Ghana Music Awards UK 2018 announces nominations

Music’s biggest night returns to the United Kingdom this year for a star-studded evening at the Gaumont Palace (Dominion Centre) Wood Green, London on 6th October, 2018.

The event seeks to recognise the achievements of Ghanaian musicians in Ghana and the UK.

Sponsors for 2018 GMA UK are Bie Gya Bitters with The Award Winning Accra City Hotel and DK Aluminium Plus as Partners. For more information about Ghana Music Awards UK please log on to http://gmauk.co.uk or email [email protected].

Contacts for this years program 00447783 188 058 / 0044 7894 941 667 or follow Ghana Music Awards UK on all the socials @Ghmusicawardsuk.

For Sponsorships and Partnership queries email [email protected] or contact : 0243 514 732 (Ghana) or 00447783 188 058 (UK).

Ghana Music Awards UK: Full list of nominees 1 – Highlife Song of the Year  Selfish – King Promise Bronya – Wutah Odo – KiDi Angela – Kuami Eugene Over – R2Bees Maame Hw3 – Ebony Betweener – Kumi Guitar Yawa – Nero X 2 – Gospel Song of the Year  Boot 4 Boot- Joyce Blessing Obi Nyanime – Patience Nyarko Efata Wo – Nacee Adom – Empress Gifty Osei Jehovah – Ceccy Twum Aseda – Ebony 3 – Hiplife Song of the Year  Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam ft. Sarkodie Boys Boys – Nacee ft. Guru Obi Agyi Obi Girl – Captain Planet ft. Kofi Kinataa Plantain Chips  – R2Bees Obiaa Wone Master – Yaa Pono ft. Stonebwoy One Corner—Patapaa ft. Ras Cann & Mr Loyalty Pressure B3fa Wo – Dem Tinz Ak3somorshi – Gasmilla 4 – Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year Gringo – Shatta Wale My Own – Samini Bawasaaba – Stonebwoy Rewind – Mzvee 5 – Gospel Artiste of the Year Joyce Blessing Patience Nyarko Joe Mettle Celestine Donkor Nacee Empress Gifty Osei Ernest Opoku 6 – Highlife Artiste of the Year  Wutah KiDi Kuami Eugene Kumi Guitar King Promise Nero X Ebo Taylor Pat Thomas 7 – Reggae / Dancehall Artiste of the Year  Shatta Wale Ebony Stonebwoy Samini Mzvee Rocky Dawani 8 – Best Music Video of the Year  Gringo by Shatta Wale – Sesan, Film Factory Betweener by Kumi Guitar – Director Abass, Zylofon Media Selfish by King Promise – Vertex My Girl by B4Bonah ft. King Promise – David Nicol-Sey, North Production Obi Agyi Obi Girl by Captain Planet ft. Kofi Kinaata – GYO Gyimah, Phamous Philms Man’s Not Hot by Big Shaq – Marv Brown Pushing Up by NSG ft Not3s – Kevin Hudson On the Floor by Reggie ‘N’ Bollie – Labi Blinded By Your Grace by Stormzy – Nez Check (with Raye) by Kojo Funds – Meji Alabi 9 – Hiplife Artiste of the Year  Yaa Pono R2Bees Captain Planet Sarkodie VVIP Gasmilla 10 – Best Male Vocalist  Joe Mettle – Bo No Nii King Promise – Selfish KiDi- Odo Kuami Eugene – Angela Mugeez (R2Bees) – Over Samini – My Own Kumi Guitar – Betweener Afriyie (Wutah) – Bronya 11 – Best Female Vocalist Adina – Makoma NanaYaa – My Hunny Becca – You and I Efya – Love Mzvee – Bright Lights Patience Nyarko – Obi Nyanime