The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2016 nominees (VGMAs) have finally been announced.

Rapper, EL, topped the list with ten (10) nominations in respective categories including ‘Overall Artiste of the Year’, ‘Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Hiplife/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year’, ‘Best Music Video of the Year’ and ‘Best Rapper of the Year’. Others include ‘Producer of the Year’, ‘Afro-Pop Song of the Year’, ‘Hiplife Song of the Year’ and ‘Hip-hop Song of the Year’.

Sarkodie followed closely with seven (7). See the full list of nominations below:

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