16th Metro FM Music Awards: Full list of nominees

The nominees for the Metro FM Music Awards 2017 have been annouced.

R&B artist Amanda Black leads the pack with five nominations, with Babes Wodumo following close with four nominations.

This year’s theme is “What’s next is all that matters.”

Voting lines are now open and will close at 23:59 on Sunday 12 February 2017.

Every award winner will receive R100 000 prize money.

The Metro FM Music Awards will be held in Durban at the iNkosi Albert Luthuli ICC on Saturday, 25 February.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best top 5 African pop albums
Musa —  Mr Serious
Amanda Black — Amazulu
Vusi Nova —  Naninina
Soul Kulture — Ngeliny’langa
Sjava — Isina Muva

Best top 5 collaborations
Ms Pru — Ameni
Bucie — Rejoice
DJ Speedsta — Mayo
Kwesta — Mayibabo

Best top 5 compilation albums
DJ Tokzen — Mmthi’s Essential Sel 7
DJ Qness — Essential Selection
DJ Fresh — Fresh House Flava Vol 9

Best top 5 dance albums
Babes Wodumo — Gqom Queen Vol 1
Dr Malinga — Goodwill
Mobi Dixon — Live The Music
Mpumi — The Birth Of Mpumi
DJ Merlon — Original Copy

Best top 5 female albums
Amanda Black — Amazulu
Babes Wodumo — Gqom Queen Vol 1
Kelly Khumalo — My Truth
Lebo Sekgobela — Restored
Brenda Mntambo — So Much Love

Best top 5 group albums
Jaziel Brothers — Out Of The Box
The Soil — Echoes of Kofifi
Soul Kulture — Ngeliny’langa
Durban’s Finest — Reloaded
Encore — Encore

Best top 5 hit single
City Lyts — Vura
Riky Rick — Sidlukotini
AKA — One Time
Ms Pru — Ameni
DJ Speedsta — Mayo

Best top 5 hip hop
Kwesta — Dakar
A Reece — Paradise
Anatii — Artifact
Nasty C — Bad Hair Extension
DJ Slique — Inayam Vol 1

Best top kwaito single
Mshoza — Abantu Bam
L’Vovo — Amatin Tin
Vetkoek & Mahoota — Sohamba Ngo 7
Sosha — Good Times

Best top 5 male album
Nasty C — Bad Hair Extensions
Kwesta — Dakar
Sjava — Isina Muva
Mobi Dixon — Live The Music
A Reece — Paradise

Best top 5 music video
Du Boiz — Dope Dream
Benchmarq — All On Me
Khuli Chana — One Source
Mafikizolo — Kucheza
Anatii — Jump

Best top 5 new artists
Babes Wodumo — Gqom Queen
Nasty C — Bad Hair Extensions
Amanda Black — Amazulu
Sjava — Isina Muva
Soul Kulture — Ngeliny’langa

Best top 5 urban gospel albums
Dr Tumi — Love & Grace
Lebo Sekgobela — Restored
Joyous Celebration — Joyous Celebration 20
We Will Worship — Mmuso
Khaya Mthethwa — The Dawn

Best top 5 urban jazz album
Jimmy Dludlu — In The Groove
Brenda Mntambo — So Much More
Thandiswa — Belede
Hugh Masekela — No Borders
Henry Philemon — Man Of Defination

Best top 5 R&B single
Amanda Black — Separate
Floda — Decapitate Me
Charlie Mindgames — As Long As You
Zonke Funky — Lovin
Joocy — Thathinhliziyo

Best top 5 remixes
DJ Ganyani —Talk To Me
Prince Kaybee —Don’t Give Up
Thee Legacy —Wena Wedwa (Remix)
Bob’ezy —Close To You
Thee Legacy —S’thandwa Sami Remix

One Africa Award
Tekno Pana —(Nigeria)
Vee Mampeezy — I Do (Botswana)
Tiwa Savage — If I Start To Talk (Nigeria)
Kommanda Obbs — Ke Tauwa (Lesotho)
Patoranking — Kissing (Nigeria)

Best top 10 songs of the year
Babes Wodumo — Wololo
Musa ft Robbie — Malinga Mthande
Kwesta — Ngudu
Amanda Black  — Amazulu
Dr Malinga — Akulaleki
Durban’s Finest feat. Professor — Umsindo
Kind Monada — Ska Bora Moreki
Nasty C — Hell Naw
Lebo Sekgobela  — Lion of Judah
Black Motion  — Imali

The Metro FM Music Awards will air live from iNkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban on Sunday, February 25 at 8 p.m. on SABC1.