WHO WILL WIN THE 14^TH ANNUAL CROWN GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS? 2021 NOMINEES LIST BELOW.

Congratulations are in order for all the nominees of the 14^th Annual Crown Gospel Music Awards nominees. The year may have been slowed down by lockdown levels adjustments and scaled-down live concerts, but the music did not stop. The Gospel music scene continued to praise and brought about new music, worship songs and hymns that have made it into the sought after recognition list of the Crown Gospel Music Awards.

On the 11^th October 2021, The 14^th Annual Crown Gospel Music Awards unveiled the nominees for 2021 via Facebook live streaming hosted by Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule, founder of World Gospel Powerhouse and Executive Producer for the Crown Gospel Music Awards.

Following the impressive number of entries received this year, Takie Ndou bagged six nominations followed by Ayanda Ntanzi and Xolly Mncwango with five nominations each.

The newcomer category saw a large volume of worthy contenders coming out on top to claim the crown for their offering.The consistently most popular category will definitely see fans delighted and on the edge of their seats anticipating a showdown to see which newcomer will be awarded the worthy title.

“ We are grateful for the number of entries received to attest to the growth of the Crowns Gospel Music Awards. It is time to celebrate the gift of music and honour the outstanding work by the Gospel industry. Praise God for he is always faithful.#HeIsStillJehovah. Fans can show support and stand behind their favourite artists by voting for music that touched their souls,”

Zanele Mbokazi –Nkambule

Voting lines will officially open at midnight, Sunday, 10 October. Gospel fans can cast their votes by sending their favorite artist’s nominee code to 34069. SMSes are charged at R1.50 per vote and one can vote as many times as they like. Free SMSes do not apply.

The pre-recording of the awards ceremony will be held on the 12^th November 2021 with only 300 in attendance adhering to Covid restriction. The main awards event will then be broadcasted on the 28^th November 2021 on SABC 2 at 20:00 and streamed on YouTube and Facebook platforms.

Here is the full list of the 14^th Annual Crown Gospel Music Awards 2021 Nominees:

1. BEST GOSPEL PRODUCER ALBUM

PRODUCER(S)	ALBUM
NQUBEKO MBATHA	ACCORDING TO GRACE (AYANDA NTANZI)
TAKIE NDOU	THE GREAT REVIVAL (TAKIE NDOU)
SAM NGONYAMA	INDUMISO YETENDE
BONGANI NKOSI	ANOTHER LEVEL OF GRACE UPON GRACE (CANAAN NYATHI)

2.     BEST GOSPEL ITENDE

ARTIST (S)	SONG
INDUMISO YETENDE	ANGINGEDWA
SGWILI ZUMA	JESU WEHLA
ICEBO LAKHE LINGEVINJWE	FUZULA
TSHWANE GOSPEL CHOIR	IMIQHELE

3.     BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

ARTIST(S)	ALBUM
AYANDA NTANZI	ACCORDING TO GRACE
TAKIE NDOU	THE GREAT REVIVAL
XOLLY MNCWANGO	JESUS IS ENOUGH
TSHWANE GOSPEL CHOIR	THE PROMISED REVIVAL

4.     BEST GOSPEL CLASSIC OF ALL TIMES

ARTIST (S)	SONG
GLORY OF THE LAST DAYS	NGIZOLIBONGA
TEBS DAVID	FAITHFUL
THOBEKILE	ITS A WONDERFUL DAY
SANELE NGCOBO	YEBO BAKITHI

5.     BEST AMAZION (VOTING CATEGORY)

ARTIST(S)	SONG	VOTING CODE
FELLOWSHIP OF GOD MINISTRIES	SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY	CROWN 1
THE HOLLY NAZARETH EKUKHANYENI	SILIFUNDIWE IZWI	CROWN 2
ABAHLABELELI BAKAMOYA	NIKELANI IMIZIMBA	CROWN 3
ABADUMISI BEVANGELI	APHAKAMA AMAZULU	CROWN 4

