VIBE ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

To mark the end of an eventful 2017, we bring you the first-ever annual Vibe Awards that celebrate local icons: artistes, artistes, celebrities and personalities who stood out this year.
The Vibe Awards recognise exceptional home-grown talent in the local entertainment industry and celebrate the milestones, productions and talented individuals in Botswana, who excelled at their craft and set the pace from their contemporaries. Everyone is a winner in their own right but our winners went the extra mile this year. We brought together our diverse and vibrant newsroom and some of our loyal readers to adjudicate the 20 categories and below are the winners!

*The chosen anthem (Song of the year) - Khiring-Khorong by ATI featuring Yung Amazing and Legacy DG
*Festive song – Jabu by Charma Gal
*Best Music video – Jabu by Charma Gal
*Best-composed Single of 2017 – Setakile by Dramaboi
*Best Duet of 2017 – Amantle Brown and Juju Boy for Follo
*Diva of the Year -Amantle Brown
*Best Styled Artiste of the year - Amantle Brown
*Role Model of the Year – Vee Mampeezy
*Best Upcoming artiste -Proficient 6ix
*Legend’s Award -Soares Katumbela (MHSRIP)
*Best Promoter - Gilbert ‘PP’ Seagile

*Best Artise Manager -Llyod Totego
*Artiste of the year - ATI
*Golden Voice award - Mpho Sebina
*Best fashion designer – Kushata
*Artiste of the Year – Sade Rabasha
*Best radio presenter – Khumo Kgwaadira (RB2)
*Best television presenter – Leungo Pitse (Flava Dome on BTV)
*Best television show – Pula Power
*Best events MC – Comfort Big Ramatebele
*Socialite of the Year – Gwen Isaacs (Make-up artist and entrepreneur)
*Male model of the year – Katlego Banyatsi
*Female model of the year –
****Let us have a Moment of silence for fallen heroes in the entertainment industry, Soares Katumbela and hip-hop rapper and television presenter Mpho Vincent ‘Steez’ Tiro. We also remember the soul of Nametso Bogopa, who passed on at the GIMC festival.