Nominations are out for this year’s edition of the Ghana Gospel Industry Awards (GGIA), which comes off at the National Theatre on Sunday December 22.
A total of 18 outstanding artistes will be honoured.
Below is the list of nominees:
PUBLIC VOTING CATEGORIES
New Artiste of the year
Patience Nyarko – te twere wo & ye fre no Jesus – [1PN]
Ernest Acheampong – Pegya Me Kosoro/Wo daso ye Nyame – [1EA]
Mabel Okyere – Bibihiami – [1MO]
Miriam Afari – Ashase Nyame – [1MA]
Album of the year
Joyce Blessing – Heavy price – [2JB]
Ernest Acheampong – wuda so ye onyame – [2EA]
Cynthia Maccauley – Wait – [2CM]
OJ – Nokoa Sem – [2OJ]
Song of the year
Joyce Blessing – Monko moakye – [3JB]
Nicholas Omane Acheampong – Zaphnat Panea – [3NOA]
OJ – maye se mo pen – [3OJ]
Cynthia Maccauley – Nkomhye – [3CM]
Artiste of the Year
Joyce Blessing – Monko moakye – [4JB]
OJ – maye se mo pen – [4OJ]
Cynthia Maccauley – Nkomhye – [4CM]
Nicholas Omane Acheampong – Zaphnat Panea – [4NOA]
Popular Video of the Year
Joyce Blessing – Monko moakye – [5JB]
OJ – maye se mo pen – [5OJ]
Cynthia Maccauley – Nkomhye – [5CM]
Nicholas Omane Acheampong – Zaphnat Panea – [5NOA]
Alternative Gospel Video of the Year
Sarkodie – Hallelujah – [6SK]
Brenya – Life – [6BN]
EL – Hallelujah – [6EL]
Trigmatic – Wo Sika Nti – [6TG]
Alternative Gospel Song of the Year
Sarkordie – Hallelujah – [7SK]
EL – see me suffer – [7EL]
Brenya – Life – [7BN]
Lil Shaker – Amen – [7LS]
Collaboration of the Year
Joyce Blessing & Jewek Arkah – Nyame Eguama – [8JB]
Ceccy Twum & Nacy – semeko Meho a – [8CT]
Bro Philimon & Mouris – me bo wodin – [8BP]
Ruthy & Nacy – Lala – [8RT]
Urban Gospel Artiste of the Year
Joe Mettle – Medo wo – [9JM]
Eugene Zuta – woso – [9EZ]
Akese Brempong – Crazy Love – [9AB]
Shika – Onnaee – [9SK]
NOMINEES FOR GGIA 2013 – ACADEMY VOTING CATEGORIES
Male Vocalist of the year
OJ – Maye se mo pen
Uncle Ato – Ono Nkotoo
Joe Mettle – Sound of Praise
Koda – Nsem pee
Female Vocalist of the year
Cynthia Maccauley – Nkomhye
Joyce Blessing – Monko moakye
Ceccy Twum – semeko Meho a, Osoro Kasiebo
Miriam Afari – Ashase Nyame
Video of the year
Emmitt Jim Konadu – you are beautiful
OJ – maye se mo pen
Tina Asante – Remember me
Celestine Donkor – Manim Nuguase
Record Label/ Executive Producer of the Year
Media Exel Prod. Joyce Blessing (Nyame Eguama)
Cebex Prod. – OJ (maye se mo pen)
Obroni Records – Ernest Acheampong (pagya me)
Gospel Sound Engineer of the Year
Dan Bassy – Obaapa Christy (Aba ba mu)
Dave Joy – Joyce Blessing (Nyame Eguama)
Nacy –OJ ( maye se mo pen / apor jesu)
Gospel Producer of the Year
Nacy – OJ ( maye se mu pen)
Dave Joy – Nyame Guamaa
Osei Francis Ahyease Nyame
Dan Bassy – Nkumhye no aba mo
Best Gospel Song Writer
Ernest Kwaku Sarfo – Monko moakye (Joyce Blessing)
Koda – Nsem pii
OJ – maye se mo pen
Bro Philimon – Mebo wodin
NOMINEES FOR GGIA 2013 – HONORARY CATEGORIES
Honorary Award of the year
Elder Mireku
Life Time Achievement Award
Kusi Berko
