Master KG Claims He Got More Votes Than King Monada For Song Of The Year

Almost three weeks to January and the talk of Song Of The Year is still dominating headlines. To shock most people this week was the revelations that Master KG the Skeleton Move hitmaker received more votes than King Monada on Malwedhe.

Here’s how Sunday Sun structured the report based on results ;

According to provisional results seen by Sunday World, Monada only secured 151,101 at the close of voting lines at midday on December 31 2018, as opposed to the previous practice where lines closed at midnight on December 30.

The list, which was yet to be audited by an independent auditing firm, showed that Master KG was leading with 24,442 votes on December 28 against King Monada’s 18,359.
A day later, with more than 100,000 votes cast, Master KG was topping the list with 54,375 while King Monada had garnered 46,837.

However, on December 30, Monada took the lead when he secured 103,540 votes ahead of Master KG’s 99,944.

The list showed that Master KG turned the tables on Monada on New Year’s Eve, which was the last day of voting when he garnered 60,351 more votes to reach the 160,295 mark.

King Monada, according to the list, only secured 47,561 on the day, taking his tally to 151,101 and losing the crown at the last minute.

Speaking to Sunday World this week, Master KG said he was grateful for the support from his fans and those who voted for him to win.

“I just hope that next time they would make things right and make sure that the Song of the Year is played exactly at 12 midnight on all radio stations instead of 10 minutes after midnight,” added Master KG.

SABC spokesperson Neo Momodu said: “The SABC will not comment publicly on contractual obligations and relationships with its service providers and/or partners. We can however confirm that SABC1 was not contracted to the said service provider and as a result we cannot comment on the alleged altercations at the Sasolburg festival.”

Source: SundaySun