The race to the annual Basadi in Music Awards 2023 is on

GLM TEAM May 14, 2023

Following the announcement of the partnerships with South Africa’s favourite chicken restaurant Nando’s, Africa’s Leading HairXpert Sofnfree, NPO Women In Music South Africa and Africa Rising Music Conference, Basadi in Music Awards (BIMA) opened nominations on 19 April 2023 for the annual celebration of women’s excellence in music and other entertainment spheres. Basadi in Music Awards’ second instalment is scheduled for August 2023 to coincide with Women’s Month in South Africa.

This year, women in music and entertainment will be acknowledged across 30 categories at the Basadi in Music Awards 2023. The public is eligible to nominate their favourite candidates across 23 categories. While members of Basadi in Music Awards Executive Committee will determine the nominees in 5 special awards categories, namely, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Humanitarian Award and the CEO Mosadi in Business Awards, amongst others.

The Nando’s Emerging Artist of the Year category is a special category for artists who are not signed to a recording label and have not released their music commercially. Artists must submit their ready to release song or demo by clicking on this link. Nando’s Emerging Artist of the Year – Basadi In Music Awards 202 3.
Terms and conditions of the Nando’s Emerging Artist of the Year can be found here Rules – Basadi In Music Awards 2023

All other categories can be nominated by sending an SMS of the category code and candidate to 49960 e.g. STYLIST Styles by Tumi, as many times as desired. Each SMS will be charged at R2. T’s and C’s apply.

Nomination information and the terms and conditions can be found at: www.basadiinmusicawards.co.za.

Basadi In Music Awards Nominations Videos

Nando’s Marketing Manager: Creativity Portfolio, Kirsty Niehaus: “Nando’s Creativity is excited to partner with Basadi in Music Awards this year as it’s a platform that really speaks to the heart of what we’re about – nurturing and showcasing southern African talent. Since 2018, we have focused on developing emerging artists, along with our music partner, Bridges For Music, because we believe there’s a need to create pathways for South Africa’s next generation of musical talents to enter the industry, particularly women. We look forward to shining a light on some rising stars at this year’s Basadi in Music Awards event.”

Sofnfree brand manager Ms. Noeleen Burger: ”We’re so honoured to be participating in the Basadi in Music Awards journey to greatness and offer our heartfelt support to the women who will be nominated across all categories. Basadi in Music Awards is a phenomenal platform for Sofnfree to celebrate women, talent and passion – in one lyrical, beautiful package. Good luck to Basadi in Music Awards and to all those who will be nominated in the Amapiano Artist of the Year category!”

Women in Music South Africa Chapter Chair Manaileng Maphike: “As Women In Music South Africa, we look forward to seeing women in music submitting their songs for these prestigious awards which seek to give recognition to women who are excelling in the South African music and entertainment industries. We urge our community to put their hands up, be seen and celebrated.”

Basadi In Music Awards CEO Hloni Modise – Matau: “We are thrilled that the nominations have opened, its exciting to see the nominations pouring in. It has been a fantastic year for women in the music space, and we have seen them soar; we are excited about the calibre of nominations we will receive. We aim to provide the best platform to acknowledge the contribution of women in music and are working hard to put a scintillating production together. We urge musicians and the public to nominate their favourite women in music to ensure they get the recognition they deserve. The public is urged to follow social media pages for updates about nominations, the main event and other Basadi in Music Awards-related news.”

Below is the complete list of voting categories and codes:

Category Name	Code
Afro Pop Artist of the year	AfroPop
Artist of the Year	Artist
Collaboration of the year	Collab
Dance Artist of the year	Dance
DJ of the Year	DJ
Entertainment Journalist of the year	Journo
Entertainment Radio Presenter of the year	Radiopresenter
Entertainment radio producer of the year	Radioproducer
Entertainment TV producer of the year	Tvpresenter
Gospel Artist of the year	Gospel
Hip Hop Artist of the year	HipHop
Jazz Artist of the year	Jazz
Music TV Show presenter of the year	MusictvShow
Music Video of the year	MusicVideo
Newcomer of the Year	Newcomer
Pop Artist of the year	Pop
Reggae artist of the year	Reggae
Social Media Influencer of the year	Influencer
Sofnfree Amapiano Artist the year	Amapiano
Song of the year	Song
Songwriter of the year	Songwriter
Stylist of the year	Stylist
Traditional Artist of the year	Traditional