Organizers of Ghana’s premier music award scheme the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards have released the full list of nominations for this year’s edition.

The awards scheme is designed to recognize, celebrate the hard work and dedication of various stakeholders and players in the music industry.

It’s been duly tagged as music’s biggest night in Ghana and this years’ edition marks over two decades of honouring deserving creatives in the music industry in Ghana and Africa at large.

This year’s edition which marks the award scheme’s 22nd year since its inception will have fresh acts Gyakie, Yaw Tog and Dead Peepol pulling up some surprise nominations.

Check out the full list of nominees below:
Gospel Song of the Year
Blessed – Akesse Brempong ft. Joe Mettle
Favour Everywhere – Celestine ft. Evelyn Wanjiru

Adom – Diana Hamilton
Jesus Over Do – Empress Gifty
Yesu Mo – Joe Mettle
Jesus – MOGmusic
Jejeli – KobbySalm ft. Okey Sokay
Who Say God No Dey – Kofi Karikari
Highlife Song of the Year
Posti Me – Akwaboah
Playboy – Dada Hafco ft. Akwaboah
Enjoyment – KiDi
Behind The Scenes – Kofi Kinaata
Open Gate – Kuami Eugene
Asabone – Lord Paper ft. Bosom P-Yung
Later – Mr Drew ft. Kelvyn Boy
Party – Sista Afia ft. Fameye
Hiplife Song of the Year
Thank God – DopeNation ft. Kofi Kinaata
Enough Is Enough – Eno Barony ft. Wendy Shay
Long Life – Fameye ft. Kwesi Arthur
No Dulling – Keche ft. Kuami Eugene
Dw3 Remix – Krymi xr Drew ft. All Stars
Pilolo – Strongman ft. Kelvyn Boy
Happy Day – Sarkodie ft. Kuami Eugene
Ghetto Boy – Tulenkey ft. Kelvyn Boy & Medikal

Hip-Hop Song of the Year
Ataa Adwoa – Bosom PYung
Otan Hunu – Dead Peepol ft Rich Kent. Akobam – Joey B ft Medikal & Kofi Mole

Ekorso – Kofi Jamar ft. Yaw Tog & Ypee
Money – Kweku Flick Live from 233 – Kwesi Arthur

La Hustle Remix – Medikal ft Joey B & Criss Waddle

Sore – Yaw Tog ft O’kenneth, City Boy, Reggie, Jay Bahd

Force Dem To Play Nonsense – Eno Barony ft. Sister Derby & Strongman

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Why – Adina
Sheriff – MzVee
Forever – Samini
Lonely – Jah Lead.
Killy Killy Rmx – Larruso ft Stonebwoy & Kwesi Arthur

