Gospel musician Cecilia Marfo, High Life crooner Kwabena Kwabena and Hip Life artiste Trigmatic has come on top of the Ghana Music Awards Festival 2011 nominations.
They both grabbed 6 nominations each with their songs ‘Afunumu Ba’, ‘Dadea Anoma’ and ‘My Life’ respectively. The launch ceremony which was marred by the torrential rains had No Tribe, Castro, VIP and D-Black with 5 nominations each.
New discoveries Eazzy, Jay and Herty Bongreat both had four nominations each. The general public can now vote for their favourite artiste. Interesting, VIP’s ‘I Think I Like Am’ which was nominated in the ‘Afro Pop Song of the Year’ in the last year’s awards before they opted out has missed out and has been replaced by their ‘Away’ track.
For the public categories, the general public has 30 %, whiles 35% goes to the Categorization Committee as well as 35% to the Planning Committee.
For the industry Categories, its 50% each for the Categorization Committee and the Planning Committee. However, the following categories Best Music Video of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, Traditional Artiste(s) of the Year, Record of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year, MUSIGA Merit of the Year carries 100% from the industry.
Below are a full list of nominations and a breakdown of all categories each artiste is nominated.
Cecilia Marfo
1. Artiste (s) Of the Year
2. Most Popular Song of the Year: Afunumu Ba
3. Gospel Song of the Year: Afunumu Ba
4. Gospel Artiste (s) of the Year
5. Album of the Year: Faithfulness
6. Best Female Vocal Performance: Afunumu Ba
Kwabena Kwabena
1. Artiste (s) of the Year
2. High Life Song of the Year: Dadea Anoma
3. High Life Artiste (s) of the Year
4. Record of the Year: Dadea Anoma
5. Song Writer of the Year: Dadea Anoma
6. Best Male Vocal Performance of the Year: Dadea Anoma
Trigmatic
1. Discovery of the Year
2. Hip Hop Song of the Year: My Life
3. Hip Life / Hip Hop Artiste (s) of the Year
4. Best Rapper of the Year
5. Record of the Year: My Life
6. Album of the Year: Permanent Stains
No Tribe
1. Artiste (s) of the Year
2. Most Popular Song of the Year: Bohye
3. Gospel Song of the Year: Bohye
4. Gospel Artiste (s) of the Year
5. Album of the Year: Three (Father, Son & Holy Ghost)
Castro
1. Artiste of the Year
2. Most Popular Song of The Year: African Girls Ft. Asamoah Gyan
3. Hip Life Song of The Year: African Girls Ft. Asamoah Gyan
4. Hip Life / Hip Hop Artiste of the Year
5. Best Collaboration of the Year: African Girls Ft. Asamoah Gyan
VIP
1. Artiste (s) of the Year
2. Most Popular Song of the Year: Away
3. Hip Life Song of the Year: Away
4. Hip Life / Hip Hop Artiste (s) Of the Year
5. Album of The Year: Progress
D-Black
1. Hip Hop Song Of The Year: Get On The Dance Floor Feat Dr. Cryme
2. Hip Life / Hip Hop Artiste (s) Of the Year
3. Best Collaboration of The Year: Somebody Feat. Kwabena Kwabena
4. Album Of The Year: Music, Love & Life
5. Song Writer Of The Year: Somebody Feat. Kwabena Kwabena
Eazzy
1. Most Popular Song Of The Year: Wengeze
2. Discovery of the Year
3. Hip Hop Song Of The Year: Bo Wosem Ma Me
4. Hip Life / Hip Hop Artiste (s) Of the Year
Jay Ghartey
1. Discovery Of The Year
2. Afro Pop Song Of The Year: My Lady
3. Record Of The Year: So Wild
4. Shining Gold: Jay Ghartey
Herty Bongreat
1. Discovery Of The Year
2. Gospel Song Of The Year: Odo Ben Ni
3. Gospel Artiste (s) Of the Year
4. Best Female Vocal Performance
Bless
1. Discovery Of The Year
