By Trevor Makonyonga
It was all glitz and scandal at the Zimbabwe Music Awards held in Newlands on Saturday, January 25, night .
The event was well organised as performances and the red carpet event was well done. Even the venue was well decorated showing will of hosting a great event.
It was the awarding that was scandalous and shocking. Zimbuzz described the awarding as controversial.
Zimbuzz has it that, “The Awards ceremony itself was well put. You could tell that something was different and refreshing from the organisational structure.
Attracting headline sponsors like PPC cement shows that they were some respectable and trustworthy people running the institution. However they failed the final test which was the awarding side.
Best Male,Best Female,Best Hip Hop to name but a few were controversial to say the least.”
It was shocking that Gemma Griffiths and Ishan won best male and female gongs considering that they both have only one known song appease.
The selection could have been wrong but since it was vote based, maybe people to the effect of the below list.
Zimbabwe Music Awards 2020
Winners
Song of the Year – Winner is Mugarden…Winky D ft Gemma Griffiths
Best Album of the Year – Winner is Freeman (Gango)
Best Newcomer – Winner is Ishan
Best Group – Winner is Fusion 5 Mangwiro
Best Male Artist – Winner is Ishan
Best Female – Winner is Gemma Griffiths
Best Corporate Sponsor – Econet Wireless
Best Promoter – Winner is Impala Car Rental
Best International Zim Artist – Winner is Sha Sha
Lifetime Achievement – It goes to Andy Brown
Special Awards: Zim Icon – Male – It goes to Simon Chimbetu
Special Awards: Zim Icon – Retro Female – It goes to Chiwoniso Maraire
Best DJ – Winner is DJ Stavo
Best Engineer – Winner is GT Beats
Producer of the Year – Winner is Oskid
Best Videographer – Winner is Umsebenzi Ka Blaqs
Best Music Video – Winner is Ngaibake (Freeman ft Alick Macheso)
Best Jazz – Winner is Willis Wataffi
Best RNB & Soul -Winner is Gemma Griffiths
Best Afro Pop – Winner is Ishan
Best HipHop – Winner is Takura
Best Sungura – Winner is Nicholas Zakaria
Best Zimdancehall – Winner is Freeman
Best Alternative – Winner is Sylent nqo
Best Traditional – Winner is Andy Muridzo
Best Traditional Folk – Winner is Indosakusa
Best Tshibilika – Winner Clement Magwaza
Best Dance House – Winner is DJ Stavo
Best Traditional Gospel – Winner is Mambo Dhuterere
Best Contemporary Gospel – winner is Janet Manyowa.
