Checkout the full list of Nominees for VGMA 2017

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.

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

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