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15th Metro FM Music Awards
The 15th installment of the annual Metro FM Music Awards is an award ceremony in the South African music industry honouring musicians who did exceedingly well in their field throughout 2015. The show first aired on SABC 1 on February 27, 2016. The winner in each category will receive a R100,000 prize for each category they win. Metro FM is investing in musicians; building wealth and benefiting financially from their trade over and above the artistic recognition that comes with the MMA's coveted statuette. This will be the first installment of the award show to include a new category, namely the Pan-African Category. Nathi and Sphectacular & DJ Naves led the nominations with five each, followed by Riky Rick and Emtee with four nominations each, and AKA, Fifi Cooper and Black Coffee with three nominations each. Emtee Emtee has already secured himself a jointly partnership record deal with Empire early last year in 2024 , which currently is the Label of the Late King Von. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro FM
Metro FM is a national commercial radio station in South Africa owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The station broadcasts on FM Stereo as well as the DStv Bouquet Channel 801. Telephone : History The station started broadcasting in October, 1986 as Radio Metro to compete with the now defunct Radio Bop. Playing a mix of urban contemporary and bubblegum pop Radio Bop was able to reach black audiences in parts of the Transvaal by broadcasting on the AM band from the "independent" bantustan of Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana (, ), officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana (; ), and colloquially referred to as the Bop and by outsiders as Jigsawland (In reference to its enclave-ridden borders) was a Bantustan (also known as "Homeland", an area set asid ... where it was licensed. This prompted the SABC's then white management to launch Radio Metro which was put on air in about six months, from the planning stages. The station launched the careers of a numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahara (South African Musician)
Bulelwa Mkutukana (9 November 1987 – 11 December 2023), known by her stage name Zahara, was a South African singer, songwriter and guitarist. Her music was classified loosely as "Afro-soul", and she sang in Xhosa language, Xhosa, her native language, as well as in English. After signing a record deal with TS Records, Mkutukana's debut album, ''Loliwe'' (2011), went double platinum. Her second album, ''Phendula'' (2013), produced three chart-topping singles "Phendula (song), Phendula", "Impilo", and "Stay". Zahara's third album, ''Country Girl (Zahara album), Country Girl'' (2015), was certified triple platinum. Following her departure from TS Records, she signed a record deal with Warner Music. Her fourth album, ''Mgodi'' (2017), was her best-selling album and was certified platinum, while her fifth album, ''Nqaba Yam (2021)'', peaked at number 1 on iTunes. Her accolades included seventeen South African Music Awards, three Metro FM Awards, and one Nigeria Entertainment Awards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassper Nyovest
Refiloe Maele Phoolo (born 16 December 1990), professionally known as Cassper Nyovest, is a South African rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and amateur boxer. Born and raised in Mahikeng, North West (South African province), North West, he is regarded as one of the most successful artists in South Africa. In 2014, he established his own record label, Family Tree Records. Nyovest rose to fame with the release of his debut studio album, ''Tsholofelo'' (2014) which produced the hit singles "Gusheshe" and "Doc Shebeleza". With his success of selling out tickets for his concert, ''Fill Up the Dome'' (2015) which was held at Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. The success of the event pursued Nyovest with the affix "Fill Up" to instigate more concerts in different stadiums annually, including Orlando Stadium (2016) and FNB Stadium (2017), also both in Johannesburg, Moses Mabhida Stadium (2018) in Durban, and Royal Bafokeng Stadium (2019) in North West (South African provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumi Molekane
Tumi Molekane (born 16 August 1981) is a Tanzanian-born South African rapper and poet. He was the lead vocalist of Tumi and the Volume, that was officially disbanded in 2012. In 2016, Tumi relaunched himself as Stogie T and released an eponymous album, which featured Da L.E.S, Lastee, Emtee, Nasty C, Nadia Nakai and Yanga. He has two singles from the album. The first single "Diamond Walk" features rapper Nadia Nakai in the video. His second single from the album, "By Any Means", features a hook and verses from Emtee and Yanga. Background Tumi and the Volume also comprises the members of the Mozambican band 340ml. Molekane was born in Tanzania while his South African parents lived in exile there. In 1992, he repatriated to South Africa and took up residence in Soweto. Career In 2005, Tumi recorded the song "Trade Winds" with Cincinnati-based rapper Main Flow. In 2006, he published his debut album, '' Music from My Good Eye'', through his record label Motif Records. The al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roll Up (Emtee Song)
