THE 24 th ANNUAL SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS GENERAL RULES

THE 24 th ANNUAL SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS GENERAL RULES 2017

CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION A B The sequence of Key Events in the Awards process How to enter 2. GENERAL RULES A B C D E Eligibility for Entry Prizes Broadcast and Exploitation rights Entry Fees General 3. CATEGORIES RULES AND REGULATIONS 3.1 TOP 5 CATEGORIES A Album of the Year B Duo or Group of the Year C Female Artist of the Year D Male Artist of the Year E Newcomer of the Year 3.2 ALBUM GENRE SUPER CATEGORIES A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Best Rock Album Best Pop Album Beste Pop Album Best Adult Contemporary Album Beste Kontemporêre Musiek Album Best African Adult Contemporary Album Best Alternative Album Best R&B / Soul / Reggae Album Best Hip Hop Album Best Kwaito Album Best Dance Album Best Traditional Faith Music Album Best Contemporary Faith Music Album Best Traditional Album 2

3.2 ALBUM GENRE SUPER CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) RiSA Unit 2 l 152 Bram Fischer Drive l Randburg 2196 O P Q R S Best Maskandi Album Best Jazz Album Best Classic and/or Instrumental Album Best Afro Pop Album Best African Indigenous Gospel Album 3.3 Best Live Audio-Visual Recording/DVD 3.4 SPECIAL AWARDS A B C Lifetime Achievement Award International Achievement Award Best Selling Awards C1 C2 C3 Best Selling Album Best Selling DVD Best Selling Digital Artist D E Best Collaboration Best African Artist Album 3.5 TECHNICAL CATEGORIES A B C D Music Video of the Year Best Produced Album of the Year Best Engineered Album of the Year Remix of the Year 3.6 PUBLIC VOTE CATEGORIES Record of the Year 3.7 SAMPRA AWARD Highest Airplay of the Year 3.8 SAMRO AWARD Highest Airplay Composer s Award 3.9 CAPASSO AWARD Best Selling Digital Artist (Composer s Awards) 3

1. INTRODUCTION The South African Music Awards exist to recognize accomplishments in the South African recording industry by celebrating those groups and individuals who have excelled in the past year. A. THE SEQUENCE OF KEY EVENTS IN THE AWARDS PROCESS The 24 th Annual SA Music Awards open for entry on 1 st November 2017 and close on 31 st January 2018. An official announcement will be made prior to the opening date through direct communication to the members of the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA), as well as public announcements through the media and website publishing, for non- members. Entries are submitted by record companies/individual artists, in accordance with the published South African Music Awards Rules. Entries received are then screened for compliance with the aforementioned rules and also to ensure that the entries were submitted in the correct category. The purpose of this process, known as vetting, is to ensure that each entry is eligible and not at risk of disqualification. The various genre committees of the SA Music Awards Steering Committee perform this function. No artistic or technical judgments are made about entries at this stage. Entries into incorrect categories are recommended for placement in the appropriate or more appropriate categories during vetting, in consultation with the entering record company/individual artist. Entries that do not comply with the rules are disqualified. All the categories in the awards, with the exception of the Public Vote, Lifetime Achievement, International Achievement and Best Selling categories, are adjudicated by a panel of judges. Generally speaking, there is a different panel for each category. The panel of judges is reviewed annually. They are selected for their expertise in their respective fields. Entries are forwarded to the judges who adjudicate according to defined guidelines, applying the assessment criteria for each category, their expert knowledge of artists, music, the market and in general. In the interest of uniformity, judges are required to return results on prescribed online forms. Results are then collated into auditable sets. An independent firm of auditors calculates the results on which the list of nominees is based and certifies that such results have been arrived at in accordance with all relevant rules. Nominees are then announced at the Nominees Launch. Finally, the winners are announced at the Awards Ceremony. B. HOW TO ENTER Entry forms must be completed and submitted online at www.samusicawards.co.za and must be accompanied by: The prescribed number of copies of the entered album, single or DVD; Any other material required for the particular category (see check list on entry form); and The entry fee for each category. Proof of payment of the prescribed RiSA levies in respect of all the units manufactured up to the date of entry of the entered album or Live Audio Visual Recording/DVD, if the entry was released by a member of RiSA. All of the above must reach RiSA by no later than the published closing date of the competition, being 31 st January 2018 For those who are unable to enter online, there will be a help desk at the RiSA/SAMA offices at Unit 2, 152 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg. 4

