The excitement surrounding Fancy Gadam’s win at the VGMA’s won’t end anytime soon – it seems the win has brought with it a spiraling effect and the Midas touch for a firm rooting of the Gadam Nation boss; the VGMA New Artiste of the Year has been nominated at the Ghana Entertainment Awards – USA.

The Scheme is a collaboration between Charterhouse, Graphic Showbiz and GH-One TV in a bid to honor deserving entertainers across the sub-industries of showbiz both in Ghana and outside Ghana. The maiden event comes off on the 20^th of May 2017 in New York, USA.

Below is a list of Categories and nominations for the 2017 edition of Ghana Entertainment Awards – USA.

Music Categories

Best Album

• Bar 3- EL
• Nowhere Cool – M.anifest
• Matic  – Trigmatic
• Janesis – Efya
• Counselor – Nacee

 

Best Song

• Confession – Kofi Kinaata
• Grind – Vision DJ Ft.  A.I
• AL haji – VVIP
• Kakai – Shatta Wale
• U and Me – Joey B
• RNS – Sarkodie
• Too Risky – Medikal

Gospel Artist/Group

• Joe Mettle
• Sonnie Badu
• Nacee
• Esther Piesie
• Ohemaa Mercy

Best Hip life/Rap-Act

• Joey B – You and Me
• EL – Kaabuame
• Manifest – God MC
• Sarkodie – RNS
• Omar Sterling – Bob Marley,
• Medikal – confirm

Best Reggae/Dancehall Act

• Stonebwoy – People Dey
• Ras Kuuku Ft. Luther – Nwansina
• Ebony- Poison,
• Samini -Yona
• Shatta Wale – Kakai

Best Highlife Act

• Kofi Kinaata – Confession
• Becca – Beshiwo
• Bisa – Jwe
• Killbeatz  – Borkor Borko
• Wisa Greid – Minste Bo

Best Music Producer

• Pee on The Beat
• Killbeatz
• Magnom
• Kaywa
• WillisBeatz
• Kuvie 

Best Music Video

• Okyeame Kwame Ft. Mzvee – Small Small
• Edem Ft. Rekaado Banks – Nyedzilo
• Becca – Beshiwo
• Stonebwoy – Talk To Me,
• Shatta Wale – Kakai
• Bisa Kdei Ft. Obrafour – Samina
• Guru Ft. Singlet – Samba

Best Collaboration

• Okyeame Kwame Ft. MzVee  – Small Small
• Flowking Stone Ft.  Shatta Wale
• Sarkodie – Fire Bon Dem Rmx
• R2Beez Ft. Wizkid Tonight.
• VVIP ft. Patoranking – Alhaji
• Ras Kuuku ft. Luther,
• Guru ft. Single- Samba 

Best New Act

• A.I
• Medikal
• Article Wan
• Ebony
• Fancy Gadam
• Sorakiss
• Feli Nuna
• Rudebwoy Ranking 

Best Group

• Keche
• R2bees
• Gallaxxy
• VVIP

Best Female Act

• Tiffany
• Becca
• MzVee
• Eazzy
• Efya
• Wiyaala

Best Male Act

• Samini
• Shatta Wale
• Stonebwoy
• Kinaata
• Sarkodie
• Medikal

Film & Television Categories

 Lead Actor in Film

• Adjetey Annang – Keteke
• Jose Tolbert – True Lies
• Van Vicker -‘Black Money
• Alphones Menyo – Utopia
• Kalybos – Amakye & Dede

Lead Actress in Film

• Ophelia Dzidzornu – Like Cotton Twines
• Kalsoum Sinare -‘Sala
• Yvonne Nelson – In April
• Nana Ama Mcbrown  – Na Menim
• Lydia Forson – Keteke
• Rukiyat Masud – Children Of The Mountain

 

Supporting Actor in Film

• Fred Amugi – Sala
• John Dumelo – Amakye & Dede
• Kwadwo Nkansah -Fault,
• Ian Wordi – Sala
• Kobi Rana – Sala
• Akrobeto – Na Menim 

