Namibian Annual Music Awards 2019: All the nominees

Leading the list of nominees with four nods each are Gazza, Kinnzo, Lindsey, Top Cheri and Tswazis. Gazza is nominated in the Best Afropop, Song of the Year, Best Album of the Year and Best Male Artist of the Year categories, while Kinnzo received nominations in the Best Damara Punch, Best Afropop, Best Kwaito and Best House categories.

Lindsey was nominated in the Best Afrikaans, Best Gospel, Best Newcomer of the Year and Best Female Artist of the Year categories. Top Cheri is competing in the Best Producer, Best Newcomer of the Year, Best Album of the Year categories.

Meanwhile, Tswazis is nominated in the Best Producer, Best Duo/Group of the Year, Best Album of the Year and Best Music Video categories.

Following with three nominations each are DJ Kboz, Exit, Franklin & Dee’a, Lize Ehlers, Sean K, Shaeto, Tate Buti and Vaughn Ahrens.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Best Afrikaans

• ‘Ek is Lief vir Jou’ – Bradley Anthony ft. Bwoy
• ‘God van Die Ou-tyd’ – Lindsey
• ‘Hou op Lieg’ – Lize Ehlers
• ‘Lief My’ – Reeziana
• ‘Amen’ – Vaughn Ahrens

The Best Damara Punch

• ‘Eendjo’ – Kinnzo
• ‘Yaa Nangeshefa’ – Kinzzo and Fimbiko
• ‘Ne! hub-aib’ – Rodney Seibeb
• ‘Nauxube’ – T-bozz and Staika
• ‘Sa Geluks’ – Tswazis

The Best Oviritjie

• ‘Penina’ – Alma Peki Hiamuhona
• ‘I’m Sorry’ – Ouwa uo Viritje
• ‘Mukaa Kozongombe’ – MBM
• ‘Mbakondja o’sharpa’ – Rax Kandjoze
• ‘Okakuruha’ – The Big Five

The Best Soukous/Kwasa

• ‘Chichikezako’ – Allen Jonathan ft DJ Lenga Lenga
• ‘Mukwako’ – DJ Siya ft. Tate Buti
• ‘Molukanda’ – Msunday ft. JS
• ‘Ondjeke’ – Tate Buti
• ‘Top Cheri’ – Danisa

The Best Afropop

• ‘Comprende’ – Antany Knows
• ‘Nuba te Allen’ – Jonathan ft. Stakes and Adora
• ‘The Music’ – DJ Kboz ft. King Elegant, Princelou, Top Cheri and Athawise
• ‘Chelete’ – Gazza
• ‘Roro’ – Kalux ft. One Blood

Best Gospel

• ‘Yadah Praise’ – Adoration Holy Choir
• ‘We Pray’ – D-naff ft. Namgospel United
• ‘Alles op die Altaar’ – Lindsey
• ‘Pray’ – Tswazis
• ‘Op die See’ – Zay Zay

Best Kwaito

• ‘Mistake Me’ – ft. Young T D-Jay
• ‘Limwaku Mwaku’ – Exit
• ‘Do Like I Do’ – Rocking Gents
• ‘Omakunde’ – Satlam and MA Jay ft. Exit, Alcovibe and Yizo Yizo
• ‘Kotoka’ – Sixer Vundakan ft. Exit

Best R&B

• ‘Maukuhongo’ – DJ Kboz ft. Etjo
• ‘Real Love’ – Jaleel
• ‘Just like That’ – Michael Pulse
• ‘So Bae’ – Sean K
• ‘Take it Away’ – Shaeto

Best Rap/Hip Hop

• ‘Mirror Image’ – Abdallah ft. Zara, Fiddy the Rapper and Leo the Guitarist
• ‘Molukanda’ – Kanibal
• ‘Remain Me’ – Shaeto ft. Bradley Anthony
• ‘I got it’ – Skrypt
• ‘Run the Whole Town’ – Slammer

