The nominations for the 2012 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was announced today. The nominees announcement was for the first time in the 13 year history of the Awards Scheme televised live on GH-One Entertainment Television. It was attended by a cross section of the entertainment media. Nigerian Music stars ,D'banj, Iceprince, wizkid,Duncan Mighty ,MI, Naeto C and Angolan cabo snoop will battle for the African artiste of the year category.
Strong contenders for the highest awards include Ghana’s fastest rapper Sarkodie, the Rap Doctor, Okyeame Kwame and sensational songstress Efya.
The names mentioned above have been nominated several times in the list and are likely to walk away with quite a number of the awards.
Sarkodie has been tipped by many to win the ‘Artiste of the Year’, a position being keenly contested by Becca, Okyeame Kwame, Efya, R2Bees, 4X4 and Kwaw Kesse.
Artiste of The Year would walk away with GHC 10,000 and every other winner in any other category gets GHC 2,000.
This year’s festival is under the theme “Recharged for the love of music” and the main event has been scheduled for April 14, 2012.
The Award sponsored by telecom giant vodafone will be held in April. The short code for public voting 1767 has been officially activated to record voting for the Public Categories.
Below is the full list of the nominees:
PUBLIC VOTING AWARDS CATEGORIES
1. Artiste(s) of the Year
* Becca
* Okyeame Kwame
* Sarkodie
* Efya
* R2Bees
* 4×4
* Kwaw Kesse
2. Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste(s) of the Year
* Stay Jay
* Okyeame Kwame
* 4×4
* Sarkodie
* D-Cryme
* Kwaw Kese
* R2Bees
3. Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year
* Daddy Lumber
* K. K Fosu
* Kwabena Kwabena
* Kwesi Pee
* George Darko
*Lucky Mensah
4. Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year
* DSP Kofi Sarpong
* Gifty Osei
* Philipa Baafi
* Lady Prempeh
* Bernice Ansah
* Selina Boateng
5. New Artiste of the Year
Atumpan
Racquel
Stay Jay
D-Cryme
EL
Zigi
6. Best Collaboration of the year
* Trigmatic ft Raquel - Aageii
* Fuse ODG ft Tiffany - Azonto
* Raquel ft Sarkodie – Sweetio
*Eduwordzi ft Stay Jay – Yenko Nkoa
* Okyeame Kwame ft Bertha – Faithful
* Sarkodie ft Efya – I’m In Love With You
* Sarkodie ft EL – You go kill me shy
7. African Artiste(s) of the Year
Naeto C
Duncan Mighty
Ice Prince
D’banj
Cabo Snoop
Wizkid
8. Hiplife Song of the Year
Stay Jay – Shashee Wowo
Keche - Sorkode
4X4 – Yesi Yesii
Sarkodie – you go kill me
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
Buk Bak – Kolom
D-Cryme – Kill Me Shy
9. Highlife song of the Year
George Darko – Lucky Star
Lucky Mensah – Nkratuor
Kwabena Maphia – I Go pay
Daddy Lumba – Ko Hye Po
Kwabena Kwabena – Be Gye Me
K. K Fosu – Akoma
10. Most Popular Song of the Year
4 x 4 – Yesi Yesii
Stay Jay – Shashee Wowo
Selina Boateng – Me Nku Me Ho
D Cryme – Kill Me Shy
Sarkodie – U go Kill Me
Zigi – You Say Wetin
Atumpan – The Thing
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
11. Afro-Pop Song of the Year
Ruff N Smooth – Beautiful
Becca – African Woman
Fuse – ODG Azonto
Zigi – U Say Wey Tin
Atumpan – The Thing
Raquel – Sweetieo
Chase – Tell Me Your Name
12. Hip Hop Song of the Year
Bra Kevin – Three Headed Beast
D-Black – My Kind Of Girl
Sarkodie – I’m In Love With You
Edem – Too Much
Guru – Mmaakuo
Kwaw Kese – Poppin
13. Gospel Song of the year
Lady Prempeh – Nsantaban
Gifty Osei – Fefeefe
Philipa Baafi – Dea Eba Wosem Afe Yi
Selina Boateng – Me Nku Me Ho
Jake Alolome – Tomorrow By This Time
DSP Kofi Sarpong – African Borborbo
Bernice Ansah – Final say
14. Reggae Song of the Year
Blakk Rasta – Miss Right
SonniBalli – All They See
Edem – Ghetto Arise
Kesse Oh Yes
Stonebwoy/Samini – Climax
Jupiter/Trigmatic – Uptown Downtown
15. Best Group of the Year
R2Bees
Buk Bak
Keche
Ruff ‘n’ Smooth
4X4
INDUSTRY VOTING AWARDS CATEGORIES
16. Album of the Year
* Sarkodie – Rapperholic
* Kwaw Kese – Untold Stories
* 4X4 – Waist and Power
* Stay Jay – Repetition
* Trigmatic – Solution
* Selina Boateng – Menko Meho
17. Best Male Vocal Artiste
* Kesse – Oh Yes
* Fritz – Me Dowu
* KK Fosu – Akoma
* Kwasey Pee – Shwe Ahenie
* Chemphe – Number One
* Kwame Adinkra - Abena Dansoa
18. Best Female Vocal Artist
* Efya – I’m In Love With You
* Raquel – Odo
* Bertha – Faithful
* Becca – African Woman
* Irene Logan – Light and Darkness
* Diana Antwi Hamilton – Eye Wo Ara
19. Best Music Video of the Year
* Becca – African Woman
* 4×4 – Yesi Yesii
* D Black – My Kind of Girl
* Mensah – No One Knows
* Bra Kevin – 3 Headed Beast
* Sheriffa Gunu – Mrantie
* Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
20. Best Rapper of the Year
* Manifest – Ghana Must Go
* Sarkodie – U go Kill Me
* Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
* Edem – Legacy
* Trigmatic – Light and Darkness
* EL – Obuumo
21. Songwriter of the Year
* Okyeame Kwame - Faithful
* D-Cryme - Kill Me Shy
* Mensah - Fante Love Song
* Manifest ft Efya - Asa
* Sarkodie ft Efya - I’m In Love With You
* Becca - African Woman
* Trigmatic ft Irene - Light and Darkness
22. Record of the Year
* Okyeame Kwame ft Bertha – Faithful
* Jayso ft Adina – Music
* Mensah – Fante Love Song
* Trigmatic ft Irene – Light and Darkness
* Sarkodie ft Efya – I’m In Love With You
* Kwame Adinkra ft Kwabena Kwabena – Akua Dansoa
* Yaa Pono ft Efya – Good Morning
23. Gospel Album of the Year
* Philipa Baafi – Dea Eba Wosem Afe Yi
*Selina Boateng – Me Nku Me Ho
* Bernice Ansah – Gbenze Gbenze
* Lady Prempeh – Ne Ntaban
* Diana Antwi – Hamilton Blessings
* Gifty Osei – Fefeefe