"Roll Up" is a song by South African rapper Emtee (rapper), Emtee from his debut studio album, ''Avery (album), Avery''. The song was voted "Song of The Year" at the South African Hip Hop Awards 2015, 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards. Critical reception Upon its release, "Roll Up" was met with positive reviews among Music criticism, music critics. With massive airplay, it peaked at #1 on YFM's DJ Speedsta's hip hop charts and also peaked at #2 on the local iTunes hip hop/rap chart. Roll Up has been downloaded over 500,000 times and RiSA has certified it 3× Platinum "Roll Up (Re-Up)" On November 28, 2015, a remix for "Roll Up" titled "Roll Up (Re-Up)" was released. It featured vocal appearances from Wizkid (musician), Wizkid and AKA (rapper), AKA. The video for "Roll Up (Re-Up)" was shot by Ofentse Mwase Films and RB Films in South Africa and was released on YouTube on December 8, 2015. Accolades References External links *{{YouTube, w1Z3Hldy4uw, "Roll Up (Re-Up)" music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald (singer)
Donald Moatshe (born 7 February 1985), commonly known by the mononym Donald, is a South African afro-soul singer, songwriter, recording artist and entertainer. He was born in the town of Rustenburg, in the North-West province. His career began at an early age, and he signed a record deal with the Will of Steel Imprint in 2008. He came to notice with his single "I Deserve" released in 2011. Life and career Donald Moatshe was born in the village of Kraalhoek in the North West province. He began singing at a young age in the church choir, where his musical talent was discovered. 2011:''Train of Love'' In 2008, he signed a recording deal with South African DJ Cleo on his ''Will of Steel'' imprint. The label released Donald's debut album, which received a lukewarm reception. He departed from the DJ Cleo's label, and started his own imprint, ''D-Exclusive'' in 2011, and began production on his second album ''Love Train''. 2011:''Love Train'' He rose to fame in 2011 with his nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwesta
Senzo Mfundo Vilakazi (born 11 August 1988) known professionally as Kwesta, is a South African rapper and songwriter. Born in Katlehong, Gauteng, a township also known as "K1". In 2003, at the age of 15, he and his friends formed a rap group Ghetto Fellaz which then changed to The Juvenylz, same year. He is currently signed to his own independent media company known as RapLyf Records with co-founder Kid X (rapper), Kid X. In 2010, he released his debut studio album ''Special ReKwest''. His second album ''DaKAR'' (2013), peaked at number 3 on the iTunes South African Hip-hop/Rap chart. Kwesta's third studio album, ''DaKAR II'' (2016), spawned with singles includes; "Ngud', Ngud", "Nomayini", "Day One", "Ngiyazifela Ngawe," "Mayibabo" and "Mmino". The album was certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). Having sold 210,000 copies in South Africa, ''DaKAR II'' became South African hip hop's best-selling album. His fifth studio album ''g.o.d Guluva'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L-Tido
Thato Madonsela (born 30 January 1985), better known by his stage name L-Tido, is a South African hip hop recording artist from Alexandra, Johannesburg. He is best known for being one of the few independent artists in the country to reach commercial success, winning the Best Newcomer in Africa award at the 2010 Channel O Music Video AwardsPereira, Sergio (8 November 2010).L-Tido is the Most Gifted Newcomer. Music Review. Retrieved 18 December 2013 Life and early career L-Tido's music career began in 2009 when he self-released, self-marketed and hand-to-hand distributed his mixtape ''City of Gold''. The success of the mixtape lead to award nominations and the winning of Channel O's Most Gifted Newcomer award. 2011: ''All or Nothing'' On 30 June 2011, L-Tido independently released his debut album, ''All or Nothing'', which was said to reveal everything about his journey and what it took for this rising star to get to where he is. The album includes collaborations with K.O fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album '' L.I.F.E'' (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and its parent company Warner Music Group. His third studio album ''Outside'', which also serves as his major label debut, was released in 2018. In 2019, Burna Boy won Best International Act at the BET Awards and was named an Apple Music Up Next artist. That same year, he released his fourth studio album, ''African Giant'', which won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2020, Burna Boy won African Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards, and released his fifth studio album '' Twice as Tall'', which won Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mi Casa
Mi Casa is a house music, house trio based in Johannesburg, South Africa and consisting of three members, Dr. Duda (producer and pianist), J'Something (vocalist and guitarist), and Mo-T (trumpeter). The band was formed in early 2011 in Johannesburg when all three future members were at a night lounge and decided to perform together. A few months later, they released an album titled ''Micasa Music'', which went gold certification quickly and won several awards at the 18th Annual MTN South Africa Music Awards in 2012. The band's second studio album Su Casa (2015) reached number one in South Africa. The band then embarked on a Mi Casa Gone Global Tour. The band released their third studio album, ''Home Sweet Home'' (2013), which resulted with two chart-topping singles "Chocolate" & "Barman". In August 2017 they released their fourth studio album ''Familia'' after nearly disbanding four months earlier. History 2010-2011: Early years In 2011, the trio meet at the night lounge & p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |