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ORGANISERS of the Zimdancehall Awards on Saturday released the names of the 2014 nominees and online voting via social networks Twitter and Facebook has already started.

WINSTONE ANTONIO

OWN CORRESPONDENT



At the inaugural awards that were held at Zimbabwe College of Music in the capital in March this year, Winky D emerged the biggest winner on the night, bagging four accolades out of five nominations.

This time, the Bhachi neJean singer is facing stiff competition from Mbare-based chanter Seh Calaz as the duo have been nominated in seven categories.

Both musicians will square off in the Best Male Artiste of the Year, Best Song of the Year, Best Social Song of the Year, Best Collaboration of the Year, Best Dressed Artist categories.

However, Winky D has been nominated in three categories, Best Vocalist of the Year, Achievement Award and Best Stage Performer categories which Seh Calaz has missed out.

Seh Calaz was nominated in the Most Outstanding Artiste of the Year category in which Winky D missed out as well.

Tocky Vibes has been nominated in five of the categories namely the Best Male Artiste of the Year, Most Outstanding Artiste of the Year, Best Song of the Year, Best Social Song of the Year and Best Video of the Year.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Most Outstanding Artiste of the Year:

Tocky Vibes

Seh Calaz

Soul Jah Love

Lady Squanda

Kinnah

Best Male Artiste of the Year

Winky D

Tocky Vibes

Seh Calaz

Killer T

Freeman

Best Female Artiste of the Year

Lady Squanda

Lipsy

Bounty Lisa

Hazel Eyes

Best Song of the Year

Winky D — Paita Party

Seh Calaz — Hatimisike

Tocky Vibes — Mhai

Ras Caleb — Tokwe Mukosi

Shinsoman — Mama Devante

Best Social Song of the Year

Tocky Vibes — Mhai

Seh Calaz — Kwatinobva

Tocky Vibes — Simudza Maoko

Winky D — Fathers Day

Seh Calaz — Ndinochema

Best Collaboration of the Year

Shinsoman ft Yoz – Tasangana Zvidhakwa

Soul Jah Love ft Winky D — Magafa

Seh Calaz ft Knox — Baby Ndiwe

Kinnah ft Lady Squanda — Ndakambopera Tsoka

Tipsy ft Ras Pompy — Kusimbisa Mission

Most Promising Artiste of the Year

Kabhida

Jerry B

Lipsy

Ras Caleb

Magical

Best artist outside of Harare

Ras Caleb

Crystal

Legion

Prince Bindura

Best stage performer

Dadza D

Winky D

Kinnah

Ricky Fire

Freeman

Best Dressed Artiste

Freeman

Winky D

Soul Jah Luv

Seh Calaz

King Shady

Best Video of the Year

Tocky Vibes — Simudza Maoko

Crystal — House Girl

Quonfused — Poto

Maffcat — Twekka

Soul Jah Love — Mwari Ndovatenda

Best Vocalist of the Year

Seh Calaz

Lipsy

Jay C

Darula

Crystal

Riddim of the Year

One Clan

Body Slam

Mad Levels

Sun Shine

Red Button

Producer of the Year

PTK

Equation

Levels

Sude

Sunshine Family

Achievement Awards

Badman

Winky D

Sniper

Potato

Promoter of the Year

Chipaz Promotions

Divine Assignments.

The event organisers must be well prepared if they are to avoid ugly scenes that characterised the inaugural awards ceremony that was marred by violence.

Dancehall has suddenly become the biggest movement on the Zimbabwean showbiz scene, but the vice that it brings along have also been worrisome.