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Ghetto King
''Ghetto King'' is the third studio album by South African singer Zakes Bantwini. It was released on December 3, 2021 by Mayonie Production and Paradise Sound System. BlaQRhythm, DeeTheGeneral, Drega, Karyendasoul, Khetha, Mthunzi, Nana Atta, Nomkhosi, Skillz, and Skye Wanda appear as guest artists. Critical reception Magnetic Magazine wrote; "''Ghetto King'' is a long and sometimes slow burn, but the payoffs are worth it". Commercial performance In late January 2022, ''Ghetto King'' surpassed 50 million streams. Industry awards ''Ghetto King'' received 4 nominations for Best Dance Album, Best Engineered Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year at the 28th ceremony of South African Music Awards The South African Music Awards (often simply the SAMAs) are the Recording Industry of South Africa's music industry awards, established in 1995. The ceremony is held annually, usually in late April or May, with the judging process starting in N .... ! , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakes Bantwini
Zakhele Madida (born May 26, 1980) professionally known as Zakes Bantwini, is a South African singer, record producer and businessman. Born from KwaMashu F-section, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has worked with fellow musician Black Coffee, with whom he collaborated on the song "Juju". Life and career Early life and education Zakhele Madida was born and raised in KwaMashu F-section in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. He went to Shayamoya Junior Primary School and later attended Nqabakazulu High School. At the age of 14 years he had his first child. Despite facing the challenges of being a teenage father, he still went on to finishing his matric. After matriculating, he went on to study at Natal Technikon (now known as Durban University of Technology) where he received a national certificate in Light Music, this is also where he formed his own record label called Mayonie Productions while completing his final year. Madida received a diploma in Jazz and Music performance af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osama (song)
"Osama" is a song by South African singer Zakes Bantwini and Kasango, released on September 10, 2021, as a lead single from Bantwini's third studio album ''Ghetto King''. It was produced by Bonga Ntozini, Kasmario Ike Fankis, and Zakhele Madida. The song debuted number one in South Africa, where it remained for ten weeks. An official music video for "Osama" was released on December 31, 2021, directed by Darion 4K. Within 10 month's of its release, the song was certified 4× platinum in South Africa with more than 120 000 thousand units sold. Background Zake's teased "Osama" on his mix playlist at Kunye event, released date was announced via his Twitter account which was set to be released on September 21, 2021. Due to high demand from fans the song was rescheduled to September 10. Commercial performance The song was certified 4× platinum in South Africa. Composition "Osama" was written by Zakhele Madida, Bonga Ntozini, Nana Atta, and Kasmario Ike Fankis. The song's lyrics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th South African Music Awards
The 28th Annual South African Music Awards was the 28th ceremony of the South African Music Awards. The ceremony was broadcast on SABC 1 hosted by Lawrence Maleka and Nandi Madida on August 28, 2022. Nominees were announced on June 7, 2022. Zakes Bantwini lead the nominations with seven each, ahead of Msaki with 5 nominations. Background The 28th South African Music Awards partnered with TikTok for the first time to promote the ceremony. Three categories; Record of the Year, Music Video of the Year, SAMPRA Artist of the Year, were announced on June 3, 2022. Full list nominees were announced on June 7, 2022. Nominees of the last category sponsored by TikTok was announced on August 14, 2022. The first ceremony was held at City Superbowl, Rustenburg on 27 August was broadcast live on YouTube and TikTok, hosted by Mpho Popps and Robot Boii. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first in bold. Special Awards Below the list are the recipients of achievement awards announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Music Awards
The South African Music Awards (often simply the SAMAs) are the Recording Industry of South Africa's music industry awards, established in 1995. The ceremony is held annually, usually in late April or May, with the judging process starting in November of the previous year. The nominations are typically announced at the end of March. The winners receive a gold-plated statuette called a SAMA. The show has mostly been held at the Super Bowl in Sun City, with the exception of three years, and broadcast live on national broadcaster, SABC. The ceremony features live performances as once-off collaborations by a selection of nominees. Awards As of the 26th SAMAs, in 2020, there are a total of thirty categories awarded. These categories change from year to year to accommodate changes in music styles and changes in popularity of already existing genres. These genres include adult contemporary, Afrikaans, classical, dance, faith, jazz, Kwaito, Maskandi, pop, rap, reggae, RnB, rock, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Black
Amanda Benedicta Antony (born 24 July 1993), known professionally as Amanda Black, is a South African singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Gcuwa her career began in 1999 at the age of 6 singing in church choirs. Amanda was a contestant on ''Idols'' South Africa season 11. Black relocated to Johannesburg in 2016 to pursue her career in music. She signed a record deal with Ambitiouz Entertainment in 2016 and achieved recognition in same year following the release of her hit single "Amazulu", which was nominated for several music awards. Her debut studio album ''Amazulu'' (2016), was commercially successful and won "Album of the Year", "Best Newcomer of the Year," "Best Female Artist of the Year" and "Best R&B Soul/Reggae Album". In 2019, she was named the most-stream artist on Apple Music. Amanda's third studio album, ''Mnyama'' was released in 2021. It was preceded by two singles; "Kutheni Na" and "Let It Go". Early life and education Amanda Benedicta Antony is Xhos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Capo (DJ)
Nicodimas Sekheta Mogashoa (born June 9, 1992), professionally known as Da Capo (), is a South African DJ and music producer. Born and raised in Seshego township, Polokwane, Da Capo signed a record deal with Soulstic Music and his studio debut album ''Indigo Child'' (2017), which was certified double platinum in South Africa. Career Nicodimas Sekheta Mogashoa was born on August 14, 1992, Seshego township Zone 3, Polokwane, South Africa. After completed his matric, he studied for media and communication at University of Limpopo but dropped out. His musical career began as a rapper and later developed interest on house music. After he signed a record deal with Soulstic Music, ''Indigo Child'' was released on December 8, 2017, in South Africa. It features GoodLuck, Berita, Wanda Baloyi, Jackie Queens, Renee Thompson, Soulsta, Miss Dippy, Tshepo King, and Darian Crouse. The album was certified double platinum and garnered over 36.5 million streams on digitally streaming platfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead Single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. Release strategies Artists often choose songs that are more up-tempo, yet representative of the album's sound, as lead singles. Such songs are often catchier and attract the attention of listeners. The subsequent single might then be slower in tempo, in order to demonstrate the range of the album. Female vocalists like Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera often maintain a formula of an up-tempo first lead single with a slow ballad follow-up. For example, two singles were released by Miley Cyrus before her album ''Bangerz'' - an up-tempo track called, "We Can't Stop" was released as the first single, and a slow-ballad song, "Wrecking Ball" as the second. This was a successful practice of 1980s heavy metal bands. Girls Aloud chose to use " The Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download (commonly referred to as a digital download) is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. Online music store Paid downloads are sometimes encoded with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaming Media
Streaming media is multimedia that is delivered and consumed in a continuous manner from a source, with little or no intermediate storage in network elements. ''Streaming'' refers to the delivery method of content, rather than the content itself. Distinguishing delivery method from the media applies specifically to telecommunications networks, as most of the traditional media delivery systems are either inherently ''streaming'' (e.g. radio, television) or inherently ''non-streaming'' (e.g. books, videotape, audio CDs). There are challenges with streaming content on the Internet. For example, users whose Internet connection lacks sufficient bandwidth may experience stops, lags, or poor buffering of the content, and users lacking compatible hardware or software systems may be unable to stream certain content. With the use of buffering of the content for just a few seconds in advance of playback, the quality can be much improved. Livestreaming is the real-time delivery of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
