2017 VGMAs Nominees

   The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) 2017 nominees have been announced and the likes of Sarkodie, M.anifest, EL, MzVee and more are up for possible honour(s) in multiple categories with rapper Medikal leading the pack with seven(7) nominations.Majority of the categories were announced via social media,radio and tv mainly EIB network consisting Live FM,Starr FM,Kasapa FM,Agoo tv and GHoneTV with the rest announced at a very short ceremony at the Plush Kempinski Hotel last night.
And now to the categories as they were announced yesterday are as follows;


Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Stonebwoy
Ras Kuuku
Samini
Ebony
Rudebwoy Ranking
MzVee


Reggae/Dancehall Song Of The Year
People Dey-Stonebwoy
Nwansina-Ras Kyaku ft Luther
Gborgborvor-Gallaxy ft Stonebwoy
Kupe-Ebony
Yonnah-Samini ft Luther
Pain Dem-Rudebwoy Ranking
Arostor-Kaakie ft Pono


Highlife Artiste of the Year
Bisa Kdei
Becca
Kofi Kinaata


Highlife Song Of The Year
Jwe-Bisa Kdei
Confession-Kofi Kinaata
Beshiwo-Becca ft Bisa Kdei
Mintse Bo-Wisa Greid
Christy-Dobble
Bokor Bokor-Killbeatz ft Mugeez X Fuse ODG


Unsung Artiste Of The Year
Cina Soul
Deon Boakye
Eshun
CJ Biggerman
Afezi Perry
AJ Lyricx
Kwame Eugene


Gospel Artiste of the Year
Joe Mettle
Piesie Esther
Sonnie Badu
Jeshrun Okyere
Nacee


Gospel Song Of The Year
Yewo Nyame a yewo adze-Nacee ft Ernest Opoku
Change Over-Mary Agyemang
Mewo Jesus-Mabel Okyere
Still You Reign-Sonnie Badu
Healing Stream-Jeshurun Okyere ft Nathaniel Bassey
Agye won nsam-Piesie Esther


Hiplife Song of the Year
Guru - Samba feat. Singlet
Donzy - Club feat. Piesie and Sarkodie
Flowking Stone - Go Low
Sarkodie - RNS
Criss Waddle - Bie Gya feat. Stonebwoy
Kofi Kinaata - Sweet Pie
VVIP - Alhaji feat. Patoranking


Afro-pop Song of the Year
E.L - Kaabu Ame
Eugy - Dance For Me feat. mr Eazi
Article Wan - Solo
Joey B - U x me
Medikal - Too Risky feat. Sister Derby
Adina - Too Late
Vision DJ - Grind feat. A.I


Hip-hop Song of the Year
M.anifest - god MC
Sarkodie - Trumpet feat. Tee Phlow, Koo Ntakra, Strongman, Pappy Kojo, Donzy, & Medikal
E.L - Lalafalama
Medikal - Confirm remix feat. Sarkodie
Edem - Egboame remix feat. Tee Phlow, Cabum, Gemini, Ayat, Mac M, Medikal, Darko, & Bebelino
Okyeame Kwame - Tension feat. Cabum, Medikal & Sister Derby


Best New Act
Medikal
Nii Funny
Fancy Gadam
Article Wan
Feli Nuna
Ebony
Rudebwoy Ranking
Eugy


African Artist of the year
Patoranking
Mr Eazi
Runtown
Tekno
Nathaniel Bassey


Record of the year
Nacee - Me ne wo aa
Akwaboah - Hello feat. Sarkodie
Adina - Too late
Joey B - U x Me
Trigmatic - Motromodwo feat. A.I


Best Female Vocalist
Adina - Tool Late
Becca - Beshiwo
MzVee - Nobody Else
Piesie Esther - Agye won nsam
Petrah - My Man


Best Male Vocalist
Ogya Mensah - Get Serious
Afriyie - Here to Stay
Joe Mettle - Onwanwani
Akwaboah - Hello
Sonnie Badu - Still You Reign
Ernest Opoku - Yewo Nyame a yewo adze


Best Music Video of the Year
Wiyaala - Leno
Okyeame Kwame - Small small feat. MzVee
Nacee - Yewo Nyame a yewo adze feat. Ernest Opoku
Flowking Stone - Rapping Drums
Manifest - W'ani aba feat. Bisa K'Dei
Edem - Nyedzilo feat. Rekaado Banks


Best Group Of The Year
VVIP
Gallaxy
Dunsin
R2bees

Best Collaboration Of The Year
Alhaji-VVIP ft Patoranking
Yewo Nyame a yewo adze-Nacee ft Ernest Opoku
Confirm Remix-Medikal ft Sarkodie
Biegya-Criss Waddle ft Stonebwoy
Nwansina-Ras Kyaku ft Luther
Samba-Guru ft Singlet


Songwriter of the Year
Joe Mettle - Onwanwani
Kill Beatz - Too Late
Kofi Kinaata - Confession
Nacee - Yewo Nyame a yewo adze


Hiplife/Hip pop artiste of the year
Guru
EL
Flowking Stone
Medikal
Sarkodie
M.anifest
Joey B


Best Rapper of the Year
Flowking Stone - Fire Bon Dem RMX
EL - Love God
Meidkal - Connect
Yaa Pono (Ponobiom) - Mind on Money
M.anifest - 100%
Sarkodie - Fire Bon Dem RMX


Best Album
BAR 3 by EL
Nowhere Cool by M.anifest
Counsellor-Nacee
Gifted-Flowking Stone
Sounds Of Africa-Sonnie Badu


Vodafone Song Of The Year
Christy-Dobble
U X Me-Joey B
RNS-Sarkodie
Solo-Article Wan
People Dey-Stonebwoy
Kaabuame-E.L
Bie Gya-Criss Waddle ft Stonebwoy
Sweetie Pie-Kofi Kinaata
Alhaji-VVIP ft Patoranking
Yewo Nyame a yewo adze-Nacee ft Ernest Opoku
Go Low-Flowking Stone


Overall Artiste Of The Year
E.L
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy
Medikal
Joe Mettle
Mzvee