Musicians honoured at the MK Awards

Musicians celebrated their achievements of 2013 at the glamorous MK Awards at the South African State Theatre on Saturday 15 February.

Fans could have voted for their favourites from 9 December 2013 until 20 January 2014 in seven categories on either the MK website or its facebook page.

For a full report on the winners, see the Record print edition next week (28 February).

The nominees for the eith annual MK Awards might shed some light on what these artists had to compete with.

Best Music Video:

• Van Coke Kartel ft Jack Parrow – Chaos

• Bicycle Thief – Goodbye Ian Curtis

• Haezer – Troublemaker ft Tumi

• The Plastics – Best Pretenders

• PH Fat – House of Clashes

• Wrestlerish – Battleground

• Shortstraw – Waterworks 

• Bittereinder – Kwaad Naas

Best Live Act:

• Bittereinder

• Van Coke Kartel

• Zebra & Giraffe

• Desmond & The Tutus

• Jeremy Loops

• PH Fat

Album of the Year:

• Gangs of Ballet – Yes/No/Grey

• Shortstraw – Good Morning, Sunshine 

• Bittereinder – Die Dinkdansmasjien

• The Plastics – Pyramid

• Taxi Violence – Soul Shake

Best Budget Video (under R15k)

• Al Bairre – We Move On

• Bye Beneco – On The Line

• Moving House – Tongue in Cheek

• The Plastics – Occasional Lies

• Desmond & The Tutus – The Future

Best Newcomer:

• Al Bairre

• Matthew Mole

• Michael Lowman

• Die Skynmaagde

• Bye Beneco

• Monark

Best Festival:

• Up The Creek

• Ramfest

• Oppikoppi

• Rocking The Daisies

• Synergy

Best Afrikaans Group:

• Van Coke Kartel

• Jack Parrow

• Die Skynmaagde

• Spoegwolf

• Dans Dans Lisa

• Die Heuwels Fantasties