By close of day tomorrow, Saturday May 18, the world would have known who is who in Ghana’s music industry as some of the country’s best musicians would be competing for honours at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs).

Despite its controversies and seeming exploitative nature the VGMA is still arguably the biggest music awards event in the country and this may explain why the nominated musicians are jostling among themselves for the limited awards.

It therefore comes as no surprise that sensational gospel singer Herty Bongreat has some envious attacks from no other person than a fellow gospel singer, Gifty Osei.

Gifty did not make it to any of the categories this year and she has been rather vocal in campaigning against Herty and this has come as a surprise to many, especially followers of gospel music.

“I am not bothered by what Gifty says about me because when the grace of God is on you there is no need to be bothered by what any mortal being thinks about you… I was just laughing when I heard her on radio.

It is cool and that is normal. She was just expressing her opinion and like you know, we are all entitled to our opinions,” Herty responded to the hate-campaign from her colleague.
Below is the Full List of Nominees for the 14th GMA:
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

R2Bees
D-Black
VIP
Kwaw Kese
Cwesi Oteng
4X4

R2Bees

R2Bees

VODAFONE SONG OF THE YEAR
Asem feat. Kwabena Kwabena – Bye Bye
R2Bees – Life
D-Black feat. Joey B – VERA
Dr. Slim & Double – Ole S3k3
Keche – Aluguntugui
Sarkodie feat. Kesse & Appietus – Azonto Fiesta
Nicholas O. Acheampong – Zaphanat Panea
Fuse ODG – Antenna

BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Asem & Kwabena Kwabena – Bye Bye
Herty Borngreat & Trigmatic – Ka No Seyaa
Appietus, Sarkodie & Kesse – Azonto Fiesta
Okyeame Kwame & Kesse – Sika
Jayso & Sarkodie – Pizza & Burger
Kwaw Kese feat. Black Prophet – Let Me Do My Thing

HIPHOP SONG OF THE YEAR
D-Black feat. Mo’Chedda – Falling
Edem – Heyba (Not On My Level)
Jayso & Sarkodie – Pizza & Burger
R2Bees feat. Sarkodie – Bayla Trap

EL

EL

HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
EL – Kaalu
R2Bees – Life (Walaahi)
Asem feat. Kwabena Kwabena – Bye Bye
Bisa Kdei – Azonto Ghost
D-Black ft. Joey B – VERA
Dr. Slim & Dobble – Ole S3k3
Keche – Aluguntugui
Sarkodie feat. Kesse & Appietus – Azonto Fiesta
4×4 – Mokoni
VIP feat. EL – Pampanaa

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Herty Borngreat feat. Trigmatic – Ka Na Seyaa
Cynthia McCauley – Nkomhye
Nicholas O. Acheampong – Zaphanat Panea
Joe Dee Owusu feat. Amy Newman – Se Me Wo Nkwa Daa
Cwesi Oteng – God Dey Bless Me

GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Herty Borngreat
Cynthia McCauley
Nicholas O. Acheampong
Cwesi Oteng
Obaapa Christy

Efya

Efya

AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR
Fuse ODG – Antenna
Natural Face feat. Charles Kwesi – So High
Efya – Best In Me
Jay Ghartey – Papa
Stonebwoy feat. Irene Logan -Ghetto Love

HIPLIFE / HIPHOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
R2Bees
D-Black
Keche
4×4
EL
VIP

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Iyanya
P-Square
Davido
Flavour
D Banj
Wizkid

BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR
R2Bees
Keche
VIP
4×4

Cwesi Oteng

Cwesi Oteng

HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
R2Bees – Odo
Afriyie Wutah – Love Of My Life
Raquel – Lovi Dovi
D-Flex – Paradise
Kesse feat. Sarkodie – Treat Her Royal

HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Afriyie Wutah
D-Flex
Kesse

NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Lousika
Cynthia McCauley
Natural Face
Kaakie

REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
Bandana – Shatta City
Blakk Rasta – Our Africa
Eazzy feat. Jupitar – Go Go Wind
Knii Lante – House Of Pain
Kaakie – Toffee Pon Tongue
Samini feat. Wizkid – Time Bomb

Blakk Rasta

Blakk Rasta

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Natural Face feat. Charles Kwesi – So High
Edem – Heyba (Not On My Level)
Cwesi Oteng – God Dey Bless Me
Fuse ODG – Antenna
Chase – Lonely
VIP feat. EL –Pampanaa

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
EL – Something ELse
Cwesi Oteng – Mercy Project
Okyeame Kwame – Mr. Versatile
D-Black – The Revelation
Asem – Solid Ground

BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Mugeez – Odo
Chase – Lonely
Kwabena Kwabena – Bye Bye
Knii Lante – House Of Pain
Afriyie Wutah – Love Of My Life

SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
Mugeez Abdul Rashid – Odo
Nana Wiafe Asante-Mensah & George Kwabena Adu- Bye Bye
Kwame Nsiah Apau – Sika
Frank Osei Afriyie – Love Of My Life
Kwame Tsikata – Maka Makaa
Nana Yaw Oduro – Not Alone

