Stonebwoy, MzVee lead 2017 Bass Awards nominations

The nominees for the 2017 Bass Awards has been made public by the organisers.
The Bass Awards is an awards scheme that is looked forward to each year by lovers of Reggae and Dancehall.
The very first edition of the awards scheme was held in 2013 and it had Samini winning the Kwame Nkrumah Artiste of The Year
Last year’s Kwame Nkrumah Artiste of The Year was awarded to Rocky Dawuni.
Below are the nominees for each category in this years edition:
KWAME NKRUMAH AWARD (ARTISTE OF THE YEAR)
1. STONEBWOY
2. RAS KUUKU
3. EBONY
4. MZ VEE
5. BLAKK RASTA
6. SAMINI
YAA ASANTEWA AWARD (RECORD OF THE YEAR)
1. BLACK PROPHET – IN TIMES LIKE THESE
2. A. K. SONGSTRESS – REGGAE MUSIC
3. KWAME PARTAN – GHANAIAN PASSPORT
4. FIIFI SELAH – AKONTA SEKAN
5. IWAN FT. GARBA YARONZAMANI – REAL ZONGO YOUTH
6. SAMINI – MAMA GHANA
REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. BAD SYSTEM – RAS KUUKU
2. GET SERIOUS – OGYA MENSAH
3. LIVE IN LOVE – STONEBWOY
4. PAIN DEM – RUDE BOY RANKING
5. AROSTOR – KAKI
6. FIRE – SAMINI
7. LOVE EM STILL – KNII LANTE
8. MR KAYA – KOJO KOMBOLO
9. NOBODY ELSE – MZ VEE FT. BLACK PROPHET
10. REGGAE MUSIC – A. K. SONGSTRESS
11. RASTA ON THE MOVE – BLAKK RASTA
12. LEGALISE IT – IWAN
DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
1. SMILE AGAIN – JUPITAR
2. BIG IT UP – SHEGER
3. HAPPY DAY – A. K. SONGSTRESS FT. ZEAL
4. TALK TO ME – STONEBWOY FT. KRANIUM
5. RISING SUN – EYE JUDAH
6. PEOPLE DEY – STONEBWOY
7. THE ROCK – SCATA BADA FT. JUPITA
8. NAKALA – BLAKK MEXXIAH FT. LINGUA KAT
9. COUPE – EBONY
10. NWANSAN – RAS KUUKU FT LUTHER
11. YONAH – SAMINI FT. LUTHER
12. MAMA– PAPA WASTIK
13. EYE JUDAH-SUPPORT
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. JUPITAR
2. SAMINI
3. EPISODE
4. RAS KUUKU
5. STONEBWOY
6. BLAKK RASTA
7. EBONY
8. FANCY GADAM
9. MZVEE
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
1. OGYA MENSAH – LET’S GET SERIOUS
2. BLAKK RASTA – ON THE MOVE
3. JUPITAR – SMILE AGAIN
4. KNII LANTE – LOVE EM STILL
5. DAVID OSCAR – GET THERE ONE DAY
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
1. MZ VEE – NOBODY ELSE
2. A. K. SONGSTRESS – REGGAE MUSIC
3. SHEGER – BIG UP
4. KAKI – AROSTOR
5. EBONY – COUPE
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
1. MASTA GARZY – SMILE AGAIN (JUPITAR)
2. NATURE – REGGAE MUSIC (A.K. SONGSTRESS)
3. RICHIE – NOBODY ELSE (MZ VEE)
4. DEAN FRASER – IN TIMES LIKE THESE (BLACK PROPHET)
5. KILO BEATS – GET THERE ONE DAY (DAVID OSCAR)
6. JMJ – AROSTOR (KAKI)
7. BRAINY BEATZ – MAMA GHANA (SAMINI)
DANCEHALL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1. A. K. SONGSTRESS FT. ZEAL – HAPPY DAY
2. STONEBWOY FT KRANIUM – TALK TO ME
3. SAMINI FT. LUTHER – YONAH
4. SCATA BADA FT JUPITA – THE ROCK
5. BLAKK MEXXIAH FT. LINGUA KAT – NAKALA
6. KAKI FT. GURU – SANKWAS
7. RANK GUY ft. RAQUEL – FOR LOVE
8. IWAN FT. FANCY GADAM AND JAMAL BAMBA – DAGOMBA GAL
RIDDIM OF THE YEAR
1. MOONLIGHT – I. K
2. KALYPO – MACKEY & DR. RAY
3. BULLET – BULLET BEAT
4. THE CALL – SELASSIE
5. IRIE BUS – KASKIS
REGGAE COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1. DAVID OSCAR FT. AFRIYIE – GET THERE ONE DAY
2. KAKI FT. YAA PONO – AROSTOR
3. MZ VEE FT. BLACK PROPHET – NOBODY ELSE
4. BLACK PROPHET FT. DUANE STEPHENSON – DISTANT LOVE
ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. ROAR – AKESSE BREMPONG
2. ONE LOVE – NAT ABBEY
3. FIRE BUN – NACEE
4. LOVE FEELING – SELORM FT. KESSE
5. NII SOUL MAXINE – WAHGUAN FI DI CHURCH
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
1. RENNER
2. A. J. LYRICS
3. NYAMEKYE
4. WAILING WANNA
5. WAN ROW
6. TSOBI
7. XHILLA ROY
8. KAHPUN
9. ARTICLE WAN
10. FRANK GUY
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
1. PATORANKING
2. CYNTHIA MORGAN
3. BURNA BOY
4. SIDNEY SALMON
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. STORIES OF LIFE – BLACK PROPHET
2. LIVINGSTONE – STONEBWOY
3. SPAR JUNKIES – EPISODE
4. ELEVATION TIME – RUDEBOY RANKING
5. IWAN – GASKIYA
6. BLACK RASTA
DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. STONEBWOY
2. MZ VEE
3. EBONY
4. JUPITAR
5. SAMINI
REGGAE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. KNII LANTE
2. BLACK PROPHET
3. PAPA WASTIK
4. IWAN
5. RAS KUUKU
SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
1. BLACK PROPHET – IN TIMES LIKE THESE
2. KNII LANTE – LOVE EM STILL
3. STONEBWOY – LIVE IN LOVE
4. BLACK RASTA – RASTA ON THE MOVE
5. OGYA MENSAH – GET SERIOUS
REGGAE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. PAIN DEM – RUDEBOY RANKING
2. MZVEE FT. BLACK PROPHET – NOBODY ELSE
3. STONEBOWOY – LIVE IN LOVE
4. OGYA MENSAH – GET SERIOUS
5. RAS KUUKU – BAD SYSTERM
6. IRE BUS RIDDIM
DANCEHALL VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. STONEBOWOY – PEOPLE DEY
2. RAS KUUKU – NWANSANA
3. EBONY – KUPE
4. AK SONGSTRESS – HAPPY DAY
5. SHEGAH – BIG IT UP
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