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Music

Music awards

Awards · 2026

Music Awards of the Year

2169 votes cast so far

10 categories on the board

Voting open

Hip Hop

Best Hip Hop Act

205 votes

1 Northstar Demo 48 votes · 23% 2 Red Clay Sample 41 votes · 20% 3 Ink & Amber (demo) 33 votes · 16% 4 Low Voltage Sample 25 votes · 12% 5 Copperline Demo 20 votes · 10% 6 Night Market Sample 15 votes · 7% 7 Dust Road Demo 10 votes · 5% 8 Cipher House Sample 7 votes · 3% 9 Blackwood Demo 4 votes · 2% 10 River Mic Sample 2 votes · 1%

Gospel

Best Gospel Act

214 votes

1 Lightbearer Sample 49 votes · 23% 2 Harmony Place (demo) 42 votes · 20% 3 Sunday Room Sample 34 votes · 16% 4 Mercy Line Demo 26 votes · 12% 5 Cedar Choir Sample 21 votes · 10% 6 Quiet Fire Demo 16 votes · 7% 7 Upper Room Sample 11 votes · 5% 8 Linen & Gold Demo 8 votes · 4% 9 Still Water Sample 5 votes · 2% 10 Dawn Hymn Demo 2 votes · 1%

Afro-pop

Best Afro-pop Act

223 votes

1 Golden Hour Sample 50 votes · 22% 2 Savannah Echo (demo) 43 votes · 19% 3 Sun Parade Sample 35 votes · 16% 4 Kente Wave Demo 27 votes · 12% 5 Mango Circuit Sample 22 votes · 10% 6 Lagoon Lights Demo 17 votes · 8% 7 Highlife Draft Sample 12 votes · 5% 8 Coast Road Demo 9 votes · 4% 9 Palm Court Sample 6 votes · 3% 10 Amber Radio Demo 2 votes · 1%

Dancehall

Best Dancehall Act

233 votes

1 Yardfire Sample 51 votes · 22% 2 Iron Gate Demo 44 votes · 19% 3 Riddim House Sample 36 votes · 15% 4 Heatwave Draft 28 votes · 12% 5 Selector Demo 23 votes · 10% 6 Bassline Sample 18 votes · 8% 7 Kingston Ink Demo 13 votes · 6% 8 Sound System Sample 10 votes · 4% 9 Night Duty Demo 7 votes · 3% 10 Stone Yard Sample 3 votes · 1%

Heritage

Best Traditional Act

205 votes

1 Drumline Heritage Sample 48 votes · 23% 2 Ngoni Path Demo 41 votes · 20% 3 Lake Song Sample 33 votes · 16% 4 Ancestral Room Demo 25 votes · 12% 5 Thicket Voices Sample 20 votes · 10% 6 Village Fire Demo 15 votes · 7% 7 Kalimba Draft Sample 10 votes · 5% 8 Baobab Choir Demo 7 votes · 3% 9 Harvest Night Sample 4 votes · 2% 10 Riverbank Demo 2 votes · 1%

Best New Artist

214 votes

1 First Light (sample) 49 votes · 23% 2 Kora Draft (demo) 42 votes · 20% 3 Paper Plane Sample 34 votes · 16% 4 New Ember Demo 26 votes · 12% 5 Open Window Sample 21 votes · 10% 6 Starter Flame Demo 16 votes · 7% 7 Blue Ticket Sample 11 votes · 5% 8 Early Hour Demo 8 votes · 4% 9 Unmapped Sample 5 votes · 2% 10 First Verse Demo 2 votes · 1%

Song of the Year

223 votes

1 "River Fire" — sample recording 50 votes · 22% 2 "Parchment Sky" — demo track 43 votes · 19% 3 "Ember Season" — sample recording 35 votes · 16% 4 "Ink Road" — demo track 27 votes · 12% 5 "Night Bus" — sample recording 22 votes · 10% 6 "Gold Dust" — demo track 17 votes · 8% 7 "Quiet Market" — sample recording 12 votes · 5% 8 "Red Earth" — demo track 9 votes · 4% 9 "Lake Light" — sample recording 6 votes · 3% 10 "Last Drum" — demo track 2 votes · 1%

