Swaziland Music Awards 2019: All the winners

Mozaik won the Best Hip Hop Artist while Popzin triumphed in the Newcomer of the Year category. The Best Afropop of the Year and Best Contemporary awards went to Amanda Mo and Tendaness respectively.

Mlungisi “Mil G” Ndwandwe and Buddy Masango took home the Mkhanyakudze Special Recognition Award and Lifetime Achievement awards respectively.

Below are all the winners:

Best Hip Hop Artist

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

 Newcomer of the Year

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

Best Afropop of the Year

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

Best Contemporary

• Tendaness
• Outcry
• 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

• Mzwaa ft. Velemseni – ‘Lutsandvo’
• Sands ft. Tsepo Tshola – ‘Ngiyathandaza’
• 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

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

Best Country

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

Album of the Year

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

Best Traditional

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

Best Jazz

• Zwile Bhembe
• Khole
• Soul Friends

Best Video

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

Mkhanyakudze Special Recognition Award

• Mlungisi “Mil G” Ndwandwe

Lifetime Achievement

• Buddy Masango