Vodafone, title sponsors for the 4syte Music Video Awards has promised to treat music and entertainment fans across Ghana to a series of exciting activities lined up to this year’s edition of the awards, slated for 19 November at the Accra International Conference Centre. Music fans can now begin voting for their favourite artistes in the most coveted music video awards in Ghana.
This year’s edition, which will celebrate the top music videos of last year, has over 20 categories and is divided into two main categories. The first category which include Best Group Video (BG), Best Choreography (BC), Best Hiplife Video (BHP), Best Highlife Video (BH), Best Reggae Video (BR), Best Female Video (BF), Best Male Video (BM), Best Collaboration (BC), Discovery of the Year (DO), Best Story Line (BS), Overall Best Video (OB), Best African Act (BA), and Best Hip hop Video (BHHP) will be judged solely by the public through voting by texting the ‘name’ and the abbreviation of the category of the artiste to short code 1738 which is available across all networks.
The remaining categories Best Photography, Best Directed, Best Special Effects and Best Editing will be decided by a four-member distinguished judging panel comprising Ivan Quashigah, CEO of Farmhouse Productions, Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Movie Producer and Director, Ramesh Jai, CEO of Apex Advertising, and Ignace Hego Kwame, CEO of 4syte TV. Drawing on their rich knowledge and experience, the judges will consider factors including location, costumes, storyline and direction to reward the best quality and innovative music videos.
Launching the awards, the Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Uche Ofodile said ‘Vodafone’s commitment to seeing a more vibrant entertainment industry is what is driving us into bringing a spectacular event this year with the Music Video Awards. Right from the panel of judges through to the voting processes, fans will witness a whole new experience with this year’s Awards. This year’s event will be phenomenal and we will take it to new heights coupled with an unmatched experience synonymous with the Vodafone brand’.
She added that ‘we are once again living up to our brand promise of ‘power to you’ by giving fans and the public the power to determine who wins an award in this year’s contest. We challenge Ghanaian music producers to deliver innovative videos by making use of cutting edge technology. This is an excellent opportunity for both Vodafone Ghana and 4Syte TV to showcase the powerful combination of technology and entertainment, and judging by what we have seen so far this year, we are confident that the quality of music videos this year will be outstanding and competitive’.
The Chief Executive Officer of 4syte TV, Ignace Hego Kwame noted that this year’s awards will see an unprecedented transparency in the event adding that ‘the fans and the general public will be filled in on all activities and information regarding the events’.
Voting for the Vodafone 4syte TV Music Video Awards will end on November 18.
| TO BE DECIDED BY THE PUBLIC | |
| CATEGORIES | NOMINEES |
| Best Group Video (BG) | VIP MY BABY R2BEES AJEEII 4X4 WAIST AND POWER RANA FLY WITH ME 5FIVE MOVE BACK RUFF AND SMOOTH ZINGELE F.O.I ONE MORE TIME |
| Best Chorography (BC) | PRAYE NEW DANCE CASTRO DO DA DANCE SHERIFA GUNU MBRANTIE RICHIE ASA FOFRO VIP AWAY SLIM BUSTER LOVE SOMEBODY |
| Best Hiplife Video (BHP) | OBOUR BACK TO OBOUR STAY J SUE R2BEES AJIE VIP AWAY D.CRYME KILL ME SHY KWAW KESE FOR THE POPPING REGGIE ROCKSTONE ESEWARA |
| Best Highlife Video (BH) | GEORGE DARKO LUCKY STAR KWAME ZAGGY JUST THE TWO OF US KWABENA MAFIA I GO PAY JAY GHARTEY ME DO WO KING DAVID BEDI BLESS ME DAN DA ADENE BEST DJATA BI |
| Best Reggae Video (BR) | IWAN TELL THEM WA DON HIGH PERFORMANCE SONNI BALLI OH WHY BLAKK RASTA MISS RIGHT ROUGH N SMOOTH TIME CHANGES SAMINI DADIE TSE |
| Best Female Video (BF) | BECCA PUSH EAZZY ONE GAL DIAMOND POPPING SHERIFA GUNU MBRANTIE R N M L Y H D (REMIX) SALA FALLING RAQUEL ODO EFYA SEXY SASSY WAHALA |
| Best Male Video (BM) | TRIGMATIC MY LIFE ASEM NO MORE KPAYOR D.CRYME KILL ME SHY BRA KEVIN BEATS THREE HEADED BEAST CHASE TELL ME UR NAME |
| Best Collaboration (BC) | STAY JAY & SARKODIE SUE CASTRO & BABY JET DO THE DANCE BECCA & TRIGMATIC PUSH EAZZY & RICHIE ONE GIRL REGGY & SAMMINI ESAWURA JAY GHATEY &TINNY HARD ALL DAY D’BLACK & KWABENA K. SOME BODY R2BEES & SARKODIE AJIIEE |
| Discovery of the Year (DO) | D.CRYME KILL ME SHY YAW SIKI WUPE SA ZIGGY YOU SAY WATIN R N M L Y H D (REMIX) BRA KEVIN BEATS THREE HEADED BEAST FRITZ FT GURU ME DO WO JTOWN GUNS AND ROSES |
| BEST STORYLINE (BS) | OBOUR BACK TO OBOUR REGGIE ESEWARA CHASE TELL ME YOUR NAME BECCA AFRICAN WOMAN TRIGMATIC MY JOLIE GURU MMAA KUO EAZZY ONE GIRL |
| Overall Best Video (OB) | 4X4 WAIST & POWER ASEM NO MORE KPAYOR BRA KEVIN BEATS THREE HEADED BEAST BECCA AFRICAN WOMAN OBOUR BACK TO OBOUR OKYEAME KWAME FAITHFUL |
| Best African Act (BA) | NAETO C 10/10 CABO SNOOP(ANGOLA) WINDECK WIZKID HOLLA AT YOUR BOY ICE PRINCE OLEKU DBLACK GET ON DA DANCE FLOOR SAMINI DADIE KYE D BANJ MR ENDOWED RMX R2BEES AJIIEE |
| Best Hip hop Video (BHPP) | DBLACK GET ON THE DANCE FLOOR CREAL IBE THE SWAGG NU AFRICA NU AFRICA JTOWN GUNS AND ROSES SCIENTIFIC I LIKE U GIRL SAKORDIE LAY AWAY MANIFEST SUFFER |
| TO BE DECIDED BY JUDGES | |
| Best Photography | BECCA AFRICAN WOMAN TRIGMATIC MY LIFE MAN SING ANGEL IMAGENATION BRA KEVIN BEATS THREE HEADED BEAST 4X4 WAIST AND POWER DBLACK SOMEBODY GURU MMA KUO JAY GHATEY WAITING FOR YOU |
| Best Directed | BECCA AFRICAN WOMAN EAZZY ONE GIRL GURU MMAA KUO |
| Best Special Effects | CHASE TELL ME YOUR NAME NU AFRICA NU AFRICA AJ NELSON SAME GIRL OBOUR BACK 2 OBOUR WUTA KOBBI AMBULANCE |
| Best Editing | IWAN WHO IS BAD ASEM NO MORE KPAYOR STAY J SUE RICHIE N SWAY INTOXICATED SARKODIE LAY AWAY DBLACK GET ON DA DANCE FLOOR 4X4 WAIST & POWER |
