Board of the Shai Music Awards has finally opened the platform to its nominees and their fans to enable them vote.

The award scheme which is aimed at awarding hardworking and talented artistes for their great effort.

Therefore, nominees and their fans are urged to vote for themselves and their lovely fans with the short code *447*714#, select Vote and enter your nominee’s code to vote, Or download Castvote app at the Google play store and follow the procedures to vote.

NOMINEES FULL LIST

AFROBEATS SONG OF THE YEAR

T-MAC (Kokonsa)
OVA DEM (Chocolate)
JUJUSON (AROUND YOU)
TRANSFORMA (The Way)
MR BLEZZ (All For You)
HEREDHITY (Follow God)
BRAGON (Obu-Le-Buu)
QUAME PHASE(Make my own)
DAV GHANA (GUITY)
MIGHTY (Blood money)
KELMAR (Bless me)
SKYPA (Tonight)
DAHMY YOOH (Obolobo)
KOBBY SUPASTA (Unknown language)

SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR

BRAGONI(Onipa y3 bad)
KELMAR (Bless me)
SKYBEEZ (Ada History)
DAV GHANA (Am Ok)
BRA JAY (HelpingHand)
MIGHTY (Blood money)
SLINK (Favour)
QWESI SLIM (Tsemi)
ALLEY WAN (Koti)
A!KIN (Why why)

RECORD OF THE YEAR

BRA JAY (HelpingHand)
DAV GHANA (Am Ok)

REGGAE\DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR

SLY-TEE (You Go PaY)
DAHMY YOOH (Cry))
KING DELLY(KuDi_MoNeY)
SHISHI GAMBO (Envy)
MIGHTY (Ratatiti)
UNIKBWOY KARATA (Dont Give Up)

REGGAE\DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

MIGHTY
UNIKBWOY KARATA
KING DELLY

HI-LIFE SONG OF THE YEAR

ASTONISH SONGS (3ye woa)
ROJA WAN (Mafewo)
ERICO GH (Beautiful)
BRA JAY (HelpingHand)
ALLEY WAN (Koti)
A!KIN (Odo)
2BM (Obi agyi mi gril)

BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR

ASTONISH SONGS (Mabre)
SLINK (Bibiiba)
JUJUSON(KwekuBoye)
HEREDHITY (Attack And warning)
OVA DEM (Orakel Flow)
SLY-TEE (Hard times)
QWESI SLIM (Tsemi)
SKYBEEZ (Dangbe Gad)
YHAW ASENDUA (WE WORKIN)
PIPER (Feelings)
ALLEY WAN (Breaking barrier)

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR

ROJA WAN (Mafewo)
SLY-TEE (You Go PaY)
DAHMY YOOH (CRY)
DAV GHANA (Am Ok)
ALLEY WAN (Panda cover)
SKYBEEZ (Ada we from)
TRANSFORMA (Jealousy)

DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ KWALITY
DE EYE MASK DJ
DJ FIESTA
DJ WANTRAQ

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

WISE MEDIA
KWALITY EMPIRE
GHANA MUSIC WEB
DOLLAR BILL PROMOTIONS

BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

MR BLEZZftTutulapato(All For You)
ROJA WANft MARCO DIEZ (Mafewo)
JUJUSONFT NANA CYFA (ONLY YOU)
T-MACFeat-LatinoGh (Kokonsa)
BRA JAY Ft KWESI SLAY (We4blow)
KING DELLY ftPhresh_beatz_ X TransFormer x ChOmecial x Luceefa x Sly Tee(KuDi_MoNeY)

HIP-LIFE\HIP-HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BRAGONI
BRA JAY
OHENE FLEQZY
PIPER

HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR

CARAMELO (ATM)
TRANSFORMA (Biibiba)
YORB (Slay queen)
HEREDHITY (Attack And warning)
OVA DEM (BOMBING)
SLINK (Bibiiba)
VEEZ (The light)
PIPER (WE NO GO VIBE)
BRA JAY (Money ways)
QWASI SLIM (Tsemi)
ALLEY WAN (Panda cover)

HI-LIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

ROJA WAN
OHENE FLEQZY
A!KIN
2BM

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

SHEPHERD MUSIC (MEMPAEBO)
GLADYS GOLD (Opememe)
GODSWAY (YesuNkua Ni Hene)

GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

SHEPHERD MUSIC
GLADYS GOLD
GODSWAY

MALE VOCALIST OF YEAR

BRA JAY
OHENE FLEQZY
DAV GHANA
SHEPHERD MUSIC
TRANSFORMA

HIP-LIFE SONG OF THE YEAR

BRAGONI (Be my lover)
TRANSFORMA (Eazzy Odo Cover)
VEEZ (No more mistake)
MIGHTY(Daben)
SLINK (More vim)

REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR

DAHMY YOOH (Dreams)
E-BOY (Comon girls)
KING DELLY (Reggae music)

MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

KARIS
REAL VYBZ
C-JAY BEAT

BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR

TOP G
SHEPHERD MUSIC MINISTRIES

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

SKYBEEZ
ROJA WAN
TRANSFORMA
BRAGONI
KING DELLY
BRA JAY
SLY-TEE
DAV GHANA
QWESI SLIM
MIGHTY

NATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR

SKYBEEZ (Ada History)
VIM BOSS (TRUE TALK)

MOST POPULAR OF THE YEAR

TRANSFORMA (EazzyOdo Cover)
BRAGONI (Obu-Le-Buu)
ROJA WAN (Mafewo)
DAV GHANA (Am Ok)
MIGHTY (Ratatiti)
KING DELLY (KuDi_MoNeY)

For the first time in the history of Ghana Music, the VGMA awards night had to go virtual due to the outbreak, entry was strictly by invite leaving the rest of the viewers with the option of staying home and watching from the comfort of their homes via social media platforms also aired on TV3.

See below the list VGMA 2020 Winners:

BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dopenation [winner]
Kwan Pa
Bethel Revival Choir
La Meme Gang

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Guilty Beats
Two Bars
MOG [winner]
Unkle Beats
Willis Beats

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Killi Mi by Cina Soul [winner]
Agbebolo by Celestine Donkor
Bye Bye by RJZ
Ehua by EL
La Familia by Joey B
Yes I Do by Becca
Drip by Medikal
Obiaato by Kuami Eugene
Totori by ZeeTM
Wahala Dey by Epixode

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
BurnaBoy  [winner]
Big Trill
Teni
Davido
Sho Madjozi
Mercy Chinwo
Rudebwoy

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Cinderella by KiDi ft Mayorkum & Peruzzi
Lucky by Sarkodie ft Rudebwoy [winner]
Yes I Do by Becca ft Tiwa Savage
Father by Medikal ft Davido
Pilolo by Guilty Beats ft Mr Eazi & Kwesi Arthur
Sugar Daddy by KiDi ft Mr Eazi
Nobody by Kwesi Arthur ft Mr. Eazi
Toto Remix by Edem ft Davido

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Emmanuel Bludo [winner]
Joshua Moszi
Steve Bedi
Mizter Okyere
Affreh Junior
Anthony Ansah (Khalisax)

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Joe Mettle
Kuami Eugene
KiDi
King Promise
MOG Music [winner]

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Adina
Lamisi
Efya
Efe Grace
Becca
Celestine Donkor [winner]

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Bra by King Promise
Sanbra by Akwaboah
Things Fall Apart by Kofi Kinaata [winner]
W’asem by Diana Hamilton
Oh Me by Lamisi
Wahala Dey by Epixode

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Aka Kee Moko by Trigmatic
Blema Tesaa by Perez Muzik
Bolgatanga by Okyeame Kwame [winner]
Oh Me by Lamisi
Sanbra by Akwaboah
Woezor by Worlasi
Dzigbordi by Lord Paper

TRADITIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Tesa Cultural Group [winner]
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
George Darko [winner]

A new award scheme hits the nation to award hardworking individuals.

The award scheme known as Oti Media Awards is organized by Maps Africa and Kings Prime Media.

The organizers have however unveiled the categories of the award scheme, see full categories below:

The Oti Media Awards demonstrates the importance of young people’s role and contributions towards development of Oti Region and Ghana. The award also serve to inspire other young people to take action in their communities. The Oti Media Awards rewards through art and Entertainment, tourism, education and lifestyle, entrepreneurship and fashion.

Names of nominees are set to be released on the 25th of August, 2020 whiles the main event is yet to be announced.