Sarkodie, led the pack of nominees for the 2012 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards announced Wednesday afternoon, at the studios of GH One Entertainment Television. The rapper bagged a total of 12 nominations including 3 in the Best Collaboration of the Year category for ‘Sweetio’ with Raquel, ‘U Go Kill Me’ featuring EL and ‘I’m in Love With You’ featuring Efya; songwriter of the year, Artist of the Year, Most Popular Song of the Year and Album of the year.
2011 was largely a good year for the rapper but he will face some stiff competition from Okyeame Kwame with 9 nominations, 7 for 4×4, 6 for Stay J and 5 for Dr Cryme. Other artists with multiple nominations include Kwaw Kesse, Trigmatic, Efya, Raquel, Becca and others.
One of the big surprises was the VGMA Boards and Academy’s snubbing of Stay J for the Artiste of the Year gong. Bellow is the full list of nominations:
1.Artiste(s) of the Year
Becca
Okyeame Kwame
Sarkodie
Efya
R2Bees
4×4
Kwaw Kesse
2.Best New Artiste(s) of The Year
Atumpan
Racquel
Stay Jay
D-Cryme
EL
Zigi
3.African Artiste(s) of the Year
Naeto C
Duncan Mighty
Ice Prince
D’banj
Cabo Snoop
Wizkid
MI
4.Hiplife Song of the Year
Stay Jay – Shashee Wowo
Keche – Sorkode
4X4 – Yesi Yesii
Sarkodie – U Go Kill Me
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
Buk Bak – Kolom
D Cryme – Kill Me Shy
5. Highlife Song of the Year
George Darko – Lucky Star
Lucky Mensah – Nkratuor
Kwabena Maphia – I Go pay
Daddy Lumba – Ko Hye Po
Kwabena Kwabena – Be Gye Me
K. K Fosu – Akoma
6. Most Popular Song of the year
4 x 4 – Yesi Yesii
Stay Jay – Shashee Wowo
Selina Boateng – Me Nku Me Ho
D Cryme – Kill Me Shy
Sarkodie – U Go Kill Me
Zigi – You Say Wetin
Atumpan – The Thing
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
7.Afro-Pop Song of the Year
Ruff-N-Smooth Beautiful
Becca- African Woman
Fuse ODG- Azonto
Zigi – U Say Wey Tin
Atumpan – The Thing
Raquel – Sweetieo
Chase – Tell Me Your Name
8.Hip hop Song Of The Year
Bra Kevin – Three Headed Beast
D-Black – My Kind Of Girl
Sarkodie – I’m In Love With You
Edem – Too Much
Guru – Mmaa Kuo
Kwaw Kese – Poppin
9.Gospel Song Of The Year
Lady Prempeh- Nsantaban
Gifty Osei – Fefeefe
Philipa Baafi – Dea Eba Wosem Afe Yi
Selina Boateng – Me Nku Me Ho
Jake Alolome – Tomorrow By This Time
DSP Kofi Sarpong – African Borborbo
Bernice Ansah – Final say
10. Reggae Song Of The Year
Blakk Rasta – Miss Right
SonniBalli – All They See
Edem – Ghetto Arise
Kesse – Oh Yes
Stonebwoy/Samini – Climax
Jupiter/Trigmatic – Uptown Downtown
11. Best Male Vocal Artiste
Kesse – Oh Yes
Fritz – Me Dowu
K. K. Fosu – Akoma
Kwasey Pee – Shwe Ahenie
Chemphe – Number One
Kwame Adinkra Abena Dansoaa
12 Group Of The Year
R2Bees
Buk Bak
Keche
Ruff-N-Smooth
4X4
13. Best Music Video of The Year
Becca – African Woman – Davis Media Group
4×4 – Yesi Yesii – Phamous People
D Black – My Kinda Girl – Jonathan Olamide & Desmond Blackmore
M3NSA – No One Knows Sam A Kessie
Bra Kevin 3 Headed Beast Nana Asihene
Sheriffa Gunu – Mrantie Phamous Films Production
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful – Ohene Media
14. Best Female Vocal Artiste
Efya – I’m In Love With You
Raquel – Odo
Bertha – Faithful
Becca – African Woman
Irene Logan – Light and Darkness
Diana Antwi Hamilton – Eye Wo Ara
15. Gospel Album Of The Year
Philipa Baafi – Dea Eba Wosem Afe Yi
Selina Boateng – Me Nku Me Ho
Bernice Ansah – Gbenze Gbenze
Lady Prempeh – Ne Ntaban
Diana Antwi Hamilton – Blessings
Gifty Osei – Fefeefe
16. Best Rapper Of The Year
Manifest – Ghana Must Go
Sarkodie – U Go Kill Me
Okyeame Kwame – Faithful
Edem – Legacy
Trigmatic – Light and Darkness
EL – Obuu Mo
17. Record of the Year
Okyeame Kwame/Bertha – Faithful
Jayso/Adina – Music
M3NSA – Fante Love Song
Trigmatic/Irene – Light and Darkness
Sarkodie/Efya – I’m In Love With You
Kwame Adinkra/Kwabena Kwabena – Akua Dansoa
Yaa Pono/Efya – Good Morning
18. Song Writer Of The Year
Okyeame Kwame Faithful written by Kwame Nsiah Apau
D Cryme Kill Me Shy written by Darlington Agyekum
Fante Love Song writtern by Mensah Ansah
Manifest/Efya Asa written by Kwame Tsikata /Jane Awindor/ J.Karp
Sarkodie/ Efya I’m In Love With You written by Micheal Owusu Addo / Jane Awindor
Becca African Woman written by Kiki Banson
Trigmatic/Irene Light And Darkness written by Nana Yaw Oduro, Irene Logan
19. Best Collaboration of the Year
Trigmatic/Raquel -Aageii
Fuse ODG / Tiffany – Azonto
Raquel/Sarkodie -Sweetieo
Eduwordzi/Stay Jay – Yenko Nkoa
Okyeame Kwame/Bertha -Faithful
Sarkodie/Efya – I’m In Love With You
Sarkodie/EL -You Go Kill Me
20. Album of the Year
Sarkodie – Rapperholic
Kwaw Kese- Untold Stories
4×4 – Waist and Power
Stay Jay – Repetition
Trigmatic -Solutions
Selina Boateng – Menko Meho
21.Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year
Daddy Lumba
K. K Fosu
Kwabena Kwabena
Kwasie Pee
George Darko
Lucky Mensah
22. Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year
DSP Kofi Sarpong
Gifty Osei
Philipa Baafi
Lady Prempeh
Bernice Ansah
Selina Boateng
23.HiplifeHiphop Artiste(s) of the Year
Stay Jay
Okyeame Kwame
4×4
Sarkodie
D-Cryme
Kwaw Kese
R2Bees
