VGMA 2019 Full list of Nominees (All Categories)
2019 marks exactly 20 years since the first ever Ghana Music Awards was organised.
This year’s celebration is expected to be Mega with performances and some special recognition.
Lynx Entertainment as a record label leads the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with the most number of nominations. With 3 top of mind artists dominating the music industry in the year under review, Kumai Eugene,
Despite having sang “Me no need yo awards, charterhouse me no need yo awards” in various letters addressed to the company, the leader of Shatta Movement, Shatta Wale is back in the VGMAs.
Well, his return is not really ‘new’ as he was nominated in the 19th edition of the awards scheme but this time, he has fully ‘reconciled’ with the organizers and ENDORSED the awards scheme.
He grabbed 9 nominations this year.
Ghanaian rap artist and CEO of SarkCess Music continues his lead as the most nominated artist ever at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards as he grabbed 12 nominations in this year’s edition. These included collaborated works and features.
Some of the categories include Artist of the Year, Best African Collaboration of the year, Best Collaboration of the year, Rapper of The Year, Hip Hop Song of the Year and many others.
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2019 Nominations
Check out the Nominations for the 2019 Edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards for all the categories:
Highlife Song of the Year
- Dada Hafco – Yebewu Nti
- KiDi – Thunder
- Shatta Wale – My Level
- Kumi Guitar – Betweener
- Kwesi Arthur – Woara
- King Promise – CCTV feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
- Adina – Killing Me Softly
Hiplife Song of the Year
- Medikal – Ayekoo feat King Promise
- Sarkodie – Can’t Let You Go feat King Promise
- Quamina MP – Wiase Ye De Remix feat Kwesi Arthur & Yung C
- DopeNation – Eish
- Flowking Stone – Blow My Mind
- Stonebwoy – Kpoo Keke feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur & Darko Vibes
- Yaa Pono Obiaa Wone Master feat Stonebwoy
- Strongman – Baby Girl feat Kuami Eugene
Gospel Song of the Year
- Joyce Blessing – I Swerve You
- KODA – Hosanna
- I.K Aning – Bobolebobo
- Joe Mettle – My Everything
- Obaapa Christy – W’asua Me
- Bethel Revival Choir – Agba Dza
- Diana Hamilton – Mo Ne Yo
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Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
- Maccasio – Dagomba Girl feat Mugeez
- Shatta Wale – Gringo
- Stonebwoy – Top Skanka
- Samini – Obaa
Afropop Song of the Year
- King Promise – Tokyo feat Wizkid
- Guilty Beatz – Akwaaba feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & King Promise
- Kwesi Arthur – Don’t Keep Me Waiting feat KiDi
- Article Wan – That Thing feat Patapaa
- Wendy Shay – Uber Driver
- DJ MicSmith – Yenkor feat Kwesi Arthur
- MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade
- Shatta Wale – Thunder Fire feat SM Militants
Hip-hop Song of the Year
- Medikal – How Much Remix feat Sarkodie & Omar Sterling
- Sarkodie – Biibi Ba feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O’Bkay & CJ Biggerman
- KoJo Cue – Wole Remix feat Worlasi, Kwesi Arthur, Shaker, Kay-Ara, Temple & C-Real
- Kwesi Arthur – Anthem
- Joey B – Stables feat La Meme Gang
- R2Bees – Boys Kasa feat Kwesi Arthur, King Promise, Darkovibes, B4bonah, Humble Dis, Spacely, Medikal & Rjz
Gospel Artiste of the Year
- Joyce Blessing
- Joe Mettle
- KODA
- Diana Hamilton
- Obaapa Christy
- Akesse Brempong
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