Sarkodie

Sarkodie

BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR
Sarkodie – Azonto Fiesta
EL – Kaalu
Asem – Bye Bye
M.anifest – Maka Makaa
Edem – Heyba ( Not On My Level)
Okyeame Kwame – Sika

GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Obaapa Christy – Back To Sender
Cynthia McCauley – Wait
Nicholas O. Acheampong – Zaphanet Panea
Cwesi Oteng – Mercy Project
Joe Dee Owusu – Christian Life

BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Raquel – Lovi Dovi
Efya – Best In Me
Yaayaa – Kae
Celestine Donkor – Me Nim Nguase
Adina – Let Me Go

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Asem feat. Kwabena Kwabena – Bye Bye

Chase -Lonely
Efya – Best In Me
Okyeame Kwame feat. Kesse – Sika
Knii Lante – House of Pain
Trigmatic – Not Alone

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Kaywa
Killbeatz
Nshorna Musik
Eyoh
EL
Appietus
N. O. Acheampong

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Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo has once again emphasized her readiness to go nude in a movie.

She reportedly said she won’t hesitate to play nude in a film if it makes sense to do so and would teach somebody a good lesson.

“I can do anything in acting. There is no limit to what I can do on stage as an actress because I’m a professional actress and I don’t care because that role I am playing can include touching somebody somewhere.

“If you give me a nude role that has something to teach people…I will do it. That is why I am an actress. I don’t care what people might say or think about me,” she was quoted by Nigeriafilms.com.

Uche has already positioned herself as one of Nollywood’s controversial figures. She knows when to say what.

She has recently said she does not smoke or drink any hard liquor because she is always high and doesn’t need a stimulant to feel high.

“I do not smoke and drink. I am just like that. Did I give you a wrong impression? People should not imply that I smoke or drink. I do not smoke or drink. I am high already, so I do not need any other thing to get me high. Spiritually, I am high, physically, I am over the roof,” she was quoted.

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Ace comedian and actor Kwadwo Nkansah aka Lil Win has stated that he enjoys being slapped by Ghanaian actress Nana Ama McBrown .

In an interview on a radio show in Virginia, Lil Win explained that even though his girlfriend has been complaining about him getting hurt, he allows Nana Ama McBrown and Mercy Asiedu to slap and abuse him in most of his movies.
Nana Ama McBrown

Nana Ama McBrown

The actor also hinted that he will be getting married to his girlfriend soon. According to reports, the two have been dating for close to six years.

Lil Win said as a child he knew he was someday going to be a great actor because he ended up entertaining people-his peers- everywhere he found himself.

Every comedian has got his or her own unique style and since he discovered his, Lil Win has been concentrating on how to always entertain his audience.

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“Van has been operating this school for some time but it is not clear why he seems to be doing it under cover.

When you ask him, he tells you it is just a foundation to help people but he actually takes his students through acting and film making techniques after which he outsources them to various movie producers,” a source close to the actor told NEWS-ONE.

The report seems to confirm speculations that Van was recently recruiting acting instructors and that he was about to start an acting school in Nigeria.

But our source insisted the school has since been started in Ghana and that it is located near the La General Hospital in Accra.

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Ghana was officially invited for the opening of the festival and Fred Nuamah, CEO of Ghana Movie Awards was at the ceremony which also had other world stars walking the red carpet.

It is yet to be authenticated, which other Ghana film stakeholders have made it to this year’s Cannes film festival.

Currently it is Fred Nuamah seen on the red carpet.

Indications were that some Ghanaian stars would be joining the festival this weekend.

This year’s event started from May 15, and would end on May 26. Various world class movies will be screened.

Rain-battered Wednesday evening when Film Festival was declared open by Amitabh Bachchan and Leonardo DiCaprio.

While Bachchan had a cameo in the Festival’s inaugural movie, Baz Luhrmann’s 1920s American story, ‘The Great Gatsby’, DiCaprio played the title character.

Steven Spielberg was announced as the head of the jury for the main competition while New Zealand film director Jane Campion was announced as the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections.

French actress Audrey Tautou was announced as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies.

The festival opened with ‘The Great Gatsby’ directed by Baz Luhrmann and will close with ‘Zulu’ directed by Jérôme Salle.

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The video was released three days ago ahead of Vodafone Ghana Music Award (VGMA), the major event on the music calendar.

‘Follow Me’ song was produced by EL while the video was shot and edited by Phamous People.

Its first day release on Wednesday on youtube had over 1000 views and keeps rising by the day.

VIP is hopeful of causing a stir at Saturday VGMA.

The group was nominated for Artiste of the Year, Hip Life Song of the Year, Best Group of the Year, Hip life /Hip Hop Artiste of the Year and Best Music Video of the Year categories.

Over the past 10 years, VIP has sold over 5 million records, making the group one of the best selling recording artistes in Africa.

