Ghana Music Awards UK 2017: List Of Nominees

  • By Olamide Onipede

The final list for the 33 categories for the 2nd Annual Ghana Music Awards UK have been released with Nigerian acts Wizkid, Tekno, Runtown and Mr Eazi nominated alongside the Ugandan Eddy Kenzo for the “African Artiste of The Year”

The event which will take place in London on the 16th of September is the second of its kind and aims to shine the spotlight on Ghanaian musicians who excel in Ghana and the UK.

See all the nominees below…

  1. AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR.

Runtown

Tekno

Wizkid

Mr. Eazi

Eddy Kenzo

 

  1. GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR.

Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze  –  Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku Jr

Change Over                      –  Mary Agyemang

Mewo Jesus                        –  Mabel Okyere

My Soul says Yes               –  Sonnie Badu

Healing Stream                   –  Jeshrun Okyere ft. Nathaniel Bassey

Agye Wo Nsem                   –  Piesie Esther

 

  1. GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Joe Mettle

Mabel Okyere

Piesie Esther

Nacee

Sonnie Badu

Jeshrun Okyere

 

  1. NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

King Promise

Medikal

Adina

Ebony

Dem Tinz

 

  1. BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze  –  Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku Jr

Booze N Boobs                    –  Guru ft. Roll

Pain Killer                            –  Sarkodie ft. Runtown

Rapping Drums                   –  Flowking Stone

Nyedzilo                              –   Edem ft Reekado Banks

One Thing                           –  Stonebwoy ft. Damaris

 

  1. BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR

VVIP

R2Bees

Dobble

 

  1. BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR.

EL
Guru
Pope Skinny
Manifest
Yaa Pono
Flowking Stone
Sarkodie
Medikal

 

  1. HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR

Samba                  –  Guru ft. Singlet

Club                      –  Donzy ft. Sarkodie

Raw                      –  Guru

Borkor Die            –  Criss Waddle

RNS (Rich Nigga Shit)                    –  Sarkodie

 

  1. HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR

Enko Den              –  Daddy Lumba

Frema                  –  Nero X

Gwe                     –  Bisa Kdei

Confessions        –  Kofi Kinaata

Beshiwo              –  Becca

Christy                –  Dobble

Brown Sugar      –  Kumi Guitar

Guy Guy             –  Nana Qwame

 

  1. HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Kumi Guitar

Bisa  Kdei

Becca

Kofi Kinaata

Nero X

 

         11.REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR

People Dey               – Stonebwoy

Prove Them Wrong   – Shatta wale

Yonnah                      – Samini ft. Luther

Nwansina                  –  Ras Kuuku ft. Luther

Poison                       –  Ebony

Pain Them                 –  Rudebwoy Ranking

 

  1. REGGAE/DANCE HALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Stonebwoy
Ras Kuuku
Samini
Ebony
Shatta wale

Rudebwoy Ranking

 

  1. BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Forever                                 –  Eazzy ft. Mr. Eazi

Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze  –  Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku

Onaapo                                –  Nacee ft. Dee Aja

Confirm RMX                       –  Medikal ft. Sarkodie

Taking Over                          –  Shatta Wale ft. Militants

My Baby                             –   Magnom ft. Joey B

Poison                                 –  Ebony ft. Gatdoe

Pain Killer                            –  Sarkodie ft. Runtown

Beshiwo                              –  Becca ft. Bisa Kdei

 

  1. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Shatta Wale

Kofi Kinaata

Sarkodie

EL

Stonebwoy

 

  1. SONG OF THE YEAR

Taking Over           –  Shatta Wale ft. Militants

Confessions          –  Kofi Kinaata

Christy                   –  Dobble

Time Aso               –  Sidney

Onaapo                 –  Nacee ft. Dee Aja

 

  1. HIPLIFE/HIP-POP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Criss Waddle

Guru

EL

Flowking Stone

Sarkodie

Medikal

M.anifest

 

  1. HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR

God MC         –  M.anifest

Trumpet         –  Sarkodie ft. Tee Flow, Medikal, Strongman, Koo Ntakra, Donzy & Pappy Kojo

