Sarkodie leads VGMA nominations list with 13 mentions

Sarkodie Did Well

Sat, 28 Feb 2015 Source: starrfmonline.com

Sarkodie’s dominance on the Ghana music scene as he gets nominated in 13 categories for the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

The nominations which were announced at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra on Friday, February 27 also saw hiplife group 4x4 nominated for 4 categories.

Newcomer Pappy Kojo also has four nominations for his work this year.

Friday’s unveiling of the nominees also marked the launch of the awards which is scheduled to come off at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Saturday, April 11.

Below is the full nomination list

Artiste of the Year


Daddy Lumba

Stonebwoy

Guru

Edem

MzVee

Sarkodie

Samini

Vodafone Song of The Year

Seihor - Castro Feat. D-Black

Ne3 Woho B3to Wo – Daddy Lumba

Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. Castro

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Baafira – Stonebowy Feat. Sarkodie

Pooley – Guru

Selfie – VVIP

Iskoki – Samini

Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng Ft. Uncle Ato

Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Highlife Artiste of the Year

Bisa K’dei

Daddy Lumba

Afriyie

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year

Stonebwoy

Ras Kuuku

MzVee

Samini

Kaakie

Episode

Gospel Album of the Year

One God – No Tribe

I’m Grateful – Selina Boateng

Jesus Be Too Much – Gifty Osei

Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Songwriter of the Year

Bisa K’dei – One Of Your Own by Efya Feat. Bisa K’dei

Wiyaala & Melissa va da Spuy – Africa by Wiyaala

Afriyie – I Do by Afriyie

Obour – Odasani by Obour Feat. M.anifest

Ne3 Woho B3to Wo - Ne3 Woho B3to Wo by Daddy Lumba

Hip-life/Hip-hop Artiste Of The Year

E.L

Edem

Sarkodie

Guru

Pappy Kojo

D-Black

Joey B

Best New Artiste Of The Year

Episode

Pappy Kojo

MzVee

Emelia Arthur

Wiyaala

Vybrant Faya

Gospel Artiste of the Year

No Tribe

Koda

Selina Boateng

Gifty Osei

Joe Mettle

Anita Afriyie

Evang. Diana Asamoah

Best Collaboration Of The Year

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng Feat. Uncle Ato

Baby Dance – 4x4 Feat. Davido

Adonai – Sarkodie Feat. Castro

Seihor – Castro Feat. D-Black

Love Rocks – Sarkodie Feat. Samini

Baafira – Stonebwoy Feat. Sarkodie

Hip-life Song of the Year

Pooley – Guru

Sehor – Castro Feat. D-Black

Selfie – VVIP

Personal Person – D-Black Feat. Castro

Iskoki – Samini

Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. Castro

Album Of The Year

Wiyaala – Wiyaala

Books & Rhymes – Edem

Necessary Evil – Stonebwoy

Re-Vee-Lation - MzVee

I’m Grateful – Selina Boateng

Record Of The Year

Tontonti – Afriyie

Tinambaynyi – Wiyaala

Nkwa Abodoo – Koda

One Of Your Own – Efya

Book Of Hiplife – VVIP

Love Rocks – Sarkodie Feat. Samini

Highlife Song of the Year

Ne3 Woho B3to Wo – Daddy Lumba

Saa – Bisa K’dei

Lobi – R2bees

I Do – Afriyie

Baby Dance – 4x4 Feat. Davido

Afro-Pop Song Of The Year

One Of Your Own – Efya Feat. Bisa K’dei

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Spanner – Itz Tiffany Feat. Fuse Odg

Killing Me Softly – R2bees Feat. Wizkid

Tinambaynyi – Wiyaala

Dangerous Love –Fuse ODG Feat. Sean Paul

Gospel Song Of The Year

Kyere Me Kwan – Emelian Arthur Feat. OJ & Esther Smith

Yento Nkyia – Gifty Osei

Osabarima – No tribe

Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng Feat. Uncle Ato

Nkwa Abodoo – Koda

Adehye Mogya – Anita Afriyie

Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Reggae Dancehall Song Of The Year

Show Them Love – Ras Kuuku

Ronaldo – Kaakie

Love Rocks – Sarkodie Feat. Samini

Mampi – Vybrant Faya

Natural Girl – MzVee Feat. Stonebwoy

Baafira – Stonebwoy

Best Male Vocal Performance

Afriyie – I Do

Koda – Nkwa Abodoo

Daddy Lumba - Ne3 Woho B3to Wo

Joe Mettle – Turning Around

Best Female Vocal Performance

Efya – One Of Your Own

Becca – Tell Me

Wiyaala Tinambaynyi

Raquel – I Won’t Cry

Jael Wiafe – Keep On Believing

MzVee – My everything

Hip-Hop Song Of The Year

Realer No –Pappy Kojo Feat. Joey B

Shots On Shots – Sarkodie & Ice Prince

American Passport – E.L Feat. Joey B

Wave – Joey B Feat. Pappy Kojo

The One (Remix) – Edem Feat. Sway

Finish Line (Remix) – Dee Moneey Feat. Ice Price, J Town, M.anifest, Paedae & Reminisce

Best Rapper Of The Year

Sarkodie – Shots On Shots

E.L – American Passport

Guru – Keep Walking

Edem – The One (Remix)

Best Music Video Of The Year

Baby Dance – 4x4 Feat. Ice Prince | Clarence Peters

Move – Becca Feat. Uhuru | Nicky Campus

The One (Remix) – Edem Feat. Sway | Gyo Gyimah

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen | Gyo Gyimah

No Shortcut To Heaven – M.anifest Feat. Obrafour | Garth Von Glehn

Setewaa D3nky3 – D-Black | Justin Campus

Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. Castro | Nana Asihene

Best Group Of The Year

VVIP

4x4

R2bees

No Tribe

Producer Of The Year

DJ Breezy | Seihor – Castro Feat. D-Black

Bodo Stalger | Ne3 Woho B3to Wo – Daddy Lumba

Street Beat | Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. D-Black

Magnom | Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Dakay | Baafira – Stonebwoy Feat. Sarkodie

Ball J | Pooley – Guru

DJ Breezy | Selfie – VVIP

George Forest | Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwon) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Shadrack Y.| Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng

African Artiste Of The Year

Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)

AKA (South Africa)

Don Jazzy & The Mavin Group

Patoranking (Nigeria)

Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

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