SAMA South African Music Awards
The South African Music Awards (SAMAS) is a yearly considered South Africa's version of the Grammy Awards. Prezence developed the online website portal for the South African Music Awards will full backend judging system that allows multiple entries and judging and that eventually determines finalists and winners.
The SAMA's website features UGC elements like blog commenting and the site's frontend and album listings are updated every year to showcase all the albums of all the nominees for that year, and also allows users to listen to a sample of each track from each album. Other rich content includes a video player showcasing music videos and footage uploaded live from the event.
Prezence upload content to the site live at the actual event so as winners are announced, the site is updated. The Press and Media can download hi-res versions of the photos for print purposes via the galleries.
Prezence have been appointed official digital partner for the 2010 event - for the 5th consecutive year.
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