Capetonian indie-pop trio Beatenberg were the big winners at the XXI Annual South African Music Awards on Sunday night, taking home a total of six awards for their album The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg.
At a star-studded live awards ceremony at the Sun City Superbowl, the band swept the key categories Album of the Year, Duo or Group of the Year and Best Pop Album.
Prior to that, during the non-broadcast component of the show when the industry awards were presented, Pluto (Remember You), Beatenberg’s smash hit anthem with DJ Clock, was named Best Selling Ring-back Tone and Best Selling Full-track Download, and also received the SAMPRA Award for Highest Airplay of the Year.