6.     BEST COMMUNITY RADIO GOSPEL SHOW (VOTING CATEGORY)

PRESENTER – STATION	RADIO SHOW	VOTING CODE
NJABULO MPUNGOSE- NQUBEKO FM	IYAHAMBA LENQOLA	CROWN 5
TUMELO NKUNA-VOICE OF HOPE FM	MORNING GLORY BREAKFAST SHOW	CROWN 6
SABATA MALELEKA- MADIBENG FM	BOKAMOSO SHOW	CROWN 7
LEFA PHETHA- THETHA FM	LESOLO LA JEHOVAH	CROWN 8
NQUBEKO NDLELA- NONGOMA FM	INQOLA KA BHOMBELA	CROWN 9
ABRAHAM SHIYANI- ZIBONELE FM	KUYENZEKA RADIO SHOW	CROWN 10

7.     BEST WORSHIP SONG

ARTIST (S)	SONG
XOLISA KWINANA	SITHI BAYEDE
KENEILOE HOPE	THORISO
JABULILE JAY	THINA IMIHLA NGEMIHLA
XOLLY MNCWANGO	WATSWANELEHA

8.     BEST GOSPEL PRAISE SONG

ARTIST(S)	SONG
LUNGELO HLONGWANE	SENGIYABALA NKOSI
AYANDA NTANZI	NGIYAPHUMELELA
LONDIWE NXUMALO	NGENZELWE ISIMANGA
SBU BANDA	PAPA GOD OF MIRACLES

9.     BEST GOSPEL ACAPPELA

ARTIST(S)	SONG
ABAKHETHWA GOSPEL SINGERS	KUSUK ‘EMANDULO
UMLAZI GOSPEL CHOIR	MOYA WENKOSI
JTG GOSPEL CHOIR	SODOMA NEGOMORA
NUZ VOICES	SIMILAPHA NKOSI

10.       BEST GOSPEL CLAP AND TAP

ARTIST(S)	SONG
MANDLETHU GOSPEL SINGERS	IZWI LAKHO
INGQAYIZIVELE GOSPEL CHOIR	KE BUSWA KE MOYA
LEJWE LA MOTHEO	KOKOTA
TEMPLE OF GOD	JESU LIDWALA
TSHIDI CHAUKE	LEKUNUTUNG LE MORENA

11.        BEST GOSPEL JAZZ SONG

ARTIST(S)	SONG
SIYA NDLOVU	NKOSI NGENZE
BRA BUSHI	AKUKHO OKUNYE
NEO KOMANE	EN ROUTE TO EMMAUS
CLAUDS	THIS IS LOVE

12.      BEST COMMERCIAL/PBS RADIO GOSPEL SHOW (VOTING CATEGORY)

PRESENTER – STATION	RADIO SHOW	VOTING CODE
BROWN MOSIAPOA- MOTSWEDING FM	RORISANG	CROWN 11
PHINDY P- UKHOZI FM	ULIBO LOKUQALA	CROWN 12

13.     BEST GOSPEL RAP SONG

ARTIST(S)	SONG
MELISA SIBAYA	UYINKOSI
BUTCH CASSIDY	FAITHFUL ALWAYS
ATCHAAR	GOD ARE LISTENING

14.     BEST ENGINEER

ENGINEER(S)	ALBUM
JOB THAKO (TAKIE NDOU)	NGIYAVUMA
AARON NKOSI (ZAZA)	SHRUBS OF CHRONICAL
SHAYNE KISTENSAMY (CRYSTAL TRYON)	VUKA UKHANYE
MARK MONTGOMERY (GODFREY MAHLANGU)	MODIMO WA TSEBA

15.     BEST GOSPEL SONG WRITER

ARTIST(S)	SONG
TAKIE NDOU	WHO AM I
JABULILE JAY	MY EVERYTHING
CRYSTAL TRYON	VUKA UKHANYE
BHEKI SIBUSISO LANGA (TSHWANE GOSPEL CHOIR)	THROUGH IT ALL