The group is made up of Zeal (Abdul Hamid Ibrahim), Promzy (Emmanuel Promzy Ababio) and Prodigal (Joseph Nana Ofori).

They are described as charismatic trio who have revolutionized the African music industry by creating award-winning compositions that blend High Life, Hip Hop and traditional African music.

VIP’s dedication to artistic innovation has resulted in record-breaking recognition with a list of esteemed accolades including countless international awards, multiple city tours, and performances.

By Francis Addo

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The Ghanaian ‘lyrical wild cat’ Okra Tom Dawidi has sent his congratulatory message to R2Bees for their recent nomination in the 2013 Black Entertainment Television ( BET) awards.

The Tema-based music group, like their predecessors -KojoAntwi and Sarkodie- got nominated in the Best International Act (Africa) category.

They will face fierce competition from 2Face Idibia (Nigeria), ToyaDelazy (South Africa), Radio and Weasel (Uganda), Ice Prince (Nigeria) and Donald (South Africa).

But Okra Tom in an interview with NEWS ONE stated that he believes the ‘Walahi’ hitmakers have already made Ghana proud by getting nominated in the first place.

“R2Bees made the whole Ghana proud the very day they got nominated at the BET.

I want to congratulate them for their hard work and efforts to place Ghana on the road map. Big ups to my brothers,” the ‘Winner’ singer noted.

“I get very happy when I see my brothers in the music industry selling Ghana on the global level.

In the past, Ghana was known for Gold, Cocoa and other things but now when you mention Ghana, everybody starts to think of ‘Azonto’ and that is also a good thing.

We all must take our music serious and sell it on a global level,” Okra said.

The ‘Beela Trap’ singers got nominated in various categories at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) including Artiste of the Year, Vodafone Ghana Song of the Year, Hip-Hop Song of the Year, Hip-Life Song of the Year, Hip-Life/Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year, Highlife Song of the Year, Best Group of the Year and Best Male Vocal Performance.

Okra Tom Dawidi is currently in the studio working on several tracks on his ‘comeback’ album titled ‘Winner for Life’.

BY: NiiOgbameyTetteh (@Ogbameytetteh)

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Highlife sensation Bisa KDei who became famous with ‘Azonto Ghost’ from the ‘Azonto Ghost’ movie is ready for the album launch of ‘Azonto Ghost’ come, May 20.

Songs on the famous ‘Azonto Ghost’ track are ‘Big Boy’, ‘Aseda’, ‘Metanfo’, ‘Asew’, ‘Check’, ‘Minbo Hu’ and ‘Swag Loop’.

The album produced by movie producer Mustapha popularly known in showbiz as A.A is expected to one of Bisa’s debut albums since he started his music career five years ago.

All songs on the album are sound tracks for movies ‘Metanfo’, ‘Mogya Kron Kron’, ‘Azonto Ghost’ and ‘Azonto Ghost Reloaded’ and were recorded by Bisa KDei himself.

Bisa KDei believes Ghanaians are going to like all the tracks on the album.

“I really took my time to do all the songs on the album and I believe Ghanaians would love.

The ‘Azonto Ghost’ was a hit but the other tracks on the album are also mind blowing,” Bisa said.

According to Bisa, there are a lot of hit songs he has done in the past for several movies but it was ‘Azonto Ghost’ that made him popular.

His recent music video ‘Over’ which he featured Kojo Nkansah aka Lil Win was a good one.

The producer of his up-coming album, A.A said the album will be released together with part 3 of the ‘Azonto Ghost Reloaded’ movie.

“The album comes with part 3 of ‘Azonto Ghost Reloaded’ and it’s going for only GH¢10. I have listened to all the tracks and they are mind blowing,” A.A said.

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Brighton Dama Zanthe, 34, reportedly woke up while friends and family prepared to pay their last respects at his home in Gweru.

Mr Zanthe’s boss Lot Gaka said: “I was the first to notice Zanthe’s moving legs as I was in the queue to view his body.

“At first I could not believe my eyes but later realised that there was indeed some movements on the body as other mourners retreated in disbelief.”

Mr Zanthe was taken to a local hospital, where he remained on life support for two days before eventually being released.

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The event organised by Rackus production, Xtra-Large Music, and Smart Media Ghana will have artistes like Samini, Kwaw Kesse, Edem, Stonbwoy and others to join her to rock the event.

The show which will be hosted at the Tamale Sports Stadium from 7 pm will see other Tamale musicians including Deensi, Tuba Dagomba, Fancy Gadem, Kawastone, Choggy Boys and the last 2 Dancers joining the Xtra large Music artiste at the event.

The tour expected to pass through Sunyani, Kumasi and Takoradi and end in Accra is also expected to raise funds to support a maternal health project, dear to her heart.

Organisers are selling tickets for GHc10.00 (regular) and GHc20.00 (Vip) at some selected radio Stations, Smart Media offices, Parijani phones, Citi internet, Abuya Unisex collections, Mobile house, El-Classico collections and TacoRabama.

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