South African Music Awards receive record number of entries Emmanuel Tjiya > By Emmanuel Tjiya - 10 February 2021 - 10:26 Image: Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu
The South African Music Awards (Samas) has hit an all-time record with the number of entries received this year, while
Idols SA’s has also impressed with its first-ever online auditions.
According to data set to be released by the Recording Industry of SA (Risa) today, a total of 1,163 musicians have entered this year’s Samas race.
The eligibility period was from November 2020 and ended on January 31 2021, with most of the submissions made online. In the last five years, the Samas have seen a spike in entries as follows: 400 in 2016, 740 in 2017, 778 in 2018, 752 in 2019 and 802 last year.