GCWALISA Spring Picnic All White announces this year's much-awaited top 15 line-up.
This comes after event organisers changed the criteria for the nomination of the top 15 line-up, leaving many people wondering what it will look like.
For the past three years, organisers have been picking top musicians who have recently hit songs that have reached over a million YouTube views to be part of the picnic.
Now, things have changed as many people easily get more than a million views on the channel.
This year, organisers asked music lovers to pick any musician who has more than a million views on YouTube and vote for them to be part of the top 15.
This week the much-awaited top 15 line-up was announced.
It includes up-and-coming maskandi star Umafikizolo who has a current trending song titled Uyoncengwa Unyoko. Others are Gatsheni, Menzi, Mjikelo, Navigator, Phangandowo, Siphithiphithi, Mahostela, Njoko, Dizaster, Thandazani, Falabo, Mayonnaise and Majongosi.
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Event organiser Khuzani Mpungose, who is also a maskandi star, said the main reason for changing the initial selection criteria and let music lovers choose for themselves was that many musicians have more than a million views on YouTube.
"We can't continue using that criteria because we will end up having to book maybe more than 100 musicians. This year was in the people's hands using SMSes to select their favourite artists.
"We were working with Black Mobile which was sending us daily reports about SMS voting. The full report about the voting system is ready - anyone who wants it can request it," he said.
Previously, maskandi stars Gatsheni, Mthandeni SK and others were selected based on YouTube viewership.
He said other genres will be announced soon.
The picnic started three years ago and top musicians, including AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Joyous Celebration, have shared the stage with the selected top 10 and top 15 maskandi line-up.
This year's gig will be held at Durban's Kings Park Stadium on 8 November.
