SABC Crown Gospel Awards 2015 Nominee Party

7^th SABC Crown Gospel Awards 2015 are coming up soon. They recently closed nominations for the categories and held a party to announce those who were nominated. The event was held on the 9^th of October at the Durban Exhibition Centre and we saw a lot of tweets from the event using the hash tag #CrownsNomineesParty on twitter.

It was also great to see a lot of artists celebrating and supporting each other’s work as the nominee were announced. Amongst the awards categories are those that will be judge by the selected panel and those that will be opened for public votes. Fans are encouraged to show support and vote for their favourite songs, albums and artists. Here is the list of nominees for this year. These categories will be voted for by the public;Best Gospel Artist,Best Gospel Song, Best Gospel AmaZioni, Best Gospel Maskandi, Best Community Radio Show

FULL NOMINEES LIST

1. BEST GOSPEL

RAP RICWA (THE KINGDOM IS COMING)

MAWAT (REBIRTH)

MDA (YEYAKHO LENGOMA)

BLAQUE (WATCHMAN)

2. BEST GOSPEL WORSHIP SONG:

SIPHO NGWENYA – MHLEKAZI

MAHALIA BUCHUNAN – NGIYABONGA NAPHAKADE

ROFHIWA MANYANGA –WORSHIP MEDLEY

ADRIAN LOSPER – MORE AND MORE

BEST GOSPEL PRAISE SONG:

MAWAT – (UMSINDISI)

WORSHIP HOUSE – (MORENA WAMARENA)

FRIENDS IN PRAISE – (EBENEZA)

MAHALIA BUCHANAN – (PHAKAMA)

SHAUN P –

BEST CLASSIC OF ALL TIME GOSPEL:

TEBOHO MOLOI – (BAPA LE NA)

TEBS DAVID – (LERATO)

JAY JAY – (ESEHLABELO SAKA)

ANDILE KAMAJOLA – (THUMUMLILO)

REBECCA MALOPE – (MOYA WAMI)

BEST GOSPEL NEWCOMER:

SPAX AND THE NEWLIGHT

PASTOR LUNGI NDALA

MALUSI MBOKAZI

MAHALIA BUCHANAN

BEST GOSPEL DVD:

PASTOR LUNGI NDALA

TEBS DAVID

REALITY 7

SPIRIT OF PRAISE VOL 5

BEST FEMALE GOSPEL ARTIST:

LUSANDA MCINGA

WINNIE MASHABA

BUHLE NHLANGULELA

FIKILE MLOMO

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL:

BUTHO VUTHELA

M-SIYA MAAWU

WORSHIP HOUSE

THOBEKILE MKHWANAZI

BEST MALE GOSPEL ARTIST

TEBS DAVID

BETUSILE MCINGA

LUFUNO DAGADA

ANDILE KAMAJOLA

BEST GOSPEL MUSIC VIDEO:

TUMELO MATLALA

MADUVHA

TSHWANE GOSPEL CHOIR

3C LIVE

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG:

SPAX AND NEWLIGHT (CROWNED WITH FAVOUR)

CHURCHILL (SELATOLE)

THABO NAMBA (BAMBELELA)

3C LIVE (ITS ALL FOR YOU)

BEST GOSPEL JAZZ:

LWEI NETSHIVHALE

NOKUTHULA FUNDAMA

KGOMOTSO

THE JUSTINLEIGH BAND

BEST GOSPEL ACCAPELLA:

TYGC FAMILY

DURBAN METRO YMG

REALITY 7

ITHIMBA LE AFRIKA

BEST POP GOSPEL:

BUHLE NHLANGULELA

JOLENE JOSEPH

VICTORY 5

3 C LIVE

BEST CHURCH CHOIR:

ABAFANA BENDUKU

SEFOFANE GOSPEL CHOIR

ABAHLABELELI

3C LIVE

BEST GOSPEL GROUP:

