Thursday, 25 February 2016

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2016 Nominees – See Full List


The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2016 nominees (VGMAs) have finally been announced by organisers, Charterhouse as VVIP, Sarkodie, Bisa Kdei, Stonebwoy, SP Kofi Sarpong and EL vie for top honours.
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The first list of nominees was made available via the EIB Networks across Ghana before nominees in the ‘ Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year’, ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Overall Artiste of the Year’ categories were announced later during the grand launch at the plush Kempinski Hotel in Accra on Friday.
Rapper, EL, topped all with ten (10) nominations in respective categories including ‘Overall Artiste of the Year’, ‘Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Hiplife/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year’, ‘Best Music Video of the Year’ and ‘Best Rapper of the Year’. Others include ‘Producer of the Year’, ‘Afro-Pop Song of the Year’, ‘Hiplife Song of the Year’ and ‘Hip-hop Song of the Year’.
Sarkodie followed closely with seven (7) including but not limited to the ‘Overall Artiste of the Year’, ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Best Rapper of the Year’ categories.
See full list of nominations below:
Gospel Song of the Year
Hour by Hour – SP Kofi Sarpong ft. Joyce Blessing
Yoboyo – Kofi Gyan
W’ow Nkwa Wo Wor Ade – Mary Owusu
Hyebre Sesafour – Obaapa Christie
Wafom Kwan – Patience Nyarko
Aporsor – Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year
Obaapa Christie
Joe Mettle
Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Patience Nyarko
SP Kofi Sarpong
Preachers
Highlife Song of the Year
Take Away – Ackah Blay
Hw3 – Becca
Mansa – Bisa Kdei
Pimpinaa – Obrafour ft. Bisa Kdei
Makoma – R2bees
Susuka – Kofi Kinaata
Alewa – Ofori Amponsah ft. Sarkodie
Hip-hop Song of the Year
All Black – EL ft. Pappy Kojo & Joey B
Fire Bon Dem – Flowking Stone
Yakubu – Kwaw Kese
Hand to Mouth – Sarkodie
Nineteen Ninety – Omar Sterling
Ay3 Late – Pappy Kojo ft. Sarkodie
Hiplife Song of the Year
Crusade – Donzy ft. Kofi Kinaata
Ye Wo Krom – Atom
Koko – EL
Ekiki Mi – Wisa ft. Luther
Skolom – VVIP ft. Sena Dagadu
Pooley Swag – Guru
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Serwaa Akoto – Blakk Rasta
It’s So Crazy – De Voice
Hold Me Now – MzVee
Go Higher – Stonebwoy
Holiday – AK Songstress
Fire – Jupitar ft. Stonebwoy
Afro-pop Song of the Year
Only – Fuse ODG
Gboza – R2bees ft. Davido
Nyedzelo – Edem ft. Reekado Banks
Abofra – MzVee ft. Efya
Coastal Vibes – Adina ft. Trigmatic
Mi Naa Bo Po – EL
Best Male Vocalist of the Year
Afriyie – Go Gaga
De Voice – It’s Crazy
Knii Lante – Thinking Out Loud
Pat Thomas – Bra
Mugeez – Concert Party
Akwaboah Jnr. – Mewu
Best Female Vocalist of the Year
Adina – Boom Boom Beat
Irene Logan – Medo Wo
MzVee – Hold Me Now
Nana Yaa – Ego Be
Efya – Sarkcess Story
Yaa Yaa – Dumb Drum
Producer of the Year
Mo Beat – Skolom
Bisa Kdei/Kaywa – Mansa
Kwadwo Akwaboah – Aporsor
Beatz Da Kay – Go Higher
Chapter Beats – Ekiki Mi
EL – Mi Naa Bo Po
Dr. Ray – Ye Wo Krom
Kin Dee – Susuka
Record of the Year
Coastal Vibes – Adina ft. Trigmatic
Abofra – MzVee ft. Efya
Concert Party – R2bees
Bra – Sarkodie ft. Pat Thomas
Dumb Drum – Yaa Yaa
Shine a Light – Rocky Dawuni
Forget Dem – M.anifest
Song Writer of the Year
Rex Omar – Paapa
Knii Lante – Beautiful Virgo
Kofi Kinaata – Susuka
MzVee, Richie, Efya – Abofra
Obrafour – Nkontompo
Stonebwoy – Go Higher
Best Group of the Year
VVIP
R2bees
Keche
Gallaxy
Preachers
Best Rapper of the Year
EL – King Without a Crown
Flowking Stone – Fire Bon Dem
Omar Sterling – Nineteen Ninety
Pappy Kojo – Ay3 Late
Sarkodie – Hand to Mouth
Best Collaboration of the Year
Skolom – VVIP ft. Sena Dagadu
Mewu – Sarkodie ft. Akwaboah
Ay3 Late – Pappy Kojo ft. Sarkodie
Ekiki Mi – Wisa ft. Luther
Crusade – Donzy ft. Kofi Kinaata
Pimpinaa – Obrafour ft. Bisa Kdei
Best Music Video of the Year
Shelele – EL
Nkontompo – Obrafour
Dumb Drum – Yaa Yaa
Girlfriend – Edem
The Warning – Teephlow
Crazy for God – Preachers
Best New Artiste of the Year
Nero X
Donzy
Wisa
Atom
Kofi Kinaata
African Artiste of the Year
Wizkid
Olamide
Korede Bello
Harry Song
Patoranking
Hiplife/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year
Pappy Kojo
Omar Sterling
Sarkodie
VVIP
Guru
EL
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Stonebwoy
Jupitar
MzVee
AK Songstress
Episode
Blakk Rasta
Highlife Artiste of the Year
Bisa Kdei
Afriyie
Ofori Amponsah
Nero X
Album of the Year
Verified – MzVee
Mary – Sarkodie
Elom – EL
Breakthrough – Bisa Kdei
I Believe – SP Kofi Sarpong

Vodafone Most Popular Song
of the Year
Skolom – VVIP ft. Sena Dagadu
Mansa – Bis Kdei
Aporsor – Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Go Higher – Stonebwoy
Ekiki Mi – Wisa ft. Luther
Mi Naa Bo Po – EL
Ye Wo Krom – Atom
Susuka – Kofi Kinaata

Overall Artiste of the Year

VVIP
Sarkodie
Bisa Kdei
Stonebwoy
SP Kofi Sarpong
EL
Unsung Category
Feli Nuna
Adomaa
Ebony Reigns
Nii Funny
Perez
Source: Yaw Sarpon/GlammyNews.c