Gospel tops Ghana Music Awards nominations

  1. Posted on Wednesday 4 March 2009 - 15:10
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    Ameyaw Debrah, AfricaNews reporter in Accra Ghana
    Gospel singer Christiana Love has topped the list of nominations for the 2009 Ghana Music Awards. Although the past year has been good for Ghanaian hip-hop, she was able to sail to the top because unlike the hip-hop artists, she was also nominated for Best Female Vocal Performance.
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    This year's ceremony will be one of the most keenly contested in years as several artists had major hits in the last year. However, hiplife/hip-hop acts like Okyeame Kwame and Praye are touted as favourites going into the awards slated for Saturday April 4.

    List of Nominees
     
    Artist of the Year: Philipa Baafi, Okyeame Kwame, Christiana Love,  Asem, Praye
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    Most Popular Song of the Year:  Me Mme Me Werenfi – Christiana Love,  Go High – Philipa Baafi,  Africa Money – Sidney, Angelina – Praye, Ngozi – Michael Dwamena
    Woso – Okyeame Kwame
    Discovery of the Year: Gifty Osei, R2Bees, Asem, Wanlov the Kubulor, Klala, Richie

    Best Male Vocal Performance (Solo/Group) : Do No Bi - Kwabena Kwabena,  Ngozi – Michael Dwamena,  Ete Sen? – OJ,  Odo Dede Me – Pat Thomas,  Frema – Richie
    Me Nhyira Bi Da – Oheneba Kissi,

    Best Female Vocal Performance (Solo/Group): Life – Bernice Offei, Me Mma Me Werenfi – Christiana Love, Me Nte Ase – Opiesie Esther
     
    Hip Hop Song of the Year: Right Now – Joe Frazier, Konkonsa – Wanlov the Kubolor
    When I Get You – Richie/Asem,  Pigaro – Asem, Wonkoaa – Praye, Woso – Okyeame Kwame
    Hiplife Song of the Year: Medo Mmma – Okyeame Kwame, Nye He Ye Few – Klala
    Adoma – Reggie Zippy, Mercy Lokko – Czar, Oyeadieyie – Dunsin, President – Obour

    Hiplife / Hiphop Artiste(s) of the Year:  R2Bees, Praye, Asem, Sidney, Okyeame Kwame

    Gospel Song of the Year: Go High – Philipa Baafi, Emere – Josh Laryea, Ete Sen? – OJ
    Akokofunu – Great Ampong , Me Mma Me Werenfi – Christiana Love, Me Nte Ase – Opiesie Esther, Aseda – Gifty Osei, Pentecost Ogya – Evangelist Diana Asamoah

    Gospel Artiste (s) of the Year: Opeisie Esther, Philipa Baafi, Christian Love, Josh Laryea, Gifty Osei, Great Ampong,

    Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year: Ngozi – Michael Dwamena, Akonta – Kofi Nti, Odo Dedami – Pat Thomas,  B Power – Daddy Lumba,  Me Nhyia Bi Da – Oheneba Kissi, Do No Bi – Kwabena Kwabena

    Contemporary Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year: Kofi Nti, Kwabena Kwabena, Ofori Amponsah, Daddy Lumba, Lucky Mensah,

    Afro Pop Song of the Year: Gologolo – Echo, Frema – Richie, African Money – Sidney
    Angelina – Praye, I Dey Mad – R2Bees,

    Reggae Song of the Year: M’akomamu – Papa Wastic,  Change Your Constitution – Chizzy Waller, You Stole My Heart – Daasebre Dwamena, My Sweet Girl – Samini, Barack Obama – Blakk Rasta
     
    Best Collaboration of the Year: Ade Akye Abia – Christiana Love & Kwaku Gyasi
    Odo Dedeme – Pat Thomas/K. K. Fosu, Mercy Lokko – Czar/Richie/Tinny; Ngozi – Michael Dwamena/Nii Lantey,   Nhyira – Slim Busterr/Tinny,  Woso – Okyeame Kwame/Richie