2. High Life Song Of The Year: Meda Enda
3. High Life Artiste (s) Of the Year
4. Song Writer of the Year: Meda Enda
Samini
1. Artiste (s) of the Year
2. Afro Pop Song of the Year: Sweet Mistake
3. Album of the Year: C.E.O.
R2Bees
1. Most Popular Song of The Year: Kiss Your Hand
2. Hip Life / Hip Hop Artiste (s) Of The Year
3. Best Collaboration: Kiss Your Hand Feat Wande Coal
Nana Boro
1. Most Popular Song of The Year: Eha Ye De
2. Discovery Of The Year
3. Hip Life Song of The Year: Eha Ye De
Florence Obinim & Princess Ifeoma
1. Gospel Song Of The Year: God Never Fails
2. Gospel Artiste (S) Of The Year: Florence Obinim
3. Best Collaboration Of The Year
Ernest Opoku
1. Gospel Song Of The Year: Onyame Di Hene
2. Gospel Artiste (S) Of The Year
3. Best Male Vocal Performance of The Year
Cee
1. Gospel Song of the Year: Halleluyah
2. Gospel Artiste (s) of the Year
3. Best Collaboration of the Year: Halleluyah Feat Isaac & Ampong
Adane Best
1. High Life Song Of The Year: Dzata Bi
2. High Life Artiste (s) of the Year
Daddy Lumba
1. High Life Song of the Year: Anadwo Y Dea Feat. Sarkodie
2. High Life Artiste (s) of the Year
Iwan
1. Discovery of the Year
2. Reggae Song of the Year: Thanks & Praise
Reggie Rockstone
1. Hip Life Song of the Year
2. Best Rapper of the Year
Ceccy Twum
1. Gospel Song of the Year: Nhyira Ba
2. Best Female Vocal Performance of the year
Guru
1. Hip Life Song Of The Year: Democracy
2. Best Rapper Of The Year
Richie
1. Hip Hop Song Of The Year: Intoxicated Feat Sway
Asem
1. Hip Hop Song Of The Year: No More Kpayor
J-Town
1. Hip Hop Song Of The Year: Guns & Roses
2. Best Rapper Of The Year
Akoo Nana
1. Hip Life Song Of The Year: Mugu
Cash Unit
1. High Life Song Of The Year : Yaa Amponsah Feat. Benji & Kwabena Kwabena
Daasebre Gyamena
1. High Life Song Of The Year : Megye Apem
5five
1. Afro Pop Song Of The Year : Move Back (Muje Baya)
4×4
1. Afro Pop Song Of The Year: Miss Doctor
Rocky Dawuni
1. Reggae Song Of The Year: Africa Reggae Fever
Sammi B
1. Reggae Song Of The Year : Tongue Tied D
Na U
1. Reggae Song Of The Year : Independence
Sonni Bali
1. Reggae Song Of The Year: When You’re Gone
Tinny
1. Best Collaboration Of The Year: I Need It Feat. Donaeo
Sway
1. Best Rapper Of The Year: Intoxicated
Efya
1. Record Of The Year: Little Things
2. Song Writer Of The Year: Little Things By Asem & Efya
3. Best Female Vocal Performance Of The Year: Litte Things
Knii Lante
1. Record Of The Year: Lagos To Vienna
2. Best Male Vocal Performance: Lagos To Vienna
Pastor Boamah
1. Song Writer Of The Year: Afunumu Ba
Morris D’voice
1. Best Male Vocal Performance Of The Year: Sanku
Nana Fynn
1. Best Male Vocal Performance Of The Year: Santrofi
Nacy
1. Best Male Vocal Performance Of The Year: Di Kan
Christina Love
1. Best Female Vocal Performance Of The Year: No Fears
Cindy Thompson
1. Best Female Vocal Performance Of The Year: Nhyira Nie
FULL LIST NOMINATIONS:
Artiste(s) of the Year
No Tribe
Cecilia Marfo
Samini
Castro
VIP
Kwabena Kwabena
Most Popular Song of the Year
Kiss your hand – R2Bees
African girls – castro
Away – VIP
Afunumu Ba – Cecilia Marfo
Wengeze – Eazzy
Bohye – No Tribe
Eha Ye de – Nana Boro
Discovery of the Year
Jay Ghartey
Eazzy
Iwan
Nana Boro
Trigmatic
Herty Bongreat
Bless
Hip Hop Song of the Year
Get On The Dance Floor – D-Black
My Life – Trigmatic
Intoxicated by Richie
Bo Wonsem Ma Nie – Eazzy
No More Kpayor – Asem
Guns & Roses – J-Town
Hip Life Song of the Year
Away – VIP
African Girls – Castro
Mugu – Akoo Nana
Eha Ye De – Nana Boro
