Merqury Republic, Organizers of the annual Ghana DJ Award has announced the nominees for the 8th annual Ghana DJ Awards, honoring the past year in Disc Jockeying across 29 categories.
The Ghana DJ Awards is set to premiere on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 8:00PM GMT.
This year’s ceremony marks the 8th anniversary of the Ghana DJ Awards, under the theme ‘In The Mix Together’, and will be preceded by a DJ conference dubbed ‘Ghana DJ Clinic’, set to hold on Friday, November 20.
Rising superstar, and winner of the 2018 Ghana DJ Awards “Best DJ Of the Year,” DJ Vyrusky, leads this year’s nominations with an impressive 7 nods.
Sponsored by LG, Special Ice Ltd, Happy Man Bitters and supported by Virtual Sound Lab, Papa’s Pizza, BrainWise, Ayuvigo Forte, Mafricon Ghana, Pepsi, Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital and Rhythms Africa.
Ghana DJ Awards is produced by event powerhouse, Merqury.
Below is the full list of nominees:
DJ/Artist Collaboration of the Year
- DJ Sly and Ice Prince – ‘Alert’
- DJ Justice, Stonebwoy and Fameye – ‘Danaase’
- DJ Vyrusky and Shatta Wale – ‘Afro Dance’
- DJ Mic Smith and All-Stars – ‘Juju’
- DJ Xpliph, DopeNation and Kofi Pages – ‘Be Mine’
DJ Discovery of the Year
- DJ Raptee
- DJ Vacation
- DJ Tag
- DJ Too Much
- DJ Spices
- DJ Cesh
- DJ Clamzy
- DJ Sedan
Lockdown DJ of the Year
- DJ Ashmen
- DJ Kofi (Tema Fada)
- iPhone DJ
- DJ Toyor
- DJ Mpesempese
- DJ Switch
- DJ Solo
- DJ Sly
Event DJ of the Year
- DJ Lord
- DJ Mic Smith
- DJ Aroma
- DJ Vyrusky
- DJ Sedem
- DJ Pho
- DJ Putin
Artist DJ of the Year
- DJ MJ (Eno)
- DJ Mic Smith (Medikal)
- DJ Vapour (Kelvyn Boy)
- DJ Vyrusky (Shatta Wale, Kuami Eugene)
- DJ Wallpaper (KiDi)
- Big Stan (La Meme Gang)
- DJ Ikon (Kofi Mole)
- DJ Tag (Fameye)
- DJ Shiwaawa (Adina)
Scratch DJ of the Year
- DJ Floppy
- DJ Tality
- Master Que
- DJ Vapour
- DJ Mpesempese
- DJ Obonke
Mobile DJ of the Year
- DJ Cil
- DJ Adom
- DJ Toyor
- DJ Wallpaper
- DJ Sleek
- DJ Tality
- DJ Amach
Mixtape of the Year
- Afromix 2.0 – DJ Bibini
- Time with Kofi Kinaata – DJ Spincho
- Shreega Mixtape – DJ MJ
- Face Of Volta Mixtape – DJ Clamzy
- Throwback Verseday 2019 – DJ Vyrusky
- Mashup Mixshow Ep 14 – DJ Bass
- Ghana @ 63 Independence Mixtape – DJ Ashmen
Video Jockey of the Year
- DJ Pakorich – Zylofon TV
- DJ Xpliph – GH One TV
MC/Hypeman of the Year
- Abeiku Sarkcess
- MC Nana King
- Ogee The MC
- Sheldon
- MC Omarion
- Kojo Manuel
- Mensah Jnr
- PM
- MC Jerome
- Berima Sean Bills
Female Radio DJ of the Year
- DJ Ohemaa Woyegye – Angel FM
- DJ Kess – Y FM
- DJ Pryty – Kasapa
- Jay Jay – Citti FM
