
Best New Music: Aluna, Prettyboy D-O & Kooldrink’s “Nowhere to Hide” is resonant & buoyant
A supple 'Piano

Best New Music: Omah Lay’s “temptations” Is A Masterpiece of Romantic Tussle
at his introspective best

Best New Music: NATIVE Sound System’s “Wedding Ring” Is A Marker Of Its Continued Growth
the sound is

Best New Music: “Lokoto Riddim” expressively colours Juls’ forward-facing sonic vision
Continuing the revered producer's foray into new sounds

Best New Music: DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small reunite with Ami Faku for soothing anthem, “Beliveki”
Another gloriously affecting song from a transcendental

Best New Music Special: Asake’s “Peace Be Unto You” + CKay’s “Watawi”
Amapiano is the gift that keeps giving to Nigerian

Best New Music: Thato Saul & A-Reece Uphold Classic Rap Values on “Put It On Me”
A lyrical masterpiece off Thato's 'Life Is Gangster'

Best New Music: Zilla Oaks & Makama Recognise No Competition on “Slap$”
a standout from their joint tape

Best New Music: Buruklyn Boyz are living their best life on “Confession”
a new summit for Kenyan Drill's pioneering

Best New Music: YoungstaCPT immortalises his memory of Riky Rick on “Dear Rikhado, Love Riyadh”
Extending grace and accepting the finality of

Best New Music: Tshego unites Nasty C & Nadia Nakai for the anthemic “Money Machines”
Tshego ascends to a new

Best New Music: Black Sherif continues to refine his uniqueness on “Kwaku The Traveller”
a boisterous new

Best New Music Special: Cruel Santino documents his sonic evolution on new LP, ‘Subaru Boys: FINAL HEAVEN’
A total immersion into his hyper-vivid