Best House

• ‘Kala Wahafa’ – Franklin and Dee’a ft. Esme and Imms
• ‘Today’ – Good Soul ft. Desire
• ‘Eengoma’ – Kinzzo and Fimbiko
• ‘Fantastic Sam’ – Lize Ehlers
• ‘I’m in Love with Jesus’ – Seun

Best Reggae

• ‘Who can i Send?’ – Frans Domingos
• ‘Ghetto Survival’ – Gerry Dread
• ‘Vana Vandje’ – Kana Boy ft. Kamati Ekanda
• ‘Stellenbosch’ – Vaughn Ahrens
• ‘Loving You is Easy’ – Valentino Elago ft. Dalux

Best Traditional

• ‘Vakuru’ – Big Ben
• ‘Ombili Naipangele’ – Katopi
• ‘Change’ – Laviyalava ft. Himba Boi
• ‘Iao Khoen’ – Pulaza
• ‘Ontumwafo’ – Torshlam

Best Collaboration

• ‘Mo Fire’ – Blenge ft. Etjo and Jimmy Jay
• ‘Top Cheri’ – 0.com Nana ft. and Daka Yonongo
• ‘Love Language’ – Kanibal ft. King Wasaby
• ‘Aina’ – Tate Buti ft. Top Cheri
• ‘Remain Me’ – Shaeto ft. Bradley Anthony

Best Single

• ‘Know Better’ – Desmond ft. Jaleel
• ‘Khâimâ’ – KK ft. Tswazis
• ‘No Surprise’ – Rush ft. Lamore
• ‘Net So’ – Sally Boss
• ‘Young, Wild And Free’ – Sunny Boy

Best Music Video

• ‘Real Love’ – Jaleel
• ‘Khâimâ’ – KK ft. Tswazis
• ‘Give me Dance’ – Leather Mein
• ‘Net So – Sally Boss Madam
• ‘So Bae’ – Sean K

Song of the Year

• ‘Chelete’ – Gazza
• ‘Slickartie BAD’ – Lioness
• ‘Drowning in my Feelings’ – ‘Y Cliff’

Pan-African Artist of the Year

• AKA ft. Kiddominant – ‘Fela In Versace’
• Diamond Platnumz – ‘African Beauty’
• Holly Rey – ‘Deeper’
• Master KG – ‘Skeleton Move’
• Prince Kaybee – ‘Banomoya’

Best Producer

• DJ Chronic – ‘Life of Kuntakinte’
• DJ Chronic – ‘5’
• Mr Andrew – ‘Fertile’
• Elvo Dierghaat – ‘Critical but Stable’

Best Newcomer

• Franklin and Dee’a – ‘Church in Session’
• Lindsey – ‘Renewed’
• Skrypt – ‘For the Wait’
• Top Cheri – ‘Fertile’
• Vaughn Ahrens – ‘Songs for Wednesdays’

Best Duo/Group of the Year

• Franklin and Dee’a – Church in Session’
• Kinzzo and Fimbiko – ‘Iimwaku’
• O.com – ‘Kings of Kulture’
• Tswazis – ‘Critical but Stable’
• T-Bozz and Staika – ‘Nauxube’

Best Album of the Year

• Life of Kuntakinte – Exit
• Misunderstood – Gazza
• Ondjeke – Tate Buti
• Fertile – ‘Top Cheri
• Critical but Stable – Tswazis

Best Female Artist of the Year

• Lindsey – ‘Renewed’
• Lize Ehlers – ‘5’
• Reeziana – ‘Dawn of the Enderdog’
• Top Cheri – ‘Fertile’
• Zay Zay – ‘U Genade’

Best Male Artist of the Year

• Big Ben – ‘102’
• DJ Kboz – ‘38’
• Exit – ‘The Life of Kuntakinte’
• Gazza – ‘Misunderstood’
• Sean K – ‘Status Updated’