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Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Mr Eazi, others make VGMAs nomineesâ list
By TODAY - March 20, 2019
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Nigerian musicians, Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy and Mr Eazi, have been nominated for this yearâs Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs).
The singers are up against their African contenders including Cassper Nyovest (South Africa) and Kenyan band, Sauti Sol for the highly coveted âAfrican Artist of the Yearâ award.
In 2018, DMW boss, Davido, edged out his Nigerian/African counterparts including Wizkid, TooFan, Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C, Olamide and Tiwa Savage to take home the prestigious âAfrican Artist of the Yearâ award.
Nigerian singer, Runtown, won the same award in 2017.
While the list features some of Ghanaâs finest acts including Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy among others, fast-rising Ghanaian singer, King Promise, has made an impressive statement in this yearâs nomineesâ list.
He is up against Kuami Eugene, Joe Mettle, Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy for the highly coveted âArtist of the Yearâ category.
Winners will be announced at the main awards ceremony scheduled for May 18.
The list was announced by Charterhouse Ghana, the outfit in charge of the annual VGMAs.
See the full list of nominees below:
Highlife Song of the Year
Dada Hafco â âYebewu Ntiâ
Kidi â âThunderâ
Shatta Wale â âMy Levelâ
Kumi Guitar â âBetweenerâ
Kwesi Arthur â âWoaraâ
King Promise â âCCTVâ feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
Adina â âKilling Me Softlyâ
Hiplife Song of the Year
Medikal â âAyekooâ feat King Promise
Sarkodie â âCanât Let You Goâ feat King Promise
Quamina MP â âWiase Ye Deâ Remix feat Kwesi Arthur & Yung C
DopeNation â âEishâ
Flowking Stone â âBlow My Mindâ
Stonebwoy â âKpoo Kekeâ feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur & Darko Vibes
Yaa Pono â âObiaa Wone Masterâ feat Stonebwoy
Strongman â âBaby Girlâ feat Kuami Eugene
Gospel Song of the Year
Joyce Blessing â âI Swerve Youâ
KODA â âHosannaâ
I.K Aning â âBoboleboboâ
Joe Mettle â âMy Everythingâ
Obaapa Christy â âWâasua Meâ
Bethel Revival Choir â âAgba Dzaâ
Diana Hamilton â âMo Ne Yoâ
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Maccasio â âDagomba Girlâ feat Mugeez
Shatta Wale â âGringoâ
Stonebwoy â âTop Skankaâ
Samini â âObaaâ
Afropop Song of the Year
King Promise â âTokyoâ feat Wizkid
Guilty Beatz â âAkwaabaâ feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & King Promise
Kwesi Arthur â âDonât Keep Me Waitingâ feat KiDi
Article Wan â âThat Thingâ feat Patapaa
Wendy Shay â âUber Driverâ
DJ MicSmith â âYenkorâ feat Kwesi Arthur
MzVee â âCome and See My Modaâ feat Yemi Alade
Shatta Wale â âThunder Fireâ feat SM Militants
Hip hop Song of the Year
Medikal â âHow Muchâ Remix feat Sarkodie & Omar Sterling
Sarkodie â âBiibi Baâ feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, OâBkay & CJ Biggerman
KoJo Cue â âWoleâ Remix feat Worlasi, Kwesi Arthur, Shaker, Kay-Ara, Temple & C-Real
Kwesi Arthur â âAnthemâ
Joey B â âStablesâ feat La Meme Gang
R2Bees â âBoys Kasaâ feat Kwesi Arthur, King Promise, Darkovibes, B4bonah, Humble Dis, Spacely, Medikal & Rjz
Gospel Artist of the Year
Joyce Blessing
Joe Mettle
KODA
Diana Hamilton
Obaapa Christy
Akesse Brempong
Reggae/Dancehall Artist of the Year
Stonebwoy
Epixode
Samini
AK Songstress
Shatta Wale
Highlife Artist of the Year
KiDi
Kuami Eugene
Akwaboah
King Promise
Adina
Songwriter of the Year
Fuse ODG â âBra Fieâ
Teephlow â âForgiveâ
Akwaboah â âHye Me Boâ
King Promise â âCCTVâ
Trigmatic â âWhere We Dey Goâ
Stonebwoy â âTomorrowâ
Record of the Year
Fuse ODG â âBra Fieâ feat Damain Marley
Akwaboah â âHye Me Boâ
Okyeame Kwame â âMade In Ghanaâ
Trigmatic â âWhere We Dey Goâ
Stonebwoy â âTomorrowâ
Best Video of the Year
Joey B â âStablesâ feat La Meme Gang (Dir. David Duncan)
KoJo Cue & Shaker â âUp & Awakeâ feat Kwesi Arthur (Dir E. Kumodzi)
Kirani Ayat â âGudaâ (Dir David Nico-Sey)
M.anifest â âMe Ne Woaâ feat King Promise (Dir Makere Thekiso)
Shatta Wale â âGringoâ (Dir Sesan)
Fuse ODG â âBra Fieâ feat Damain Marley (Dir Edgar Stevens)
Sarkodie â âBiibi Baâ feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, OâBkay & CJ Biggerman (Dir Babs)
MzVee â âCome and See My Modaâ feat Yemi Alade (Dir Xbills Ebenezer)
Hiplife/Hiphop Artist of the Year
Patapaa
Medikal
Sarkodie
Kwesi Arthur
R2Bees
La Meme Gang
Male Vocalist of the Year
King Promise
KiDi
Akwaboah
Luigi Maclean
Female Vocalist of the Year
eShun
Efya
Cina Soul
Adina
MzVee
Diana Hamilton
Group of the Year
R2Bees
DopeNation
La Meme Gang
Bethel Revival Choir
Rapper of the Year
Medikal
M.anifest
Teephlow
Sarkodie
Obibini
Best Collaboration of the Year
Adina â âKilling Me Softlyâ feat Kuami Eugene
Sarkodie â âCanât Let You Goâ feat King Promise
King Promise â âCCTVâ feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
Guilty Beatz â âAkwaabaâ feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa
MzVee â âCome and See My Modaâ feat Yemi Alade
Yaa Pono â âObiaa Wone Masterâ feat Stonebwoy
Stonebwoy â âKpoo Kekeâ feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy
DJ Vyrusky â âNever Carry Lastâ feat Kuami Eugene & Mayorkun
African Artist of the Year
Davido
Wizkid
Mr Eazi
Sauti Soul
Cassper Nyovest
Burna Boy
Best New Artist of the Year
Quamina MP
Kelvyn Boy
Eddie Khae
Wendy Shay
La Meme Gang
DopeNation
Song of the Year
King Promise â âCCTVâ feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
Eddie Khae â âDo the Danceâ
Isaac Kwabena Aning â âAkwaabaâ
Guilty Beatz â âAkwaabaâ feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa
Kidi â âThunderâ
Kuami Eugene â âWish me Wellâ
Sarkodie â âCanât Let You Goâ feat King Promise
Stonebwoy â âKpoo Kekeâ feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy
Shatta Wale â âMy Levelâ
Kwesi Arthur â âWoaraâ
MzVee â âCome and See My Modaâ feat Yemi Alade
Tic â âKwani Kwaniâ (Part 2) ft Kuami Eugene
Album of the Year
Kuami Eugene â Rockstar
Akwaboah â Matters of the Heart
Wendy Shay â Shay on You
Diana Hamilton â IBelieve
Samini â Untamed
Shatta Wale â Reign
Artist of the Year
King Promise
Kuami Eugene
Joe Mettle
Sarkodie
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
Best African Collabo
Dopenation ft. Olamide â âNaamiâ Remix
Guilty Beats ft. Mr. Eazi, Patapaa & Pappy Kojo â âAkwaabaâ
Too Fan ft. Patoranking & Sarkodie â âMy Girlâ Remix
King Promise ft. Wizkid â âTokyoâ
Stonebwoy ft. Casper Nyovest â âWameâ
Mzvee ft. Yemi Alade â âCome and see my Motherâ
Shatta Wale ft. Olamide â âWonderâ
Instrumentalist of the Year
Unda Beats
Mizter Okyere
Enoch Owuraku
Emmanuel Bludo
Producer of the Year
Kaywa
Killbeats
Kuami Eugene
DDT
MOG Beats