Nathi Mankayi is on a roll!
The singer, who had Mzansi singing along to his hit track Nomvula in 2015, received five nominations for the 2016 Metro FM Music Awards. The event will take place at the Durban ICC on 27 February.
The Kings of the Weekend, DJ Naves and Sphectacula, also scored themselves five nominations.
The nominees announcement event, which was held in Bryanston, Johannesburg, was attended by some of the country's biggest artists, including Zahara and Cassper Nyovest.
Metro FM DJ Phat Joe, who was the host, announced that Nathi's debut album, Bel'ekhaya, has gone five times platinum. Wow! What a year it has been for Nathi.
If he wins all five awards, he could walk away with R500,000. Yes, each artist who wins an award will receive R100,000 cash.
Here's the full list:
BEST DUO/GROUP
DBN NYTS
DEEP XCAPE
Sphe & Naves
Junio & Lady Zamar
MiCasa
BEST FEMALE ALBUM
Maleh
Zonke
Zahara
Thiwe
Fifi Cooper
BEST URBAN JAZZ
Benjamin Jephta
Judith Sephuma
Mpumi Dlamini
Nduduzo Makhathini
Nomfundo Xaluwa
BEST RnB SINGLE
Zonke – Reach It
Nathi – Nomvula
Maleh – Feels Good
Cici – RunAway
Vincent Bones – My lady
BEST URBAN GOSPEL ALBUM
Ntokozo Mbambo – Spirit & Life
Andile Majola – Chapter 7
Malusi Mbokazi – Ngisize Nkosi
Ayanda Ntazi – udumo
Worship House – True Worship 2015
BEST COLLABORATION
DJ Sliqe ft OkmalumKoolKat, WTF – iLife
AKA x Burna Boy x Khuli Chana x Yanga – Baddest
Major League Djz x Cassper Nyovest x Riky Rick x OkmalumKoolKat – Slyza Tsotsi
Sphe & Naves – KOTW Anthem
Heavy K x Professor x Mpumi – Umoya
BEST KWAITO ALBUM
Big Nuz
DBN NYTS
Dj Bongz
Kabelo Mabalane
BEST HIT SINGLE
AKA x Burna Boy x Khuli Chana x Yanga – Baddest
LTido – Dlala Ka Yona
Kwesta – Nomayini
WTF – Nomusa
Shekhinah x Kyle – Back to the Beach
BEST NEW ARTIST
Nathi
Emtee
Prince Kaybee
Riky Rick
Fifi Cooper
BEST AFRICAN POP
Nathi
Zahara
Zonke
Maleh
kabomo
BEST DANCE ALBUM
Mobi Dixion
Heavy K
Sphe & Naves
Black Coffee
Prince Kaybee
BEST HIP HOP ALBUM
Cassper Nyovest – Refiloe
Riky Rick – Family Values
Emtee – Avery
Fifi Cooper – 20Fifi
Zakwe – Impande
BEST MALE ALBUM
Nathi
Black Coffee
Cassper Nyovest
Prince kaybee
Riky Rick
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Dales – PAID
Donald – What goes Around
Tumi – VISA
Sphe & Naves – KOTW Anthem
Emtee – Roll Up
BEST REMIX
Kelly Khumalo – Asine
Dj Sliqe – Do Like I Do
Emtee – Roll Up Re-Up
Tresor – Never Let Me go
AKA – Baddest
SONG OF THE YEAR
Black Coffee – We Dance Again
Nathi – Nomvula
Prince Kaybee – Better Days
Prince Kaybee – Wajellwa
DJ Shimza – Akulalwa
DBN NYTS – Shumaya
Riky Rick – Boss Zonke
Heavy K – Umoya
DJ Ganyani – Talk to me
Sphe & Naves – KOTW Anthem
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