Ghana Music Awards UK returns with nominee list

For its list of nominees in 33 categories, organisers said they received over 100 figures in the Ghanaian music industry. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 1265 entries we received this year,” said UK-based event promoter Alordia Promotions. “Congratulations to all the nominees.”

The award ceremony will take place at the Gaumont Palace in London on 16 September.

While the awards caters mostly to the Ghanaian music industry, it has a category for African acts who have done noteworthy work from April 2016 – April 2017. That category, African Artist of the Year, sees such acts like Tekno and Eddy Kenzo receive nominations. Full list below:

African Artist of the Year

• Runtown
• Tekno
• Wizkid
• Mr. Eazi
• Eddy Kenzo

Gospel Song of the Year

• Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku Jr
• Change Over – Mary Agyemang
• Mewo Jesus – Mabel Okyere
• My Soul says Yes – Sonnie Badu
• Healing Stream – Jeshrun Okyere ft. Nathaniel Bassey
• Agye Wo Nsem – Piesie Esther

Gospel Artiste of the Year

• Joe Mettle
• Mabel Okyere
• Piesie Esther
• Nacee
• Sonnie Badu
• Jeshrun Okyere

New Artist of the Year

• King Promise
• Medikal
• Adina
• Ebony
• Dem Tinz

Best Music Video of the Year

• Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku Jr
• Booze N Boobs – Guru ft. Roll
• Pain Killer – Sarkodie ft. Runtown
• Rapping Drums – Flowking Stone
• Nyedzilo – Edem ft Reekado Banks
• One Thing – Stonebwoy ft. Damaris

Best group of the Year

• VVIP
• R2Bees
• Dobble

Best rapper of the Year

• EL
• Guru
• Pope Skinny
• Manifest
• Yaa Pono
• Flowking Stone
• Sarkodie
• Medikal

Hiplife song of the Year

• Samba – Guru ft. Singlet
• Club – Donzy ft. Sarkodie
• Raw – Guru
• Borkor Die – Criss Waddle
• RNS (Rich Nigga Shit) – Sarkodie

Highlife song of the Year

• Enko Den – Daddy Lumba
• Frema – Nero X
• Gwe – Bisa Kdei
• Confessions – Kofi Kinaata
• Beshiwo – Becca
• Christy – Dobble
• Brown Sugar – Kumi Guitar
• Guy Guy – Nana Qwame

Highlife artist of the Year

• Kumi Guitar
• Bisa Kdei
• Becca
• Kofi Kinaata
• Nero X

Reggae/dancehall song of the Year

• People Dey – Stonebwoy
• Prove Them Wrong – Shatta wale
• Yonnah – Samini ft. Luther
• Nwansina – Ras Kuuku ft. Luther
• Poison – Ebony
• Pain Them – Rudebwoy Ranking

Reggae/dancehall artist of the Year

• Stonebwoy
• Ras Kuuku
• Samini
• Ebony
• Shatta wale
• Rudebwoy Ranking

Best collaboration of the Year

• Forever – Eazzy ft. Mr. Eazi
• Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku
• Onaapo – Nacee ft. Dee Aja
• Confirm RMX – Medikal ft. Sarkodie
• Taking Over – Shatta Wale ft. Militants
• My Baby – Magnom ft. Joey B
• Poison – Ebony ft. Gatdoe
• Pain Killer – Sarkodie ft. Runtown
• Beshiwo – Becca ft. Bisa Kdei

Artist of the Year

• Shatta Wale
• Kofi Kinaata
• Sarkodie
• EL
• Stonebwoy

Song of the Year

• Taking Over – Shatta Wale ft. Militants
• Confessions – Kofi Kinaata
• Christy – Dobble
• Time Aso – Sidney
• Onaapo – Nacee ft. Dee Aja

Hiplife/hip hop artist of the Year

• Criss Waddle
• Guru
• EL
• Flowking Stone
• Sarkodie
• Medikal
• M.anifest

Hip hop song of the Year

• God MC – M.anifest
• Trumpet – Sarkodie ft. Tee Flow, Medikal, Strongman, Koo Ntakra, Donzy & Pappy Kojo
• Lalafalama – EL
• Confirm RMX – Medikal ft. Sarkodie
• Tension – Okyeame Kwame ft. Cabum, Medikal & Sister Deborah
• Gold – Guru

