Tyla Leads the SAMA 30 Nominations With 5 Nods, Including Album of the Year

Tyla Leads the SAMA 30 Nominations With 5 Nods, Including Album of the Year

  • The nominees for the 2024 South African Music Awards (SAMA) have been announced
  • Tyla is among those nominated, and she leads the pack with five nominations, including Album of the Year
  • She has been making headlines globally for her continued success in the music industry and the awards she receives

Tyla is still in a league of her own, as she has bagged several nominations at the upcoming South African Music Awards (SAMA).

Tyla has bagged 5 nominations at this year's SAMAs.
Tyla has bagged 5 SAMA 30 nominations. Image: y Jamie McCarthy
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How many nominations has Tyla bagged at SAMAs

The prestigious award ceremony recognises the best in South African music for the year that was. Now in its 30th edition, the SAMAs have released the nominees for the ceremony, which will commence on 2 November 2024.

Tyla leads the pack of nominees for the 2024 SAMAs. Her smash hit Water trusted her into the world of superstardom.

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She currently has five nominations for Album of the Year sponsored by Sampra for her debut album Tyla, the Ukhozi FM Female Artist of the Year, Newcomer of the Year presented by Santam, Best Pop Album for Tyla, and Best Collaboration for Water featuring US rapper Travis Scott.

Who is tailing behind Tyla

Just behind Tyla is Amapiano heavyweight Kabza De Small, who has three nominations. He is contesting with Tyla for Album of the Year and the Motsweding FM Best Amapiano Album for his groundbreaking album Isimo and the Radio 2000 Duo/Group of the Year with Mthunzi for their album Isimo.

Other nominees for Male Artist of the Year include Kelvin Momo, Daliwonga, De Mthuba and Priddy Ugly.

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Female Artists of the Year include Brenda Mtambo, Lwah Ndlunkulu, Lordkez and Xolly Mncwango.

Why Mzansi has grown tired of Uncle Waffles

In a previous report from Briefly News, it seems as though South Africans are growing tired of Uncle Waffles and her repetitive performances.

This follows a video of the DJ's set, which made its way to the socials and left netizens scratching their heads. Mzansi is not enthused by Waffles' bold outfit choices at her shows of late, and others are criticising her rise to fame.

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za

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