Make Up – Kaphun ft Stonebwoy
Gye Diee – Ras Kuuku ft MOGmusic
Mi Dey Up Rmx – Kofi Jamar ft Stonebwoy
Afrobeats/AFROPOP Song of the Year
Take Care of You – Adina ft Stonebwoy
Inna Song – Darkovibes ft King Promise
Forever – Gyakie
Momo – KelvynBoy ft Mugeez & Darkovibes.
Say Cheese – KiDi
Sisa – King Promise
Turn On the Lights – Kwesi Arthur
Let Me Know – Mr Drew
Maria – Camidoh
Emergency – Wendy Shay
Afrobeat/Afropop Artiste of the Year
Adina
Darkovibes
Camidoh
KelvynBoy
KiDi
King Promise.
Mr. Drew
Wendy Shay
VGMA Unsung Act
Nanky
Oseikrom Sikani
Malcolm Nuna
Kwame Yogot
Kobby Tuesday
Naana Blu
Adelaide The Seer
Queendalyn Yurglee
Gospel Artiste of the Year
Akesse Brempong.
Joe Mettle.
Celestine Donkor.
Diana Hamilton.
Empress Gifty
MOGmusic
Efe Grace
Eric Jeshrun
Highlife Artiste of the Year
Akwaboah
Fameye
Kofi Kinaata
Kuami Eugene
Sista Afia.
Dada Hafco
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Epixode
Samini.
Ras Kuuku
Kaphun.
Larruso
Best Video of the Year
Why – Adina
Fancy – Amaarae
Adom – Diana Hamilton.
Cold – Joey B
Open Gate – Kuami Eugene
On the Street – Kweku Smoke
Let Me Know – Mr Drew
Baddest Boss – MzVee
Kpa – Okyeame Kwame
Thomas Pompoyeyaw rmx – Pappy Kojo
Instrumentalist of the Year
Joshua Moszi
Nana Yaw Sarfo Prince
Sennah Emmanuel
Bludo Enoch
Owuraku Kissi
Songwriter of the Year
Diana Hamilton – Adom
Kofi Kinaata – Behind the Scenes
Adina – Hyedin
Joe Mettle – Yesu Mo
Abiana – Adun Lei
Epixode – Too Much
Record of the Year
Be Your Own Beautiful – Adomaa
Daddy’s Little Girl – Adina
Fancy – Amaarae.
Die 4 U – Cina Soul.
Too Much – Epixode
Diplomatic Teef – Trigmatic.
Commot – Worlasi
Mmusuo – YaaYaa
Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year
Eno Barony
Joey B
Keche
Kofi Jamar
Kwesi Arthur
Medikal.
Sarkodie
Yaw Tog
Male Vocalist of the Year
KiDi – One Man
Joe Mettle – Yesu Mo
Akwaboah – Posti Me
MOGmusic – Oguamma
Kyei Mensah – Take It All
Kingsley Amporful – God
Best Group of the Year
Bethel Revival Choir
DopeNation
Dead Peepol
Keche
Best Collaboration of the Year
Take Care of You – Adina ft Stonebwoy
Inna Song – Darkovibes ft King Promise
No Dulling – Keche ft Kuami Eugene
One Man – KiDi ft Adina
Ekorso – Kofi Jamar ft Yaw Tog & Ypee.
La Hustle Remix – Medikal ft Joey B & Criss Waddle.

Happy Day – Sarkodie ft Kuami Eugene.
Sore – Yaw Tog ft O’kenneth, City Boy, Reggie, Jay Bahd

Best Rapper Performance
Amerado – Best Rapper
Eno Barony – God Is A Woman
Joey B – Cold
Medikal – Stop It
Sarkodie – Brown Paper Bag
Strongman – Flawless
African Artiste of the Year
Burnaboy
Davido
Wizkid
Master KG.
Fireboy DML
Omah Lay
International Collaboration of the Year
Favor Everywhere – Celestine Donkor ft Evelyn Wanjiru

The One – Efya ft Tiwa Savage
Something Nice – Kofi kinaata ft Patoranking
Show Body – Kuami Eugene ft Falz
Baajo – Kwesi Arthur ft Joeboy
CEO Flow – Sarkodie ft E-40
Paper – Sista Afia ft Victor AD
Thomas Pompoyeyaw rmx – Pappy Kojo ft Busiswa

Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year
Ataa Adwoa – Bosom PYung
Adom – Diana Hamilton
No Dulling – Keche
Enjoyment – KiDi
Sisa – King Promise
Ekorso – Kofi Jamar
Open Gate – Kuami Eugene
La Hustle Remix – Medikal
Happy Day – Sarkodie
Sore – Yaw Tog
Say Cheese – KiDi
Inna Song – Darkovibes
Album of the Year
Araba – Adina
Kpanlogo – Darkovibes
Son of Africa – Kuami Eugene
The Truth – Medikal
Inveencible – MzVee
10 Am – Strongman.
Blackstar – KelvynBoy
Lava Feels – Joey B
EP of the Year
Blue EP – KiDi
Seed EP – Gyakie
Different – GuiltyBeatz.
Mood Swings – Edem
Sorry For The Wait This Is Not The Wait – Kwesi Arthur

The Truth – Kofi Jamar
Best New Artiste of the Year
Amerado.
Bosom PYung.
Dead Peepol
Gyakie
Kofi Jamar
Kweku Flick
Larruso
Mr Drew
Yaw Tog
Camidoh
Artiste of the Year
Adina
KiDi
Diana Hamilton
Kuami Eugene
Medikal
Sarkodie