Shatta Wale ignored again for 2016 BASS Awards

Shatta Wale is the ‘hottest’ dancehall act in the country at the moment, but that ‘hotness’ was still not taken into consideration when organizers compiled the final nomination list for the 2016 edition of the Bass Awards.

The artist and the organizers were unable to fix whatever differences they might have had before the announcement of the list.

However, Samini, Stonebwoy, Rocky Dawuni, Ras Kuuku, and Knit Lante are all in the running for the most coveted prize; The ‘Kwame Nkrumah’ Award.

Others acts such as Fancy Gadam, Ebony, MzVee, AK Songstess, and Epixode also secured nomination in various other categories.

The Bass Awards seeks to reward deserving musicians in the genres of reggae and dancehall and it comes off on 25th December 2016 at the National Theatre.

Samini, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Ras Kuuku, Tsidi Fari, Dr Knii Lante and A.K Songstress have all won Bass Awards in the past.

KWAME NKRUMAH AWARD (ARTISTE OF THE YEAR)

KNII LANTE SAMINI STONEBWOY ROCKY DAWUNI RAS KUUKU DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR

SHEGAH – DEM AH RUN STONEBWOY – GO HIGHER BLAK MEXXIAH – UNDER COVER LOVER EPIXODE – WE NUH CARE RUDEBWOY RANKING – BUSS AH LIGHTER JUPITAR Ft STONEBWOY – FIRE FANCY GADAM FT RASHID METAL – NAAYI KOOMI SAMINI FT BUSY SIGNAL – DROP THE GUNS DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR

BOB SHABANI FANCY GADAM KAMELYEON BASTERO BURNING MEZAYA EBONY SCATA BADA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

AK SONGSTRESS – CAN YOU FEEL IT MZVEE – HOLD ME NOW TIFFANY – FORGIVE SHEGAH – SURVIVOR MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

KAMELYEON – JAH ALONE DE VOICE – IT’S SO CRAZY TSIDI FARI – FREE PAPAU KNII LANTE – BEAUTIFUL VIRGO LUTHER – AM GREATER JUPITAR Ft STONEBWOY – FIRE PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

AB MUSIC – SO CRY BRAINY BEATS – DROP THE GUN GARZY – NEW STYLE BEATS DAKAY – GO HIGHER RIDDIM BOSS – LAVA QUEEN BEST DANCEHALL VIDEO

A.K SONGSTRESS – HOLIDAY RAS KUUKU Ft TINNY – GBANGBAN EBONY – DANCEFLOOR STONEBWOY – GO HIGHER FANCY GADAM FT RASHID METAL – YAAYI KOOMI TIFFANY – FORGIVE THEM MZVEE – HOLD ME NOW BEST REGGAE VIDEO

OGYA MENSAH – IT’S SO CRAZY LUTHER – AM GREATER SHEGAH – SURVIVOR RUDEBWOY RANKING – DON’T CRY NANA BROBBEY – GMO

BEST PERFORMER

STONEBWOY SAMINI KNII LANTE RAS KUUKU FANCY GADAM REGGAE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

RAS KUUKU IWAN KNII LANTE ROCKY DAWUNI OSAGYEFO DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

STONEBWOY A.K SONGSTRESS JUPITAR RUDEBWOY RANKING FANCY GADAM SHEGAH BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

PATORANKING CYNTHIA MORGAN NC DREAD ALPHA BLONDY ALBULM OF THE YEAR

ROCKY DAWUNI – BRANCHES OF SOME TREES STONEBWOY – NECESSARY EVIL SAMINI – BREAKING NEWS MZ VEE – VERIFIED ALTERNATIVE REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG

DE SERVANT – OH GOD I LOVE YOU ANNETTE DANSO Ft BUJU STINGO MINISTER KOBY – SEARCHING SANDY BEE – MASE BI NII SOUL FT LARRY KINGDOM – WHERE’S THE LOVE BEST REGGAE COLLABORATION

ROCKY DAWUNI Ft SAMINI – BLACK STAR REDFYAH Ft JAH AMBER – SATURNALIA BLEND MISHKIN Ft REDFYAH – NEED YOU NANA BROBBEY Ft BLACK SANTINO – AFRICAN LIFE BEST DANCEHALL COLLABORATION

JUPITAR FT STONEBWOY – FIRE BRAINER FT LINGUA – YOU DO EVERYTHING EPIXODE FT SAMINI – LETS PARTY IWAN FT K.PATAN / RASKUUKU – TAKING OVER SAMINI FT BUSY SIGNAL – DROP THE GUNS STONEBWOY FT R2BEES – SHIKENA BURNING MEZAYA FT. RUDEBWOY – YUH SUMTHING RIDDIM OF THE YEAR

RIDDIM BOSS – LAVA QUEEN AK SONGSTRESS – SHUT DOWN BRAINY BEATS – AVO RIDDIM MASTA GARZY – IPHONE RIDDIM SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR

OGYA MENSAH – IT’S SO CRAZY IWAN – HOPE PATTAN – EYE ODO SHATTA RAKO – STATE OF EMERGENCY SHEGAH – SURVIVOR NANA BROBBEY – YEMPE NTOKWA YAA ASANTEWAA AWARD (RECORD OF THE YEAR)

IWAN – HOPE PATTAN – EYE ODO SHATTA RAKO – STATE OF EMERGENCY NANA BROBBEY – GMO OSAGYEFO – BOHO BIOM