THE South African Music Awards (Sama) is calling for submissions of lifetime and international achievement awards.
The announcement for all the nominees, including the lifetime and international achievement nominee, is set to take place in Soweto on Tuesday, 3 October.
The closing date for this nomination is Friday, 22 September.
Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi said this award will be presented to a recording artist or producer, and the members of the RiSA board will decide the recipients.
For this award, the nominee should have at least 20 years in the Mzansi music industry.
The person must have contributed significantly throughout his or her career to develop, uplift and advance the South African music industry.
“Each nomination should be accompanied by a motivational letter. The letter is an essential tool for informing the RiSA board's decision on which nominees to select as award recipients, and it should, therefore, be drafted with that purpose in mind. The deadline for submissions for Lifetime
"Achievement nominee entries this year is Friday, 22 September at 5pm,” said Nhlanhla.
He further made another special call for recommendations for nominees for the International Achievement Award.
Nhlanhla said this award would be presented to a recording artist.
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“The nominees should have released physical and /or digital recordings in a territory outside of Southern Africa between 1 February 2022 and 14 April 2023.
"Nominees should also have performed abroad in the same period and preferably achieved recognition by way of a music industry-related award or nomination for an award," he added.
The members of the RiSA board will decide the recipients, and each nomination should be accompanied by a motivational letter.
The letter should summarise the international achievement of the artist in question by referring to the artist’s achievements abroad relative to sales, performances (touring), awards and media profile.
“This letter is the most important tool for informing the RiSA board's decision on which nominees to select as recipients of the award. The letter should, therefore, be drafted with that purpose in mind.
"The nominees may be required to prove the claims made in the motivational letter. It is therefore recommended that documents proving the achievements stated in the letter be presented simultaneously with it,” Nhlanhla said.
He said that the nominator should consider providing verifiable sales reports, written confirmation of venues and frequency of performance from promoters, certification of awards and samples of media exposure such as press clippings and web articles.
