30th Annual South African Music Awards
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| Date | 2 November 2024 20:00–23:37 SAST (UTC+02:00) |
| Location | Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Gauteng |
| Country | South Africa |
| Presented by | Recording Industry of South Africa |
| Hosted by | Minnie Dlamini |
| Preshow host(s) | Luthando Shosha |
| Motto | Less Noise, More Music |
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| Most wins | Tyla (4) |
| Most nominations | Tyla (7) |
| Album of the Year | Kabza de Small and Mthunzi – Isimo |
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| Runtime | 3:37:15 (incl. commercials) |
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The 30th Annual South African Music Awards (or SAMA 30) took place on 2 November 2024 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. Hosted by Minnie Dlamini and presented by the Recording Industry of South Africa, the event was live streamed on YouTube and broadcast on SABC1 at 20:00 South Africa Standard Time (UTC+02:00). It honoured the best albums, music videos and songs released in South Africa during the period 15 April 2023 to 14 April 2024.
The nominations were announced on 26 September. Tyla received the most, with seven, followed by Kabza de Small with six. The pre-show took place on 1 November, and the industry awards and red carpet events preceded the main show on 2 November. Tyla won the most awards, receiving four (Newcomer of the Year, Best Pop Album, Female Artist of the Year and International Achievement). Kabza de Small and Mthunzi received three awards.
In the top five categories, Kabza de Small and Mthunzi's Isimo won Album of the Year and Duo or Group of the Year; Tyla's self-titled studio album won the aforementioned Newcomer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. uGatsheni took home Male Artist of the Year.