2. GENERAL RULES A. ELIGIBILITY FOR ENTRY 1. Entries are open to RiSA members and non-risa members alike. Entries are open in respect of any qualifying recording artist, director, producer or engineer, being a person who: 2. Except for the Best African artist category, the entrant should be a South African citizen or have been a permanent resident in South Africa, for a minimum of six (6) months on the date of entry; and 2.1) Provided that the entrant is a South African entity and owns at least 50% (fifty percent) of the master recording contained in the entry in question where any other part of the master is owned by a non-south African entity. 2.2) The same applies to artists comprising duos or groups, provided that not less than fifty percent (50%) of its members comply with the criteria set out above. 2.3) RiSA reserves the right to request documented/written proof that all artists, producers, directors and engineers qualify as set out herein. The documents which may be requested include the following Department of Home Affairs issued documents: 2.3.1 South African identity document; or 2.3.2 Permanent Resident. Unless the category states otherwise (for example, Best Producer), collaborations / productions between qualifying artists and international artists are allowed, provided that the South African qualifying artist s participation is given a star, or equal, billing. All recordings submitted for the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards must have been commercially released (in other words first made available for purchase) in South Africa during the period 1 st February 2017 to 31 st January 2018 ( the entry period ). All music videos submitted for the 24th Annual SA Music Awards in the category "Music Video of the Year" must have been flighted by a television broadcaster / or published on a digital platform in South Africa during the period 1 st February 2017 to 31 st January 2018. 4. The entry period for the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards is as follows: 4.1) All recordings submitted for the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards, with the exception of the Record Of the Year and Music Video of the Year categories (which are dealt with in 4.2 and 4.3 below) must have been commercially released (in other words first made available for purchase by the digital/physical/retail trade) in South Africa during the period 1 st February 2017 to 31 st January 2018 ( the entry period ). 4.2) All songs short-listed for the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards in the category of the Record of the Year will be adjudicated based on cumulative airplay over the period 1 st of March 2017 to the 28 th of February 2018. 4.3) All music videos submitted for the 24th Annual SA Music Awards in the category "Music Video of the Year" must have been flighted by a television broadcaster in South Africa or any digital platforms during the period 1 st February 2017 to 31 st January 2018. 5

5. Unless otherwise stated, awards are presented for album releases. An album is defined as a commercially available compact disc/vinyl or a commercially available digital only release, containing: 5.1) 50% of the album must feature different and previously unreleased sound recordings by the artist or group in question (in other words, no re-released album or best of ). The rest of previously released sound recordings contained in the album must only have been made available as singles and have been commercially released during the period 1 December 2015 to 30 th November 2016 and the same applies to artists comprising duos or groups, provided that not less than fifty percent (50%) of its members comply with the criteria set out above. 5.2) Should a record company/artist/entrant refuse the recommendation of the vetting committee to move from the entered category to a more suitable one, the entry will be automatically disqualified. 5.3) not less than 7 tracks and 30 (thirty) minutes of previously unreleased recorded performance. The following categories are excluded from this requirement: i. Category 3.3 A: Best Live Audio-Visual Recording/DVD ii. Category 3.4 A: Lifetime Achievement Award iii. Category 3.4 B: International Achievement Award iv. Category 3.4 C2: Best Selling DVD C3: Best Selling Digital Artist D: Best Collaboration v. Category 3.5 A: Music Video of the Year vi. Category 3.5 E: Remix of the Year vii Category 3.6 A: Record of the Year viii. Category 3.2 N: Best Traditional Album 6. Multi-artist compilations of previously released recordings may not be submitted for entry unless the category rule states otherwise. Multi-artist compilations of previously unreleased recordings may be submitted in the genre category that is most reflective of the majority of the recordings on the compilation. 7. Entries in 3.2 Album Genre Categories must be comprised of a predominance and or 70% of tracks of the genre pertinent to the category entered into. 8. If an artist submits a two-disc album comprising of two distinctly different genres, such artist will be entitled to submit each disc in the relevant genre category as if it were two separate albums. Please note that the submission will be treated as two separate entries. 9. A category is made up of Five (5) entries, should we receive less than five entries, then the category will be elapsed in the particular SAMA year. 10. Entrants may only submit an entry in one category in the Album Genre Categories unless a category rule states otherwise. 11. No entry will be considered where the entrant has failed to settle any outstanding fees owing to RiSA arising from the entrant s prior participation in the SA Music Awards. PHYSICAL PRODUCTS (CDs / DVDs / BLU-RAY etc.) Recordings submitted for entry that were manufactured prior to 1 st November 2017, but only commercially released during the entry period will qualify for entry ON CONDITION that written proof of release details for the entry period is submitted together with the fully completed entry form. RiSA shall be entitled to request further or better proof in its discretion. 6

