‘SAMAs need to respect us’: Amapiano stars call out awards show
‘It’s becoming personal’: In a series of tweets, amapiano stars DJ Maphorisa and Lady Du have slammed SAMA bosses.
Amapianostars DJ Maphorisa and Lady Du have taken to social media to slam the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) following its 28th edition on Sunday 28 August at the Sun City Superbowl in the North West. Lady Du accused the SAMAs of being “gate kept” while Maphorisa accused the awards show of “cheating the numbers”.
This comes after social media users accused SAMA bosses of sabotaging Makhadzi whose performance of her hit track, MaGear, was cut short.
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LADY DU SLAMS THE SAMAS
Taking to Twitter on Monday 29 August, Lady Du claimed that artists “choose” not to attend the SAMAs because the youth are “not validated” by the awards.
“We changed the game!!! We broke down the doors locked by gatekeepers!!! We are way ahead of this,” wrote the Catalia hitmaker.
“I have never submitted any of my music to the SAMAs, that is why I’ve never been nominated, side note, this has nothing to do with winning or losing…
“How are you the creative director that manages the artists that were performing and won awards on the show you’re directing is my question.”
DJ MAPHORISA WEIGHS IN
Taking to Twitter on 29 August, DJ Maphorisa weighed in on the drama surrounding the SAMAs.
“You can’t cheat the numbers. N f*ck the SAMAs forever doesn’t even bring food on the table,” Maphorisa wrote in his first tweet.
“The SAMAs need to respect us first it was Mlindo the Vocalist now ke Young Stunna. It’s becoming personal.”
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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
This year, 10 local artists were nominated for the SAMPRA Artist of the Year Award but Haksul Muziq beat out the likes of Makhadzi, Emtee and A-Reece for the top honour.
Although Mzansi music lovers were left disappointed and confused that their favourite artists did not win, Haksul Muziq paid no attention to his “haters”.
Celebrating his win on Instagram, the musician wrote: “Congratulations to us Haksul Muziq and the people who voted you really showed love towards the journey, let’s forget about the haters who didn’t even vote for their beloved artists.”