TOGETHER AS ONE CHURCH CHOIR

WORSHIP HOUSE

ITHIMBA LE AFRICA

TSHWANE GOSPEL CHOIR

BEST GOSPEL POETRY:

NOKULUNGA DLADLA

NOKWETHEMBA MCHUNU

SPHINDILE NDLOVU

CRYSTAL TYRON

BEST COLLABORATION:

SPAX AND THE NEW LIGHT

BETUSILE AND DUMI – KUPHELELE

WOMEN IN PRAISE – KHULULA UGCOBO

ROFHIWA MANYANGA

BEST GOSPEL PRODUCER:

WAYNE RENGASAMY

RUDZANI MAMPHISWANA

NHLANHLA SILAULE

BENJAMIN DUBE

OUPA/AUBREY AND BENJAMIN (SPIRIT OF PRAISE)

BEST GOSPEL SONG WRITER:

THULANI GA NDLELA – UKHONA UMOYA OYINGCWELE

ANDILE KAMAJOLA (NANOMA NIYABONA)

MALUSI MBOKAZI – NGISIZE NKOSI

MADUVHA – LAMB OF GOD

BEST R&B GOSPEL:

MADUVHA

NOKUBONGA DLUDLA

AMBANI RAMARU

SIFANISO BOPHELA

BEST ENGINEER:

COVENANT VOICES (COVENANT)

EMMANUEL MAMPONGORO (PASTOR LUNGI NDALA)

LEROY CROFT (TSHWANE GOSPEL CHOIR)

ANDILE KAMAJOLA (ANDILE KAMAJOLA – NANOMA NIYANGIBONA)

BEST COMEDY GOSPEL:

STHEMBISO PRO NDLOVU

CRYSTAL TYRON

BEST OF AFRICA GOSPEL:

MILKAH MUTHONI IRUNGU – KENYA

UCHE -NIGERIA

PHATHWAKAHLE – SWAZILAND

SHONGWE & KHUPHUKA –SWAZILAND

BEST AFRIKAANS :

VICTORY 5

ESTI

ADRIAN LOSPER

TSHEPO DESMOND

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM:

SHAUN P

BENJAMIN DUBE

TEBELLO SUKWENE

3C LIVE

BEST COMMUNITY OUTREACH (BY ARTIST):

BONGI & COLLINS

TWINS FOR THE GLORY

3 C LIVE

TRUE FAITH GOSPEL

VOTED FOR CATEGORIES

BEST GOSPEL ARTIST

MALIBONGWE GCWABE

ANDILE KAMAJOLA

BEST GOSPEL SONG

AMANXEBA – M SIYA

IT’S A WONDERFUL DAY – THOBEKILE MKHWANAZI

SAFA NAYE – DUMI MKOKSTADI

NANOMA NIYANGBONA – ANDILE KAMAJOLA

BEST AMAZIONI

REDEMPTION IN CHRIST

ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRY

ABAZINGELI BESIKHALANGA

INKANYEZI

JOYOUS OF GOD MASS CHOIR

BEST MASKANDI GOSPEL:

UQHOSHANGOKWAKHE SIBISI (NINGANGENZANI)

BUTHO VUTHELA (UTHANDO LUKAJESU)

BEST GOSPEL COMMUNITY RADIO SHOW:

MPHO MASHISHI – RADIO PULPIT ( LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL SOUNDS)

LUPHUMULO MASUMPA – LINK FM (LATE NIGHT SUNDAY)

THOLANG LEBELO – MOGALE FM (DITHORISE)

THAMI NTOMBELA – IMBOKODO FM (INJOBO ITHUNGELWA EBANDLA)

PHINDILE PEWA – HIGHWAY RADIO (MIDDAY EXPERIENCE SHOW)

NATHI MHLANGA (VOICE OF THE CHURCH)

SIZWE MANQELE – DIVINE TOUCH RADIO

BEST GOSPEL TV SHOW:

ITS GOSPEL TIME

BEHIND THE GOSPEL

GOSPEL CLASSICS

ROAD TO JOYOUS 20

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