ATI, Charma Gal top Botswana awards nominees list

ATI tops the list with six nominations in the Best New Comer, Best Single, Best Male Artist, Best Collaboration, Best Motswako Artist and Song of The Year categories. Charma Gal (real name Magdeline Lesolebe) was nominated in the Best Female, Best Mosakaso, Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories. She has two nominations in the Song of the Year category.

That category was not open for entries and the award will be given to an artist whose song received the most airplay.

Voting will be done via SMS. Visit the BOMU Music Awards Facebook page on how to vote.

List of nominees below:

Song of the Year

• Charma Gal – ‘Mmokolodi’
• DJ Anthem and Skavenja – ‘Monyopi’
• ATI ft Young Amazing and Leggacy – ‘Khiring Khiring Khoronh’
• Rraagwe Tinana – ‘Ba Mo Nose’

Best Album

• Give Thanks – We Must Praise
• Morweetsana – Skavenja
• Envelope – ATI
• Rraagwe Tinana

Best Male

• Obakeng
• ATI
• Rraagwe Tinana
• Skavenja
• Kagiso Morebodi

Best Female

• Kerry More
• Charma Gal
• Slizer
• Amantle Brown

Best New Comer

• We Must Praise
• DJ Cue Due
• Zanele Tumelo
• Drak
• Rraagwe Tinana

Best Group/Duo

• We Must Praise
• St Paul -Mochudi
• Bana Ba Bana BaNtongwa
• Matsosangwao
• Maatla a Roma

Best DJ

• DJ Ksb
• DJ Cue Due
• DJ Chabo
• DJ Bino

Best House/Dance

• DJ Bino
• DJ Ksb
• Young Prince

BEST DVD (H)

• Matsosangwao
• Bana Ba Bana Bantongwa
• Lalo Caprique
• Lekwete

Best Music Producer

• Thato Kgaswane
• Reuben “Rhuu”
• DJ Bino
• Phoenix

Best Music Video

• Amantle Brown – ‘Follo’
• Berry Heart – ‘Eternal Love’
• Charma Gal – ‘Mmokolodi’
• BK Proctor ft Jojo – ‘Egwueji’
• Trippy Rhea ft ‘Yaw Bannerman’

Best Single

• Kabelo Tiro aka Scavenja – ‘Morweetsana’
• Rraagwe Tinana – Ba Mo Nose
• ATI ft Young Amazing & Leggacy – ‘Khiring Khiring Khorong’
• Kery More – ‘Ke Tshwarwe ke bogatsu’
• Bianca – ‘Deserts’
• Drak – ‘Kea Phikwe’

Best Mosakaso/Mpaqangha

• Mc Maswe
• Rraagwe Tinana
• Charma Gal

Best Ragga

• T.sh Candy
• Paul Calcutyl
• Ras T
• Theother

Best folklore

• Radipitse

Best RnB

• Tape Music Empire
• Zanele Tumelo
• Gappy Roberts

Best Afro-pop

• Lekwete
• Figos
• Skavenja

Best Jazz

• Genius Senyatso

Best House/Kwasa/Kwaito

• Beauty Queens
• Stagatto
• Slizer
• Young Zolani

Best Contemporary Gospel

• Ounah – ‘Falling Back’
• We Must Praise – ‘Give That’
• Voice of Angel Worshipers

Best Hip Hop/Motswako

• Sparks Lehipi
• ATI
• Tipp Ex

Best Traditional

• Mmanyeu
• Jojo
• Mokoupere
• Bana ba Bana Bantongwa

Best Collaboration

• Rrragwe Tinana ft Western – Nyaa Bagolo
• ATI feat Young Amazin nd Leggacy – Khiring Khiring Khorong
• Kerry More
• Charma Gal ft Jah Prayzah – Somonyoke

Best Clap and Tap

• St Paul Mochudi
• Maatla a Roma
• Ba ineetseng Go Jehova
• Spiritual Choir

Best Traditional Gospel

• Kagiso Morebodi
• Ouna
• Obakeng
• Kese Kalayamore

Best Packaged Album

• We Must Praise – Giving Thanks
• Zanele Tumelo – Dare to Dream
• Kagiso Morebodi – Ke itumetse jang
• Rraagwe Tinana – Mokwepa
• Kabelo Tiro – Morweetsana