Best Reggae Album
DIMAHR — DIMAHR
Foreign Exchange — Ras Canly
Forward We Continue — Don Dada
Rasta Man Step — Layahn King
Victorious — Red I Scorch
Best Rock Album
AC/ES — AC/ES
Back From the Dead — We Kill Cowboys
Die Ruimte — Francois van Coke
ONKRUID — Karel Bester & Die Kraaines Band
Scatterling Empire — Acid Magus
Best Traditional Faith Music Album
Back To The Altar — Ntethe
Praise & Worship In The Wilderness, Pt. 1 — Bucy Radebe
Sound of Gratitude (Live at Urban Brew Dome) — Zaza
The Watchmans Camp — Sindi Ntombela
Worship in Newness — Puleng March
Best Traditional Music Album
Born For This — MetroBeatz RSA
I Khant Do Dhis Enimo — King Monada
Pleasure in 20 Years — Pleasure Tsa Manyalo
Sesi Ka Rose — Makhadzi Entertainment
Thath'owakho — Soul Brothers
Beste Pop Album
Dis Presies Wat Liefde Doen — Juan Boucher
Gees — Jakkie Louw
Miena — Jan Rhaap
Seisoene — Deon Groot
Troumateriaal — Brendan Peyper
Remix of the Year
Aweh (Remix) — lordkez feat. Cassper Nyovest
Eningi (Remix) — Kabza De Small feat. Njelic, Mthunzi, Mkeyz, GL_Ceejay, Simmy
Mabebuza — Mdu aka TRP Remix — Maline Aura, Drega, Mdu aka TRP
Midnight (Black Motion Remix) — 340ml, Black Motion
Re-Amathambo (Remix) — Nduduzo Makhathini, Anna Widauer, Fka Mash
Rest of Africa Award
After Midnight — Gyakie (Ghana)
Iron Boy — Black Sherif (Ghana)
Olamidé — Olamide (Nigeria)
REAL, Vol. 1 — Wizkid, Asake (Nigeria)
This One Is Personal — Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Album of the Year
Monghali Mesia — Amadodana Ase Wesile
THE GROUND WE'RE ON — Hle
Orchestrations — Guy Buttery; Engineered by Guy Buttery & Fuzzy
The Most Wanted — JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela
Wrapped in Rhythm, Vol. 2 — Tutu Puoane, Metropole Orkest & Jacome Bairos
Duo/Group of the Year
AC/ES — AC/ES
New Wave — Blacks Jnr, Dankie Boi, GoldMax
The Most Wanted — JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela
Monghali Mesia — Amadodana Ase Wesile
The Journey Continues — Abanqobi
Female Artist of the Year
You, Me & The 90's — lordkez
THE GROUND WE'RE ON — Hle
Sesi Ka Rose — Makhadzi Entertainment
Praise & Worship In The Wilderness, Pt. 1 — Bucy Radebe
Moya — Simphiwe Dana
Male Artist of the Year
Bab'Motha — Kabza De Small
Don't Cry Because It's Over — Will Linley
Foreign Exchange — Ras Canly
Intlambululo: Ukuhlambulula — Mandisi Dyantyis
Ng'funa intozami — Mzukulu
Newcomer of the Year
Ithemba Elitsha (A New Hope) — Lumanyano Mzi
INTLUNGU. INTLUPHEKO. IMBILINI — Temba Ncetani
Ntu Futurism — L8 Antique
Ingoma Busuku — Paras Sibalukhulu Dlamini
First Light — Marius Small-Smith
Record of the Year
Bengicela — MaWhoo, GL_Ceejay, Thukuthela feat. Jazzworx
Isaka (6am) — Ciza, Jazzworx, Thukuthela
Uzizwa Kanjan — Jazzworx, MaWhoo, Thukuthela feat. GL_Ceejay
Ngisakuthanda — Zee Nxumalo, TBO feat. PYY Log Drum King, DJ Tearz, Dr Thulz
Abantwana Bakho — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy, Kabza De Small feat. Thatohatsi, Young Stunna, Nkosazana Daughter
Shela — Sam Deep, Nia Pearl, Boohle feat. Mano
Vuka — Oscar Mbo, Jazzworx feat. Thukuthela
Mali — Dlala Thukzin, Zee Nxumalo feat. Sykes
Lutho — DJ Jaivane, Smaki 08, Wesley Keys feat. De Rose
uValo — Jazzworx, Thukuthela, Babalwa M feat. Dlala Thukzin
Uyoncengwa Unyoko — Umafikizolo
Vuma dlozi lami — Issa Sisdoh feat. Ancestral Rituals
Aweh — lordkez
Rato Laka — Shebeshxt, Naqua SA, Zee Nxumalo feat. Slidoo Man
Sdudla or Slender — Shandesh, Mvzzle
uMA weNGANE — Thukuthela, Jazzworx, Sykes feat. Major League DJz
Bo Gogo — Kelvin Momo, Da Muziqal Chef feat. Tracy, Thatohatsi
Ngyozama — Kabza De Small, Dlala Thukzin feat. Sykes, Young Stunna, Nkosazana Daughter, Tracy, Thatohatsi
UNIKHODIMA — NHLOSO KHWELA feat. Shenge wasehlalankosi
Tholukuthi (Clap Song) — Jazzworx, GL_Ceejay, Thukuthela feat. MaWhoo
Music Video of the Year
Ngisakuthanda — Zee Nxumalo, TBO feat. PYY Log Drum King, DJ Tearz, Dr Thulz
Ngishutheni — Goon Flavour, Master KG, Eemoh
Uzizwa Kanjan — Jazzworx, MaWhoo, Thukuthela feat. GL_Ceejay
Mina Nawe — Goon Flavour, Master KG, Naledi Aphiwe
Ungangilimazi — DJ Moscow, Brandon Dhludhlu, Cnethemba Gonelo feat. Frank Mabeat
Bengicela — MaWhoo, GL_Ceejay, Thukuthela feat. JAZZWRLD, Jazzworx
Sdudla or Slender — Shandesh, Mvzzle
Magumba — Khadeair feat. Kaytah, Peekay Mzee
Shela — Sam Deep, Nia Pearl, Boohle feat. Mano
Isaka (6am) — Ciza, Jazzworx, Thukuthela
Mamma — Zee Nxumalo, Skillz, Sykes
Rato Laka — Shebeshxt, Naqua SA, Zee Nxumalo feat. Slidoo Man
uValo — Jazzworx, Thukuthela, Babalwa M feat. Dlala Thukzin
Sohlala Sisonke — Dlala Thukzin feat. Zeh McGeba, MK Productions
Sakha Wena — Makhadzi feat. DJ Gun Do, Kushi
Uyaphapha Marn — TNK MusiQ, DJ Maphorisa, Seun1401 feat. Scotts Maphuma, Kabelo Sings
Mali — Dlala Thukzin, Zee Nxumalo feat. Sykes
Dlala Ka Yona — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy, Enny Man Da Guitar feat. Focalistic, Ricky Lenyora, Uncool MC, Mellow, Sleazy
Romeo & Juliet — Naledi Aphiwe, Mawelele
Can't Get — Casswell P, Nobuhle
International Achievement Award
Tyla
Lifetime Achievement Award
Oskido