Namibian Annual Music Awards 2020: All the nominees

PDK and Rose Blvc lead with seven nominations apiece while Kp Illest and Ethnix have six and five nominations respectively.

Other nominees in different categories include Cassidy Karon, Dixon, Sunny Boy and DJ Castro.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Best Afrikaans

• ‘Houvas’ – Antany Knows
• ‘Myne’ – Berthold Mbinda
• ‘Attata’ – Joharetha
• ‘Met My Hart’ – Ms Fabby
• ‘Ek Is Vet’ – Priscilla the Namibian Dessert Queen

Best Afropop inclusive of Township Disco

• ‘Uvandje’ – Blossom Queen
• ‘Energy’ – Kp Illest ft. Ice Prince
• ‘Red’ – Monique English ft. Esb
• ‘Shadow’ – Rose Blvc
• ‘Center’ – Sally Boss Madam ft. Don Kamati

Best Collaboration

• ‘Sim Di A’ – Adora ft. Jayden
• ‘Energy’ – Kp Illest ft. Ice Prince
• ‘Saka’ – PDK ft. Top Cheri, King Elegant and Athawise
• ‘Sofia’ – Berthold Mbinda ft. Kalux
• ‘Ti Khoe’ – Kalux ft.Tate Buti

Best Damara Punch

• ‘Touch’ – Adora ft. Kalux
• ‘/Gui-!Nas’ – Dixon
• ‘Xawem Ko A #Khai !Na’ – Kaptein Tswazi ft. Oc Bulan
• ‘Ham-E A /Hon-Khoe’ – Lettie
• ‘/Usen Ta Tide’ – Ou Stakes

Best Gospel

• ‘Muhona’ – Effy ft. Healing Voices Choir
• ‘Veertig Dae’ – Joharetha
• ‘Alpha & Omega’ – Kaptein Tswazi ft. KK
• ‘Yaweh’ – Maranatha
• ‘Ngo Tjipandu’ – Ms Fabby

Best House

• ‘Sophia’ – Cool Under Pressure
• ‘Shining Star’ – DJ Castro ft. Slickartie
• ‘Bad Neighbors’ – House Guru Gang ft. Ees
• ‘Mbwangula’ – Jona Fullforce
• ‘Cashe’ – Taylor Jaye ft. Patoranking and DJ Chin Chilla

 Best Kwaito

• ‘My Life’ – Big Jay-2 ft. Yamukongo (Tkb)
• ‘Awe’ – Cassidy Karon
• ‘Kondjifa’ – Exit For
• ‘Bad Neighbors’ – Sunny Boy ft. Kotokeni
• ‘Iyaalo Aano’ – Tulisan ft. Haino

 Best Music Video

• ‘She has a man’ – Dixon
• ‘Attata’ – Joharetha
• ‘Kakasen’ – Kalux
• ‘Tala’ – Lioness
• ‘Saka’ – PDK ft. Top Cheri, King Elegant and Athawise

Best Oviritje

• ‘Banyana Ba Tricky’ – Diop
• ‘Ami Mei’ – Kuku Nkandanga ft. Diop
• ‘Kumaa’ – Mulberry
• ‘"/Gai Goro !Nans Di A’ – Oc Bulan ft. P-Flat
• ‘Mbakavira’ – Otjinate

Best R&B

• ‘Believe In Love Part 2’ – Alta Ouses ft. Djay
• ‘P.P (Gigalow's Anthem)’ – Berthold Mbinda
• ‘Composure’ – Ethnix
• ‘Always’ – Lize Ehlers
• ‘Special Feelings’ – Mr Andrew ft. Teqla & Page

 Best Rap/Hip Hop

• ‘Nightshift’ – Antany Knows
• ‘Chains’ – Cassidy Karon ft. Romi
• ‘Grind’ – Ghetto Ballerina
• ‘Sauce’ – Lioness ft. Kenny K, Kp Illest & Skrypt
• ‘Wait’ – Lizz

Best Reggae

• ‘African Woman’ – Erna Chimu
• ‘Conquerer’ – Gerry Dread
• ‘Babylon’ – Hedek ft. Kuku Sacky & Eddie
• ‘Ama-/Nami’ – Ou Billem ft. Adora
• ‘Righteous’ – Rose Blvc

Best Single

• ‘Tonight’ – Centerpiece ft. Rush
• ‘Dingililange’ – Dee'a ft. Sinny
• ‘Magic’ – Teqla
• ‘Moral Survival’ – William Jacobs
• ‘Namibian Queen’ – Y'cliff

Best Soukous Kwasa

• ‘Ufuku’ – Allen Jonathan ft. Savindjele
• ‘My Afrika’ – Blossom Queen ft. Sergio
• ‘Charlotte’ – Diop
• ‘Indee’ – One Blood
• ‘Inda’ – PDK

Best Traditional

• ‘Ali Ti Ti Ti Ti’ – Dna ft. Kamati Ekanda
• ‘Aise Mamase’ – Erna Chimu ft. Samuel Katenge
• ‘Ti-E’ – Ou Billem
• ‘Iteyiko’ – Torshlam ft. Buju Katyoko
• ‘Omupembe’ – Yashe Tati Pii ft. Wapota

 Best Pan African Artist of the Year

• Burna Boy – ‘African Giant’
• Davido, Chris Brown – ‘Blow My Mind’
• DJ Maphorisa ft. Semi Tee, Miano, Kammu Dee – ‘Lorch’
• DJ Zinhle ft. Mvzzle And Rethabile – ‘Umlilo’
• Sho Madjozi – ‘John Cena’
• Wizkid – ‘Joro’

Song of the Year

• ‘Sim Di A’ – Adora ft. Jayden
• ‘Soek Soek’ – DJ Spuzza ft. Chester, Don Kamati, Mega and Chakie
• ‘One I Love’ – King Tee Dee ft. Diamond Platnumz
• ‘Saka’ – PDK ft. Top Cheri, King Elegant & Athawise
• ‘Pray’ – Tswazis

Best Producer

• Andrew Masipa – ‘Made In Namibia’ by Ethnix
• DJ Kboz – ‘Lucky Girl’ by Sally Boss Madam
• Hoppy Mwiya – ‘Forbidden Fruit’ by Rose Blvc
• Sam Niigungo – ‘Faith & Favour’ by Kp Illest
• Solani Zulu – ‘Grateful’ by PDK

Best Newcomer of the Year

• Cassidy Karon - 80's Mercedez
• DJ Castro – Evolution
• Ethnix – Made In Namibia (MIN)
• Joharetha – Attata
• Rose Blvc – Forbidden Fruit

Best Group/Duo of the Year

• Cool Under Pressure – Economy
• Ethnix – Made In Namibia (MIN)
• House Guru Gang – Bad Neighbours
• One Blood – One Blood Volume 23
• PDK – Grateful

 Best Male Artist of the Year

• Cassidy Karon – 80's Mercedez
• Dixon – Show Me Your Heart
• DJ Castro – Evolution
• Kp Illest – Faith & Favour
• Sunny Boy – Uuyelele

 Best Female Artist of the Year

• Adora – Rise
• Lize Ehlers – Lize Live
• Monique English – Red
• Rose Blvc – Forbidden Fruit
• Sally Boss Madam – Lucky Girl

 Album of the Year

• Made In Namibia (MIN) – Ethnix
• Faith & Favour – KP Illest
• Grateful – PDK
• Forbidden Fruit – Rose Blvc
• Lucky Girl – Sally Boss Madam

Artist of the Decade

• Blossom
• Exit
• Gazza
• Lize Ehlers
• The Dogg