DIGITAL PRODUCTS (Downloads available commercially on the internet) B. PRIZES Recordings submitted for entry that were created prior to 1 st November 2017, but only commercially released during the entry period will qualify for entry ON CONDITION that written proof of release details for the entry period is submitted together with the fully completed entry form. RiSA shall be entitled to request further or better proof in its discretion. 1.) Cash prizes and statuettes are awarded to the winning artists except where the category states otherwise, as the case may be. Artists, producers, directors or engineers who are nominated in any category are expected to attend the awards ceremony. 2.) Those who fail to attend the awards ceremony will not be eligible to receive the cash element of their award. Exceptions to this rule will be considered provided that an application is made by the nominee, giving written notice of their inability to attend, with an accompanying motivation to be received by RiSA within fourteen (14) days of the nominees being announced. The application may be sent to: info@samusicawards.co.za and support@samusicawards.co.za. 3.) Should the application be successful then the nominee may be required to record an audio-visual interview for each category entered for broadcast purposes, a copy of which must be delivered to RiSA's offices by no later than 11 th May 2018. 4.) The cash prizes awarded to the winners for the24th Annual SA Music Awards are as follows: TOP 5 CATEGORIES (excluding Album of the Year ) = R 15 000.00 ALBUM OF THE YEAR = R 25 000.00 GENRE CATEGORIES = R 10 000.00 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD = R 20 000.00 INTERNATIONAL ACHIVEMENT = R 20 000.00 TECHNICAL AWARDS = R 10 000.00 BEST SELLING AWARDS = R 10 000.00 PUBLIC VOTE CATEGORY = R20 000.00 Cash prizes will be paid to the winning artists, producers, directors or engineers. Cash prizes will not be paid earlier than 30 days after the date of the Main Award Ceremony. Cash prizes need to be collected or claimed by no later than One Year (1) after the live broadcast event. C. BROADCAST AND EXPLOITATION RIGHTS In order to produce the awards event, RiSA will require the following from each artist, producer, director and engineer who is nominated as a finalist in any category ( nominees ) the following: 7

