Full list of nominees for the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards...

The full list of nominees for the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards has been announced by the organizers, Chartehouse.

The grand launch of the 18th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) took place on Friday, February 24th, 2017, at the exquisite Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

The announcement of the event which was strictly by invitation saw in attendance a number of the country's top artistes.

This year's theme for the awards scheme is: Celebrating 60 years of GH Music.

Voting for your favourite artiste to win massively starts with the announcement of the nominations for the biggest event in Ghana.

The voting instructions are as follows: To vote for Artiste Of The Year, text A to 1767; to vote for Vodafone Song Of The Year, text B to 1767 for all the nominees.

For the rest of the other categories, text C to 1767 and follow the voice prompt or instructions thereof.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Artiste of the Year

EL
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy
Joe Mettle
MzVee
Medikal

Song of the Year

Christy – Dobble
U x Me – Joey B
R N S – Sarkodie
Solo – Article Wan
People Dey – Stonebwoy
Kaabuame – EL
Bie Gya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy
Sweetie Pie – Kofi Kinaata
Alhaji – VVIP ft. Patoranking
Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee Ft. Ernest Opoku
Go Low – Flowking Stone

Album of the Year

CounselorNacee
Bar 3 – EL
Nowhere Cool – M.anifest
Gifted – Flowking Stone
Sounds of Africa – Sonnie Badu

Best Collaboration of the Year

Alhaji – VVIP ft. Patoranking
Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku
Confirm Rmx – Medikal Ft. Sarkodie
Bie Gya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy
Nwansina – Ras Kuuku ft. Luther
Samba – Guru ft. Singlet

African Artiste of the Year

Patoranking
Mr. Eazi
Runtown
Tekno
Nathaniel Bassey

Best New Artiste/Discovery of the Year

Medikal
Nii Funny
Fancy Gadam
Article Wan
Feli Nuna
Ebony
Rudebowy Ranking
Eugy

Best Rapper of the Year

Flowking Stone – Fire Bon Dem Rmx
EL – Love God
Medikal – Connect
Yaa Pono (Ponobiom) – Mind on Money
M.anifest – 100%
Sarkodie – Fire Bon Dem Rmx

Best Group of the Year

VVIP
R2Bees
Dunsin
Gallaxy

Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year

Guru
EL
Flowking Stone
Medikal
Sarkodie
M.anifest
Joey B

Best Male Vocalist

Ogya Mensah – Get Serious
Afriyie – Here to stay
Joe Mettle – Onwanwani
Akwaboah – Hello
Sonnie Badu – Still You Reign
Ernest Opoku – Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze

Best Female Vocalist

Adina – Too Late
Becca – Beshiwo
MzVee – Nobody Else
Piesie Esther – Agye Won Nsem
Petrah – My Man

Record of the Year

Me ne woa – Nacee
Hello – Akwaboah ft. Sarkodie
Too Late – Adina
U x Me – Joey B
Motromodwo – Trigmatic ft. A.I

Best Music Video of the Year

Leno – Wiyaala (Dir. Charlotte Appleton)
Small Small – Okyeame Kwame Ft. MzVee (Dir. Phamous Philms)
Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku (Dir. Mcwillies)
Rapping Drums – Flowking Stone (Dir. Xbills Ebenezer)
W’ani Aba – M.anifest ft. Bisa Kdei (Dir. Solomon Director)
Nyedzilo – Edem ft. Rekaado Banks (Dir. Phamous Philms)

Songwriter of the Year

Joe Mettle – Onwanwani
Kill Beatz – Too Late
Kofi Kinaata – Confession
Nacee – Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year

Stonebwoy
Ras Kuuku
Samini
Ebony
Rudebwoy Ranking
MzVee

Highlife Artiste of the Year

Bisa Kdei
Becca
Kofi Kinaata

Gospel Artiste of the Year

Joe Mettle
Piesie Esther
Sonnie Badu
Jeshrun Okyere
Nacee

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

People Dey – Stonebwoy
Nwansina – Ras Kuuku Ft. Luther
Gborgborvor – Gallaxy Ft. Stonebwoy
Kupe – Ebony
Yonnah – Samini ft. Luther
Pain Dem – Rudebwoy Ranking
Arostor – Kaakie Ft. Yaa Pono

Hiphop Song of the Year

God Mc – M.anifest
Trumpet – Sarkodie ft. Teephlow, Koo Ntakra, Strongman, Donzy, Medikal & Pappy Kojo
Lalafalama – EL
Confirm RMX – Medikal Ft. Sarkodie
Egboame RMX – Edem ft. Cabum, Teephlow, Ayat, Gemini, Medikal. Mac M, Darko & Bebelino
Tension – Okyeame Kwame ft. Cabum, Medikal & Sister Debbie

Afropop Song of the Year

Kaabuame – EL
Dance for Me – Eugy ft. Eazi
Solo – Article Wan
U x Me– Joey B
Too Risky – Medikal ft. Sister Debbie
Too Late – Adina
Grind – Vision DJ ft. A.I

Hiplife Song of the Year

Samba – Guru Ft. Singlet
Club – Donzy Ft. Piesie & Sarkodie
Go Low – Flowking Stone
RNS – Sarkodie
Biegya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy
Sweetie Pie – Kofi Kinaata
Alhaji – VVIP

Highlife Song of the Year

Jwe – Bisa Kdei
Confession – Kofi Kinaata
Beshiwo – Becca ft. Bisa Kdei
Mintse Bo – Wisa Greid
Christy – Dobble
Bokor Bokor – Kill Beatz ft. Mugeez & Fuse ODG

Gospel Song of the Year

Yewo Nyame a Yewo adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku
Change Over – Mary Agyemang
Mewo Jesus – Mabel Okyere
Still You Reign – Sonnie Badu
Healing Stream – Jeshrun Okyere Ft. Nathaniel Bassey
Agye Won Nsam – Piesie Esther

Unsung Artiste

Kwame Eugene
AJ Lyricx
Afezi Perry
CJ Biggerman
Eshun
Deon Boakye
Cina Soul