Nominees for the 2017 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards have been announced. The Grand launch of the 18th edition of the VODAFONE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS (VGMA) was held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra on Friday February 24. The ceremony which was attended by a list of VIP guests in the entertainment industry, artistes and some friends of the awards who took part in social media activations and the Ghana Media fraternity as a whole. As announced at the recently held press briefing, in celebration of Ghana’s 60th Independence Anniversary, the theme for this year’s event is CELEBRATING 60years of GH MUSIC. The commencement of voting turns the heat up in the race to win at the biggest event on the Ghanaian entertainment calendar. The race has begun and the only way one can ensure that his/her favorite emerges winner is to VOTE massively for him or her. The Voting instructions are as follows; to vote for Artiste of the year, text A to 1767 and for Vodafone song of the year text B to 1767 for the Nominees and for the rest of the categories, text C to 1767 and follow the prompt. Find below all the nominees. Artiste of the Year EL Sarkodie Stonebwoy Joe Mettle MzVee Medikal Song of the Year Christy – Dobble U x Me – Joey B R N S – Sarkodie Solo – Article Wan People Dey – Stonebwoy Kaabuame – EL Bie Gya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy Sweetie Pie – Kofi Kinaata Alhaji – VVIP ft. Patoranking Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee Ft. Ernest Opoku Go Low – Flowking Stone Album of the Year Counselor – Nacee Bar 3 – EL Nowhere Cool – M.anifest Gifted – Flowking Stone Sounds of Africa – Sonnie Badu Best Collaboration of the Year Alhaji – VVIP ft. Patoranking Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku Confirm Rmx. – Medikal Ft. Sarkodie Bie Gya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy Nwansina – Ras Kuuku ft. Luther Samba – Guru ft. Singlet African Artiste of the Year Patoranking Mr. Eazi Runtown Tekno Nathaniel Bassey Best New Artiste/Discovery of the Year Medikal Nii Funny Fancy Gadam Article Wan Feli Nuna Ebony Rudebowy Ranking Eugy Best Rapper of the Year Flowking Stone – Fire Bon Dem Rmx EL – Love God Medikal – Connect Yaa Pono (Ponobiom) – Mind on Money M.anifest – 100% Sarkodie – Fire Bon Dem Rmx Best Group of the Year VVIP R2Bees Dunsin Gallaxy Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year Guru EL Flowking Stone Medikal Sarkodie M.anifest Joey B Best Male Vocalist Ogya Mensah — Get Serious Afriyie — Here to stay Joe Mettle — Onwanwani Akwaboah — Hello Sonnie Badu — Still You Reign Ernest Opoku — Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze Best Female Vocalist Adina — Too Late Becca — Beshiwo MzVee — Nobody Else Piesie Esther — Agye Won Nsem Petrah — My Man Record of the Year Me ne woa — Nacee Hello — Akwaboah ft. Sarkodie Too Late — Adina U x Me — Joey B Motromodwo — Trigmatic ft. A.I Best Music Video of the Year Leno – Wiyaala – Charlotte Appleton Small Small – Okyeame Kwame Ft. MzVee – Phamous Philms Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee Ft. Ernest Opoku – Mcwillies Rapping Drums – Flowking Stone – Xbills Ebenezer W’ani Aba – M.anifest ft. Bisa Kdei – Solomon Director Nyedzilo – Edem ft. Rekaado Banks – Phamous Philms Songwriter of the Year Joe Mettle – Onwanwani Kill Beatz – Too Late Kofi Kinaata – Confession Nacee – Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year Stonebwoy Ras Kuuku Samini Ebony Rudebwoy Ranking MzVee Highlife Artiste of the Year Bisa Kdei Becca Kofi Kinaata Gospel Artiste of the Year Joe Mettle Piesie Esther Sonnie Badu Jeshrun Okyere Nacee Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year People Dey – Stonebwoy Nwansina – Ras Kuuku Ft. Luther Gborgborvor – Gallaxy Ft. Stonebwoy Kupe – Ebony Yonnah – Samini ft. Luther Pain Dem – Rudebwoy Ranking Arostor – Kaakie Ft. Yaa Pono Hiphop Song of the Year God Mc – M.anifest Trumpet – Sarkodie ft. Teephlow, Koo Ntakra, Strongman, Donzy, Medikal & Pappy Kojo Lalafalama – EL Confirm RMX – Medikal Ft. Sarkodie Egboame RMX – Edem ft. Cabum, Teephlow, Ayat, Gemini, Medikal. Mac M, Darko and Bebelino Tension – Okyeame Kwame ft. Cabum, Medikal and Sister Debbie Afropop Song of the Year Kaabuame – EL Dance for Me – Eugy ft. Eazi Solo – Article Wan U x Me – Joey B Too Risky – Medikal ft. Sister Debbie Too Late – Adina Grind – Vision DJ ft. A.I Hiplife Song of the Year Samba – Guru Ft. Singlet Club – Donzy Ft. Piesie & Sarkodie Go Low – Flowking Stone RNS – Sarkodie Biegya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy Sweetie Pie – Kofi Kinaata Alhaji – VVIP Highlife Song of the Year Jwe – Bisa Kdei Confession – Kofi Kinaata Beshiwo – Becca ft. Bisa Kdei Mintse Bo – Wisa Greid Christy – Dobble Bokor Bokor – Kill Beatz ft. Mugeez and Fuse ODG Gospel Song of the Year Yewo Nyame a Yewo adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku Change Over – Mary Agyemang Mewo Jesus – Mabel Okyere Still You Reign – Sonnie Badu Healing Stream – Jeshrun Okyere Ft. Nathaniel Bassey Agye Won Nsam – Piesie Esther Unsung Artiste Kwame Eugene Aj Lyricx Afezi Perry CJ Biggerman Eshun Deon Boakye Cina Soul Source:EnterGhana.com]]>