Vodafone Ghana together with Charterhouse, Ghana’s premier events company, have revealed the theme for this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards at the launch of the 14th edition of the most anticipated event on Ghana’s entertainment calendar.
It was announced that the VGMA will be taking Ghanaian music to ‘the next level’ in this year’s awards festival by encouraging musicians to think bigger when creating and marketing their music.
The second year of Vodafone’s sponsorship of the awards festival will give the power to music lovers by asking them to choose the location of this year’s VGMA Jam.
The ‘bring it to your city’ campaign allows music fans who want to experience Ghana’s prestigious music event in their region to text their location to short code 1767.
Charterhouse and Vodafone will then take a selection of the VGMA nominees to the region with the most votes for the party of the year.
Commenting on this year’s VGMA theme, Theresa Ayoade said ‘The VGMA Festival is evolving along with the Ghanaian music industry; we have rising artistes who have taken their music beyond the borders of Ghana and there’s also a lot of promising talent who need guidance to achieve success in the industry. We need to celebrate and support these artistes to enable them to take their music to the next level.’
This year’s Festival will include a series of ‘next level’ industry seminars’ where seasoned professionals on the international music scene will give local artistes guidance on marketing themselves and their music. ‘We need our artistes to understand what it takes to be a successful artiste so that they can channel their efforts into the right activities. I’m sure many of them have realised that it takes more than talent and a lot of hard work doing the right things is needed.’ Theresa continued.
Uche Ofodile, Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone Ghana gave Vodafone’s reaction to this year’s theme. ‘Our music strategy is to take our existing and new talent to the next level and this is reflected in all of our music properties. This year’s VGMA theme gives us the confidence that we have picked the right partner in empowering local artistes to project their creativity and talent.’ She maintained that Vodafone was very pleased with their first year of sponsorship. ‘We were very pleased with last year’s event and are looking for to an even better awards show this year.’
Uche revealed at the launch that Vodafone will be building on the success of last year’s VGMA Red Room and giving their customers a more intimate experience of the exclusive viewing lounge.
Full list of nominations below:
Artiste of the Year
R2Bees
D-Black
VIP
Kwaw Kese
Cwesi Oteng
4X4
Vodafone Song Of The Year
Bye-Bye – Asem Ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Life (Walahi) – R2Bees
Vera – D-Black
Ole Seke – Dr. Slim & Dobble
Aluguntugui – Keche
Azonto Fiesta – Appietus, Sarkodie & Kesse
Zaphanat Panea – Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Antenna – Fuse ODG
Best Collaboration Of The Year
Bye-Bye – Asem & Kwabena Kwabena
Ka No Seyaa – Herty Bongreat & Trigmatic
Ole Seke – Dr Slim & Dobble
Azonto Fiesta – Appietus, Sarkodie & Kesse
Sika – Okyeame Kwame & Kesse
No Away – Becca & MI
Hip Hop Song of the Year
Falling – D-Black Ft. Mo’Chedda
Heyba – Edem
Pizza & Burger – Sarkodie & Jayso
Makaa Maka – M.Anifest
Bayla – R2Bees
Hip Life Song of the Year
Kaalu – E.L.
Life (Walahi) – R2Bees
Ole Seke – Dr Slim & Dobble
Aluguntugui- Keche
Vera – D-Black Ft Joey B
Azonto Fiesta – Appietus, Sarkodie & Kesse
Mokoni – 4X4
Bye-Bye – Asem Ft Kwabena Kwabena
Azonto Ghost – Bisa
Pampanaa – VIP
Gospel Artiste of the Year
Herty Bongreat
Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Cwesi Oteng
Cynthia Mccauley
Obaapa Christy
Afro Pop Song of the Year
Antenna – Fuse ODG
No Away – Becca & MI
So High – Fatural Face
Best in Me – Efya
Papa – Jay Ghartey
Stone Bwoy Ft Irene Logan – Ghetto Love
Hip Life/Hip Hop Artiste of the Year
R2Bees
D-Black
Keche
4X4
VIP
E.L.
Gospel Song of the Year
Ka No Seyaa – Herty Bongreat Ft Trigmatic
Nkomhye – Cynthia Mccauley
Zaphanat Panea – Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Se Me Wo Nkwa Daa – Joe Dee Owusu Ft Amy Newman
God Dey Bless Me – Cwesi Oteng
African Artiste of the Year
Iyanya
P-Square
Davido
Flavour
D-Banj
Wizkid
Best Group of the Year
R2Bees
Keche
VIP
4X4
Highlife Song of the Year
Odo – R2Bees
Love of My Life – Afriyie Wutah
Lovi Dovi – Raquel
Paradise – D-Flex
Treat Her Royal – Kesse Ft Sarkodie
Highlife Artiste of the Year
Afriyie
D-Flex
Kesse
New Artiste of the Year
Lousika
Cynthia Mccauley
Natural Face
Kaakie
Reggae Dance Hall Song of the Year
Shatta City – Bandana
Our Africa – Blakk Rasta Ft Jay Anber
Go Go Wild – Eazzy Ft Jupiter
House of Pain – Knii Lante
Toffee Pon Tongue – Kaakie
Time Bomb – Samini Ft Wizkid
50% Board Vote Weighting & 50% Academy Voting Weighing
Album of the Year
Something Else – E.L.
Mercy Project – Cwesi Oteng
Mr. Versatile – Okyeame Kwame
The Revelation – D-Black
Solid Ground – Asem
Gospel Album of the Year
Back to the Sender – Obaa Christy
Wait – Cynthia Maccauley
Zaphanat Panea – Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Mercy Project – Cwesi Oteng
Christian Life – Joe Dee Owusu
Best Male Vocal Performance
Mugeez (R2Bees) – Odo
Chase – Lonely
Kwabena Kwabena – Bye-Bye
Knii Lante – House Of Pain
Afriyie – Love Of My Life
Best Female Vocal Performance
Becca – No Away
Raquel – Lovi Dovi
Efya – Best in Me
Yaa Yaa – Kae
Celestine Donkor – Me Nim Nguase
Adina – Let Me Go
Song Writer of the Year
Mugeez Abdul Rashid – Odo
Nana Wiafe Asante-Mensah & George Kwabena Adu – Bye-Bye
Kwame Nsiah Apau – Sika
Akwaboah – Best In Me
Frank Osei Afriyie – Love Of My Life
Kwame Tsikata –Makaa Maka
Nana Yaw Oduro – Not Alone
Record of the Year
Bye-Bye – Asem
Lonely – Chase
Best in Me – Efya
No Away – Becca
Sika – Okyeame Kwame
House of Pain – Knii Lante
Not Alone – Trigmatic
Best Rapper
Sarkodie – Azonto Fiesta
E.L. – Kaalu
Asem – Bye-Bye
M.Anifest – Makaa Maka
Edem – Heyba
Okyeame Kwame – Mr. Versatile
Producer of the Year
Kaywa
Killbeatz
Nshorna Music
Eyoh
E.L.
Appietus
Nicholas Omane Acheampong