1. the right to use each nominee's photograph, name, likenesses, image, biography, recorded performance at each event of the awards, for the marketing, advertising, filming, broadcast, digital streaming and/or other forms of digital exploitation (including social media) and commercial exploitation of the awards including the release of a commercially available DVD; 2. the right to use the sound recordings or part thereof embodied in the album entered in the awards for the purposes of the marketing, advertising, filming, broadcast, digital streaming and/or other digital forms of exploitation (including social media) and commercial exploitation of the awards; 3. the right to a maximum of one song and an accompanying video per sound recording submitted for the competition, for possible inclusion onto a CD and DVD and commercial digital release to be manufactured and/or distributed for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is therefore a condition of entry that all artists, producers, directors and engineers agree to sign RiSA's standard contributors release form granting to RiSA the rights set out above and rights ancillary thereto the contributors release form is available to any entrant. D. ENTRY FEES RiSA Members: a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph B here below, the entry fee for the 24th Annual SA Music Awards for an individual or entity who has been accepted as a RiSA member before January 16 th 2018, is R715 (seven hundred and fifteen rand) excluding VAT per entry for all categories that are open for entry, except for the following categories, where the fee applicable to RiSA members are: Category 3.4C BEST SELLING DIGITAL ARTIST, which will be R3 300.00 (three thousand three rand) excluding VAT each Categories 3.5B BEST PRODUCED and 3.5C BEST ENGINEERED which will be R715.00(seven hundred and fifteen rand) excluding VAT, per entry for up to 10 producers/engineers per album and thereafter R1, 650.00 (one thousand six hundred and fifty rand) excluding Vat per entry for every additional entry submitted per entrant. b) Any member of RiSA who submits entries for the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards will be required to produce proof of payment of the prescribed RiSA levies - in respect of ALL the units manufactured up to the date of entry of the entered album or Live Audio Visual Recording/DVD- in full, to RiSA. Failure by a RiSA member to furnish evidence of payment, in full, to RiSA when submitting entries, will automatically result in the non-risa member rates, as set out here below, being applied to the affected member of RiSA. If an individual / entity joins RiSA as a member after the material entered for 24 th Annual SA Music Awards has already been manufactured (in the case of physical products), or created (in the case of digital only products), the applicable levies will apply retrospectively to any such material and must be paid in full to RiSA. Individuals and entities applying for RiSA membership after Monday 16 th January 2018 will not qualify to enter as RiSA members for purposes of the 24th Annual SA Music Awards. 8

Non RiSA Members: The entry fee for non-risa members is R3,850.00 (three thousand eight hundred and fifty rand) excluding VAT per entry for all categories that are open for entry with the exception of Category 3.4B BEST SELLING which will be R5,500.00 (five thousand five hundred rand) excluding VAT per entry. Categories 3.5B BEST PRODUCED and 3.5 C BEST ENGINEERED which will be R3, 850.00 (three thousand eight hundred and fifty rand) excluding VAT, per entry for up to 10 producers/engineers per album and thereafter R8, 884.70 (eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty four rand, seventy cents) excluding Vat per entry for every additional entry submitted per entrant. Ø All entry fees are VAT exclusive. Ø Entry fees will not be refunded for disqualified entries. E. GENERAL Ø All entry fees that have not been paid in full and/or have not been cleared by the bank on 3 rd February 2018 will result in the relevant entries being disqualified. 1.) All entrants hereby waive any claim of whatsoever nature, which they may have against the Sponsors and/or RiSA arising out of or in connection with their participation in this competition and will ensure that the nominees will do the same. 2.) RiSA shall not be liable to an entrant for any reason whatsoever, whether in contract or delict or otherwise arising out of, or in connection with the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards. The entrant hereby fully and effectually indemnifies the Sponsors, RiSA, and their successors, assigns, licensees and each of their officers, directors, employees and agents and hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, judgments, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal expenses) directly or indirectly due to any breach of these rules by the entrant. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Awards. 3.) By submitting a fully completed entry for the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards the entrant agrees to abide by the rules as stated in this document. 4.) All decisions with respect to the acceptance of any entry and eligibility of entries are made by RiSA and shall be final and binding upon all entrants. In the event of any dispute, RiSA's decision shall be binding on the entrant and no correspondence will be entered into. 5.) All physical materials submitted become the property of RiSA and will not be returned to the entrant. RiSA shall not be responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, stolen or misappropriated entries. 6.) RiSA may, without the entrant's further consent, use the entrant's name, and the name, likeness, biography and photographs of its nominees owned or controlled by the entrant ("contribution materials") without charge in exploiting advertising and publicizing the competition in all media and formats throughout the universe. 7.) The entrant hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to RiSA that the entrant is entitled to enter the competition and has full power and authority to grant rights herein expressed to be granted; 9