Female Friend – Reggie Rockstone
Democracy – Guru
Hip Life/Hip Hop Artiste(s) of the Year
D-Black
Eazzy
VIP
Trigmatic
Castro
R2Bees
Gospel Song of the Year
Odo Ben Ni – Herty Bongreat
Bohye – No Tribe
Nhyira Ba – Ceccy Twum
God Never Fails – Florence Obinim & Princess Ifeoma
Onyame Di Hene – Ernest Opoku
Halleluyah – Cee
Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year
Herty Bongreat
No Tribe
Ernest Opoku
Cee
Florence Obinim
Cecilia Marfo
High Life song of the Year
Dzata Bi – Adane Best
Meda Enda – Bless
Dadea Anoma – Kwabena Kwabena
Anadwo Yi Dea – Daddy Lumba
Yaa Amponsah – Unit Cash
Megye Apem – Daasebre Gyamena
Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year
Daddy Lumba
Kwabena Kwabena
Adane Best
Bless
Afro-Pop Song of the Year
My Lady – Jay Ghartey
Kiss Your Hand – R2Bees
Move Back – 5Five
Sweet Mistake – Samini
Wengeze – Eazzy
Miss Doctor – 4×4
Reggae Song of the Year
African Reggae Fever – Rocky Dawuni
Thanks & Praise – Iwan
Tongue Tied – Sammi B
Trigga – Samini
Independence – Na U
When You’re Gone – Sonni Bali
Best Collaboration of the Year
Somebody – D-Black feat. Kwabena Kwabena
African Girls – Castro feat. Asamoah Gyan
Kiss Your Hand – R2Bees feat. Wande Coal
Afunumu Ba – Cecilia Marfo
I Need It – Tinny feat. Donaeo
God Never Fails – Florence Obinim feat. Princess Ifeoma
Halleluyah – Cee feat Isaac & Ampong
Best Rapper of the Year
Sway – Intoxicated
J-Town – Guns & Roses
Guru – Democracy
Trigmatic – My Life
Reggie Rockstone – Female Friend
African Artiste(s) of the Year
Tuface
Asa
Uche Agbo
K’naan
Meiway
THE INDUSTRY CATEGORIES:
Record Label of the Year
Tongue Tied – Sammi B
Dadea Anoma – Kwabena Kwabena
Little Things – Efya
So Wild – Jay Ghartey
Lagos To Vienna – Knii Lante
My Life – Trigmatic
Album of the Year
Permanent Stains – Trigmatic
Shining Gold – Jay Ghartey
Three (Father, Son & Holy Ghost) – No Tribe
Music, Love & Life – D-Black
Progress – VIP
Faithfulness – Cecilia Marfo
C.E.O. – Samini
Best Male Vocal Performance (Solo/Group)
Kwabena Kwabena – Dadea Anoma
KNii Lante – Bo Noo
Ernest Opoku – Onyame Di Hene
Morris D’Voice – Sanku
Nana Fynn – Santrofi
Nacy – Di Kan
Best Female Vocal Performance (Solo/Group)
Efya
Cecilia Marfo
Herty Bongreat
Ceccy twum
Christiana Love
Cindy Thompson
I AM HAPPY WITH IT, THE AWARDS LOOK LIKE THEY LOOKED MORE AT QUALITY AND NOT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS.THEY SHOULD DO THAT INSTEAD
wow its not gona b easy 4 me 2 vote cuz i hav most of ma fouvourites in 1 category or d oda.. well done 2 d comitee.
it is a bit cool and i will go in for trigmatic…but watch out for rapperhoilc by sarkodie that album will take away 7awards on gma 2011
nice nomination infact 2010 yr marks sum mile stone in our music industry n ill be happy with any1 tht wins cos they deserve it frm their hardwork
eeei gma wat is dis ‘bo wo nsem ma me’ hiphop song of da yr i cant believe it. Am very hapi 2pac is getting nomination 12 yrs afta his def wow.
d-black and v.i.p desreve 3 awards each here
where is jimmy black song ? scaterlawaka is song was popular and no nominee for that oooo gh music i need explaination …now ….
challenging nominations but one thing i am not happy with is leaving northerners completely out of the picture. that is not fair. at least, something must be done to up lift the industry up north. trust me, there are great talents there GH is missing. try me……..
jay gartey is the man he deserves an award for every nomination for which he is part.