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The first season of Eswatini’s pulsating music talent show kicked off in the kingdom on with auditions being held across all four corners of Eswatini (each region being afforded the chance to showcase their talent for the opportunity get put on The Spotlight).

With over 800 applicants in total showing up and thirty of them making the cut on Canary Day 👉🏽: bit.ly/MTNEswatini_YouTube to advance to the elimination stages. 

It has been truly an epic journey with each of the contestant laying it all on the stage and watching you, Eswatini carry your favourite contestant’s through. And finally crowning your Superstar in season one, hailing all the way down south in the Shiselwelni region, Nsika aka Lucid Musiq  👉🏽: https://youtu.be/FowP5E75cAY!

All we can say is this is only the beginning of this pulsating movement and best believe that you will get to put someone else on in season two coming soon.

In the meantime, do yourself a solid and keep those moja pulsating vibes flowing by dialling *411# and of course follow the link 👉🏽: bit.ly/TheSpotlight  to stay in the loop and keep your hand on the pulse. 

Vote for your favourite MTN SWAMA 2019 Nominee!

There are 17 categories for public voting. The categories not open for public voting are the President’s Award and MTN Caller Tunes. To vote, SMS the category and name of your favourite artist to 6161 for E0.50 / SMS. You can vote as many times as you want to.

BEST HIP HOP ARTIST

Lyrikal Busta

Mr Kangaroo

Illa Penboy

Mozaik

Viruss Flawless

Eimsofly

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Sarnilo

Mzwaa

Popzin

Denzel

M Nation

Carrency

BEST AFRO POP OF THE YEAR

Mr Music

Lomasoul

Nomalungelo

Velemseni

Amanda Mo

Popzin

BEST CONTEMPORARY

Tendaness

Ziyawa KaZitha

Outcry

M Triggerson

Zoe Genesis

ZaiMarn

SONG OF THE YEAR

Yebo – Nothando

Umnyango – Popzin

Lift Him High – Sifiso M

Phula – Amanda Mo ft. DJ Maphorisa

Gijima – Mozaik

Ngilindze – Magaya ft. DJ Micks

Ngekeleni Ngizobe – Illa Penboy

Baleka – Speech Umlangeni ft. Lomasoul

Ngiyazendlala Phambi Kwakho – Linda Dlamini

BEST DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ Zulu D

DJ !Sooks

DJ Culolam

DJ Master P

DJ Supa CDQ

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Nothando Hlophe

Amanda Mo

Cleopatra

Symphony

Mandisa

Zamo

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Tendaness

Lyrikal Busta

Nduduzo Matse

Popzin

Linda Dlamini

DJ !Sooks

BEST GOSPEL ARTIST

Samu Manana

Linda Dlamini

Nothando Hlophe

MimzKhulu

Phetsile Masilela

Police Male Voices

BEST HOUSE ARTIST

DJ Speech Umlangeni

DJ Njebza

Ziyawa kaZitha

Slotta

Sifiso M

DJ !Sooks

BEST COLLABORATION

Mzwaa ft. Velemseni – Lutsandvo

Tendaness ft. Vuyokazi Shaya & Tshego AMG – Mina Ngedwa

DJ Master P ft. Nomalungelo, Kena & Diba Diba – Dreams

Sands ft. Tsepo Tshola – Ngiyathandaza

Speech Umlangeni ft. M-Tonic & Lomasoul – Baleka

Ugly G ft. Diba Diba, Zoe Genesis, King Kwakhe, Tuki & Michelle – Find Means

Londiwe D ft. Banele – Siyalibabata Ligama Lakho

Tendaness ft. Zanda Zakuza – Over The Moon

Tendaness ft. Masandi – Mosha

BEST MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

NKO Made The Beat

Tendaness

Mr Kangaroo

Rendition

Ziyawa kaZitha

Mozaik The Producer

Liz Harris

BEST COUNTRY

Cleopatra

Dusty and Stones

Isaac Gamedze 

Zwelly Masuku

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Symmetry – DJ !Sooks 

Imphendvulo – Popzin

Tendaness – Tendaness

Dreams – DJ Master P

Live At Soweto – Nothando Hlophe 

Sitsandzile – Amanda Mo

NowHere – Mozaik

Inhlanyelo: The Seed – Zamo

BEST TRADITIONAL

Umfana Webhejisa

Majika

Majalibhunu

Ishaya

Duma Nemankonyane

Cembe Les’calaba

BEST JAZZ

Khole

Soul Friends

Zwile Bhembe

BEST VIDEO

Umnyango – Popzin

Fall Over – Eimsofly ft. Salby

iNumber – Lyrikal Busta

Chance – Symphony

Jozi – Mr Kangaroo

Flight Mode – Jay Era ft. Mozaik

Love Fiend – Mandisa 

The MTN SWAMA 2019 Awards are billed for Saturday 7th December 2019 at The Convention Centre – Royal Swazi Sun. Ticket details will be available soon. #MTNSWAMA #MonetizeYourMusic