SAMA 30 AWARDS 2024

The 30th Annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs) lit up the Gallagher Convention Centre last night, marking a spectacular milestone in celebrating the nation’s musical talent.

Fans witnessed a night of triumph as icons like Priddy Ugly, Tyla, AKA, Kabza De Small, Mthunzi, and many others took the stage to accept well-earned accolades at this prestigious event.

Tyla emerged as the evening's top winner with an impressive four awards, while Kabza De Small and Mthunzi each claimed three. Priddy Ugly’s triumph for Best Hip-Hop Album drew wide acclaim, and Lynn Forbes extended heartfelt thanks to The Megacy as AKA's 'Lemons (Lemonade)' won the RiSA Audio Visual Music Video of the Year Award.

See the full list of winners below:

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Stimela – Drakensberg Boys Choir

Ikwekwezi FM Best African Adult Contemporary Album

Sane – Brenda Mtambo

Best Afro-pop Album

Imizwa – Lwah Ndlunkulu

Best Alternative Album

I'm With the Singer – I'm With the Singer

Motsweding FM Best Amapiano Album

Isimo – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi

Best Classical/Instrumental Album

End of the Beginning – Fanie Dick

Best Collaboration

iPlan – Dlala Thukzin, Sykes and Zaba

Best Dance Album

Permanent Music 3 – Dlala Thukzin 

Best Engineered Album

Reimagined – The Soil

Best Gqom Album

We Don't Play the Same Gqom – QueDj 

Best Hip Hop Album

Dust – Priddy Ugly

Best Jazz Album

Enhlizweni: Song From My Heartland – Steve Dyer 

Best Kwaito Album

Most Wanted – Sykes 

Best Maskandi Album

Uyihlo noNyoko – uGatsheni 

Best Pop Album

Tyla – Tyla 

Best Produced Album

No Other Love – David Watkyns 

Best Produced Music Video

Dali by Kamo Mphela – Kudzi 

Best R&B/Soul Album 

Testament – Lordkez 

Best Reggae Album

Give Praises – Skeleton Blazer

Best Rock Album

Dans Deur Die Donker – Fokofpolisiekar 

Best Traditional Faith Music Album

Mo Roriseng – Omega Khunou

Best Traditional Music Album

Hamba Naye – Soul Brothers

Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album

Estetika – Elandré

Beste Pop

Almal Gly – Die Piesangskille 

Remix of the Year

Weekend Special (Jnr SA remix) – Jnr SA

Rest of Africa

Son of a Tribe (Royalty Edition) – Edgar Muzah (Zimbabwe)

Best African Indigenous Faith Album

Soothe My Soul: Songs From Our South African Church – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Best Contemporary Faith Album

Unusual – Xolly Mncwango

Lesedi FM Male Artist of the Year

UGatsheni – Uyihlo noNyoko

Ukhozi FM Female Artist of the Year

Tyla – Tyla 

Radio 2000 Duo/Group of the Year

Isimo – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi

SANTAM Newcomer of the Year

Tyla – Tyla 

SAMPRA Album of the Year

Isimo – Kabza De Small and Mthunzi