Arguably the biggest music festival in Ghana, the 19th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) will once again recognize and reward the hard work of artistes in the continent.
The main event slated to come off on April 14 this year at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), the spot for all the yaah-nay-and boo chants come Saturday on the slated date. Followed by an after-event celebration at Tema, Saturday, April 28.
Ahead of the main event, a nominees jam is also slated to come off this year at Cape Cost on Saturday, March 24.
This year proves a point in the growth of the Ghanaian music awards scheme as dancehall artiste Shatta Wale makes a grand return to the VGMAs.
While Shatta Wale battles for Reggae/Dancehall artiste of the Year award with Stonebwoy, Ebony (late) and MzVee, rapper Sarkodie, fast-rising acts Teephlow and Kumi Guitar among others have all booked their slots on their 19th edition of the VGMAs nominees list.
Check out the full nominations list below.
Artiste of the Year
Joe Mettle
Ebony
Sarkodie
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
Gospel of the Year
Boot for Boot – Joyce Blessing
Obi Nyanime – Patience Nyarko
Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle
Efatawo – Nancee
Adom – Gifty Osei
Jehovah – Ceccy Twum
Highlife Song of the Year
Dream- Kumi Guitar
Bronya – Wutah
Odo – Kidi
Angela – Kuami Eugene
Ladder – Lil Win
Over – R2bees
Hustle – Ebony
Hiplife of the Year
Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie
Boys Boys – Nancee Ft. Guru
Pain Killer – Sarkodie Ft. Runtown
Obi Agyi obi Girl-
Ayoo – Shatta Wale
One Corner – Patapaa Ft. Ras Cann
Hiphop Song of the Year
State of the Art – Teephlow
Light it up – Sarkodie
Grind Day Remix – Kwesi
Pen and Paper – Ko-jo Cue & Shaker
Dear God – B4bonah
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Until of Dawn – Efya
My Own – Samini
Faya Burn Dem – Article Wan
Rewind – Mzvee
Dem Confuse – Shatta Wale
Afro pop Song of the Year
Makoma – Adina
Oh Yeah – King Promise
Say You Love Me – Kidi
Sing My Name – Mzvee
Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx
Sponsor – Ebony
My Baby – Magnon
Come From Afar – Stonebwoy
Gospel Artiste of the Year
Patience Nyarko
Joyce Blessing
Joe Mettle
Celestine Donkor
Gifty Osei
Nance
Highlife Artiste of the Year
Wutah
Kidi
Kuami Eugene
Becca
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Ebony
MzVee
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
Songwriter of the Year
Kumi Guitar – Dream
Joe Mettle- bo noo ni
Bullet – Maame Hwe
Kofi Kinaata – Last Show
Samini – My own
Stonebwoy – My Name
Record of the Year
Kumi Guitar- Dream
Samini – My own
Sarkodie – Glory
Teephlow – State of the Art
Best Music Video of the Year
Kumi Guitar- Dream (Directed by Abass)
King Promise – Selfish ( Directed by Vertex)
B4bonah – My Girl (Directed by Nicol-Sey)
Opanka – Wedding Car (Directed by Bra Shizzle)
Captain Planet – Obi Agyi Obi (Directed by Phamous Films)
Lil Shaker & Ko-jo-Cue – Pen & Paper (Directed by Ekumodzi)
Hiplife/Hip pop artiste of the year
Yaa pono
R2bees
Captain Planet
Kwesi Arthur
Sarkodie
VVIP
Best Male Vocalist of the Year
Joe Mettle – Bo noo ni
King Promise – Selfish
Kidi – Odo
Kuami Eugene – Angela
Mugeez – Over
Samini – My own.
Best Female Vocalist of the year
Adina – Makoma
Nana Yaa – Don’t leave alone
Efya – Love
Mzvee – Bright light
Becca – Summye (Pillow)
Best Group of the year
VVIP
R2BEES
WUTAH
Best Rapper of the year
Eno Barony – Fear No Man
Teephlow – Phlowducation
Sarkodie -Light It Up
Shaker – Pen & Paper
Ko-jo Cue – Pen & Paper
Strongman -Transformer
Best collaboration of the year
Joe Mettle – Bo Noo Ni ft Luigi Maclean
MzVee – Sign My Name (Rmx) ft Patoranking
Kurl Songx – Jennifer Lomotey ft Sarkodie
Sarkodie – Pain Killer ft Runtown
Shatta Wale – Taking Over ft SM Militants
Captain Planet – Ob Agye obi Girl ft Kofi Kinaata
Becca – Na Wash ft Patoranking
African Artiste of the year
Davido
Wizkid
Cassper Nyovest
Nasty C
Tiwa Savage
Olamide
Best New Artiste of the year
King Promise
Kurl Songx
Kidi
Kuami Eugene
Magnom
Kwesi Arthur
B4Bonaah
Song of the Year