Male Radio DJ of the Year
- DJ Fletch – Okay FM
- DJ Quest – Ark FM
- DJ Wobete – Hitz FM
- DJ Aroma – Pure FM
- DJ Magnus – Radio Max
- Sammy Forson – Joy FM
- Mr Shark – Pluzz FM
- DJ Advisor – Happy FM
- DJ Tablettz – Hello FM
Female DJ of the Year
- DJ Nyce
- DJ Prytty
- DJ MJ
- DJ Akel
- DJ Switch
- The Mask DJ
- Jay Jay
DJs’ Song of the Year
- Sarkodie – ‘Oofeetso’
- Medikal – ‘Omo Ada’
- Kuami Eugene – ‘Obiaato’
- DopeNation – ‘Zanku’
- Diana Hamilton – ‘Wasem’
- Quamina MP – ‘Amanfuo Girls’
Club/Pub DJ of the Year
- Pee Raven – Ace Tantra
- DJ Icey – Kona Café
- DJ Solo – Onyx
- DJ Sorondo – Abrewanana
- DJ Baylor – Bloom Bar
- DJ Wallpaper – Ace Tantra
- DJ Raptee – Signature
Reggae/Dancehall DJ of the Year
- DJ Rudebwoy
- King Lagazee
- DJ Gashy
- Kalio & Fari
- DJ Manni
- Eddie Ranks
- Nana Ntow
- King Bash
Afrobeat/Hiplife DJ of the Year
- DJ Fletch
- DJ Wobete
- DJ Stanzy
- DJ Aroma
- DJ Vyrusky
- DJ Ashmen
- DJ Gang
- DJ Reuben
- DJ Khalifa
Highlife DJ of the Year
- DJ Addibully
- Oyokodihyie Kofi
- DJ Eric Kojo Hanson
- Papa Bills
- DJ Candy Man
- DJ Advicer
- DJ Fox
Gospel DJ of The Year
- KOK – Live FM
- Franky 5 – Hitz FM
- DJ Awana – Adom FM
- Ike The Unpredictable – Angel FM
- Alexis – Pure FM
Student DJ of the Year
- DJ Spincho – University for Development Studies
- DJ Juicy – University of Ghana
- DJ 3 Points – Cape Coast University
- DJ Bone – University of Development Studies
- DJ Benjesse – Cape Coast Technical University
- Gal Dem DJ – NAFTI
- DJ Stunt – University
- London DJ – KNUST
- DJ Choco – Central University
Best International Ghanaian DJ
- DJ Akua – USA
- DJ Flipwave – USA
- DJ Paak – United Kindom
- DJ Khalid – Canada
- DJ Nore – United Kindom
- DJ Lutha – South Africa
- DJ Soul2Soul – United Kingdom
- DJ Fiifi – United Kingdom
- DJ Abena – Belgium
Best International Non-Ghanaian DJ
- DJ Christopher Pagli – USA
- DJ Switch – Nigeria
- DJ Divalash – South Africa
- DJ Big N – Nigeria
- DJ Neptizle – United Kingdom
- Que DJ – Nigeria
Record Promoter of the Year
- DJ Wobete
- NY DJ
- DJ Adviser
- DJ Aroma
- DJ Magnus
- Papa Bills
- DJ Reuben
Best Young DJ of the Year
- DJ Spices
- DJ Switch
Northern Zone DJ of the Year
- DJ Anadwo
- Kawastone
- DJ Tobile
- DJ Ephya
- DJ Spincho
- DJ Bone
- DJ Merli
Southern Zone DJ of the Year
- DJ Repentance
- DJ Vyrusky
- DJ Wobete
- DJ Poppa
- DJ Stanzy
- DJ Mpesempese
Central Zone DJ of the Year
- DJ Magnus
- DJ Aroma
- DJ Quest
- DJ Storm
- DJ Tablettz
- Mr Kaxtro
- DJ X
- DJ Edita
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Loving Cee
Overall Best Dj Of The Year
- DJ Aroma
- DJ Vyrusky
- DJ Sly
- DJ Mic Smith
