Metro FM Music Awards 2025: The Best Looks
AFI Insider
If you thought the music was the only thing turning up the heat at the 2025 Metro FM Music Awards, think again!
On Saturday, 3 May 2025, Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga wasn’t just the epicentre of South Africa’s biggest music ceremony, it was the place where fashion dreams strutted into reality. The stakes? Sky-high. The competition? Fierce. And the black carpet? Absolutely electric.
Anele Zondo in custom NALA Privé
This year, the awards teamed up for the second time with Africa Fashion International, so you know the style bar was set somewhere in the stratosphere. The theme, “Crowning Greatness,” called for nothing less than regal glamour- think queens, kings, and a whole lot of fashion royalty ready to be crowned alongside Mzansi’s musical icons.
The AFI MMA Black Carpet Experience, broadcast live on SABC 1, was in the capable hands of Anele Zondo and Mpumi Mlambo, both dazzling in gowns by NALA Privé. Their looks? Pure celebration of personal style-sophisticated, bold, and dripping with confidence. But here’s the thing: what you saw on TV was just the tip of the style iceberg.
Off camera, the AFI MMA Black Carpet Experience was also a runway of jaw-dropping looks. Stars didn’t just dress to impress-they dressed to outshine, outdo, and out-royal each other. Camera flashes popped, media got their interviews, and every A-Lister seemed determined to claim their spot as a fashion heavyweight.
So, who ruled the AFI MMA Black Carpet in Mbombela? From dramatic trains and shimmering fabrics to sharp suits and statement accessories, the night was a masterclass in “go big or go home.”
Teko Modise in custom NALA Privé
Kuhle Adams
Anele Zondo and Loot Love
Anele Zondo and Focalistic
Londeka Buthelezi-Ndaba of Malondié
Dineo Ranaka in NALA Privé
Mia Le Roux in NALA Privé
Zanele Potelwa
DJ Sabby
Nomalanga Shozi. PICTURE: David Blaq
Lamiez Holworthy
Whether you were there for the music or the style, one thing’s for sure: the 2025 Metro FM Music Awards had some looks that will be hard to beat this year.