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The race is on for the most prestigious music award trophies in South Africa. Starting at midnight the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) opened the submission of entries for the milestone 30th South African Music Awards (SAMA30). This year, the Motsepe Foundation joins the award ceremony as the main sponsor. This is after the foundation was announced at the sponsor for the Metro FM Awards.

Musicians and recording companies are invited to submit their body of work released between 15 April 2023 and 14 April 2024 for a SAMA30 consideration in over 30 categories that span various music genres. RiSA members are urged to update their contact details and update their membership fee as well as levies for them to take advantage of the discounted rates for submission. Non-RiSA members are still welcomed to submit entries.

Entries are submitted electronically via a link that will be sent to RiSA members and non-RiSA members may access the form on www.samusicawards.co.za. For those who are unable to enter online, provision has been made in the form of a helpdesk at RiSA offices on 152 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg during office hours.

SAMA30 rules state that an album consists of a minimum of four singles of previously unreleased material, excluding remixes and live audio recordings of previous albums. In the case of a single, two categories namely Best Collaboration and Remix of the Year, may be entered.

Following a six week long submission period that ends on 14 April 2024 at midnight, the SAMA office and a committee comprised of recording companies representatives, will vet the entries for eligibility before handing them over to a panel of judges for adjudication. The results will be audited and five nominees announced in each category.

RiSA CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi welcomed the news: “For 30 years the SAMA has been rewarding excellence in music. We have honoured stars who went to earn international accolades and flew the South African flag. It all starts with this crucial step of entering and we call on the music industry to take advantage of this opportunity while time still permits. You can only stand a chance of being a SAMA winner when you enter, so take the first step and who knows… We will be making more announcements to mark this milestone year, so keep a lookout on all our platforms.”

  • The SAMA30 submission period is between 1 March 2024 and 14 April 2024 at midnight.

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