Public to view 2013 Vodafone Music Awards on giant screens

This year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), which promises to be more interesting, will be aired on giant screens at various locations such as the Fan Park and Ghana Trade Fair Company grounds on Saturday May 18. A statement from Vodafone Ghana to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday said the screens were to enable music lovers and fans of artistes, who would not be able to make it to the Accra International Conference Centre, the venue for the awards, the opportunity to experience the occasion. The VGMA is being organised in conjunction with Charter House Ghana, a leading event organisation in the country. The 2013 VGMA nominees include: ARTIST OF THE YEAR - R2bees, D-Black, VIP, KwawKese, Cwesi Oteng and 4×4 (R2Bees are firmly sitting on top with eight (8) nominations overall). VODAFONE SONG OF THE YEAR - Bye-Bye – Asem Ft. KwabenaKwabena , Life (Walahi) – R2Bees, Vera – D-Black, Ole Seke – Dr. Slim &Dobble, Aluguntugui – Keche, Azonto Fiesta – Appietus, Sarkodie&Kesse, ZaphanatPanea – Nicholas OmaneAcheampong , Antenna – Fuse ODG BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR - Bye-Bye – Asem & Kwabena Kwabena , Ka No Seyaa – Herty Bongreat & Trigmatic, Ole Seke – Dr Slim &Dobble , Azonto Fiesta – Appietus, Sarkodie & Kesse, Sika – Okyeame Kwame &Kesse ,No Away – Becca& MI HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR - Falling – D-Black Ft. Mo’Chedda , Heyba – Edem , Pizza & Burger – Sarkodie & Jayso , MakaaMaka –M.Anifest , Bayla – R2Bees HIP LIFE SONG OF THE YEAR - Kaalu – E.L. , Life (Walahi) – R2Bees ,Ole Seke – Dr Slim &Dobble , Aluguntugui- Keche, Vera – D-Black Ft Joey B , Azonto Fiesta – Appietus, Sarkodie & Kesse ,Mokoni – 4X4, Bye-Bye – Asem Ft Kwabena Kwabena , Azonto Ghost – Bisa ,Pampanaa – VIP , GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR - HertyBongreat , Nicholas OmaneAcheampong , CwesiOteng , Cynthia Mccauley ,Obaapa Christy AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR - Antenna – Fuse ODG , No Away – Becca& MI ,So High – Fatural Face ,Best in Me – Efya , Papa – Jay Ghartey , Stone Bwoy Ft Irene Logan – Ghetto Love HIP LIFE/HIP HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR - R2Bees ,D-Black , Keche , 4X4 ,VIP ,E.L. GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR - Ka No Seyaa – HertyBongreat Ft Trigmatic ,Nkomhye – Cynthia Mccauley, ZaphanatPanea – Nicholas OmaneAcheampong ,Se Me WoNkwaDaa – Joe Dee Owusu Ft Amy Newman, God Dey Bless Me – CwesiOteng AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR - Iyanya ,P-Square , Davido, Flavour ,D-Banj , Wizkid BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR - R2Bees , Keche , VIP , 4X4 HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR - Odo – R2Bees, Love of My Life – Afriyie Wutah LoviDovi – Raquel Paradise – D-Flex Treat Her Royal – Kesse Ft Sarkodie HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Afriyie D-Flex, Kesse NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Lousika Cynthia Mccauley Natural Face Kaakie REGGAE DANCE HALL SONG OF THE YEAR - Shatta City – Bandana Our Africa – Blakk Rasta Ft Jay Anber Go Go Wild – Eazzy Ft Jupiter House of Pain – KniiLante Toffee Pon Tongue – Kaakie Time Bomb – Samini Ft Wizkid 50%. ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Something Else – E.L. Mercy Project – Cwesi Oteng Mr. Versatile – Okyeame Kwame The Revelation – D-Black, Solid Ground – Asem GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Back to the Sender – Obaa Christy, Wait – Cynthia Maccauley, ZaphanatPanea – Nicholas OmaneAcheampong, Mercy Project – CwesiOteng, Christian Life – Joe Dee Owusu BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE - Mugeez (R2Bees) – Odo, Chase – Lonely, KwabenaKwabena – Bye-Bye, KniiLante – House Of Pain, Afriyie – Love Of My Life BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE - Becca – No Away, Raquel – LoviDovi, Efya – Best in Me, YaaYaa – Kae, Celestine Donkor – Me NimNguase. Adina – Let Me Go SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR - Mugeez Abdul Rashid – Odo,       Source: GNA