Afrobeats sensation and ‘Your Girl is Calling Me’ hitmaker Kay Dizzle has hit a huge milestone in his career as he has grabbed two nominations at the inaugural edition of the Ghana Music Awards South Africa.
A newly instituted Awards Scheme, the maiden list of nominees released by organizers contains two nominations for the rapidly rising star.
Dizzle’s single with Article Wan, ‘Murder’, grabbed two nominations — one as the Reggae/Dancehall song of the year and the other as Best Music Video of the Year.
Elsewhere, Patapaa, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Kuami Eugene and 2018 VGMA Artist of the Year Ebony Reigns compete for the topmost Artist of the Year Award.
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Check out full nominees list for this year’s awards, which come off on 3rd November 2018 in Pretoria.
1 * GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
● JOYCE BLESSING
● GIFTY OSEI
● JOE METTLE
● PATIENCE NYARKO
● CELESTINE DONKOR
● PRINCESS ROY
● MAAME SERWAH
● SONNIE BADU
● OHEMAA MERCY
2 * PROMISING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• KOO KYIE
• MACCASIO
• KAY 9ICE
• EFE KEYZ
• WAKILI
• DEM TINZ
• XYLO
• DHAT GYAL
• AMERADO
• CITIZEN WELKINS
• KASIEBO
• ADI GOVNOR
• BRAYN THE MENSAH
• ICONZY FIACK
• DZIDU
3 * NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
● KIDI
● KING PROMISE
● KWESI ARTHUR
● KUAMI EUGENE
● WENDY SHAY
● B4 BONAH
● KELVIN BOY
● PATAPAA
● ESHUN
4 * BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR
● VVIP
● REGGIE AND BOLLIE
● R2BEES
● KECHE
● EEIINATION
● WUTAH
● GALAXY
5 * HIP-LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
● KOFI KINAATA
● CAPTAIN PLANET
● KWESI ARTHUR
● YAA PONO
● PATAPAA
● NII FUNNY
● GASMILLA
● QUATA BUDUKUSU
● NERO X
6 * BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR
● SARKODIE
● ENO BARONY
● YAA PONO
● TEEPHLOW
● QUATA BUDUKUSU
● MANIFEST
● MEDIKAL
● STRONGMAN BURNER
7 * BEST DJ OF THE YEAR
● DJ VYRUSKY
● DJ BLACK
● DJ SWITCH
● DJ CHAMPAGNE
● DJ EXTRA
● DJ NYCE
● DJ MAXTA PRIME
● ANDY DOSTY
● DJ WOBETE
8 * BEST MUSIC JOURNALIST / BLOGGER OF THE YEAR
● KWAME DADZI
● EBENEZER DONKOR
● AMEYAW DEBRAH
● ATTRACTIVE MUSTAPHA
● ZION FELIX
● DAVID MAWULI
● CHRIS HANDLER
● NII ATAKORA MENSAH
● JONATHAN NII LARYEA
9 * MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
● ANGELA / WISH ME WELL (KUAMI EUGENE)
● MAAME HW3 (EBONY)
● AKWAABA (MR. EAZI)
● OBI AGY OBI GIRL (CAPTAIN PLANET)
● KWESI ARTHUR (GRIND DAY RMX)
● SHATTA WALE (GRINGO)
● ONE CORNER (PATAPAA)
● THAT THING (ARTICLE ONE)
10 * HIGH LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
● BISA KDEI
● KUMI GUITAR
● KUAMI EUGENE
● KIDI
● DADA HAFCO
● K.K. FOSU
● FATAU KEITA
11 * BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
● KING PROMISE
● CHOIR MASTER
● KIDI
● KK FOSU
● KUAMI EUGENE
● LUTA
● EPIXODE
● MUGEEZ
12 * REGGAE / DANCEHALL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
● STONEBWOY
● EPIXODE
● SAMINI
● RUDEBWOY RANKING
● BLACKK RASTA
● SHATTA WALE
● KELVIN BOY
● MZVEE
13 * REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
● SAMINI (MY OWN)
● EPIXODE (KUTU)
● STONEBWOY (BAWASABA)
● SHATTA WALE (GRINGO)
● EBONY (SPONSOR)
● BLAKK RASTA (FLOWER IN THE SHOWER)
● KAY DIZZLE (MURDER)
● ESHUN (FA ME KOR)
● RUDEBWOY RANKING (ORIGNAL RUDEBWOY)
14 * BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
● YAA PONO X STONEBWOY (OBIAA WONI MASTER)
● SAMINI X DEM TINZ (FAMA ME)
● MR. EAZI FT PATAPAA (AKWAABA)
● CAPTAIN PLANET X KOFI KINAATA (OBI AGYE OBI GIRL)
● OBRAFOUR X SARKODIE (MOESHA)
● SHATTA WALE X PATAPAA (BODI FI BODY)
● PATAPAA X RAS CANN X MR. LOYALTY (ONE CORNER)
● K.K FOSU X NEROI X (YENKODA)
● KING PROMISE X MUGEEZ X SARKODIE (C.C TV)
● ARTICLE WAN X PATAPAA (THAT THING)
● DJ VYRUSKY FT SHATTA WALE AND KUAMI EUGENE ( ADWENFI)
15 * BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
● KING DEE (WUTAH – BRONYA)
● MASTER GARZY (CAPTAIN PLANET – OBI AGY OBI GIRL)
● PEEWEZEL (OSIKANI ABRANTIE – OBIA DON)
● DATBEAT GOD (KIDI – ADIEPENA)
● EYOH SOUNDBWOY (DEM TINZ – PRESSUER B3 FAWU)
● EPHRIAM (KK FOSU – YENKODA)
● GUILTYBEATZ (AKWAABA)
● DANNY BEATZ (MEDEKUKU)
● KILL BEAT (KING PROMISE – CCTV)
● DR. RAY (FINAL SOLUTION – BLESSER)
● TUBHANI MUZIK (STRONGMAN BURNER – MONSTER)
16 * BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
● KING PROMISE (CCTV)
● STRONGMAN BURNER (BABY GIRL)
● QATA BUDUKUSU (GINGER)
● FANLY (LIVE WIRE)
● SHATTA WALE (GRINGO)
● MANTSE AY (NYAME WATSE)
● CITIZEN WELKINS (MY BABY)
● KAY DIZZLE (MURDER)
● YPEE (MEYE GUY RMX)
17 * ARTIST OF THE YEAR
● PATAPAA
● SHATTA WALE
● EBONY
● STONEBWOY
● KUAMI EUGENE