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On the back of the electric, culture-shifting success of the hybrid #SAMA31, the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) turns up the volume and throws the doors wide open for musicians to step into greatness.

SAMA31 Winners List | 31st Annual South African Music Awards

Luwe Da Lion Wins Best Reggae Album Award with "AFTER ALL" At SAMA 31

The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) is deeply honoured to announce that the late Solomon Majafela Molokoane, better known as Solly Moholo, will be posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAMA31 hybrid event on 14 December 2025.

South African Music Awards (SAMA 31) are set to bloom in glorious colour under the theme “Flowers For Those Who Keep Our Nation Singing”, a celebration of creativity, resilience, and the ever-blossoming spirit of South African music. This year’s theme is both a tribute and a metaphor, giving our musicians their flowers while they can still smell them.

The South African Music Awards are set to dazzle once again-this time with the magnetic presence of Scoop Makhathini, born Siyabonga Ngwekazi, the acclaimed writer, TV presenter and powerhouse multimedia entrepreneur.

The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) has announced that the 31st Annual South African Music Awards (SAMA31) will take place on 14 December 2025, in a reimagined hybrid format that ushers in a bold new era for the country’s premier music celebration.

The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) today announced the highly anticipated Top 5 nominees for SAMA31, unleashing the fiercest showdown in recent memory, with three powerhouse acts emerging as joint front-runners.

Basadi in Music Awards 2025: Bold Theme and Star Hosts Revealed for Two-Day Celebration.

Basadi in Music Awards is proud to announce that South African gospel legend Dr Rebecca Malope will be honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s ceremony, taking place on Saturday, 2 August 2025 at the iconic Joburg Theatre.

The music world lit up yesterday as the Basadi in Music Awards unveiled one of its fiercest nominee lists and at the center of it all is powerhouse Zee Nxumalo

Basadi in Music Awards 2025: Reggae Artist of the Year Nominees Announced