NEW: Tight battle at Star FM Listeners’ Choice Music Awards 

Online Reporter 

The fifth edition of Star FM Listeners’ Choice Music Awards 2023, which will be held on May 3, is expected to be epic.

The event will run under the theme “It’s All About the Artiste”.

Star FM head of programming Steve Vickers revealed the nominees on Wednesday.

“As Star FM, we are all about local artistes and this year we will focus on honouring and rewarding them,” he said.

“We will be breaking new ground with the awards event as a radio and online experience which will feature live performances from artistes.”

Leo Magozz, Takura and Quonfuzed are leading the way with four nominations each.

They are all in the running for the Song of the Year Award, with “Fire Emoji”, “Haarore” and “Kamunamato Kekbhawa”, respectively.

There are three nominations each for rising hip-hop star Saintfloew, Freeman, Feli Nandi, South Africa-based Shasha and for Ishan’s collaboration with Annatoria on Lola.

Voting is from April 7 to April 20.

THE NOMINEES:

BEST HIP-HOP SONG

1 Leo Magozz – Fire Emoji

2 Mile – Rasta

3 Holy 10 – Mbuya Vana Munya

4 Voltz JT – Shamwari Yangu

5 Saintfloew – Silas Mavende

 

BEST R & B SONG

1 Takura – Haarore

2 Kae Chaps – Gehena

3 Nyasha – David Ikoko

4 Innomuno – Good Intentions

5 Trevor Dongo – Love story

 

BEST NEWCOMER

1 Saintfloew – Silas Mavende

2 Annatoria – Stay With Me

3 Mugaratia – Ndeyekwavo

4 Andrea The Vocalist – Uhambo

5 Cleo Arie – Jah Bless

 

BEST HOUSE/AMAPIANO

1 Shasha – Ungowami

2 Roki – Moto

3 Chengeto Brown – Love You More

4 Nox – Stay With Me

5 Valee Music – Mali

 

BEST ZIM IN DIASPORA

1 Quonfused – Kamunamato Kekubhawa

2 Shasha – Ungowami

3 Valee Music – Mali

4 Charle Kay – Solo

5 Innomuno – Good Intentions

 

BEST PRODUCER

1 Nicky Genius – Lola

2 Vincent Goodbeats – Fire Emoji

3 Chiwedder – Gogoride

4 Nigel Nyangombe – Tangai Neni

5 Spirit Fingers – Team Hombe

 

BEST GOSPEL SONG

1 Janet Manyowa – Vaudze

2 Minister Michael Mahendere – Fambai Neni

3 Andre The Vocalist – Uhambo

4 Everton Mlalazi – Ndokutevera

5 Mambo Dhutere – Datan Na Kora

 

BEST DUO OR GROUP

1 Fusion 5 – Maria

2 The Vine – Imbirai Jehovah

3 The Unveiled – Hold On

4 Zimpraise – Ndiri Mweya

5 Purple Pride – Musandikanganwe

 

BEST ZIMDANCEHALL SONG

1 Enzo Ishall – Ahoyi

2 Freeman – Vakomana Ve Drip

3 Quonfused – Kamunamato

4 Nutty O – Shoulder

5 Tocky Vibes – Chama

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1 Freeman – David and Goliath

2 Feli Nandi – Izwi

3 Minister Michael Mahendere – Getting Personal With God

4 Voltz JT – Life of Muvhimi

5 Baba Harare – Zimbabwean Giant

 

BEST FEMALE ARTIST

1 Feli Nandi

2 Shasha

3 Janet Manyowa

4 Valee Music

5 Dorcas Moyo

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE

1 Feli Nandi – Ndoona Iwe

2 Jah Prayzah – Ticheneke

3 Mwenje Mathole – Shasha

4 Mary Anibal – Gogoride

5 Fusion 5 Mangwiro – Maria

 

BEST COLLABORATION

1 Ishan and Annatoria – Lola

2 Leo Magozz and Friends – Fire Emoji

3 Tammy Moyo and Soul Jah Love – Rudo

4 Quonfuzed and Bazookah – Kamunamato

5 Nyasha David and Takura – Ikoko

 

BEST MALE ARTISTE

1 Freeman

2 Takura

3 Kae Chaps

4 Leo Magozz

5 Holy 10

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

1 Leo Magozz – Fire Emoji

2 Takura – Haarore

3 Ishan Feat Annatoria – Lola

4 Quonfused – Kamunamato Kekbhawa

5 Saintfloew – Silas Mavende

 

BEST AFRICAN POP

1 Ishan feat Annatoria – Lola

2 Ex-Q Paya Paya

3 I Am King – Vibration

4 Gemma – Ava

5 Poptain – Team Hombe

 

BEST SUNGURA ARTIST

 

1 Alick Macheso – Tinosvitswa Nashe

2 Mark Ngwazi-           Nharo Nezvinenharo

3 Sam Sando Hombe –       Kukwatidza Gwati

4 Simon Mutambi –             Uchatura Zvese

5 Romeo Gasa –      Phone YaBaba  Imhiripiri