2017 VGMA Nominations: 3 Categories Scrapped

The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is the Biggest, most expected, most disparaged and most huge Entertainment occasion on the Ghanaian music logbook.

Be that as it may, discussions encompassing the yearly honor occasion have dependably been the discussion of town since industry players and Ghanaian music darlings share their perspectives on changes or increases made by the coordinators of the VGMA.

With reference to a year ago's (2016) VGMA classes, the honor conspire had thirty (30) spaces however in this 2017 passage, three classifications were rejected making twenty-seven (27) on the whole.

It is questionable why Charter House dropped the three (3) classifications however harping on past gripes and remarks from a segment of general society, guaranteed that once Peace melodies are discharged like clockwork amid race year it's unreasonable to include that class.

Others imparted their insights on the Music for Development Award as a classification which will just observe artiste(s) do tunes to win the honors and can't manage their activities. Commentators have additionally portrayed the African Artiste of the year class as unnecessary since other dropped classifications to grants Ghanaians can supplant the African Artiste of the year class to respect and acknowledge Ghanaian performers and other music industry who have discharged work(s) that have produced the most open fervor inside the timetable year of the plan.

A year ago the Gospel Album of the Year classification was suspended in light of the fact that as indicated by coordinators of the honors occasion, the gospel collections submitted were insufficient and those that were submitted did not have the base necessities of three hit tunes, Lifetime Achievement Award and MUSIGA Merit Award were additionally combined.

Below are the categories scrapped

    African Artiste of the Year – Wizkid

    Peace Song Winner – New Generation Gospel Ministers

    Music for Development Award – Gasmilla

The 18th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards which is powered by Charterhouse Productions and sponsored by Vodafone Ghana is organized in partnership with the Musicians the Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and under the auspices of and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards scheme, which is now in its 18th year, has grown into a Festival of Music and Entertainment that engages the entire country and beyond.

VGMA 2017 Categories

    Artiste(s) of the Year

Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste(s) of the Year

Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year

Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year

New Artiste of the Year

Best Collaboration of the year

African Artiste(s) of the Year

Hiplife Song of the Year

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste(s) of the Year

Highlife song of the Year