Ghana DJ Awards names nominees

As news of the announcement hit social media, congratulations spread among the DJ community in Ghana, with fans sending shout-outs to their favourite DJs who made the anticipated list. The organisers had earlier revealed on their Facebook page that since the call for submission of entries opened on 7 January 2016 till its closure on 25 January, they "received an incredible 6 021 entries of entries from DJs all over the world spanning the various categories."

In recent years the award show itself has been dominated by the Nigeria-bred DJ Black, who has won the award’s top honour, Best DJ of the Year, three consecutive years since 2013. A well decorated practitioner of the scratching art, DJ Black dominates the 2016 nominee list, with five nominations: Best DJ of the Year, Mixtape of Year, Best Video Jockey of the Year, Best Male Radio DJ and Scratch DJ of the Year.

DJ Vyrusky and DJ Mensah come in second place with four nominations. Both are nominated for the prestigious Best DJ of the Year, where DJs Collins, Mic Smith and Kaxtro close up the list.

As males dominate the general categories, and perhaps the profession itself, a category for female DJs sees seven female DJs vie for the Best Female DJ and another five are in contention for Best Female Radio DJ. The list of nominees is, however, inconclusive as a final category, DJs' Song of The Year, is yet to be announced.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

• Mr Kaxtro
• DJ Black
• DJ Mensah
• DJ Vyrusky
• DJ Mic Smith
• DJ Andy Dosty
• DJ Collins

• DJ Xpliff
• Billie Ocean
• DJ Asante
• DJ Black

• DJ Skelle
• DJ Foe
• DJ Rudebwoy
• DJ Mac Tontoh
• DJ Collins

• Sheldon
• Ogee The MC
• MC Kay
• MC Miguel
• Johnny Stone & Lyrical

• DJ Minni
• DJ Mensah
• DJ Black
• DJ Kaxtro
• DJ Nyce
• DJ Vyrusky

• DJ Sleek
• DJ Ernie
• AD DJ
• DJ Lord
• DJ Snipes

• DJ Invisible
• DJ Paak
• DJ Abrante
• DJ Gem
• DJ Champagne
• DJ Bretuoba
• DJ Que Boogie
• DJ Donnet

• DJ Kenny
• MrKaxtro
• Frenchkiss DJ
• DJ Money

• DJ Teena
• DJ MJ
• DJ Kess
• DJ Nyce
• DJ Keyz
• DJ Tipsy
• Mz Orstin

• DJ Kofi
• Mr Kaxtro
• DJ Bass
• Papa Bills
• DJ GFT
• DJ Slim
• DJ Black
• Andy Dosty
• Imature
• Sammy Forson

• DJ Jimmy Jatt
• DJ Neptune
• DJ Divalash

• Candyman
• DJ Andy Dosty
• Dave Hammer
• Micky Darling
• Dr Spice
• DJ Koffi

• Yellow Man
• DJ Kofi
• Old Soldier
• Agyemang
• KOK
• DJ Sarpee
• Brother Markus
• DJ Tyma

• Ohemaa
• Doreen Andoh
• Naa Klordey
• Justina Ansah
• Jessica Opare-Saforo

• DJ Kofi Temafada
• DJ Blay
• Kwame B
• Mr Shark
• DJ Advicer
• DJ Mixx
• DJ Nature

• DJ Manni
• Conscious Queen
• King Lagazee
• Fiifi Selah
• Bongo I
• Empress Lomo
• Ras Bonti
• Rudebwoy
• DJ Nature 1

• DJ Police
• DJ Slim
• DJ Advicer
• Mr Shark
• DJ Reuben
• DJ Collins
• DJ Azonto
• DJ Phletch

• DJ Ricky Augustine
• DJ Mac Tontoh
• DJ Atopa
• DJ Godday
• DJ Kay
• DJ Sakawa
• DJ Skinny
• DJ Lens

• DJ Massive
• DJ Wabs
• DJ Putin
• DJ Mitchy
• DJ Last Kobo
• DJ Shiwaawa
• DJ EllaDeeVa
• DJ K-Crackk
• DJ TKay

• DJ Mic Smith
• MrKaxtro
• DJ Mensah
• DJ Vyrusky
• DJ Gunshot
• DJ Page
• DJ Mono
• DJ Godday
• DJ Slim

• DJ Lotto Bills
• DJ Mensah
• DJ Page
• DJ Justice
• DJ Rudebwoy
• DJ Shiwaawa
• DJ Vyrusky

• Mr Kaxtro
• DJ Black
• DJ Bass
• DJ Que
• DJ Bryte
• DJ Masta J
• DJ Gospol