- Stonebwoy
- Epixode
- Samini
- AK Songstress
- Shatta Wale
Highlife Artiste of the Year
- KiDi
- Kuami Eugene
- Akwaboah
- King Promise
- Adina
Songwriter of the Year
- Fuse ODG – Bra Fie
- Teephlow – Forgive
- Akwaboah – Hye Me Bo
- King Promise – CCTV
- Trigmatic – Where We Dey Go
- Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
Record of the Year
- Fuse ODG – Bra Fie feat Damain Marley
- Akwaboah – Hye Me Bo
- Okyeame Kwame – Made In Ghana
- Trigmatic – Where We Dey Go
- Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
Best Video of the year
- Joey B – Stables feat La Meme Gang (Dir. David Duncan)
- KoJo Cue & Shaker – Up & Awake feat Kwesi Arthur (Dir E. Kumodzi)
- Kirani Ayat – Guda (Dir David Nico-Sey)
- M.anifest – Me Ne Woa feat King Promise (Dir Makere Thekiso)
- Shatta Wale – Gringo (Dir Sesan)
- Fuse ODG – Bra Fie feat Damain Marley (Dir Edgar Stevens)
- Sarkodie – Biibi Ba feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O’Bkay & CJ Biggerman (Dir Babs)
- MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade (Dir Xbills Ebenezer)
Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year
- Patapaa
- Medikal
- Sarkodie
- Kwesi Arthur
- R2Bees
- La Meme Gang
Male Vocalist of the Year
- King Promise
- KiDi
- Akwaboah
- Luigi Maclean
Female Vocalist of the Year
- eShun
- Efya
- Cina Soul
- Adina
- MzVee
- Diana Hamilton
Group of the Year
- R2Bees
- DopeNation
- La Meme Gang
- Bethel Revival Choir
Rapper of the Year
- Medikal
- M.anifest
- Teephlow
- Sarkodie
- Obibini
Best Collaboration of the Year
- Adina – Killing Me Softly feat Kuami Eugene
- Sarkodie – Can’t Let You Go feat King Promise
- King Promise – CCTV feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
- Guilty Beatz – Akwaaba feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa
- MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade
- Yaa Pono – Obiaa Wone Master feat Stonebwoy
- Stonebwoy – Kpoo Keke feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy
- DJ Vyrusky – Never Carry Last feat Kuami Eugene & Mayorkun
African Artiste of the Year
- Davido
- Wizkid
- Mr Eazi
- Sauti Soul
- Cassper Nyovest
- Burna Boy
Best New Artiste of the Year
- Quamina MP
- Kelvyn Boy
- Eddie Khae
- Wendy Shay
- La Meme Gang
- DopeNation
Song of the Year
- King Promise – CCTV feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
- Eddie Khae – Do the Dance
- Isaac Kwabena Aning – Akwaaba
- Guilty Beatz – Akwaaba feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa
- Kidi – Thunder
- Kuami Eugene – Wish me well
- Sarkodie – Can’t Let You Go feat King Promise
- Stonebwoy – Kpoo Keke feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy
- Shatta Wale – My Level
- Kwesi Arthur – Woara
- MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade
- Tic ft. Kuami Eugene – Kwani Kwani (Part 2)
Album of the Year
- Kuami Eugene – Rockstar
- Akwaboah – Matters of the Heart
- Wendy Shay – Shay on You
- Diana Hamilton – IBelieve
- Samini – Untamed
- Shatta Wale – Reign
Best African Collabo
- Dopenation ft. Olamide – Naami Remix
- Guilty Beats ft. Mr. Eazi, Patapaa & Pappy Kojo – Akwaaba
- Too Fan ft. Patoranking & Sarkodie – My Girl Remix
- King Promise ft. Wizkid – Tokyo
- Stonebwoy ft. Casper Nyovest – Wame
- Mzvee ft. Yemi Alade – Come and see my mother
- Shatta Wale ft. Olamide – Wonder
Instrumentalist of the Year
- Unda Beats
- Mizter Okyere
- Enoch Owuraku
- Emmanuel Bludo
Producer of the Year
- Kaywa
- Killbeats
- Kuami Eugene
- DDT
- MOG Beats
Artiste of the Year
- King Promise
- Kuami Eugene
- Joe Mettle
- Sarkodie
- Shatta Wale
- Stonebwoy
