MTN Liberia Music Awards 2020: All the nominees

The announcement was made public at a press conference in the country’s capital Monrovia on 25 September.

Some of the West African country’s most notable artists – including Eric Geso, MC Caro, TeddyRide, Kpanto, Boifatty and J Slught – have all been nominated in the coveted Artist of the Year category. Other nominees include Jesse Pratt, Princess Snowe Yancy, Scientific, CY and Raquel Hage.

Speaking at the launch of this year’s awards, the chief financial officer of the MLMAs, Dede D’Almeida, spoke about the many leaps that her outfit had recorded in the past seven years and applauded all stakeholders for their respective roles in continually making the awards platform a success.

"Our team is fully aware of the many challenges our fellow entertainers encounter daily in the Liberian music industry. As such, we are pleased to work with a positive mindset to bring tangible results to the table of the music industry,” she said.

D’Almeida added that her team would remain firm in its commitment to support the country’s music industry. “We have also pledged to facilitate the exposure, promotion and celebration of the arts through music, to make Liberian music a mass appeal genre.”

Fans can vote for their favourite artists via the MLMA website or by texting the artist’s code, which can be found on the MLMA Facebook page, to 1160. Voting is open until 30 October.

This year’s event is slated for 4 November in Monrovia.

Below is the list of nominees:

Gospel Artist of the Year

• Sayon Mayson
• David Mell
• Jesse Pratt
• Princess Snowe Yancy
• Bewill Smith

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

• CO Z
• Scientific
• Foreign Ward
• Tito Gee
• Owezzy

Album of the Year

• Home & Beyond – J Slught
• Love Letters & Heartbreak – Stunna
• Kra Kay 1 – Barsee Mocopala Kiloda
• Esco Vibes – Nuchie Meek
• Magic SZN – Jackie Russ

New Artist of the Year

• Trille
• Jzyno
• Lavien
• Star-Paf
• CY
• Raquel Hage

Reggae/Dancehall Artist of the Year

• Baka Ex
• Beenieking BS2
• Black-1 Black Diamond
• AK Feeling Man
• Nasseman

DJ of the Year

• Spesh D DJ
• DJ Nelly
• DJ Jamz
• DJ Mo
• DJ Shine D Beast

Male Artist of the Year

• TeddyRide
• Boifatty
• Kpanto
• Eric Geso
• J Slught

Female Artist of the Year

• MC Caro
• Faithvonic
• Pillz
• Mai Myers
• Davero
• Raquel Hage

Afropop Artist of the Year

• Eric Geso
• TeddyRide
• Stunna
• J Slught
• CJay

Afropop Song of the Year

• ‘Chocolate’ – Nuchie Meek ft. CIC
• ‘Kpan Kpan Me’ – Jzyno ft. TeddyRide
• ‘Can’t Get Enough’ – CJay
• ‘I Do’ – J Slught
• ‘Engine Oil’ – Stunna

Video of the Year

• ‘Chocolate’ – Nuchie Meek ft. CIC
• ‘Can’t Get Enough’ – CJay
• ‘Baby’ – CIC ft. LDrez
• ‘Oh Wow’ – Eric Geso
• ‘Medicine’ – Bucky Raw

Hipco/Trapco Artist of the Year

• Nuchie Meek
• MC Caro
• Barsee Mokopala Kiloda
• Kpanto
• LIB Foreign
• JB D General

Song of the Year

• ‘Zombie’ – Trille ft. DenG
• ‘Pray For Me’ – TeddyRide ft. DJ Blue
• ‘Kpan Kpan Me’ – Jzyno ft. TeddyRide
• ‘Take off Trouser’ – Kpanto
• ‘Oh Wow’ – Eric Geso
• ‘Thank You (Merci Beaucoup)’ – Boifatty

Traditional/Gbema Artist of the Year

• Eric Geso
• Kzee Bigname
• Mz Menneh
• Fullest 4

Hipco/Trapco Song of the Year

• ‘Ur Mouth’ – Angel Micheal ft. Barsee Mokopala Kiloda
• ‘Don’t Ask Me’ – MC Caro
• ‘I Eat Your Jue’ – Kpanto
• ‘Hipco/Trapco’ – Barsee Mokopala Kiloda ft. JB
• ‘Ali Bomaye’ – Nuchie Meek

International Artist of the Year

• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• Shatta Wale (Ghana)
• Joeboy (Nigeria)
• Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
• Davido (Nigeria)

Collaboration of the Year

• ‘Chocolate’ – Nuchie Meek ft. CIC
• ‘Kpan Kpan Me’ – Jzyno ft. TeddyRide
• ‘Zombie’ – Trille ft. DenG
• ‘Pray For Me’ – TeddyRide ft. DJ Blue
• The Change – DuDu Christoph ft. MC Caro