Here’s Why Sands & Mobi Dixon’s Songs Were Disqualified On SAMAs 2018

Here’s Why Sands & Mobi Dixon’s Songs Were Disqualified On SAMAs 2018. Just when the two artists were rejoicing at receiving nominations from the SAMAs, they are now told that their nominations have been disqualified due to faults that SAMAs didn’t take time to investigate prior the final decision of nominated acts.

The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) and the SAMA office announced previous weekend via a statement to the press that Tigi by Sands which was nominated in the Record of the Year category and Lake by the Ocean by Mobi Dixon which was up for Best Remix have been eliminated from the nominees list.

The reaoasn of striking Sands off was that he is a citizen of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) and as such he has to be excluded from being considered for a SAMA in the Record of the Year category. Mobi Dixon’s Lake by the Ocean is a remix of an international song which is in contravention of the SAMA rules.

Tigi by Sands has been replaced by Love Me In The Dark by Sketchy Bongo featuring Kaien Cruz. In the place of Lake by the Ocean by Mobi Dixon is Mwanagu by Jackie Queens and VeneiGrette remixed by Enoo Napa.

RiSA and SAMA are currently doing investigations into how these breaches were not picked up during the vetting process. After the investigation has been completed, appropriate remedial action will be taken.