National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has launched the People\u2019s Choice for the 18th National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) voting platform, hence giving hope to artists like Winky D and comedienne Samantha \u2018\u2018Gonyeti\u2019\u2019 Kureya who had failed to get a single nomination in this year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n
The arts mother body announced the news on their social media handles.
\n\u201cMake your choice known and vote for your favourite artist in this year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice Award. Send a WHATSAPP message with your favourite Zimbabwean artists name to 0786286955 with the hash tag #namapeopleschoice2019. Voting closes at midnight on March 22, 2019,\u201d reads the post.
\nThe People\u2019s Choice Award is a special award given to an artist or arts organisation selected by the public. The public is afforded the opportunity to vote for an artist of their own choice at every Nama.<\/p>\n
People\u2019s Choice Award is given to an individual\/institution that would have received the most votes from members of the public through voting on the platform given above.
\nThe public is at liberty to select an artist of their choice in any of the Nama categories of music, literary arts, dance, visual arts, film and television, theatre and spoken word.
\nThis year\u2019s awards are pencilled for Harare International Conference Centre on March 23.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, evergreen artists Winky D and Gonyeti have failed to make it on this year\u2019s edition of National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) amid suggestions that their flirtation with politics cost them.
\nJah Prayzah seemed to have also been affected as he was nominated in one category, outstanding music video with Dzamutsana, which is unusual of him.
\nThis has seen this year\u2019s awards being dominated by gospel music sensation Janet Manyowa who bagged three nominations in different music categories while Tamy Moyo, ExQ and Enzo Ishall have two nominations each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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