Lalafalama     –   EL

Confirm RMX –  Medikal ft. Sarkodie

Tension          –  Okyeame Kwame ft. Cabum, Medikal & Sister Deborah

Gold               –  Guru

 

  1. AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR

Ayoo                  –  Shatta Wale

Solo                   –  Article Wan

Taking Over       –  Shatta Wale ft. Militants

Forever             –  Eazzy ft Mr. Eazi

 

  1. MUSIC PRODUCER / ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Kindee

Willis Beatz

Highly Spiritual

Nacee

Danny Beatz

 

  1. GHANAIAN TRADITIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Sherifa Gunu

Atongo Simba

Norlla Wiyaala

King Ayisoba

Wulomo

 

(UK BASED AWARD CATEGORIES)

  1. UK BASED GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

 

You Are The One                    –  Minister Owura Jay

Boafo ne Awurade                  –  Hannah A. Donkor

Land of God                            –  Justice Odoi

It will come to Pass                 –  Sarah Clark

Onyame Tumi Adi Nyinaa Ye  –  Comfort Amankwah

Se Nyame Nni Mua                 –  Mama Cee

Alpha and Omega                   –  Amankwah Tiah

Me nsa aka Me De3                – Theodora Gospel

Give Me You                            –  P.K. Boadi

My Soul Says Yes                   –  Sonnie Badu

 

  1. UK BASED GOSPEL  ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Sounds of Africa                   –  Sonnie Badu

Land Of God                         –  Justice Odoi

Second Chance                    –  Ernest O. Kyeremanteng

Eden na menye ma wo         –  Amankwah Tiah

Genesis                                –  Minister King Bricky Aboagye

You Are The One                   –  Minister Owura Jay

Onyame tumi adenyinaa ye –  Comfort Amankwah

Boafo Ne Awurade               –  Hannah A. Donkor

 

  1. UK BASED GOSPEL  ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Hannah A. Donkor

Sonnie Badu

Minister Owura Jay

Amankwah Tiah

Comfort Amankwah

Justice Odoi

Minister King Bricky Aboagye

 

  1. BEST UK BASED NEW GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Manye  Stone
Gertrude Forson

Minister Ike
Maame Serwaa
Hannah A. Donkor
Elder Ofori
Charlie Barnes
Nana Achia
Sarah Clark
Mama Comfort
Prophet Eliyahu Boateng
Yaw Boateng
Bishop Merry Frimpomaah
Alice Bee

 

  1. BEST UK BASED GHANAIAN INTERNATIONAL ARTISTE

Stormzy

LD of 67 Group

Lethal Bizzle

Kwabs

Reggie N Bollie

Novelist

 

  1. UK BASED AFROBEATS ARTISTE  OF THE YEAR

Mista Silva

Eugy

Kwamz N Flava

Composers

Jaij Hollands

Atumpan

 

  1. UK BASED AFROBEATS SONG OF THE YEAR

GB                                          – Under Lover

Yxng Bane ft. Kojo Funds      – Fine wine

Kojo Funds ft  Abra Cadabra – Dun Talkin

Dun D                                    – Badman

Atumpan                                –  Let them say

 

  1. UK BASED ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Kojo Funds

Abra Cadabra

Mista Silva

Eugy

Atumpan

Juls

Dun D

 

  1. UK BASED NEW GHANAIAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

 

Belly Squad

Niji

GB

NSG

Koffi Nyat

A.I.M

Jayo

 

  1. UK BASED  NEW DISCOVERY UNCOVERED ART OF THE YEAR

Lippy &  K- hi Bangit

Tinkez

Under Rider

Geo Wellington

Ked 2 Besi

Akata Stone

 

  1. UK BASED PRODUCER /ENGINEER

Composers

Kwamz

DJ Juls

Whoelsebutjuelz

Adeshyie Studios

Kingsbeatz

Hator Bros/Temaboyz

Black Kulcha Music

Team Salut

Jae 5

 

  1. UK BASED GHANAIAN DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ  Billy
DJ  Sawa
DJ  Bibi
DJ  Snypa
DJ  Fiifi
DJ  P. Montana
DJ  Invisible

 

  1. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Mr. Dennis Tawiah – Akwaaba UK (UK)

Afro Moses – Musician (Ghana)

 

 

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