Dancehall/Reggae artist, Stonebwoy, leads the nominations for the 2017 edition of BASS Awards with 9 nods; including slots in the Artiste of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Dancehall Artiste of the Year, Dancehall Collaboration, Performer of the Year, Reggae Song, Video of the Year and 2 nominations in the Dancehall Song of the Year.
The list of nominees was unveiled live on the Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, by the Chairman of the Board, Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, popularly known as Daddy Bosco.
The annual awards celebrate the Dancehall and Reggae music genres and rewards artistes in Ghana who have contributed immensely to the industry.
Bullhaus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia this year will host the awards on December 28 this year.
Here is the list of all 21 categories in full.
KWAME NKRUMAH AWARD (ARTISTE OF THE YEAR)
1. STONEBWOY
2. RAS KUUKU
3. EBONY
4. MZ VEE
5. BLAKK RASTA
6. SAMINI
YAA ASANTEWA AWARD (RECORD OF THE YEAR)
1. BLACK PROPHET – IN TIMES LIKE THESE
2. K. SONGSTRESS – REGGAE MUSIC
3. KWAME PARTAN – GHANAIAN PASSPORT
4. FIIFI SELAH – AKONTA SEKAN
5. IWAN FT. GARBA YARONZAMANI – REAL ZONGO YOUTH
6. SAMINI – MAMA GHANA
REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. BAD SYSTEM – RAS KUUKU
2. GET SERIOUS – OGYA MENSAH
3. LIVE IN LOVE – STONEBWOY
4. PAIN DEM – RUDE BOY RANKING
5. AROSTOR – KAKI
6. FIRE – SAMINI
7. LOVE EM STILL – KNII LANTE
8. MR KAYA – KOJO KOMBOLO
9. NOBODY ELSE – MZ VEE FT. BLACK PROPHET
10. REGGAE MUSIC – K. SONGSTRESS
11. RASTA ON THE MOVE – BLAKK RASTA
12. LEGALISE IT – IWAN
DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
1. SMILE AGAIN – JUPITAR
2. BIG IT UP – SHEGER
3. HAPPY DAY – K. SONGSTRESS FT. ZEAL
4. TALK TO ME – STONEBWOY FT. KRANIUM
5. RISING SUN – EYE JUDAH
6. PEOPLE DEY – STONEBWOY
7. THE ROCK – SCATA BADA FT. JUPITA
8. NAKALA – BLAKK MEXXIAH FT. LINGUA KAT
9. COUPE – EBONY
10. NWANSAN – RAS KUUKU FT LUTHER
11. YONAH – SAMINI F LUTHER
12. MAMA– PAPA WASTIK
13. EYE JUDAH-SUPPORT
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
1. JUPITAR
2. SAMINI
3. EPISODE
4. RAS KUUKU
5. STONEBWOY
6. BLAKK RASTA
7. EBONY
8. FANCY GADAM
9. MZVEE
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
1. OGYA MENSAH – LET’S GET SERIOUS
2. BLAKK RASTA – ON THE MOVE
3. JUPITAR – SMILE AGAIN
4. KNII LANTE – LOVE EM STILL
5. DAVID OSCAR – GET THERE ONE DAY
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
1. MZ VEE – NOBODY ELSE
2. K. SONGSTRESS – REGGAE MUSIC
3. SHEGER – BIG UP
4. KAKI – AROSTOR
5. EBONY – COUPE
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
1. MASTA GARZY – SMILE AGAIN (JUPITAR)
2. NATURE – REGGAE MUSIC (A. SONGSTRESS)
3. RICHIE – NOBODY ELSE (MZ VEE)
4. DEAN FRASER – IN TIMES LIKE THESE (BLACK PROPHET)
5. KILO BEATS – GET THERE ONE DAY (DAVID OSCAR)
6. JMJ – AROSTOR (KAKI)
7. BRAINY BEATZ – MAMA GHANA (SAMINI)
DANCEHALL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1. K. SONGSTRESS FT. ZEAL – HAPPY DAY
2. STONEBWOY FT KRANIUM – TALK TO ME
3. SAMINI FT. LUTHER – YONAH
4. SCATA BADA FT JUPITA – THE ROCK
5. BLAKK MEXXIAH FT. LINGUA KAT – NAKALA
6. KAKI FT. GURU – SANKWAS
7. RANK GUY ft. RAQUEL – FOR LOVE
8. IWAN FT. FANCY GADAM AND JAMAL BAMBA – DAGOMBA GAL
RIDDIM OF THE YEAR
1. MOONLIGHT – K
2. KALYPO – MACKEY & D RAY
3. BULLET – BULLET BEAT
4. THE CALL – SELASSIE
5. IRIE BUS – CASKEYS
REGGAE COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1. DAVID OSCAR FT. AFRIYIE – GET THERE ONE DAY
2. KAKI FT. YAA PONO – AROSTOR
3. MZ VEE FT. BLACK PROPHET – NOBODY ELSE
4. BLACK PROPHET FT. DUANE STEPHENSON – DISTANT LOVE
ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. ROAR – AKESSE BREMPONG
2. ONE LOVE – NAT ABBEY
3. FIRE BUN – NACEE
4. LOVE FEELING – SELORM FT. KESSE
5. NII SOUL MAXINE – WAHGUAN FI DI CHURCH
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
1. RENNER
2. J. LYRICS
3. NYAMEKYE
4. WAILING WANNA
5. WAN ROW
6. TSOBI
7. XHILLA ROY
8. KAHPUN
9. ARTICLE WAN
10. FRANK GUY
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
1. PATO RANKING
2. CYNTHIA MORGAN
3. BURNA BOY
4. SIDNEY SALMON
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. STORIES OF LIFE – BLACK PROPHET
2. LIVINGSTONE – STONEBWOY
3. SPAR JUNKIES – EPISODE
4. ELEVATION TIME – RUDEBOY RANKING
5. IWAN – GASKIYA
6. BLACK RASTA
DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. STONEBWOY
2. MZ VEE
3. EBONY
4. JUPITAR
5. SAMINI
REGGAE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. KNII LANTE
2. BLACK PROPHET
3. PAPA WASTIK
4. IWAN
5. RAS KUUKU
SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
1. BLACK PROPHET – IN TIMES LIKE THESE
2. KNII LANTE – LOVE EM STILL
3. STONEBWOY – LIVE IN LOVE
4. BLACK RASTA – RASTA ON THE MOVE
5. OGYA MENSAH – GET SERIOUS
REGGAE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. PAIN DEM – RUDEBOY RANKING
2. MZVEE FT. BLACK PROPHET – NOBODY ELSE
3. STONEBOWOY – LIVE IN LOVE
4. OGYA MENSAH – GET SERIOUS
5. RAS KUUKU – BAD SYSTERM
6. IRE BUS RIDDIM
DANCEHALL VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. STONEBOWOY – PEOPLE DEY
2. RAS KUUKU – NWANSANA
3. EBONY – COUPE
4. AK SONGSTRESS – HAPPY DAY
5. SHEGAH – BIG IT UP
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
VOTING
The public is entitled to 60 percent votes for only four categories. They are, Dancehall song of the year, Reggae song of the year, Discovery of the year and the Performer of the year.
Winners of the other categories will be determined by an able board led by Daddy Bosco.