Ghana Music Awards Festival 2009

The 10th edition of Ghana Music Awards was launched at the La Beach Hotel, in Accra Tuesday March 3, 2009. The awards sponsored by MTN are in two categories. One category lists artists and the other is labeled industry awards. The biggest names in the Ghanaian music industry flocked to the Labadi Beach Hotel Gardens as the nominees list was revealed. All songs with x-rated and violent lyrics will be disqualified from nominations lists.

Here is the full list of nominees for the artists categories.

Artist of the Year

• Philipa Baafi
• Okyeame Kwame
• Christiana Love
• Asem
• Praye
• Sidney (Barima)

Most Popular Song of the Year

• Me Mma Me Werenfi – Christiana Love
• Go High – Philipa Baafi
• Africa Money – Sidney
• Angelina – Praye
• Ngozi – Michael Dwamena
• Woso – Okyeame Kwame

Discovery of the Year

• Gifty Osei
• R2Bees
• Asem
• Wanlov the Kubulor
• Klala
• Richie

Best Male Vocal Performance (Solo/Group)

• Do No Bi - Kwabena Kwabena
• Ngozi – Michael Dwamena
• Ete Sen? – OJ
• Odo Dede Me – Pat Thomas
• Frema – Richie
• Me Nhyia Bi Da – Oheneba Kissi

Best Female Vocal Performance (Solo/Group)

• Life – Bernice Offei
• Me Mma Me Werenfi – Christiana Love
• Me Nte Ase – Opiesie Esther

Hip Hop Song of the Year

• Right Now – Joe Frazier
• Konkonsa – Wanlov the Kubolor
• When I Get You – Richie/Asem
• Pigaro – Asem
• Wonkoaa – Praye
• Woso – Okyeame Kwame

Hiplife Song of the Year

• Medo Mmaa – Okyeame Kwame
• Nye He Ye Few – Klala
• Adoma – Reggie Zippy
• Mercy Lokko – Czar
• Oyeadieyie – Dunsin
• President Obour – Obour

Hiplife / Hiphop Artist(s) of the Year

• R2Bees
• Praye
• Asem
• Sidney
• Okyeame Kwame

Gospel Song of the Year

• Go High – Philipa Baafi
• Emere – Josh Laryea
• Ete Sen? – OJ
• Akokofunu (Heaven) – Great Ampong
• Me Mma Me Werenfi – Christiana Love
• Me Nte Ase – Opiesie Esther
• Aseda – Gifty Osei
• Pentecost Ogya – Evangelist Diana Asamoah

Gospel Artist(s) of the Year

• Opeisie Esther
• Philipa Baafi
• Christiana Love
• Josh Laryea
• Gifty Osei
• Great Ampong (Isaiah)

Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year

• Ngozi – Michael Dwamena
• Akonta – Kofi Nti
• Odo Dedeme – Pat Thomas
• B Power – Daddy Lumba
• Me Nhyia Bi Da – Oheneba Kissi
• Do No Bi – Kwabena Kwabena

Contemporary Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year

• Kofi Nti
• Kwabena Kwabena
• Ofori Amponsah
• Daddy Lumba
• Lucky Mensah

Afro Pop Song of the Year

• Gologolo – Echo
• Frema – Richie
• African Money – Sidney
• Angelina – Praye
• I Dey Mad – R2Bees

Reggae Song of the Year

• M’akoma mu – Papa Wastic
• Change Your Constitution – Chizzy Waller
• You Stole My Heart – Daasebre Dwamena
• My Sweet Girl – Samini
• Barack Obama – Blakk Rasta

Best Collaboration of the Year

• Ade Akye Abia – Christiana Love & Kwaku Gyasi
• Odo Dedeme – Pat Thomas/K. K. Fosu
• Mercy Lokko – Czar/Richie/Tinny
• Ngozi – Michael Dwamena/Nii Lantey
• Nhyira – Slim Busterr/Tinny
• Woso – Okyeame Kwame/Richie