Ghana: Who takes the artist of the year? – Ghana Music Awards 2011
By Peterking Quaye for Shout-Africa..com from Accra-Ghana – Come Saturday April 9, This year’s Ghana Music Award 2011 awards ceremony will come alive at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre .In over ten years this awards bestowed upon musicians in the country has brought a level of prestige to the music industry despite many artiste has opted out of it, it still comes with a bit of uniqueness.
Preceding awards are mini events for the stakeholder and the musicians these includes the Ghana Music Awards Dialogue/Workshop and the Ghana Music Awards Nominees Party. The unveiling ceremony despite moulded by the rain many invited guest and artiste performing on the night defied the rain to stay on for the event to finish at the Poolside of the Golden Tulip.
The Question that comes to mind is “who takes the best artiste of the year?”From the release list these are the break downs after carefully studying the list of music and musicians, newest Ga-English rapper and youth sensational artiste ,Trigmatic lead the nominations ,follow by Ghana’s soul touching gospel songstress Cecilia Marfo and evergreen silky voice Kwabena Kwabena lead the in pack with more nominations for this year’s MTN Ghana Music Awards . Trigmatic had seven nominations including Hip Hop Song of the Year, Best Rapper of Year, and Record of the Year and Song Writer of the Year.
Cecilia Marfo also had seven nominations; Artiste of the Year category, Gospel Song of the Year, Most Popular Song of the Year and Best Female Vocal Performance of the Year.
Kwabena Kwabena on the other hand has six nominations; Best Collaboration of the Year and Songwriter(s) of the Year with D-Black in the song somebody and Highlife Song of the Year with Cash Unit in the song Yaa Amponsah. From Lynx Entertainment Eazzy, Castro de destroyer, Gospel group -No Tribe, D-Black and VIP all had 5 nominations each with MTN Icon Samini also 4.
Each winner at the awards will get GH¢1, 000 with the Artiste of the Year winner walking away with a cash prize of GH¢5, 000 Ghana Cedis, an increase from last year’s GH¢3,000.
Special awards lined-up, to be picked up include Best Music for Development worth GH¢3,000 and the newly introduced special category, Life Time Achievement Award winner will get a plague and a cash prize of GH¢ 2,000.
Below is the detailed list of nominations:
Public Voting Categories
Artiste of the Year
No Tribe
Cecilia Marfo
Samini
Castro
VIP
Kwabena Kwabena
Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste (s) of the Year
D-Black
Eazzy
VIP
Trigmatic
Castro
R2Bees
Highlife Artiste (s) of the Year
Daddy Lumba (DL)
Kwabena Kwabena
Adane Best
Bless
Gospel Artiste (s) of the Year
Herty Borngreat
No Tribe
Ernest Opoku
Cee
Florence Obinim
Cecilia Marfo
Discovery of the Year
Jay Ghartey
Eazzy
Iwan
Nana Boroo
Trigmatic
Herty Bongreat
Bless
Best Collaboration of the Year
D-Black feat. Kwabena Kwabena – Somebody
Castro feat. Asamoah Gyan (Baby Jet) – African Girls
R2Bees feat. Wande Coal – Kiss Your Hands
Cecilia Marfo feat. Ernest Opoku
Tinny feat. Donaeo – I Need It
Florence Obinim & Princess Ifeoma – God Never Fails
Cee feat. Ampong & Isaac – Halleluyah
Hiplife Song of the Year
Guru – Democracy
Castro feat. Asamoah Gyan (Baby Jet) – African Girls
Akoo Nana – Guru
Nana Boroo – Aha Ye De (Bedia Ewu)
Reggie Rockstone feat. Quabena Maphia – Female Friend
VIP – Away
Highlife Song of the Year
VIP – Gyata Bi
Bless – Meda Enda
Kwabena Kwabena – Dadea Anoma
Daddy Lumba (DL) featuring Sarkodie – Anadwo Ye Die
Cash Unit feat. Benji & Kwabena Kwabena
Daasebre Dwamena – Megya Apem
Most Popular Song of the Year
R2Bees feat. Wande Coal – Kiss Your Hands
Castro feat. Asamoah Gyan (Baby Jet) – African Girls
VIP – Away
Cecilia Marfo – Afunumu Ba
Eazzy – Wengeze
No Tribe – Bohye
Nana Boroo – Aha Ye De (Bebia Ewu)
Afro-Pop Song of the Year
Jay Ghartey – My Lady
R2Bees feat. Wande Coal – Kiss Your Hands
5Five – Move Back
Samini – Sweet Mistake
Eazzy – Wengeze
4×4 – Miss Doctor
Hip Hop Song of the Year
D-Black feat. Dr. Cryme
Trigmatic – My Life
Richie feat. Sway – Intoxicated
Eazzy – Bo Wonsem Ma Me
Asem – No More Kpayor
J-Town – Guns and Roses
Gospel Song of the Year
Herty Borngreat – Odo Ben Ni
No Tribe – Bohye
Ceccy Twum – Nhyira Ba
Florence Obinim & Princess Ifeoma – God Never Fails
Cecilia Marfo – Afunumu Ba
Ernest Opoku – Onyame Di Hene
Cee feat. Ampong & Isaac – Halleluyah
Reggae Song of the Year
Rocky Dawuni – African Reggae Fever
IWAN – Thanks & Praise
Samini B – Tongue Tied
Samini – Trigga
Na U – Independence Day
Sonni Balli – When You’re Gone
Best Rapper of the Year
Sway – Intoxicated
J-Town – Guns and Roses
Guru – Democracy
Trigmatic – My Life
Reggie Rockstone – Female Friend
Committee Voting Categories
Album of the Year
Trigmatic – Permanent Stains
Jay Ghartey – Shining Gold
No Tribe – Three (Father, Son and Holy Ghost)
D-Black – Music, Love & Life
VIP – Progress
Cecilia Marfo – Faithfulness
Samini – C. E. O
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 – Little Things
Herty Borngreat – Odo Ben Ni
Ceccy Twum – Nhyira Ba
Cecilia Marfo – Afunumu Ba
Christiana Love – No Fears
Cindy Thompson – Nhyira Nie
Record of the Year
Samini B- Tongue Tie
Kwabena Kwabena – Dadea Anoma
Efya – Little Things
Jay Ghartey – So Wild
Knii Lante feat. Leboo – Lagos To Vienna
Trigmatic – My Life
African Artiste of the Year
2 Face
Asa
Uche Agbo
K’naan
Meiway
Songwriter (s) of the Year
Asem and Efya
Pastor Boamah
D-Black and Kwabena Kwabena – Somebody
Trigmatic – My Life
Bless – Meda Enda
Kwabena Kwabena – Dadea Anoma
Industry Categories
Traditional Artistes of the Year
Instrumentalist of the Year
Music for Development
Music Video of the Year
MUSIGA Merit Awards
Producer of the Year
