Malawi: Nyasa Music Awards full list of winners

Tay Grin emerged second with two gongs in the Best Male Artist and Best Video categories. Other artists who walked away with awards include Fredokiss, Kel Kay, Episodes, Black Missioneries and Nepman.

Veteran artist Pual Banda was honoured with a Lifetime Achiever Award.

Here is the full list of winners:

Album of the Year

• Sunset in the Sky – Lawi
• Sangie – Painless
• David Kalilani – Fore Runner
• Lucius Banda – Crimes

Best Hip Hop Artist

• Fredokiss
• Gwamba
• Suffix
• Macelba
• Martse

Best R&B Artist

• Kel Kay
• Bucci
• Hazel Mak
• Theo Thomson
• Kelvin Sings

Best Gospel Artist

• Faith Mussa
• Suffix
• Thoko Katimba
• Gwamba
• Ethel Kamwendo Banda

Best Newcomer

• Episodes
• Waxy Kay
• Wikise
• Ababa Sergent
• Seven O More

Best Reggae Artist

• Black Missionaries
• Saint
• Sangie
• Firestar
• Trumel

Best Secular Artist

• Nepman
• Atohti Manje
• Lucius Banda
• Lulu
• Skeffa Chimoto

Best Producer

• AK on the board
• DJ Sley
• BFB
• Tricky Beats
• Sonyezo

Best Acoustic Artist

• Faith Mussa
• Patience Namadingo
• Lawi
• Muhanya
• Lulu

Best Male Artist

• Tay Grin
• Gwamba
• Fredokiss
• Theo Thomson
• Macelba

Best Female Artist

• Zani Challe
• Rina
• Sangie
• Hazel Mak
• Hilco

Best Afro Pop

• Stitch Fray
• Piksy
• Sonyezo
• Saint
• Sir Patricks

Best Group

• Zathu Band
• Home Grown African
• Bossaro Music Group
• Classmates
• Nyasa Gurus

Best Dancehall Artist

• Malinga Mafia
• Jay Jay Cee
• Purple C
• King Chambiecco
• Mady P

Best Collaboration

• Legends Never Die (Bossaro ft. Blakjak, Hyphen, BarryOne)
• Jaiva – Hazel Mak ft Tay Grin and Roberto
• Tchekela – Macelba ft Saint
• Mr Yesu – Gwamba ft Kell Kay
• Tsidya Lina – Hyphen ft Malinga Mafia

Best Traditional

• Innocent Chitimbe
• Nyanesi
• Kukana Kuba Band
• Frank Kaunda
• Atoht Manje

Best Club DJ

• DJ Rubie
• VJ Ice
• Nathan tunes
• DJ Maya
• DJ Flame

Best Radio DJ

• Joy Nathu
• Panther Rix
• Blajak
• Kenny Klips
• Atom

Best TV Presenter

• Luna
• Blakjak
• Anne Matumbi
• Dash
• Connie

Best Female Broadcaster

• Jean Chalungama
• Nicole Kamwendo
• Tildy
• Sharon Chirwa
• Sharon Jumbe

Best Video

• ‘Good Life’ – Purple C
• ‘21’ – Tay Grin
• ‘Jaiva’ – Hazel Mak
• ‘Mbama’ – Gwamba
• ‘Priceless’ – Theo Thompson

Best Live Act

• Faith Mussa
• Fredokiss
• Tay Grin
• Patience Namadingo
• Theo Thomson

Song of the Year

• ‘Wangongole’ – Janta
• ‘Priceless’ – Theo Thomson
• ‘Apsye Mtima’ – Macelba
• ‘Che Patuma’ – Atohti Manje
• ‘Delilah’ – Saint

Best Video Director

• Sukez
• VJ Ice
• Mest Media
• Essim
• Ron Cz

Lifetime Achiever

• Paul Banda