THE Crown Gospel Music Awards started their Gauteng first awarding ceremony on a high note with community music workshops and talent searches.
Gauteng will host the awards for the first time after they were in KZN since they started 15 years ago.
The awards will be held at FNB Stadium in Nasrec on 26 November.
They started their build-up projects on Tuesday, 26 September, with community workshops and a gospel music talent search in five areas, which are Kagiso Memorial, Sebokeng, Daveyton, Diepsloot and North (Saulsville Arena).
Awards founder Zanele Mbokazi said those identified during the talent search will perform at the Crown Gospel Music Awards stage on 26 November.
“The Crowns build-up programmes will include music workshops to empower aspiring gospel artists in five different communities around Gauteng.
“We are bringing collective agencies, personal branding specialists, entertainment lawyers and music coaches,” she said.
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The nomination process is still open and will close on Saturday, 30 September.
Head of talent at the Crown Awards, Rofhiwa Nethengwe, said they are pleased with the number of applications received.
“We look forward to receiving more. We have 30 categories with two new ones, including the most streamed category and the live event category.
“We encourage artists to take advantage of these,” she said.
Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation Morakane Mosupyoe said they are proud to host the 16th edition of the awards in the province for the first time.
“We call upon Gauteng-based artists to take full advantage of the workshops scheduled to take place across the province,” she said.
Community workshops and gospel talent search will be held at Kagiso Memorial on 26 September, and Sebokeng on 27 September. It will also take plce in Daveyton on 28 September at Daveyton, in Diepsloot on 29 September, and in North-Saulsville Arena on 30 September.
Those who are interested in attending the community workshop and talent search can send their details to [email protected].