8.) The entrant shall not, without the prior written consent of RiSA (except as required by law) at any time hereafter, either personally or by means of press or publicity or advertising agents or agencies, divulge or disclose any information of any nature or kind relating to the development or production of the competition to any person, relating to any matter arising hereunder or to the general affairs of RiSA, coming within the entrant's knowledge by reason of this competition or otherwise howsoever. 9.) Notwithstanding and irrespective of any advertisement or announcement which may have been or may hereafter be published, RiSA shall not be liable to the entrant for, or in respect of, any loss of publicity, advertisement, reputation or the like due to the entrant's non-appearance in the competition and/or RiSA's failure to produce, advertise, promote or exploit the competition and nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to impose upon RiSA any obligation to make use of the services of the entrant, or to permit the entrant to play any part in the making of the competition, or to produce, advertise, promote (or to continue the production, advertising, promotion or exploitation) of the competition. 10.) Once submitted an entry may only be withdrawn by the entrant. The request to withdraw an entry must be made in writing and received by RiSA no later than 7 days after the closing date of the entry period, at no refund. 11.) RiSA reserves the right to withdraw a nomination or a SAMA from any nominee or winner, who in RiSA's sole discretion, has brought the South African Music Awards into disrepute. 3. CATEGORY RULES AND REGULATIONS 3.1 TOP 5 CATEGORIES These categories are not open for entry. Further details regarding these categories are available in the Top 5 document. To view this document visit www.samusicawards.co.za A. ALBUM OF THE YEAR The award will go to the artist whose entry is an album that in the opinion of the judges is by its excellence, regardless of its genre, better than any other album entered in the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards. B. DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR The award will go the duo or group recording collectively as an artist whose entry is an album that in the opinion of the judges is by its excellence, regardless of its genre, better than any other album by a duo or group entered into the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards. C. FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR The award will go to the solo female recording artist whose entry is an album that in the opinion of the judges is by its excellence, regardless of its genre, better than any other album by a solo female artist entered into the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards. D. MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR The award will go to the solo male recording artist whose entry is an album that in the opinion of the judges is by its excellence, regardless of its genre, better than any other album by a solo male artist entered into the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards. 10

E. NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR The award will go to the artist or group whose entry is the debut album by that artist, and where such a debut album in the opinion of the judges is by its excellence, regardless of its genre, better than any other debut album entered by a Newcomer in the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards. In the case of a debut album from a group, the prominent member/s of that group must not have previously earned artist royalties from full album sales. In the case of an artist, the artist must not have been a prominent member of a group. 3.2 ALBUM GENRE CATEGORIES In any category where there are less than five entries, that category will lapse for that particular SAMA year. A. BEST ROCK ALBUM This category is for artists who perform rock music B. BEST POP ALBUM This category is for artists who perform pop music. C. BESTE POP ALBUM This category is for artists who perform pop music in Afrikaans. D. BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM This category is for artists who perform music in the adult contemporary genre, no language exclusion. E. BESTE KONTEMPORÊRE MUSIEK ALBUM This category is for artists who perform music in the adult contemporary genre in Afrikaans. F. BEST AFRICAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM This category is for artist who perform adult contemporary music in an indigenous African language, no language exclusions. G. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM This category is for artists who perform music that is considered to be alternative to the mainstream music genres H. BEST R&B / SOUL / REGGAE ALBUM This category is for artists who perform R&B and/or Soul and/or Reggae influenced music. I. BEST HIP HOP ALBUM This category is for artist who perform Rap and/or Hip Hop music. J. BEST KWAITO ALBUM This category is for artists who perform music that can be broadly defined as Kwaito and/or inclusive of the Kwaito sub-culture like Gcom music, New Age Kwaito, Amampiano etc K. BEST DANCE ALBUM This category is for artists and/or DJ's who perform and/or compose and/or produce dance music where the artist and/or DJ in question performs and/or composes and/or produces the songs of the albums. Albums entered into this category that contain licensed tracks not performed and/or composed and/or produced by the artist and/or DJ will be considered on the basis that such licensed tracks do not form more than 30% of the repertoire on the album. 11

