Nominations for the 2017 Ghana Music Honours have been released.
The awards, which were established in 2012, seek to “cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to the Ghanaian society; from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals”.
Organised by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), the ceremony sees awards in 20 categories given by an academy of peers and one category voted by the public. There is also an award handed by the president of the union to an artist considered to have “contributed immensely to the development of MUSIGA and Ghanaian music in general”.
This year, the much awarded DJ Black is up for the Best DJ honour. Both VVIP and R2Bees are up for four awards each, while rapper EL has received three nominations.
Nominees in the categories Traditional Music Honour, Music Industry Development Honour, Evergreen Highlife Artist Honour, Evergreen Hiplife Artist Honour, Evergreen Gospel Artist Honour and the President’s Choice Honours are yet to be announced. The date of the event has not been made public.
Full list of nominees below:
Best Band Honour
· Afro Harmony
· Big Heels Band
· OBY Band
· Patch Bay Band
· Shabbo Crew
Best DJ Honour
· DJ Black
· DJ Mic Smith
· DJ Slim
· DJ Vision
· DJ Vyrusky
Afro Pop Artist Honour
· Adina
· Efya
· Joey B
· R2Bees
· Ruff and Smooth
Hiplife Artist Honour
· EL
· Guru
· Kofi Kinaata
· Sarkodie
· VVIP
Highlife Artist Honour
· Akwaboah
· Becca
· Bisa K.Dei
· Kwabena Kwabena
· Ofori Amponsah
Reggae/Dancehall Artist Honour
· MzVee
· Raz Kuuku
· Samini
· Shatta Wale
· Stonebwoy
Gospel Artist Honour
· Joe Mettle
· Nacy
· Nicholas Omane Achaempong
· Ohemaa Mercy
· SP Kofi Sarpong
Music Producer Honour
· B2
· Beatz Dakay
· Julz
· Kaywa
· Kuvee
Best Music Video Honour
· Becca ft Bisa K Dei – Beshiwo
· Edem ft Reekado Banks – Nyedzilo
· Guru – Samba
· Okyeame Kwame ft MzVee – Small Small
· R2bees ft Wizkid – Tonight
Most Promising Act Honour
· Article Wan
· Cina Soul
· Ebony
· Fancy Gadam
· Medikal
Best Male Artist Honour
· EL
· Kofi Kinaata
· Sarkodie
· Shatta Wale
· Stonebwoy
Best Female Artist Honour
· Adina
· Becca
· Efya
· MzVee
· Wiyaala
Best Group Honour
· 4×4
· Galaxy
· R2Bees
· Ruff and Smooth
· VVIP
Best Group Honour
· 4×4
· Galaxy
· R2Bees
· Ruff and Smooth
· VVIP
People’s Choice Artist Honour
· Bisa K.Dei
· Efya
· EL
· Joey B
· Kofi Kinaata
· MzVee
· Sarkodie
· Shatta Wale
· Stonebwoy
· VVIP
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