Following the announcement of the partnerships with South Africa’s favourite chicken restaurant Nando’s, Africa’s Leading HairXpert Sofnfree, NPO Women In Music South Africa and Africa Rising Music Conference, Basadi in Music Awards (BIMA) opened nominations on 19 April 2023 for the annual celebration of women’s excellence in music and other entertainment spheres. Basadi in Music Awards’ second instalment is scheduled for August 2023 to coincide with Women’s Month in South Africa.
This year, women in music and entertainment will be acknowledged across 30 categories at the Basadi in Music Awards 2023. The public is eligible to nominate their favourite candidates across 23 categories. While members of Basadi in Music Awards Executive Committee will determine the nominees in 5 special awards categories, namely, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Humanitarian Award and the CEO Mosadi in Business Awards, amongst others.
The Nando’s Emerging Artist of the Year category is a special category for artists who are not signed to a recording label and have not released their music commercially. Artists must submit their ready to release song or demo by clicking on this link. Nando’s Emerging Artist of the Year – Basadi In Music Awards 2023.
Terms and conditions of the Nando’s Emerging Artist of the Year can be found here Rules – Basadi In Music Awards 2023
All other categories can be nominated by sending an SMS of the category code and candidate to 49960 e.g. STYLIST Styles by Tumi, as many times as desired. Each SMS will be charged at R2. T’s and C’s apply.
Nomination information and the terms and conditions can be found at: www.basadiinmusicawards.co.za.
Below is the complete list of voting categories and codes:
| Category Name | Code |
| Afro Pop Artist of the year | AfroPop |
| Artist of the Year | Artist |
| Collaboration of the year | Collab |
| Dance Artist of the year | Dance |
| DJ of the Year | DJ |
| Entertainment Journalist of the year | Journo |
| Entertainment Radio Presenter of the year | Radiopresenter |
| Entertainment radio producer of the year | Radioproducer |
| Entertainment TV producer of the year | Tvpresenter |
| Gospel Artist of the year | Gospel |
| Hip Hop Artist of the year | HipHop |
| Jazz Artist of the year | Jazz |
| Music TV Show presenter of the year | MusictvShow |
| Music Video of the year | MusicVideo |
| Newcomer of the Year | Newcomer |
| Pop Artist of the year | Pop |
| Reggae artist of the year | Reggae |
| Social Media Influencer of the year | Influencer |
| Sofnfree Amapiano Artist the year | Amapiano |
| Song of the year | Song |
| Songwriter of the year | Songwriter |
| Stylist of the year | Stylist |
| Traditional Artist of the year | Traditional |
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