Swaziland Music Awards 2019: All the nominees

The awards ceremony will be held in Mbabane on 7 December.

Rapper Lyrikal Busta is nominated in the Best Hip Hop Artist category alongside Mr Kangaroo, Mozaik Viruss Flawless and Eimsofly. Artists who are competing in the Newcomer of Year category are Popzin, Sarnilo, Mzwaa, Denzel, M Nation and Carrency.

The Best DJ of the Year cateogry includes Zulu D, !Sooks, Culolam, DJ Master P and DJ Supa CDQ.

Below are all the nominees:

Best Hip Hop Artist

• Lyrikal Busta
• Mr Kangaroo
• Illa Penboy
• Mozaik
• Viruss Flawless
• Eimsofly

Newcomer of the Year

• Popzin
• Sarnilo
• Mzwaa
• Denzel
• M Nation
• Carrency

Best Afropop of the Year

• Mr Music
• Lomasoul
• Nomalungelo
• Velemseni
• Amanda Mo
• Popzin

Best Contemporary

• Outcry
• Tendaness
• Ziyawa KaZitha
• M Triggerson
• ZoeGenesis
• Zaimarn

Song of the Year

• ‘Yebo’ – Nothando
• ‘Umnyango’ – Popzin
• ‘Lift Him High’ – Sifiso M
• ‘Phula’ – Amanda Mo ft. DJ Maphorisa
• ‘Gijima’ – Mozaik
• ‘Ngilindze’ – Magaya ft. DJ Micks
• ‘Ngekeleni Ngizobe’ – Illa Penboy
• ‘Baleka’ – Speech Umlangeni ft. Lomasoul
• ‘Ngiyazendlala Phambi Kwakho’ – Linda Dlamini

Best DJ of the Year

• Zulu D
• !Sooks
• Culolam
• DJ Master P
• DJ Supa CDQ

Female Artist of the Year

• Nothando Hlophe
• Amanda Mo
• Cleopatra
• Symphony
• Mandisa
• Zamo

Male Artist of the Year

• Tendaness
• Lyrikal Busta
• Nduduzo Matse
• Popzin
• Linda Dlamini
• !Sooks

Best Gospel Artist

• Nothando Hlophe
• Samu Manana
• MimzKhulu
• Linda Dlamini
• Phetsile Masilela
• Police Male Voices

Best House Artist

• !Sooks
• Speech Umlangeni
• DJ Njebza
• Slotta
• Ziyawa kaZitha
• Sifiso M

Best Collaboration

• Sands ft. Tsepo Tshola – ‘Ngiyathandaza’
• Mzwaa ft. Velemseni – ‘Lutsandvo’
• Tendaness ft. Vuyokazi Shaya & Tshego AMG – ‘Mina Ngedwa’
• DJ Master P ft. Nomalungelo, Kena & Diba Diba – ‘Dreams’
• Speech Umlangeni ft. M-Tonic & Lomasoul – ‘Baleka’
• Ugly G ft. Diba Diba, ZoeGenesis, King Kwakhe, Tuki & Michelle – ‘Find Means’
• Londiwe D ft. Banele – ‘Siyalibabata Ligama Lakho’
• Tendaness ft. Zanda Zakuza – ‘Over the Moon’
• Tendaness ft. Masandi – ‘Mosha’

Best Music Producer of the Year

• NKO Made The Beat
• Tendaness
• Mr Kangaroo
• Ziyawakazitha
• Mozaik The Producer
• Rendition
• Liz Harris

Best Country

• Cleopatra
• Dusty and Stones
• Zwelly Masuku
• Isaac Gamedze

Album of the Year

• Symmetry – !Sooks
• Imphendvulo – Popzin
• Tendaness – Tendaness
• Dreams – DJ Master P
• Live at Soweto – Nothando Hlophe
• Sitsandzile – Amanda Mo
• NowHere – Mozaik
• Inhlanyelo: The Seed – Zamo

Best Traditional

• Umfana webhejisa
• Majika
• Majalibhunu
• Ishaya
• Duma nemankonyane
• Cembe les'calaba

Best Jazz

• Khole
• Soul Friends
• Zwile Bhembe

Best Video

• ‘Umnyango’ – Popzin
• ‘Fall Over’ – Eimsofly ft. Salby
• ‘iNumber’ – Lyrikal Busta
• ‘Chance’ – Symphony
• ‘Jozi’ – Mr Kangaroo
• ‘Flight Mode’ – Jay Era ft. Mozaik
• ‘Love Fiend’ – Mandisa