Nigerian Artista Nominated For South African Amapiano Awards. The nominees for the second edition of the South African Amapiano Awards were announced two weeks bac at The Roof, in Fourways, Johannesburg, ahead of the awards ceremony in Pretoria on 2 April.
Wizkid, Davido, Asake, and Goya Menor have been nominated for the 2023 South African Amapiano Music Awards for their contributions to the genre.The new South African genre “Amapiano” is making waves in Nigeria, and steadily making headway globally.
Nigerian artists have begun riding the modified Amapiano waves since its emergence, making it the in-genre currently on the Nigerian scene. In 2020, DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small released Sponono, an Amapiano track featuring Wizkid and Burna Boy. Wizkid also featured on Kabza De Small’s ‘Need You Tonight’ in 2020, while in 2021, Focalistic collaborated with Davido for the remix of Ke Star, his 2020 hit.
While from Mzansi, Kabza De Small leads the pack with nine nominations, including Amapiano Artist of the Year, while four of his top-charting songs made the cut for Song of the Year. Toss and Young Stunna follow with eight nominations each, while Uncle Waffles has been nominated for seven awards.First-time nominees include Felo Le Tee, Pabi Cooper and Nkosazana Daughter.