16.     BEST OF AFRICA GOSPEL

ARTIST(S)	SONG
MINISTER MICHAEL MAHENDERE- ZIMBABWE	NDINOUDA PKOMA
TSEPO LESOLE-BOTSWANA	I WILL WAIT
CROSS UGO 2V- NIGERIA	GODS ABILITY
JENET MANYOWA- ZIMBABWE	MANY BLESSINGS

17.     BEST GOSPEL COLLABORATION

ARTIST(S)	SONG
IAN CALF FT THINAH ZUNGU	JESU NGUWE
KENNY SHIBAMBU FT RHOFHIWA & JANNICE	WHEN THE SPIRIT MOVE
MALUSI MBOKAZI FT ABANQOBI	EMIHLENI KA HERODI
SBU BANDA FT TAKESURE	NGAMBULELE

18.     BEST CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL SONG

ARTIST(S)	SONG
ESIHLE SIWELA	INGEYAKHO
CLAUDS	IDENTITY
SHAUN P	JESUS THE CENTRE
BUSHBUCKRIDGE WORSHIP EXPLOSION	NGITHUME NKOSI

19.     BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL

ARTIST(S)	SONG
UMZUMBE INSPIRATONAL CHOIR	BAYEDE NGONYAMA
PAUL K	SEFAPANONG
JUMBO	WENA NKOSI UYAZI
GOFREY MAHLANGU	LENTSWE

20.     BEST GOSPEL MUSIC VIDEO

ARTIST(S)	VIDEO
PAUL K	SEFAPANONG
CRYSTAL TRYON	VUKA UKHANYE
GERSHOM NTIMANE	ITHEMBA LAM
LWAZI KHUZWAYO	JESUS I LOVE YOU

21.     BEST GOSPEL DVD

ARTIST(S)	DVD
KENNY SHIBAMBU	THE STORY OF GRACE
TSHWANE GOSPEL CHOIR	THE PROMISED REVIVAL
CANNAN NYATHI	ANOTHER LEVEL OF GRACE UPON GRACE
MALUSI MBOKAZI	THE REVELATION

22.       BEST NEW COMER

ARTIST(S)	SONG
GERSHOM MTIMANE	ITHEMBA LAMI
KGAOGELO KEKANE	ZIBONAKALISE
XOLLY MNCWANGO	HEALING POWER
ICEBOLAKHE LINGEVINJWE	NEFA LETHU

23.     BEST COMMUNITY OUTREACH – ARTIST/GROUP

ARTIST(S)

DI BRUIN GOSPEL PROJECT

GERSHOM NTIMANE

TAKIE NDOU

CRYSTAL TRYON

24.     BEST GOSPEL GROUP

ARTIST(S)

UMLAZI GOSPEL CHOIR

MESSAGE FROM A BROKEN JAR

INDUMISO YETENDE

MIGHTY ROOTED VOICES

25.     BEST FEMALE GOSPEL ARTIST

ARTIST(S)

PS SEBE NZUZA

THOBEKILE

XOLLY MNCWANGO

KGAOGELO KEKANA

26.     BEST GOSPEL MALE ARTIST

ARTIST(S)

AYANDA NTANZI

TAKIE NDOU

TEBOHO MOLOI

CANAAN NYATHI

27.     BEST GOSPEL SONG (VOTING CATEGORY)

ARTIST(S)	SONG	VOTING CODE
XOLLY MCWANGO	HEALING POWER	CROWN 13
PS SEBE NZUZA	NAWE UNGAMTHATHA	CROWN 14
AYANDA NTANZI	BASUKA	CROWN 15
JUMBO	WENA NKOSI UYAZI	CROWN 16

28.     BEST GOSPEL ARTIST (VOTING CATEGORY)

ARTIST(S)	VOTING CODE
AYANDA NTANZI	CROWN 17
TAKIE NDOU	CROWN 18
CANNAN NYATHI	CROWN 19

                                                                                                                   

Voting lines will officially open at midnight, Sunday, 10 October. Gospel fans can cast their votes by sending their favorite artist’s nominee code to 34069. SMSes are charged at R1.50 per vote and one can vote as many times as they like. Free SMSes do not apply.

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