'It is not a popularity contest:' SAMA boss explains why Babes walked away empty-handed

SAMA organisers have explained that Wololo hitmaker Babes Wodumo's nominations were judged on her entire album and not just one song. 

This comes after a raging debate was sparked on social media when  Babes walked away with dololo at the swanky awards ceremony.

Even though organisers have admitted that Wololo may be "the biggest song in the country," it was not enough get the singer a gong.

Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi explained that judges had looked at Babes' entire album and not just her single.

"The SAMAs has always evaluated the entire album of an artist to judge their entire body of work. The Record of the Year category is the only category in which a single track is considered and so an artist may have a great single or series of singles but their album may not be better than another artist," he explained.
He suggested that this had happened with Babes.

Source:timeslive