Entrants should note that judges will only consider the tracks performed and/or composed and/or produced by the artists and/or DJ in question when adjudicating the album. L. BEST TRADITIONAL FAITH MUSIC ALBUM This category is for artists who perform traditional faith based music influenced by traditional music styles. Language is not a barrier on this category. M. BEST CONTEMPORARY FAITH MUSIC ALBUM This category is for artists who perform contemporary faith/spiritual based music influenced by contemporary music styles. Language is not a barrier on this category N. BEST TRADITIONAL MUSIC ALBUM Entries in this category may consist of less than 7 tracks provided that the album is not less than 30 minutes in duration. This category is for artists who perform traditional/roots music and shall include folk music from the various language groups in South Africa. O. BEST MASKANDI ALBUM This category is for artists who perform either a Contemporary or Traditional versions of Maskandi music P. BEST JAZZ ALBUM Jazz remains a type of music that is characterized by improvisation, melody, swings, syncopation, variety of harmonic idioms with instrumental techniques, polyphonic ensemble and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, not excluding smooth articulation with strong emphasis on notes and cords. Q. BEST CLASSICAL AND/OR INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM This category is for artists who perform classical (instrumental or vocally based) and/or instrumental music. R. BEST AFRO POP ALBUM This category is for artist who perform pop music in an African language. S. BEST AFRICAN INDIGENOUS GOSPEL ALBUM This category is for artists who perform music that is mainly dominated by vocal rendition, which may be accompanied by clap and tap, feet stamping and other genre-specific percussive sounds such as woodblocks, cowbells, traditional wind instruments (icilongo) and traditional drums (isigubhu). Guitars, keyboards, and other rhythms section instruments are excluded from this genre. 3.3 A. BEST LIVE AUDIO VISUAL RECORDING/DVD LIVE AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDING/DVD is defined as a commercially available digital versatile disc/audio - visual recording containing no less than 30 minutes of previously unreleased audio-visual LIVE recordings. This category is for entry by an entrant who has made an audio-visual recording of a live music performance of the work of single/multiple artists under the unifying banner of a particular concert or show. 12

Two awards will be issued: one to the artist / group/band (irrespective of the number of artists /groups/bands involved and one to the audio - visual recording producer. Prize money to be split equally amongst the recipients. 3.4 SPECIAL AWARDS A. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This category is not open for entry. The Executive Committee of RiSA will nominate the recipients. B. INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This category is not open for entry. The Executive Committee of RiSA will nominate the recipients. C. BEST SELLING AWARD The award in this category will go to the format that has sold the most units in the territory during the sales period, as defined here below. The sales period for the 24 th Annual SA MUSIC AWARDS will be from 1 st January 2017 to 31 st December 2017 irrespective of the year of first release and/or first publication of the album. Entries will open on 2 nd February 2018 and close on 2 nd March 2018. The sales territory will be Southern Africa. Entry forms must be completed and signed by the Managing Director and the Financial Director of the entrant, and must specify net unit sales during the sales period. The following may not be included in total sales claimed: a) Sales generated prior to or after the sales period b) Deletion Sales c) Promotional, marketing and free samples d) All units still in the trade on a Sale or Return or Sale or Exchange basis at the end of the sales period e) Digital premium sales or their equivalent f) Units purchased by the entrant or its affiliates (this does not include sales to artist(s) in respect of which invoices can be produced for units sold at the same PPD as what is available to retailers) For physical carriers a full reconciliation of all units sold and returned should be detailed on the entry form. For physical carriers free stock in lieu of discount may be included. This category is not open to entrants or artists who are, or whose work is, owned by any sponsors of the 24 th Annual SA Music Awards. Two awards will be presented; one to the artist and one to the entrant. This category is not open to entrants who are music retailers or digital or mobile music retailers or wholesalers. C1 C2 BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR This award will go to the album that has sold the most units in CD/Vinyl/digital and Cassette formats combined. BEST SELLING DVD OF THE YEAR 13

