The nominees of the 21st annual South African Music Awards are being announced for live from The Rand Club in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday morning.

Below are the list of categories:

TOP 5 CATEGORIES

Album of the Year
Duo or Group of the Year
Female Artist of the Year
Male Artist of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
ALBUM GENRE SUPER CATEGORIES

Best Rock Album
Best Pop Album
Beste Pop Album
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album
Best African Adult Album Best Alternative Album
Best R&B / Soul / Reggae Album
Best Rap Album
Best Kwaito Album
Best Dance Album
Best Traditional Faith Music Album
Best Contemporary Faith Music Album
Best Traditional Album
Best Maskandi Album
Best Jazz Album
Best Classic and/or Instrumental Album
Best Live DVD

SPECIAL AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award International Achievement Award

 

BEST SELLING

Best Selling Award
Best Selling Album Best Selling DVD
Best Selling Mobile Music Download
Best Selling True-Tone
Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone
Best Selling Full-Track Download
Best Collaboration
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

Best Music Video of the Year
Best Producer of the Year
Best Engineer of the Year
Remix of the Year
PUBLIC VOTE CATEGORIES

Record of the Year

 

SAMPRA AWARD

Highest Airplay of the Year

 

Watch the nominations LIVE below: