Sunday, March 2, 2014

Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Bisa Kdei, Kwabena Kwabena, Castro, R2bees, others top 2014 Ghana Music Awards nominations

‘Dancehall King’, Shatta Wale tops this year’s nominees list for the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with 6 nominations. He is followed closely by one time BET award winner Sarkodie, Guru and gospel diva Joyce Blessing all with 5 nominations.

The most coveted award which is ‘Artiste of the Year’ has Samini and Shatta Wale pitched against each other with Sarkodie, Guru, Kwabena Kwabena, Castro and Sonnie Badu completing the list.

At last year’s event, a car was added to the price package for ‘Artiste of the Year’ but the 2014 awards which is the 15th VGMA’s would see the car go to ‘New Artiste of the Year.’

These were disclosed on Saturday, March 1st 2014 at the nominee’s launch at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards:
Artsite of the Year :
Castro
Kwabena Kwabena
Sonnie Badu
Shatta Wale
Sarkodie
Samini
Guru

New Artiste of the Year :
Akwaboah
Joey B
Kumi Guitar

Highlife Artiste of the Year
Bisa Kdei
Kwabena Kwabena
Castro

Gospel Song of the Year
Osoree Nnwom – Cecelia Marfo
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz- Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Wonder God – Sonnie Badu
Maye Se Mo Pen – OJ
Nyame Egwamaa – Joyce Blessing feat. Jewel Ackah
Menu – Patience Nyarko

Best Female Vocal Performance
Efya – Life
Joyce Blessing – Nyame Egwamaa
Miriam Afari – Ashei Nyame
Gena West – No Power Against Me

Best Male Vocal Performance
Sonnie Badu – Wonder God
OJ- Maye Se Mo Pen
Knii Lante – Baby Take Good Care
Kwabena Kwabena – Engya Me Ho
Castro – Odo Pa

African Artiste of the Year
Mafikizolo
P-Sqaure
Davido
Kcee
Wizkid
Flavour

Gospel Artiste of the Year 
Sonnie Badu
Nicholas Omane Acheapong
OJ
Joyce Blessing
Patience Nyarko


Hiplife/ Hip Hop Artiste of the Year
Sarkodie
Eazzy
R2Bees
Guru
M.anifest
EL
Joey B

Afro Pop Song of the Year
Latext – Edem feat. Kaaki
Million Pound Girl – Fuse ODG
Dance (Neke Neke) – Itz Tiffany
Slow – R2Bees feat. Wizkid
Dance For Ne – Ruff N Smooth
Scream-Eazzy

 Highlife Song of the Year
Adult Music – Kwabena Kwabena
Odo Pa – Castro feat. Baby Jet & Kofi Kinaata
Love – R2Bees
Metanfo-  Bisa Kdei
Break Into 2 – Kumi Guitar

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year 
Freaky Girl – Jupiter
Pull Up – Stonebwoy
Hot Cake – Pope Skinny feat. Shatta Wale
Dancehall King – Shatta Wale
Fever – D2 feat. Shatta Wale
Scatter Badmind – Samini

Vodafone Song of the Year
Adult Music – Kwabena Kwabena feat. Samini
Odo Pa – Castro Feat. Baby Jet & Kofi Kinaata
Slow Down – R2Bees Feat. Wizkid
Dancehall King – Shatta Wale
Metanfo – Bisa Kdei
Tonga – Joey B feat. Sarkodie
Maye Se Mo pen – OJ
Akaiyida (Boys Abr3) – Guru
Down On One – Sarkodie feat. Fuse ODG
Million Pound Girl – Fuse ODG

Record of the Year
Trigmatic – Wo Sika Nti
Knii Lante – Baby Take Good Care
Tseataa (Josh Laryea) – Everlasting Love
Akwaboah – I Do Love You

Best Collaboration of the Year
Odo Pa – Castro feat. Baby Jet & Kofi Kinaata
Down On One- Sarkodie feat. Fuse ODG
Slow Down – R2Bees feat. Wizkid
Adult Music-Kwabena Kwabena
Azonto Boys-Guru Feat. Lil Win
Hot Cake-Pope Skinny Feat. Shatta Wale
Nyame Egwamaa-Joyce Blessing Feat. Jewel Ackah

Album of the Year
Sarkology – Sarkodie
Heavy Price- Joyce Blessing
Aroma of Worship – Sonnie Badu
Akaiyida (Boys Abr3) – Guru

Song Writer of the Year
Maye Se Mo Pen – OJ
Wo Sika Nti – Trigmatic
Engya Me Ho – Kwabena Kwabena
Baby Take Good Care – Knii Lante
Baba – Kisa Kdei

What do you think of the 2014 VGMA nominees?

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