Kube umlando omkhulu emculweni wesintu ngesikhathi umculi kaMaskandi waseMnambithi, Umafikizolo, ogama lakhe langempela kunguKhethukuthula Mhlongo, ehlomula ngomklomelo omkhulu weSong of the Year kuma-Metro FM Music Awards 2026.
Lo mcimbi ububanjelwe eDurban ICC mhla zingama-25 kuMbasa 2026, okuyisikhathi sokuqala kusukela ngo-2017 ukuthi la ma-awards abanjelwe KwaZulu-Natal.
Ingoma yakhe ethi “Uyoncengwa Unyoko” ibe yimpumelelo enkulu ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ezifana neTikTok, lapho abantu abaningi beyisebenzisa kumavidiyo nezinselelo zomdanso. Le ngoma iphinde yeqa ama-streams angaphezu kuka-14 million kuSpotify.
Ekhuluma ngesikhathi emukela umklomelo, uUmafikizolo ube nemizwa emikhulu wanikela lo mklomelo kumama wakhe ongasekho.
“Ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokungeseka kwenu. Ngifisa sengathi umama wami ubekhona ukuzobona le mpumelelo,” kusho yena.
Le mpumelelo ibonwa njengokunqoba okukhulu komculo kaMaskandi, ovamise ukungabonwa kakhulu emikhakheni ebuswa yi-Amapiano, Afro-pop neHip-hop.
Kanti nabanye abaculi abahlomule kakhulu ngalobo busuku kubalwa Ciza, ophumelele i-Artist of the Year neBest Male Artist, kanye neqembu Ladysmith Black Mambazo, elinqobe imiklomelo emithathu okubalwa neGlobal Icon Award.
Abalandeli bomculo bakhombise injabulo enkulu ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, abaningi bethi lokhu “ukunqoba kukaMaskandi” nokuthi umculo wesintu usuqhubeka nokukhula nokuhlonishwa ezingeni eliphezulu.
