Sarkodie, Ayigbe Edem, Wutah & 4x4 dominate GMA 2010

Ghana Music.com can authoritatively confirm to you that Sarkodie, the divisive hip-hop/hiplife leading light in the hiplife scene leads the pack of Ghana Music Award nominees this year with eight - Artiste of the Year,  Most Popular Song of the Year, Discovery of the Year,  Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year, Hiplife/Hiphop Song of the Year Best Collaboration of the Year, Best Rapper of the Year, Album of the Year. Listen to Hip Life by Sarkodie featuring Obrafour

Hiplife/reggae singers, Wutah and rap group, 4x4 also earned five nominations each whiles Ayigbe Edem beat  them to six nominations including one for Best collaboration of the Year.

There were also performances from Wutah,  Celestine Donkor, Ohemaa Mercy, Kwabena Kwabena and Gyedu Blay Ambolley. Final winners will be publicized on the 10th April 2010.

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
4x4
Wutah
Ohemaa Mercy
Sarkodie
Becca
Bradez

MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
Kotosa by Wutah
Baby by Sarkodie featuring Mugeez
Simple by Bradez
Aseda by Ernest Opoku
World Trade Center by 4x4

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
DSP Kofi Sarpong
Mimi
Sarkodie
Ayigbe Edem
OJ Blaq

HIP HOP /HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Kasiebo by Obrafour featuring Guru
The Game by Obour featuring Okyeame Kwame & Richie
Ringtone by Tinny
Keva by Ayigbe Edem featuring Kwaw Kese & Sarkodie
Breathe by Kweku T & D Black
Baby by Sarkodie featuring Mugeez

HIP HOP/HIPLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Sarkodie
4x4
Bradez
Ayigbe Edem
Tinny

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Ensie wo yie by Diana Hamilton
Okyeso Nyameby  Florence Nyame
Aseda by Ernest Opoku
Wo Beye Kesse by  Ohemaa Mercy
Ayeyi Ndwom by DSP Kofi Sarpong
Supernatural by Celestine Donkor

GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ohemaa Mercy
Celestine Donkor
Florence Obinim

HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Afia Donkor by Kofi B
Daa Ke Daa by Becca
Sika by Daddy Lumba
Kotosa by Wutah
Born To Win by King David

HIGHLIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kofi B
Daddy Lumba
Kofi Nti
King David

AFRO-POP SONG OF THE YEAR
Run Away by Irene Logan featuring Asem
World Trade Center by 4x4
Swagger by Ruff-N-Smooth
Simple by Bradez
I Think I Like Am by VIP

REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR
Jah Will Be There by Wutah
Adiepena by Kojo Antwi
Mama Africa by Black Prophet

BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Run Away by Irene & Asem
Baby by Sarkodie & Mugeez
The Game by Obour/Okyeame Kwame/Richie
Keva by Edem/Sarkodie/Kwaw Kese
Kasiebo by Obrafour & Guru

BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR
Sarkodie
Obrafour
Kwaku T
Edem
Bradez
Tinny

AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bracket- Nigeria
Wande Coal- Nigeria
Flavour- Nigeria
Midnight Crew – Nigeria
Jozi- South Africa

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Burning Desire- Wutah
Daa Ke Daa- Becca
Run Away – Irene Logan and Asem
Love Zone- Jon Germain
Nyonorvidade – Ayigbe Edem

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sika – Daddy Lumba
Makye- Sarkodie
Burning desire- Wutah
World Trade Center- 4x4
Volta Regime- Ayigbe Edem

SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
Daa Ke Daa - Kwabena Akwaboa Jnr
Burning Desire- Wutah
Run Away- Asem
Adiepena- Kojo Antwi
Kasiebo- Obrafour

BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
PV of Wutah
Kwaisey P Pee
Kofi B
Ernest Opoku Jnr
Kojo Antwi

BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Becca
Irene Logan
Cynthia of Daughter of Glorious Jesus
Celestine Donkor
Ohemaa Mercy

Ghana Music Awards 2010 is organized by Charter House and heavily supported by MTN, the leading telecommunication service in Ghana.