VGMA: Official List of nominees of the 2016 are out.

VGMA: Official List of nominees of the 2016 are out.

 

 :Much anticipated Vodafone Ghana music awards list of nominees were officially released yesterday.
At the nominees party of the was strictly by invitation, the nominees were announced hour after hour of the party, that's a set of categories were released every hour.
The party stated at twelve noon and was supposed to end at seven pm.
Below is the full official nominees list.

Gospel artists of the year

Obaapa Christie
Joe Mettle
Nicholas Omani A.
Patience Nyarko
So Kwesi Sapong
Preachers

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
Hyebere Sesafuor – Obaapa Christie
Aporsor – Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Gospel Artiste of the Year
Obaapa Christie
Joe Mettle
Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Patience Nyarko
SP Kofi Sarpong
Preachers

Highlife song of the Year

Take Away – Acka Blay ft Cabum
Hw3 – Becca
Mansa – Bisa Kdei
Pimpinaa – Obrafuor ft Bisa Kdei
M’akoma – R2bees
Susuka – Kofi Kanata
Alewa – Ofori Amponsah ft Sarkodie

HIP HOP Song of the Year

The Warning – Teephlow ft Sarkodie
All Black – E.L 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 – E.L
Ekiki Me – Wisa ft Luther
Skolom – VVIP ft Sena Dagadu

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

Best Female Vocalist

Boom Boom Beat – Adina
Me Do Wo -Irene Loghan
Hold Me Now – MzVee
Ego Bee – Nana Yaa
Sarkcess Story – Efya
Dumb Drum – Yaa Yaa

Best Male Vocalist

Afiyie – Go Gaga
De Voice – It’s Crazy
Knii Lantey – Thinking Out Loud
Pat Thomas – Bra
Mugeez – Concert Party
Akwaboah Jnr – Me Wu

Afro Pop Song of The Year

Only – Fuse ODG
Gboza – R2Bees ft Davido
Nyedzilo – Edem ft Reekado Banks
Abofra – MzVee ft Efya
Coastal Vibes – Adina ft Trigmatic
Mi Naa Bo Po – E.L

Producer of the Year

Mo Beat – Skolom
Bisa KDei/Kayawa – Mansa
Akwaboah Jnr – Aporsor
Beatz Dakar – Go Higher
E.L – MI Naa No Bo Po
Dr. Ray – Ye Wo Krom
King 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 Lantey – 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

E.L – King Without A Crown
Flowking Stone -Fire Bon Dem
Omar Sterling – Nineteen Ninety
Pappy Kojo – Ay3 Late
Sarkodie – Hand to Mouth
Teephlow – The Warning

Best Collaboration of the Year

Skolom – VVIP ft Sena Dagadu
Mewu – Sarkodie ft Akwaboah Jnr
Ay3 Late – Pappy Kojo ft Sarkodie
Ekiki Me – Wisa ft Luther
Crusade – Donzy ft Kofi Kinaata
Pimpinaa – Obrafour ft Bisa KDei

Best Music Video of the Year

Shelele – E.L
Nkontompo – Obrafour
Dumb Drum – Yaa Yaa
Girlfriend – Edem
The Warning – Teephlow
Crazy for God – Preachers

New Artist of the Year

Nero X
Donzy
Wisa
Teephlow
Atom
Kofi Kinaata

Africa Artist of the Year

Wizkid
Olamide
Korede Bello
Harry Song
Patoranking

The 2016 Ghana Music Awards is a Charterhouse Productions event, and proudly supported by EIB Network, owners of Starr FM, LIVE FM, GH ONE TV, Kasapa FM, Ultimate FM, Empire FM, AGOO FM, and Daily Heritage newspaper.