All black, glitz, and glamour were the order of the day during the Metro FM Music Awards at Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga on Saturday, 27 April.

The event saw the winners walk away with awards and R50 000 for each category. Kabza De Small, Mthunzi, and Young Stunna walked away with R150 000 for the Song of the Year and three more categories for their song, Imithandazo.

Amapiano stars were the centre of the show, bagging most of the awards. Lwa Ndlunkulu, who scooped Artist of the Year award, said: “I’d like to thank God, Big Zulu, Leeroy, and my fans.”

 

 

 

 

 
Other winners were Nontokozo Mkhize for Best Newcomer, Mthandazo Gatya for Best R&B, and Bongezile Mabandla scooped an award African Pop.Oscar Mbo, who won Best Styled Artist award, said: “Thank you so much to everyone who support what we do. Style phambili umutu emuva (style forward people backwards).”Lifetime achievement was awarded to Oskido. who performed a medley of different songs and took the audience back in the years with some of his old songs such as Zabalaza.Oskido said after his performance: “It’s not about the fame. It’s not about how much money I make or how many cars I have. It’s about how many people I’ve gotten in the industry.”

He said that making stars goes on and on. “Legends never give up,” he said.

Boom Shaka, which also received a lifetime award, performed some of their classic hit songs, with the audience singing along.

The group’s member, Thembi Seete, said: “We’re here celebrating 30 years of music excellence and democracy. I miss Lebo and you guys miss Lebo as well. Do you feel her presence?”

Thembi Seete

Makhadzi walked away with Best Female Artist award. She said: “This award goes to all the female in the category I was competing with because we deserve this award.”

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Pioneering musical legend Oscar Bonginkosi Mdlongwa, who has contributed to the SA music industry for over 26 years, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

 

 

The winners in the various categories were as follows:

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

Ntokozo Mbambo: Lavish Worship

BEST JAZZ ALBUM

Amandla Freedom Ensemble: Oratorio Of A Forgotten Youth

BEST PRODUCED ALBUM

Kabza De small & Mthunzi – Isimo

BEST COLLABORATION

Kabza De small &Mthunzi; Imithandazo ft. dj Maphorisa; Young stunna; Sizwe Alakine; Umthakathi Kush

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Lwah Ndlunkulu

BEST VIRAL CHALLENGE

TitoM & Yuppe – Tshwala Bam ft S.N.E & EeQue

BEST NEW ARTISTS

Nontokozo Mkhize

BEST DUO/GROUP

Thee Legacy

BEST DANCE

Zakes Bantwini – Mama Thula ft Skye Wanda, Thakzin & Suffocate SA

BEST KWAITO/GQOM

DJ Kotin – Hello ft Big Nuz, Mshayi & Mr Thela

BEST HIP HOP

A-REECE: Ving Rhames

BEST AFRICAN POP

Bongeziwe Mabandla – Sisahleleleni

BEST AMAPIANO

Kabza De small &Mthunzi; – Imithandazo ft dj Maphorisa; Young stunna; Sizwe Alakine; Umthakathi Kush

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Bassie & Aymos- Izenzo Ft. T-Man SA

BEST MALE

Aymos

BEST STYLED

Oscar Mbo

BEST R&B

Mthandazo Gatya – IN 2 U

BEST FEMALE

Makhadzi

SONG OF THE YEAR

Kabza De Small & Mthunzi – Imithandazo ft dj Maphorisa: Young stunna; Sizwe Alkaline; Umthakathi Kus

Shebeshxt says he spent R500,000 and some change to purchase his new car.The controversial rap sensation took to his Facebook timeline on Thursday to share a picture of him receiving the keys to his luxurious ride at the dealership.

When driving off in the car Shebeshxt, real name Lehlogonolo Chauke, went live on Facebook to share a detailed receipt of the purchase, revealing R 505,674.99 was spent on the ride.

“We don’t buy cars on instalment. This is cash. Half-a-million and something. This is half-a-million. Check the total,” he said.
 

 

 

 

Fans of Black Motion will be thrilled to know that the group’s founding members, Thabo “Smol” Mabogwane, and Bongani “Mörda” Mohosana have reunited.Speaking to SowetanLIVE, Smol said that their reunion will give birth to their collaboration song, Takala Zwino– an ode to friendship.

In 2022, when Mörda left Black Motion, Smol teamed up with renowned DJ and producer Kabelo “Problem Child” Koma, thus ensuring the Black Motion brand does not die.

 

 

 

Speaking about his separation from Mörda – who is married to musician, DJ Zinhle – Smol said it was a difficult phase in his life. However, he said he is glad it happened because it gave him a chance to figure out what he wants as an artist.“Some of our supporters met at our shows years ago and are now a family – these people have put their lives in our hands as musicians, so I had no choice but to consider them when it came to keeping and sustaining the brand Black Motion,” said the drummer.

“I also look at music groups such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo who have been in existence for over 40 years… there’s no way they didn’t have problems or others wanting to leave the group. So, during that time, I looked for solutions more than anything else.”“Takala Zwino is about savouring the good times with good friends. That nothing else matters but the present moment with your inner people or bloodline. It means that through anything, we will make it… despite what we go through, my day one is still my day one,” he said.

“I was playing live a couple of months ago sharing this new song; this sparked interest from Afrikan Roots, and Buckz said he too would like to hop on. Somehow our live session was shared on the Tsa ko Pitori Instagram page of us in the studio which Mörda saw… he then asked to join in the song. I saw no issue and I agreed mainly because I knew the joy it’d bring to people.A snippet of the song, as well as a behind-the-scenes shoot was shared by Smol on his Instagram account.

In December 2022, Sunday World revealed that Mörda was accused by his former record label boss, Moses Nkia Mokgoko — of breaking into the group’s Centurion house that month.

At the time, the Mohigan Sun hitmaker accused of stealing recording studio equipment estimated at a value of R243 312,30.

However, Mörda’s legal representative, Neo Mashele, denied the allegations. He told the publication that the equipment belonged to Spirit Motion which both Morda and Thabo Smol proportionately owned.

Mörda later returned the equipment after Spirit Motion revealed it won it’s court case against him at the Gauteng High Court in January 2023.