The 16th edition of the Ghana Music Awards has been launched in Accra. A ceremony of key industry heads took place at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra last night.

Hosted  by Berla Addardey and comedian DKB, it was a to start off series of pre-event activities towards the main ceremony next month.

See full list of nominees below

Overall Artiste(s) of the Year

• Daddy Lumba
  ● Stonebwoy
  ● Guru
  ● Edem
  ● MzVee
  ● Sarkodie
  ● Samini

Hiplife\Hiphop Artiste(s) of the Year

• EL
  ● Joey B
  ● Sarkodie
  ● Guru
  ● Pappy Kojo
  ● D-Black
  ● Edem

Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year

• Bisa Kdei
  ● Daddy Lumba
  ● Afriyie

Reggae /Dancehall Artiste of the Year

• Stonebwoy
  ● Ras Kuuku
  ● MzVee
  ● Samini
  ● Kaakie
  ● Episode

Best New Artiste(s) of The Year

• Episode
  ● Pappy Kojo
  ● MzVee
  ● Emelia Arthur
  ● Wiyaala
  ● Vybrant Faya

Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year

• No Tribe
  ● Koda
  ● Selina Boateng
  ● Gifty Osei
  ● Joe Mettle
  ● Anita Afriyie
  ● Evang. Diana Asamoah

African Artiste(s) of the Year

• Tiwa Savage
  ● AKA
  ● Supreme Mavin Group
  ● Patoranking
  ● Yemi Alade
  ● Diamond Platnumz

Best Collaboration of the Year

• Koene – Edem ft. Ice Queen & Lil Shaker
  ● Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng ft. Uncle Ato
  ● Baby Dance – 4X4 ft. Davido
  ● Adonai rmx – Sarkodie ft. Castro
  ● Seihor – Castro ft. D Black
  ● Love Rocks – Sarkodie ft. Samini
  ● Baafira – Stonebwoy ft. Sarkodie

Hiplife Song of the Year

• Pooley – Guru
  ● Seihor – Castro ft. D-Black
  ● Selfie – VVIP
  ● Personal Person – D-Black ft. Castro
  ● Iskoki – Samini
  ● Adonai (remix) – Sarkodie ft. Castro

Highlife Song of the Year

• Neε Woho Betɔ Wo – Daddy Lumba
  ● Saa – Bisa Kdei
  ● Lobi – R2Bees
  ● I Do – Afriyie
  ● Baby Dance – 4×4 ft. Davido

Afro-Pop Song of the Year

• One of your own – Efya ft. Bisa Kdei
  ● Koene Koene – Edem ft. Ice Queen & Lil Shaker
  ● Spanner – ItzTiffany ft. Fuse ODG
  ● Killing Me Softy – R2Bees
  ● Tinambaynyi – Wiyaala
  ● Dangerous Love – Fuse ODG ft. Sean Paul

Vodafone Most Popular Song of the year

• Seihor – Castro ft. D Black
  ● Neε Woho Betɔ Wo – Daddy Lumba
  ● Adonai (remix) – Sarkodie ft Castro
  ● Koene – Edem ft. Ice Queen & Lil Shaker
  ● Baafira – Stonebwoy ft. Sarkodie
  ● Pooley – Guru
  ● Selfie – VVIP
  ● Iskoki – Samini
  ● Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng ft. Uncle Ato
  ● Hymm – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Gospel Song of the year

• Kyere me kwan – Emelia Arthur ft. OJ & Esther Smith
  ● Yento nkyia – Gifty Osei
  ● Osabarima – No Tribe
  ● Alpha and Omega – Selina Boateng ft. Uncle Ato
  ● Nkwa Abodoo – Koda
  ● Adehye Mogya – Anita Afriyie
  ● Hymm (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Reggae /Dancehall Song of the Year

• Show them love – Ras Kuuku
  ● Ronaldo – Kaakie
  ● Love Rocks – Sarkodie ft. Samini
  ● Mampi – Vybrant Faya
  ● Natural Girl – MzVee ft. Stonebwoy
  ● Baafira Stonebwoy ft. Sarkodie

Hip Hop Song of the Year

• Realer no – Pappy Kojo ft. Joey B
  ● Shots on shots – Sarkodie & Ice Prince
  ● American Passport – EL ft. Joey B
  ● Wave – Joey B ft. Pappy Kojo
  ● The One (remix) – Edem ft. Sway
  ● Finish Line (remix) – Dee Moneey ft. Ice Prince, M.anifest, PaeDae,J Town, Reminisce

Album of the Year

• Wiyaala – Wiyaala
  ● Books & Rhymes – Edem
  ● Necessary Evil – Stonebwoy
  ● Re-Vee-Lation – MzVee
  ● I’m Grateful – Selina Boateng

Best female Vocal Performance

• Efya – One of your own
  ● Becca – Tell Me
  ● Wiyaala – Tinambaynyi
  ● Raquel – I won’t cry
  ● Jael Wiafe – Keep on believing
  ● MzVee – My everything

Best Male Vocal Performance

• I do – Afriyie
  ● Nkwa Abodoo – Koda
  ● Neε Woho Betɔ Wo – Daddy Lumba
  ● Turning Around – Joe Mettle

Best Rapper of the year Song

• Sarkodie – Shots on shots
  ● EL – American Passport
  ● Guru – Keep Walking
  ● Edem – The One (remix)

Best Music Video of The year 

• Baby Dance – 4X4 Clarence Peters
  ● Move – Becca Nicky Campos
  ● The One (remix) – Edem ft. sway Gyo Gyimah
  ● Koene – Edem ft. Ice Queen & Lil Shaker Gyo Gyimah
  ● No Shortcut to heaven – M.anifest Garth Von Glehn
  ● Setewaa D3nky3 – D-Black Justin Campos
  ● Adonai (remix) – Sarkodie ft. Castro Nana Kofi Asihene

Song writer of the year

• Bisa Kdei – One of your own By Efya ft. Bisa Kdei
  ● Wiyaala & Melissa va der Spuy Africa By Wiyaala
  ● Afriyie – I do By Afriyie
  ● Obrafour – Odasani
  ● Daddy Lumba – Neε Woho Betɔ Wo

Record of the Year

• Tontonti – Afriyie
  ● Tinambaynyi – Wiyaala
  ● Nkwa Abodoo – Koda
  ● One of your own – Efya
  ● Book of hiplife – VVIP
  ● Love Rocks – Sarkodie ft. Samini

Gospel Album of the year

• One God – No Tribe
  ● I’m Grateful – Selina Boateng
  ● Jesus be too much – Gifty Osei
  ● Pentecost Soree Nwom – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Producer of the Year

• DJ Breezy Seihor – Castro ft. D Black
  ● Bodo Staiger Neε Woho Betɔ Wo – Daddy Lumba
  ● Street Beat Adonai rmx – Sarkodie ft. Castro
  ● Magnom Koene – Edem ft. Ice Queen & Lil Shaker
  ● Dakay Baafira – Stonebwoy ft. Sarkodie
  ● Ball J Pooley – Guru
  ● DJ Breezy Selfie – VVIP
  ● George Forest Hymm (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah
  ● Shadrack Y. Alpha & Omega – Selina Boteng
  ● Mix Master Garzy Iskoki – Samini

Group of the Year

• VVIP
  ● 4X4
  ● R2Bees
  ● No Tribe