Supporting Actress in Film

• Akorfa Adjeani – Children of the Mountain
• Jackie Appiah – Sala
• Luckie Lawson – Like Cotton Twine
• Roslyn Ingissa – Amakye & Dede

Best Picture (Film Producer)

• Utopia – Alphones Menyo
• Sala – Kalsoum Sinare & Fareeda Sinare Yakubu
• Purple – Prince Dovlo
• True Lies – Abdul Salam Mumuni
• Amakye & Dede – Kofi Asamoah
• Children of the Mountain – Priscilla Anany
• In April – Yvonne Nelson

Best Director – Film

• Kofi Asamoah – Amakye & Dede
• Kobi Rana – Sala
• Leila Djansi – Like Cotton Twines
• Priscilla Anany – Children of the Mountain 

 

TV Personality/Presenter (Male)

• KOD
• Elias Chebeb
• Jay Folley
• Patrice Amegashie

 

TV Personality/Presenter (Female)

• Berla Mundi
• Nana Aba Anamoah
• Caroline Sampson
• Sorakiss
• Kokui Selormey

Other 2017 GEA Nominees List 

Sports Personality of the Year

• Martha Bissah
• Kaya Forson
• Andre Ayew
• Asamoah Gyan
• Emmanuel Tagoe
• Harrison Afful

Entertainment Blog of the Year

• Zionfelix.net
• Enewsgh.com
• Ameyawdebrah.com
• Blagogee.com
• Nkonkonsa.com
• Nydjlive.com

Best Diaspora Act

• Fuse ODG, UK
• Eugy – UK
• Kwamz and Flava, UK
• Blitz The Ambassador, USA
• LosGrumos – FRANCE

Best Radio Personality (Female)

• Doreen Andoh (Joy FM)
• Anita Erskine- (Starr FM)
• MsNaa (Y-FM)
• Jessica Saforo (Citi FM)

Best Radio Personality (male)

• Akwasi Aboagye (Peace FM)
• Ray – (Starr FM)
• Kwame Sefa Kayi  (Peace FM)
• Abeiku Santana –  (Adom FM)

Best DJ

• Dj MicSmith
• Dj Mensah
• Dj Vision
• Dj Vyrusky

Best Comedian Act

• DKB
• Kemikal
• Foster Romanus
• Ajeezay
• Lexy Decomic

Best Gh/USA Act

• Duke D2
• Nana Nyc
• Moe Sbw
• Lighter
• Rison
• 2 shy
• John Q 

 

Best Gh/USA DJ

• Dj Akua – DMV
• Dj Nayah – NJ
• Dj Slim – NY
• Dj Prince Paul – MA
• DJ AKA – NY
• DJ Sam Q – ATL

Best Entertainer of the Year

• Sarkodie
• Shatta Wale
• Stonebwoy
• DKB
• Efya
• Lilwin
• Akrobeto

Non – Ghanaian Categories

Best Actor

• Ramsey Nouah – NIGERIA
• Blossom Chukwujekwu – NIGERIA
• Nick Mutuma – KENYA
• Emmanuel Ikubese – NIGERIA
• Oc Ukeje – NIGERIA

Best Actress

• Adesua Etomi – Nigeria
• Rita Dominic – Nigeria
• Funke Akindele – Nigeria
• Omoni Oboli – Nigeria
• Fulu Mugovhani – South Africa

Best Male Artist

• Nasty C – South Africa
• Falz – Nigeria
• Wizkid – Nigeria
• Davido – Nigeria
• Tekno – Nigeria
• Toofan – Togo
• AKA – South Africa

Best Female Artist

• Busiswa – South Africa
• Simi – Nigeria
• Tiwa Savage – Nigeria
• Seyi Shay – Nigeria
• Vanessa MDee – Tanzania
•  Yemi Alade – Nigeria 

Best DJ

•  DJ Obi – Nigeria
•  Dj Spinall – Nigeria/USA
• Dj Zinhle B – South Africa
•  Dj Tunez – Nigeria/USA
•  DJ Maphorisa – South Africa