Reloaded Mag Africa Volume 21 | Page 14

Following the announcement of the first annual official Dance Music Awards South Africa this past July, South African fans took to the internet to vote for the favourites for the past six weeks.

the top final nominees in each category can finally be announced today. The nominee selection was held entirely online with the Dance Music Awards South Africa managed as an audience-voted award event dedicated to South African dance music.

This will be followed by public voting which will be made through the official website & social media until the 2nd October. With the fully transparent user voted award process, this gives the public the power to choose the award winners. Competition will be driven strictly by social media and online interaction, no “panel” will dictate the nominees.

The winners will be announced at an honorary dinner on the 5th October in Johannesburg.

AND THE DANCE MUSIC AWARDS SOUTH AFRICAN NOMINEES ARE:

SMIRNOFF BEST MALE DJ

Kyle Watson

Chunda Munki

DJ Shimza

Black Coffee

Kyle Cassim

SMIRNOFF BEST FEMALE DJ

Abby Nurock

DJ Zinhle

Lady Lea

SimStar

Lady Sakhe

BEST PRODUCER

Jazzuelle

Black Coffee

Kyle Watson

Ryan Murgatroyd

Da Capo

BEST LIVE ACT

Goldfish

Black Motion

Good Luck

Pop Art

Mi Casa