See the full list of nominees for the 2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards...

The organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Charterhouse, through the EIB Network, have released the full list of nominees for the 2016 VGMAs in a grand launch at the plush Kempinski Hotel in Accra on Friday.

Rapper EL topped the list with ten (10) nominations closely followed by Sarkodie with seven (7) nominations.

Here is the full list:

Gospel Song of the Year

Hour by Hour – SP Kofi Sarpong ft. Joyce Blessing
Yoboyo – Kofi Gyan
W’ow Nkwa Wo Wor Ade – Mary Owusu
Hyebre Sesafour – Obaapa Christie
Wafom Kwan – Patience Nyarko
Aporsor – Nicholas Omane Acheampong

Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year

Obaapa Christie
Joe Mettle
Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Patience Nyarko
SP Kofi Sarpong
Preachers

Highlife Song of the Year

Take Away – Ackah Blay
Hw3 – Becca
Mansa – Bisa Kdei
Pimpinaa – Obrafour ft. Bisa Kdei
Makoma – R2bees
Susuka – Kofi Kinaata
Alewa – Ofori Amponsah ft. Sarkodie

Hip-hop Song of the Year

All Black – EL ft. Pappy Kojo & Joey B
Fire Bon Dem – Flowking Stone
Yakubu – Kwaw Kese
Hand to Mouth – Sarkodie
Nineteen Ninety – Omar Sterling
Ay3 Late – Pappy Kojo ft. Sarkodie

Hiplife Song of the Year

Crusade – Donzy ft. Kofi Kinaata
Ye Wo Krom – Atom
Koko – EL
Ekiki Mi – Wisa ft. Luther
Skolom – VVIP ft. Sena Dagadu
Pooley Swag – Guru

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

Serwaa Akoto – Blakk Rasta
It’s So Crazy – De Voice
Hold Me Now – MzVee
Go Higher – Stonebwoy
Holiday – AK Songstress
Fire – Jupitar ft. Stonebwoy

Afro-pop Song of the Year

Only – Fuse ODG
Gboza – R2bees ft. Davido
Nyedzelo – Edem ft. Reekado Banks
Abofra – MzVee ft. Efya
Coastal Vibes – Adina ft. Trigmatic
Mi Naa Bo Po – EL

Best Male Vocalist of the Year

Afriyie – Go Gaga
De Voice – It’s Crazy
Knii Lante – Thinking Out Loud
Pat Thomas – Bra
Mugeez – Concert Party
Akwaboah Jnr. – Mewu

Best Female Vocalist of the Year

Adina – Boom Boom Beat
Irene Logan – Medo Wo
MzVee – Hold Me Now
Nana Yaa – Ego Be
Efya – Sarkcess Story
Yaa Yaa – Dumb Drum

Producer of the Year

Mo Beat – Skolom
Bisa Kdei/Kaywa – Mansa
Kwadwo Akwaboah – Aporsor
Beatz Da Kay – Go Higher
Chapter Beats – Ekiki Mi
EL – Mi Naa Bo Po
Dr. Ray – Ye Wo Krom
Kin Dee – Susuka

Record of the Year

Coastal Vibes – Adina ft. Trigmatic
Abofra – MzVee ft. Efya
Concert Party – R2bees
Bra – Sarkodie ft. Pat Thomas
Dumb Drum – Yaa Yaa
Shine a Light – Rocky Dawuni
Forget Dem – M.anifest

Song Writer of the Year

Rex Omar – Paapa
Knii Lante – Beautiful Virgo
Kofi Kinaata – Susuka
MzVee, Richie, Efya – Abofra
Obrafour – Nkontompo
Stonebwoy – Go Higher

Best Group of the Year

VVIP
R2bees
Keche
Gallaxy
Preachers

Best Rapper of the Year

EL – King Without a Crown
Flowking Stone – Fire Bon Dem
Omar Sterling – Nineteen Ninety
Pappy Kojo – Ay3 Late
Sarkodie – Hand to Mouth

Best Collaboration of the Year

Skolom – VVIP ft. Sena Dagadu
Mewu – Sarkodie ft. Akwaboah
Ay3 Late – Pappy Kojo ft. Sarkodie
Ekiki Mi – Wisa ft. Luther
Crusade – Donzy ft. Kofi Kinaata
Pimpinaa – Obrafour ft. Bisa Kdei

Best Music Video of the Year

Shelele – EL
Nkontompo – Obrafour
Dumb Drum – Yaa Yaa
Girlfriend – Edem
The Warning – Teephlow
Crazy for God – Preachers

Best New Artiste of the Year

Nero X
Donzy
Wisa
Atom
Kofi Kinaata

African Artiste of the Year

Wizkid
Olamide
Korede Bello
Harry Song
Patoranking

Hiplife/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year

Pappy Kojo
Omar Sterling
Sarkodie
VVIP
Guru
EL

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year

Stonebwoy
Jupitar
MzVee
AK Songstress
Episode
Blakk Rasta

Highlife Artiste of the Year

Bisa Kdei
Afriyie
Ofori Amponsah
Nero X

Album of the Year

Verified – MzVee
Mary – Sarkodie
Elom – EL
Breakthrough – Bisa Kdei
I Believe – SP Kofi Sarpong

Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year

Skolom – VVIP ft. Sena Dagadu
Mansa – Bis Kdei
Aporsor – Nicholas Omane Acheampong
Go Higher – Stonebwoy
Ekiki Mi – Wisa ft. Luther
Mi Naa Bo Po – EL
Ye Wo Krom – Atom
Susuka – Kofi Kinaata

Overall Artiste of the Year

VVIP
Sarkodie
Bisa Kdei
Stonebwoy
SP Kofi Sarpong
EL

Unsung Category

Feli Nuna
Adomaa
Ebony Reigns
Nii Funny
Perez