ZNBC aired the Born n Bred awards 2024/2025 eleven years since the previous edition.
The prestigious awards had fifteen categories. Here are the nominees and winners of this year’s edition.
1. BEST TRADITIONAL VIDEO
□ O’NELLY – NDO NDO
□ SHIRTLESS BOYS – MUNSHILA YAMUNOBE
□ CHANDA NA KAY FT SIANENE & COOP TICKER – MAPOPWE
□ CHILE ONE MR. ZAMBIA FT CHEF 187 – MARRY ME
■ CHESTER – EONDOGANA NAKWE (Winner)
2. BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
□ JEMAX FT JAE CASH & KAYZ ADAMS – MPAWI
□ DIZMO FT CHEF 187 & Y ACE – ALL NETWORKS
□ CHEF 187 FT IMMORTAL CZAR – SPYLING II
■ 76 DRUMS – BIG MACHINES (Winner)
□ SLAP DEE FT 76 DRUMS – JAHMAN JUICE
□ Y CELEB FT D-BWOY TELEM & KIMLAJ – TOYOTA GANDA
3. MOST CONSCIOUS VIDEO
■ SUPA KENA – TRUE STORY (Winner)
□ MACKY 2 FT GLORIOUS BAND – WINSULA
□ MAMPI FT BLOOD KID – BAD CHARACTER
□ KANINA KANDALAMA – DEPRESSION
□ JEMAX FT JAE CASH & KAYZ ADAMS – MPAWI
□ F JAY – MBULULUKA
4. BEST ZED REPRESENTATIVE VIDEO
■ SAMPA THE GREAT FT ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO -LET ME BE GREAT (Winner)
□ CHISANGA – MOVES
□ SIAME OC – HASELA
□ RUFF KAIDA FT LASH SA – IMALI
□ T-BWOΥ – HOW DEEP
5. BEST ZED VIDEO
□ DRIMZ MR MUZIQ – SINGLE FT JEMAX
□ JAE CASH FT YO MAPS – KALE NALEKA
□ MUMBA YACHI – THE FOOL
□ PRINCE TUV FF YO MAPS – BANGENELAMO
■ CHILE ONE MR ZAMBIA FT. JAE CASH – SO CHABE (Winner)
□ YO MAPS – EX WAMUNANDI
6. BEST RNB VIDEO
□ ROBERTO – BESTIE
□ NEO – AFTER GOD FEAR MEN
■ IZRAEL & NALU – SIMWAMENE (Winner)
□ T-LOW FT YO MAPS – BALEKANA
□ BOBBY EAST FT YO MAPS – WEAKNESS
□ TIO NASON – I WISH YOU WELL
7. BEST DANCEHALL VIDEO
□ JAY TRIGGA, ARI FT. ROTIMI – NATIONALITY
□ MISS WIZZY FT. DIZMO – NIZAKANGANA NAO
□ MORDECAII ZM & LADE FT. XAVEN -FAR AWAY
□ T-SEAN FT JC KALINKS – TABAAFWA
□ VINCHENZO M’BALE FT MIC BURNER – YEH YEH
■ YO MAPS – MR & MRS (Winner)
8. BEST DUNKA VIDEO
□ CHILE ONE MR ZAMBIA – BACK AGAIN
■ DRIMZ MR MUZIQ – AKAMUNSOLI
□ JAY ROX – WAISTLINE
□ MR CROWN FT YO MAPS -DON’T GO AWAY
□ TRIPLE M FT DRIEMO – FOLLOW
9. BEST UPCOMING MALE VIDEO
□ BLOOD KID Y.V.O.K – SAMFLOSSING
□ BRIO ZM FT JAE CASH – ONE DAY
□ FRANK RO FT YO MAPS – SOTAMBE
■ JC KALINKS – IMALI (Winner)
□ KAYZ ADAMS FT BLOOD KID AND BOBBY EAST – ALIKO
□ NDINE FMMA FT CHANDA ΝΑ ΚΑΥ X COOP TICKER, HDMG – RUN
10. BEST UPCOMING FEMALE VIDEO
□ KHONDWANI – NEKA
□ KUNDA-TOUCH
□ RACHAEL & LEAH – TOXIC
■ SALIYAH MIYANDA FT MOLTO ZAMBIA – BWERA (Winner)
□ TIANNA-NIYOZIBIKA
11. BEST FEMALE ARTIST VIDEO
□ BOMBSHELL GRENADE FT VINCHENZO M’BALE – MOTO WAYAKA
□ CIFO ICFOUFEN X NATASHA CHANSA – BLESSINGS COME MY WAY
□ KANINA KANDALAMA FT CHEF 187 – COMPANY KAKING
■ MAMPI QUEEN DIVA IT BLOODKIO YVOK – BAD CHARACTER (Winner)
□ TOWELA KAIRA FT CHILE ONE – I LOVE YOU
□ XAVEN FT JORZZI – LOVE ME
12. RADIO 4 SONG OF THE YEAR
□ CHEF 187 FT JAMES SAKALA – 360
□ CHESTER – MWAKAMBA LATE
■ DRIMZ MR MUZIQ FT. JEMAX JEMUDAEH – SINGLE (Winner)
□ JC KALINKS – ICHIBYONGO
□ T-LOW FT YO MAPS – BALEKANA
□ VINCHENZO M’BALE FT. BOBBY EAST – CHEERS TO THE GOOD TIMES
13. BEST GOSPEL VIDEO
■ KWANDA FT ABEL CHUNGU MUSUKWA – THE CALL (Winner)
□ THE GOLDEN VOCALS MINISTRY – ONLY BELIEVE
□KINGS MALEMBE MALEMBE – KWENYU KWENYU
□ PEACE PREACHERZ – PANGENI INSHILA
□ POMPI – GUIDE MY WAVE
□ WASHY MTAMBO – PRAISE (ZIGIDI)
14. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
■ MAMPI
15. VIDEO OF THE YEAR
■ YO MAPS – MR & MRS (Winner)
16. RECOGNITION AWARDS
■ BASKA BASKA for being a proprietor of the DUNKA beat/sound
■ SAMPA THE GREAT for her international accolades that have placed the Zambian name in uncommon places.
Mampi, Drimz, Yo Maps, and Sampa the Great were the biggest winners of the night walking away with two awards each.
