The South African Music Awards under the leadership of Randall Abraham must be regretting the day they announced that kwaito would be combined with hip-hop and rap to form a new category unwisely called Street Music.
The industry, particularly the kwaito crowd, went ballistic, forcing the idea to be scrapped.
The music industry continued to suffer immensely as CD sales did not do well at all, forcing many musicians to depend on and make a living through performances only.
Many factors, especially the recession and piracy affected CD sales badly.
Sadly, a shining star of the industry for many years, Mike Maswanganye, committed suicide a few weeks ago . He was said to be in deep financial trouble . May Maswanganye's soul rest in peace.
Not everything was bad about the music industry in 2011 though.
The Metro FM Awards held in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, at the end of November, were successful.Two talented musicians dominated the awards - rapper AK and Zahara with their debut albums.
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