After seven exciting editions, uganda’s most refreshing Music Awards scheme Zzina Awards returns for the 8th edition in 2021. This year’s awards contain 18 categories plus two new categories, thats the Sports Personality of the year, and the Zzina Legend award
The artistes selected for each category for this year’s edition of the awards were nominated based on their artistic prowess of releasing good songs and the streaming numbers under the year of review.
Fik Fameica who is mostly nominated in this year’s awards, Crysto Panda, Daddy Andre, Pallaso, B2C and John Blaq will be contending each other in the Best male Artists category as Sheena, Azawi, Karo Kasita, Winnie Nwagi and Nina Roz will be battling each other to emerge winner of the Best female artist category in the Zzina Awards.
The annual awards meant to celebrate Ugandan musical works, will broadcast on Galaxy FM 100.2 and on their official social media platforms.
Below is the list of all nominees and their respective categories:
Best Inspirational Song
- Corona Virus Alert – Bobi Wine and Nubian Li
- Corona Distance (Chapter One) – Bebe Cool ft. Allstars
- Corona – Ykee Benda ft. King Saha, Joanita Kawalya, B2C, Dre Cali, Feffe Bussi, Myco Ouma, Jose Sax
- Corona – Spice Diana and Fik Fameica
- Money (Sente) – Sama Sojah
- Ndikuwaki – Pallaso
Best Fans Team
- Team Eddy Kenzo
- Sheebaholics
- B2C Soldiers
- Fameicans
- Spice Gadgets
- Panda Gang
Best LugaFlow/Rap Song
- Bintwala – Mun G
- Kyoyina Omanya (Remix) – Crysto Panda + Sheebah
- Nyabo – Gravity Omuttuju
- Bino Byebiluma Abayaye – Crysto Panda
- Seeka – Recho Rey
- Nothing To Do – Twilight
- Buligita – Fik Fameica
- Romantic – Feffe Bussi
Best LugaFlow/Rap Artist
- Gravity Omuttujju
- Fik Fameica
- Recho Rey
- Crysto Panda
- Feffe Bussi
- Navio
- Mun G
Best Dancehall Song
- Balance – Karole Kasita
- Nalinda Dda – Zex Bilangilangi
- Kiggwa Leero – DJ Slick Stuart & DJ Roja ft. Jose Chameleone
- Muyayu – Mudra
- Andele – Daddy Andre ft. Nina Roz
- Tumbiza Sound – Eezzy
- Go Down – Kent and Flosso ft. Fik Fameica, Coco Finger & Vyper Ranking
- Ratata – Zex Bilangilangi
- Sivawo – Vyper Ranking
Best Dancehall Artist
- Zex Bilangilangi
- Karole Kasita
- Mudra
- Vyper Ranking
- Eezzy
Best Contemporary Urban Song
- Everything – Winnie Nwagi
- Tugende Mu Church – Daddy Andre
- Ebisooka N’ebisembayo – Dre Cali
- Billboard Kipande – Nina Roz
- Tonelabila – Daddy Andre and Angella Katatumba
- Kikomando – Victor Ruz
- Repeat It – Azawi
- This Is Love – Rema and The Ben
Best Contemporary Urban Artist
- Daddy Andre
- Winnie Nwagi
- Dre Cali
- Lydia Jazmine
- Azawi
- Toniks
Best Afro Beat Song
- Malamu – Pallaso
- Tweyagale – Eddy Kenzo
- Baliwa – Jose Chameleone
- Kwata Esimu – Freeboy and Winnie Nwagi
- Sharp Shooter – Chosen Blood
- Quinamino – Azawi
- Munda Awo – B2C
- Nakyuka – Sheebah
- Ssala Puleesa – King Saha
- Kachumbali – Quex
Best Song Writer
- Shena Skies
- Daddy Andre
- Mudra
- Azawi
- Ronnie
- Yese Oman
- Nikolai
Best Comedian
- Madrat & Chico
- Bizonto
- Maulana & Reign
- Fun Factory
Best Producer
- Daddy Andre
- Nessim
- Bomba
- Artin
- T.O.N
- Baur
Best Collaboration
- Turn Up The Vybe – Ykee Benda + A Pass
- Awo – B2C + David Lutalo
- Kwata Esimu – Freeboy + Winnie Nwagi
- This Is Love – Rema + The Ben
- Andele – Daddy Andre ft. Nina Roz
- Kyoyina Omanya (Remix) – Crysto Panda + Sheebah
- Empetta – Sheebah + King Saha
- Kiggwa Lelo – DJ Slick Stuart & DJ Roja ft. Jose Chameleone
- Tonelabila – Daddy Andre + Angella Katatumba
- Kokonya – Spice Diana + Harmonize
Best Female Artist
- Sheebah
- Azawi
- Spice Diana
- Nina Roz
- Winnie Nwagi
- Karole Kasita
Best Male Artist
- Crysto Panda
- Pallaso
- Daddy Andre
- Fik Fameica
- B2C
- John Blaq
Breakthrough Artist
- Victor Ruz
- Azawi
- Zex Bilangilangi
- Dre Cali
- Quex
- Mudra
- Crysto Panda
- Zuli Tums
- Eezzy
Song Of The Year
- Tweyagalle – Eddy Kenzo
- Munda Awo – B2C
- Tugende Mu Church – Daddy Andre
- Malamu – Pallaso
- Tumbiza Sound – Eezzy
- Kachumbali – Quex
- Muyayu – Mudra
- Kyoyina Omanya (Remix) – Crysto Panda + Sheebah
- Nakyuka – Sheebah
- Repeat It – Azawi
Artist Of The Year
- Eddy Kenzo
- Sheebah
- Pallaso
- Daddy Andre
- Spice Diana
- Fik Fameica
- Crysto Panda
Online voting is now open and will close on 28th April 2021 at 11:59pm. Visit theGalaxy FM awards website to vote for your favorite artiste.