This award will go the DVD that has sold the most units. RiSA Unit 2 l 152 Bram Fischer Drive l Randburg 2196 C3 D BEST SELLING DIGITAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR No monophonic or polyphonic recordings or their equivalents will be considered. Recordings must be of a living recording artist where the artist in question is the artist featured in the recording. This award will be presented to an artist who has sold most units on all digital platforms. BEST COLLABORATION This award will go to an artist(s) / group(s) for entry of an existing commercially available single track, made in collaboration with other artist(s) /group(s). An international artist(s) /group(s) may be part of this collaboration provided that: 1. A South African artist(s) / group(s)/ producer(s) creative contribution must be considered by the judges, in their complete discretion, to constitute a substantial qualitative part of the overall recorded performance. 2. A South African artist(s) / group(s) must have received premier or at least equal artist billing from the time that the track was first made commercially available. Approval must be granted in writing by both/all artists' record companies for submission at entry. Each participating artist/group will receive a statuette. Prize money will be split equally amongst each participating artist/group. E BEST AFRICAN ARTIST An artist whose music truly represents a distinct Afro-centric sound that reflects the continent's music heritage and is expressed through, but not limited to, Afro-indigenous instrumentation/sound and a vocal rendition that is uniquely African in its expression. Singing in the vernacular does not necessarily qualify the music as distinctly African. This category is opened to South African artists and artists across the African continent. 3.5 TECHNICAL CATEGORIES A. MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR This category is for the entry of promotional music video singles. Both the Artist and the Director will receive a statuette, but the cash prize will go to the Director. B. BEST PRODUCED ALBUM This category is for entry by producers who have produced a recording of music by an artist who is eligible for entry to the SA Music Awards. In the case of an album with contributions from more than one producer, the award goes to each and every producer involved in the album. Each producer will receive a statuette, but the cash prize will be split proportionately amongst the producers based on each producer's contribution to the album. C. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM This category is for entry by engineers who have engineered a recording by an artist who is eligible for entry to SA Music Awards. In the case of an album with contributions from more than one engineer, the award goes to each and every engineer involved in the album but the cash prize will be split proportionately amongst the engineer s based on each engineer s contribution to the album. 14

D. REMIX OF THE YEAR This category is for entry of an existing, single track taken from a commercially available recording by a South African artist that has been remixed by a South African remixer and commercially released between 1 st February 2017 to 31st January 2018. The remix must contain original parts from the original recording and must be approved by the original repertoire owner. International remixers may collaborate with the South African remixers provided that the international remixer receives equal or lesser billing. One award will be issued to the Remixer or Remixers. The cash Prize to be split proportionally amongst the Remixer or Remixers. Both the original recording and the remix must be submitted, and the original repertoire owner must authorize the entry in writing. 3.6 PUBLIC VOTE CATEGORIES A. RECORD OF THE YEAR This category is not open for entry. The winner will be determined by public vote. Further details will be announced at the Nominees Launch. Minimum score implementation One award will be issued to the artist 3.7 SAMPRA AWARD A. HIGHEST AIRPLAY SONG Not open for entry. This award will go to the individual song that has received the highest number of airplay broadcasts on an audited list of South African radio stations, commissioned by RiSA, during calendar year 2017. 3.8 SAMRO AWARD A. HIGHEST AIRPLAY COMPOSER S AWARD Not open for entry. This award will go to the individual song that has received the highest number of airplay broadcasts on an audited list of South African radio stations, commissioned by RiSA, during calendar year 2017. 3.9 CAPASSO AWARD A. BESTSELLING DIGITAL ARTIST (COMPOSER S AWARD) Not open for entry. This award will go to the individual composition that has received the highest number of digital downloads on an audited list of South African radio stations, commissioned by RiSA, during calendar year 2017. 15