Ebony – Aseda 12 – Best Group of the Year  VVIP R2Bees Wutah 13 – Best Rapper of the Year  Obibini Sarkodie Strongman Kwesi Arthur Flowking Stone Yaa Pono Shaker 14 – Best Collaboration of the Year  Bo Noo Ni— Joe Mettle ft. Luigi Maclean Sing My Name remix— Mzvee ft.Patoranking Jennifer Lomotey— Kurl Songx ft. Sarkodie Obi Agye Obi Girl— Captain Planet ft Kofi Kinata Obia Wone Master – Yaa Pono ft. Stonebwoy Obi Nyanime – Patience Nyarko ft. Bro Sammy 15 – Best New Artiste of the Year  Kurl Songx KiDi Kuami Eugene Kwesi Arthur 16 – Song of the Year Joe Mettle – Bo Noo Nii ft. Luigi Maclean King Promise – Selfish Patapaa – One Corner ft. Ras Cann & Mr Loyalty Ebony – Aseda Ebony – Date ur Fada Kuami Eugene – Angela KiDi – Odo Patience Nyarko – Obi Nyanime ft. Bro Sammy Captain Planet – Obi Agyi Obi Girl ft. Kofi Kinaata Wutah – Bronya 17 – Artiste of the Year  Ebony Shatta Wale Stonebwoy KiDi King Promise Kuame Eugene Patience Nyarko 18 – African Artiste of the Year Davido Wizkid Too Fan Cassper Nyovest Nasty C Tiwa Savage Olamide Mayorkun Mr Eazi 19 – Uncovered Artiste of the Year Kelvyn Boy Dope Nation Kwasi Gem Mikey Benz Ayesem Nana Danso Mizter Okyere 20 – Producer/ Sound Engineer of the Year WillisBeatz Kaywa Killbeatz Dr. Ray Beats Danny Beatz Mix Master Garzy Streetbeatz UK CATEGORIES 21 – Best DJ – UK DJ Billy DJ Snypa DJ Nore DJ P Montana DJ Fiifi DJ Invisible The PM DJ Sawa 22 – UK Based Uncovered Artiste of the Year   Young Cissey A4 Goldkay MC Big Phil Ras King Bobo Wizl 23 – UK Based Afrobeats Artiste of The Year NSG Kwamz & Flava Goldkay Mista Silva GB Geo Wellington Eugy Atumpan 24 – UK Based Artiste of the Year Headie One Abra Cadabra Kojey Radical Juls P Montana Michael Dapaah Kojo Funds Stormzy 67 Reggie N Bollie 25 – Best UK Based Afro-Pop Artiste Reggie N Bollie Eugy Kojo Funds Kwamz and Flava GB Jaij Holland Stana kicks Wavey and Star Vicy 26 – UK Based Ghanaian International Artiste Stormzy Michael Dapaah Reggie N Bollie Lethal Bizzle Fuse ODG 27 – UK Based Gospel Song of the Year Yaw Boateng ft. Obaapa Christy – Onyame Gya [Fire of God] Esther Cee – Nyame Do Maa Fausty – Beauty Is Obedient PK Boadi – Me Paa Me Ni Daniel Appiah Adu – Yesu Aye Bishop Mary Frimpongmaa – Nyankopon Ya Kessie Gifty Amoako – Draw Me Near Oh Lord Nana Awura Ama Lydia – Adom Bi 28 – UK Based New Gospel Artiste of the Year Alice McKenzie Maame Kuukua Emmanuel Smith Charlotte Appiah Sandra Asante Minister Ike Mavis Osaah Poku 29 – UK Based Gospel Artiste of the Year Yaw Boateng Esther Cee Lady Eva Daniel Appiah Adu Gifty Amoako Golden Gate Singers Nana Awura Ama Lydia 30 – Ghanaian Traditional / Cultural Act: King Ayisoba Kakatsitsi, Master Drummers from Ghana Dela Botri and Hewale Sounds Amamre Cultural Troupe Atongo Zimba Wiyaala Sherifa Gunu 31 – Best Ghanaian International Touring Act: King Ayisoba Kakatsitsi Master Drummers from Ghana Rocky Dawuni Pat Thomas Ebo Taylor KyeKyeKu Afro Moses Stonebwoy