Afropop song of the Year

• Ayoo – Shatta Wale
• Solo – Article Wan
• Taking Over – Shatta Wale ft. Militants
• Forever – Eazzy ft Mr. Eazi

Music producer / Engineer of the Year

• Kindee
• Willis Beatz
• Highly Spiritual
• Nacee
• Danny Beatz

Ghanaian traditional artist of the Year

• Sherifa Gunu
• Atongo Simba
• Norlla Wiyaala
• King Ayisoba
• Wulomo

UK BASED AWARD CATEGORIES

UK-based gospel song of the Year

• You Are The One – Minister Owura Jay
• Boafo ne Awurade – Hannah A. Donkor
• Land of God – Justice Odoi
• It will come to Pass – Sarah Clark
• Onyame Tumi Adi Nyinaa Ye – Comfort Amankwah
• Se Nyame Nni Mua – Mama Cee
• Alpha and Omega – Amankwah Tiah
• Me nsa aka Me De3 – Theodora Gospel
• Give Me You – P.K. Boadi
• My Soul Says Yes – Sonnie Badu

UK-based gospel album of the Year

• Sounds of Africa – Sonnie Badu
• Land Of God – Justice Odoi
• Second Chance – Ernest O. Kyeremanteng
• Eden na menye ma wo – Amankwah Tiah
• Genesis – Minister King Bricky Aboagye
• You Are The One – Minister Owura Jay
• Onyame tumi adenyinaa ye – Comfort Amankwah
• Boafo Ne Awurade – Hannah A. Donkor

UK-based gospel artist of the Year

• Hannah A. Donkor
• Sonnie Badu
• Minister Owura Jay
• Amankwah Tiah
• Comfort Amankwah
• Justice Odoi
• Minister King Bricky Aboagye

Best UK-based new gospel artist of the Year

• Manye Stone
• Gertrude Forson
• Minister Ike
• Maame Serwaa
• Hannah A. Donkor
• Elder Ofori
• Charlie Barnes
• Nana Achia
• Sarah Clark
• Mama Comfort
• Prophet Eliyahu Boateng
• Yaw Boateng
• Bishop Merry Frimpomaah
• Alice Bee

Best UK-based Ghanaian intermational artist

• Stormzy
• LD of 67 Group
• Lethal Bizzle
• Kwabs
• Reggie N Bollie
• Novelist

UK-based Afrobeats artist of the Year

• Mista Silva
• Eugy
• Kwamz N Flava
• Composers
• Jaij Hollands
• Atumpan

UK-based Afrobeats song of the Year

• GB – Under Lover
• Yxng Bane ft. Kojo Funds – Fine wine
• Kojo Funds ft Abra Cadabra – Dun Talkin
• Dun D – Badman
• Atumpan – Let them say

UK-based artist of the Year

• Kojo Funds
• Abra Cadabra
• Mista Silva
• Eugy
• Atumpan
• Juls
• Dun D

UK-based new Ghanaian artist of the Year

• Belly Squad
• Niji
• GB
• NSG
• Koffi Nyat
• A.I.M
• Jayo

UK-based new discovery uncovered art of the Year

• Lippy & K- hi Bangit
• Tinkez
• Under Rider
• Geo Wellington
• Ked 2 Besi
• Akata Stone

UK-based producer/engineer

• Composers
• Kwamz
• DJ Juls
• Whoelsebutjuelz
• Adeshyie Studios
• Kingsbeatz
• Hator Bros/Temaboyz
• Black Kulcha Music
• Team Salut
• Jae 5

UK-based Ghanaian DJ of the Year

• DJ Billy
• DJ Sawa
• DJ Bibi
• DJ Snypa
• DJ Fiifi
• DJ P. Montana
• DJ Invisible

Lifetime achievement award

• Mr. Dennis Tawiah of Akwaaba UK
• Afro Moses