Last night saw the gathering of some of SA’s finest musical talents at the Universal Music Group Africa’s Night of the Stars awards ceremony. The intimate event held in Rosebank, was a celebration of their achievements over the past 12 months.
Created to acknowledge, honour and celebrate their top performers, Universal Music Group Africa’s Urban Division last night hosted a list of their top performers alongside media, family and friends.
Having achieved great success over the past year including gold and platinum status, huge radio play, extensive video views, big brand deals and other amazing achievements, the honourees received certified plaques outlining all the achievements.
Honourees at the Night of the Stars included:
BOITY
RISING STAR EMCEE KILLING ALL VERSESFIRST TOP 10 RADIO SINGLE FOR WUZ DAT?FIRST SINGLE CERTIFIED PLATINUMOVER 3.2 MILLION TOTAL STREAMSVIDEO ACHIEVED OVER 1.3 MILLION VIEWSIN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADE
DJ ZINHLE
#1 FEMALE DJ IN AFRICA#1 RADIO SINGLE FOR UMLILOCERTIFIED MULTI PLATINUM SINGLEOVER 5.1 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS IN 3 MONTHSIN PARTNERSHIP WITH KALAWA JAZMEE RECORDS
DA CAPO AWARD WINNING GLOBE TROTTERWINNER OF BEST AFRO HOUSE DJ AT DJ AWARDS IN SPAIN6 CERTIFIED SINGLES OFF HIS ALBUM, INDIGO CHILDOVER 36.5 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS FOR INDIGO CHILD ALBUMIN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOULISTIC MUSIC
DJ MSHEGA
THE NEXT BIG THING COMING WITH THE VIBEZ3 CERTIFIED GOLD SINGLESOVER 5 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS FOR THREE SINGLESIN PARTNERSHIP WITH BORN IN SOWETO
VUSINATOR
WALTZ MUSIC GROUP IS UMGA’S FIRST AMAPIANO LABEL PARTNERSHIPFIRST UMGA AMAPIANO CERTIFIED PLATINUM SINGLEOVER 2.3 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS
CASSPER NYOVEST
MUFASA GOT THE BLACK HOTFIRST TOP 5 RADIO SINGLE FOR ‘MOVE FOR ME’FIRST TOP 10 RADIO SINGLE FOR ‘REMOTE CONTROL’OVER 5.4 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS FOR 2 SINGLES OFF ‘SWEET AND SHORT’IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILY TREE
LADY ZAMAR
AWARD WINNING, SINGER AND SONGWRITERTOP 5 RADIO SINGLE FOR THIS IS LOVECERTIFIED GOLD SINGLEOVER 2.8 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS
PRINCE KAYBEE
CHART CONTROLLER!!106.6 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS FOR RE MMINO ALBUMTHREE #1 RADIO SINGLES, ‘CLUB CONTROLLER’, ‘BANOMOYA’ & ‘FETCH YOUR LIFE’ONE TOP 5 RADIO SINGLE, ‘GUGULETHU’SIGNED TO POSITIVA RECORDS/VIRGIN EMI UKONE OF THREE 2019 BRAND AMBASSADORS FOR COGNAC, COURVOISIERCLOSES ENDORSEMENT DEAL WITH HUNTERS DRYYOUTUBE CREATOR AWARD FOR SURPASSING 100 THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS
SEMI TEE
SELF PROCLAIMED SONG OF THE YEARLABANTWANA HITMAKERS#1 RADIO SINGLE FOR LABANTWANA AMA UBEROVER 1.9 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS IN TWO MONTHSIN PARTNERSHIP WITH JOZI ENTERTAINMENT
TSHEGO
PINK PANTHER WAMA 2000NAMED DEEZER NEXT ARTIST FOR 2019/2020FIRST TOP 5 RADIO SINGLE CERTIFIED GOLDOVER 1.9 MILLION TOTAL STREAMSIN PARTNERSHIP WITH TWENTY FIVE EIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
TELLAMAN
TELLAMAN GOT YOU WHIPPED#1 RADIO SINGLE FOR WHIPPEDTOP 10 SINGLE FOR 25 WEEKSCERTIFIED MULTI PLATINUM SINGLE FOR WHIPPED7.3 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS FOR WHIPPED11 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS FOR ALBUM “GOD DECIDES”
KELLY KHUMALO
HER VOCAL HIGHNESSFIRST GOSPEL SINGLECERTIFIED GOLD SINGLE FOR JAHOVA1.5 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS
TRESOR
WINNER OF BEST POP ALBUM AT SAMA 25 FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROWFIRST TOP 5 RADIO SINGLE FOR SONDELAVIDEO ACHIEVED OVER 2.6 MILLION VIEWSOVER 8.5 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS FOR 2 SINGLES OFF ‘NOSTALGIA’IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JACQUEL MUSIC GROUP
BLACK COFFEE
SOUTH AFRICAN SUPERSTAR DJ WITH INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY#1 RADIO SINGLE FOR DRIVE5 CERTIFIED SINGLES OFF HIS EP, MUSIC IS KING13.7 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS IN AFRICA FOR DRIVEIN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOULISTIC MUSIC
NASTY
COOLEST KID IN AFRICA IS THE ZULUMAN WITH SOME POWERFIRST TOP 5 RADIO SINGLE FOR SMACERTIFIED 5x PLATINUM SINGLEOVER 22.2 MILLION TOTAL STREAMS
NADIA NAKAI
FIRST COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE COVERNADIA X REDBAT CLOTHING LINE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT SPORTSCENEONE OF THREE 2019 BRAND AMBASSADORS FOR COGNAC, COURVOISIERONE OF 5 ARTISTS CHOSEN FOR THE SHELL V-POWER EVERY JOURNEY NEEDS A SOUNDTRACK GLOBAL CAMPAIGNNEW FACE OF REEBOKWINNER OF 2019 SA HIP HOP AWARDWINNER OF 2 AWARDS AT AFRIMA 2019IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILY TREE
DE MOGAL SA
GANYANI ENTERTAINMENT’S GOLDEN ACTTOP 20 RADIO SINGLE FOR UNGOWAMCERTIFIED GOLD SINGLEOVER 1.2 MILLION TOTAL STREAMSIN PARTNERSHIP WITH GANYANI ENTERTAINMENT
