BOMU awards nomination unveiled
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe | Monday November 10, 2014 17:01
Rewind to last year, the unveiling had many artists turning up, giving the event the celebrity status it deserved.
Fast track to Thursday: The turn up was pathetic and many artists who were announced as the nominees were not there. The event actually had to start late because the guests were still trickling in.
Is this an early indication that the BOMU awards, this time around, are set to get a battering from its new rival award event, the Yarona FM music awards?
As if the announcement of the nominees was made in haste, nominees for the BOMU awards so-called seven major categories were not announced on Thursday, with organisers claiming the nominees for those categories will be announced this week.
The nominees that were not announced include the song of the year, album of the year, artist of the year (male and female), group or band of the year, best newcomer, and best video.
Oteng Moshotle aka DJ Oats meanwhile set the pace in the early stage of nominations as he notched three nominations in the best-packaged album, best music producer, and best house album.
Antonelle has two nominations in best-packaged album and best house. Along with rapper Euri (best rap, best packaged), gospel group One 27(best packaged, best gospel contemporary).
This year though, the BOMUs can’t escape comparisons with their new rival, the Yarona FM Music awards, which have already closed deals with Mascom, Orange, as well as launching their nominees at the prestigious Lansmore Hotel red carpet style.
Contrast, hardly a month ahead of the BOMUs, it was still not known last week whether they will have the sponsors. This task has been assigned to a company called Quart Media, who are responsible for hunting for sponsorship, promoting the BOMU awards around the country, managing the awards night, coordinating of the awards logistics, including choreography, production of the awards, among others.
There were rumours that at the nominees unveiling to the effect that Btv could be willing to pop out P400, 000; while MVA was exploring a P500 000 deal, but nothing had been signed.
The BOMUs will be staged on December 13, at the GICC.
NOMINEES FOR THE 6TH BOMU MUSIC AWARDS
Best Traditional Gospel
Kabelo Eric - His Worship
Thuso Tiego - Difela Tse Some
Thoriso Gospel Group - Ke Moeti ke Le Tseleng
Tefo Phiri - Tsedla E Le Thata
Best Contemporary Album
Dimpho Kegakilwe-Kanana
One 2 7- Glory Revealed
Sister Annah – God Is Not A Man
Jones – Arise! Shine! Jesus Is Coming!
Best Tradidtional Musis Album
Maghebula - Ga go sa ragwa ka lenao
Makwakwa - A Palameletse
Best House /Dance
Dj Oats - House University Year 1
Antonelle - The main
Dj Fondo Fire - “E A Baba”
Best Kwaito Album
Lecco - Couzy
Curdyes - Verse 2
Best House Kwasa
Vee Mampeezy - Supernatural Vol 2
Mzulala - First Journey
Cobra - Botshelo
Best Hip Hop/ Rap/ Motswako Album
Euri - From F/town With Love
Kast - King
Young Black - Right About Now
Epic - Epic Return
Best Music Video (***Just One Song***)
Letso Omtaka - Mapantsola
Tefo Phiri - Lenyalo
K-Boss - Jane
Best Disco Album
Gaone Tshoganetso - Gaone Tshoganetso
Sesupo - O A Itia Mos
Best Folklore/Polka Album
Rehardo - Die Antwoord
Matsutsuru - Banta Jesi
Masokola - Tribute: Goodbye My Friends
Roseland - Serurubele
Best R N’ B Album
Feine – Feine
Spiza Valentino - Rosarie
Best Raggae/Reggae Album
Tich - Thando Lwam
Ijahman - Love is For Giving
Tshenolo Kandonda - Gologota
Best Packaged Album
Dj Oats - House University Year 1
Euri - From F/town With Love
Antonelle - The Main
One 27 - Glory Revealed
Best DVD
Ounah- Jesu O Lokile
Jones- Arise!Shine!Jesus Is Coming!
Best Music Producer
Dj Oats
Suffocate
Shathiso Aaron
Best Afro Pop Album
Kalahari – Botswana
Potty - Maja-A-Itshutlha
Bro Sam - Nomsa O Ile
Best Jazz Album
Thabang - Le Romile Mang?
Nono – Rantshekgwane
Tebogo Kethoilwe - Tau Sebata
Mshilo - Ndo Enda
Best Dikhwaere
Bokhena - Mahutsana
Best Rhumba/kwasa Album
Kenney Boy Mckenzie - Mathata A Africa
Real kwasa Melody - Real Kwasa Melody
Tumza - Tanki Ya Motswana