Album of the Year

233 votes

1 Parchment Season (demo album) 51 votes · 22% 2 Ink & Rain (sample LP) 44 votes · 19% 3 Ember Hours (demo album) 36 votes · 15% 4 Lakeward (sample LP) 28 votes · 12% 5 Night Orchard (demo album) 23 votes · 10% 6 Copper Songs (sample LP) 18 votes · 8% 7 Second Harvest (demo album) 13 votes · 6% 8 Low Country (sample LP) 10 votes · 4% 9 Gold Thread (demo album) 7 votes · 3% 10 Open Map (sample LP) 3 votes · 1%

Best Collaboration

205 votes

1 Northstar × Lightbearer (demo) 48 votes · 23% 2 Red Clay × Golden Hour (sample) 41 votes · 20% 3 Ink & Amber × Harmony Place (demo) 33 votes · 16% 4 Savannah Echo × Drumline (sample) 25 votes · 12% 5 Cipher House × Yardfire (demo) 20 votes · 10% 6 First Light × Kora Draft (sample) 15 votes · 7% 7 River Mic × Lake Song (demo) 10 votes · 5% 8 Sunday Room × Cedar Choir (sample) 7 votes · 3% 9 Sun Parade × Coast Road (demo) 4 votes · 2% 10 Night Market × Bassline (sample) 2 votes · 1%

Best Music Video

214 votes

1 River Fire (sample video) 49 votes · 23% 2 Parchment Sky (demo video) 42 votes · 20% 3 Ember Season (sample video) 34 votes · 16% 4 Ink Road (demo video) 26 votes · 12% 5 Night Bus (sample video) 21 votes · 10% 6 Gold Dust (demo video) 16 votes · 7% 7 Quiet Market (sample video) 11 votes · 5% 8 Red Earth (demo video) 8 votes · 4% 9 Lake Light (sample video) 5 votes · 2% 10 Last Drum (demo video) 2 votes · 1%

Sports

Sports awards

Awards · 2026

Sports Awards of the Year

2169 votes cast so far

10 categories on the board

Voting open

Football

Women's Footballer of the Year

205 votes

1 Amina Red Clay (sample) 48 votes · 23% 2 Thoko Northstar Demo 41 votes · 20% 3 Lindiwe Ink Sample 33 votes · 16% 4 Chikondi Ember Demo 25 votes · 12% 5 Grace Lakeward Sample 20 votes · 10% 6 Nandi Copperline Demo 15 votes · 7% 7 Zola Night Pitch Sample 10 votes · 5% 8 Pemphero Gold Demo 7 votes · 3% 9 Tiyamike River Sample 4 votes · 2% 10 Ulemu First Light Demo 2 votes · 1%

Football

Men's Footballer of the Year

214 votes

1 Khumbo Dust Road Sample 49 votes · 23% 2 Yankho Cipher Demo 42 votes · 20% 3 Blessings Blackwood Sample 34 votes · 16% 4 Mphatso Low Voltage Demo 26 votes · 12% 5 Chifundo Bassline Sample 21 votes · 10% 6 Kondwani Yardfire Demo 16 votes · 7% 7 Tamanda Sound System Sample 11 votes · 5% 8 Limbani Heatwave Demo 8 votes · 4% 9 Gift Iron Gate Sample 5 votes · 2% 10 Dalitso Selector Demo 2 votes · 1%

Football

Team of the Year

223 votes

1 Ink United (sample club) 50 votes · 22% 2 Parchment Athletic Demo 43 votes · 19% 3 Ember Wanderers Sample 35 votes · 16% 4 Lakeward FC Demo 27 votes · 12% 5 Copperline Rovers Sample 22 votes · 10% 6 Night Market United Demo 17 votes · 8% 7 Harvest Town Sample 12 votes · 5% 8 Riverbank FC Demo 9 votes · 4% 9 Gold Thread Athletic Sample 6 votes · 3% 10 Open Map United Demo 2 votes · 1%

Coach of the Year

233 votes

1 Coach Red Clay (sample) 51 votes · 22% 2 Coach Northstar Demo 44 votes · 19% 3 Coach Lightbearer Sample 36 votes · 15% 4 Coach Ember Hours Demo 28 votes · 12% 5 Coach Lake Song Sample 23 votes · 10% 6 Coach Cipher House Demo 18 votes · 8% 7 Coach First Light Sample 13 votes · 6% 8 Coach Drumline Demo 10 votes · 4% 9 Coach Quiet Fire Sample 7 votes · 3% 10 Coach Coast Road Demo 3 votes · 1%

Breakthrough Athlete

205 votes

1 Paper Plane Sample 48 votes · 23% 2 New Ember Demo 41 votes · 20% 3 Open Window Sample 33 votes · 16% 4 Starter Flame Demo 25 votes · 12% 5 Blue Ticket Sample 20 votes · 10% 6 Early Hour Demo 15 votes · 7% 7 Unmapped Sample 10 votes · 5% 8 First Verse Demo 7 votes · 3% 9 Dawn Track Sample 4 votes · 2% 10 Second Harvest Demo 2 votes · 1%

Football

Goal of the Year

214 votes

1 Ink Road volley (sample) 49 votes · 23% 2 Night Bus header (demo) 42 votes · 20% 3 Gold Dust strike (sample) 34 votes · 16% 4 Lake Light curler (demo) 26 votes · 12% 5 Red Earth tap-in (sample) 21 votes · 10% 6 Last Drum overhead (demo) 16 votes · 7% 7 Quiet Market free kick (sample) 11 votes · 5% 8 Ember Season chip (demo) 8 votes · 4% 9 Parchment Sky drive (sample) 5 votes · 2% 10 River Fire volley (demo) 2 votes · 1%

Netball

Netball Player of the Year

223 votes

1 Mercy Line Sample 50 votes · 22% 2 Sunday Room Demo 43 votes · 19% 3 Cedar Choir Sample 35 votes · 16% 4 Upper Room Demo 27 votes · 12% 5 Linen & Gold Sample 22 votes · 10% 6 Still Water Demo 17 votes · 8% 7 Dawn Hymn Sample 12 votes · 5% 8 Harmony Place Demo 9 votes · 4% 9 Quiet Fire Sample 6 votes · 3% 10 Lightbearer Demo 2 votes · 1%

Athletics

Track Athlete of the Year

233 votes

1 Sun Parade Sample 51 votes · 22% 2 Kente Wave Demo 44 votes · 19% 3 Mango Circuit Sample 36 votes · 15% 4 Lagoon Lights Demo 28 votes · 12% 5 Highlife Draft Sample 23 votes · 10% 6 Coast Road Demo 18 votes · 8% 7 Palm Court Sample 13 votes · 6% 8 Amber Radio Demo 10 votes · 4% 9 Golden Hour Sample 7 votes · 3% 10 Savannah Echo Demo 3 votes · 1%

Community Sport Award

205 votes

1 Village Fire Sample 48 votes · 23% 2 Thicket Voices Demo 41 votes · 20% 3 Harvest Night Sample 33 votes · 16% 4 Riverbank Demo 25 votes · 12% 5 Baobab Choir Sample 20 votes · 10% 6 Ancestral Room Demo 15 votes · 7% 7 Drumline Heritage Sample 10 votes · 5% 8 Ngoni Path Demo 7 votes · 3% 9 Lake Song Sample 4 votes · 2% 10 Kalimba Draft Demo 2 votes · 1%

Young Player of the Year

214 votes

1 First Light Sample 49 votes · 23% 2 Kora Draft Demo 42 votes · 20% 3 Unmapped Sample 34 votes · 16% 4 Early Hour Demo 26 votes · 12% 5 Blue Ticket Sample 21 votes · 10% 6 Starter Flame Demo 16 votes · 7% 7 Open Window Sample 11 votes · 5% 8 New Ember Demo 8 votes · 4% 9 Paper Plane Sample 5 votes · 2% 10 Dawn Track Demo 2 votes · 1%