The much anticipated music festival for the of Northern Region is all set to blow the minds of music lovers. The award scheme has proved to be one of the most reliable award schemes in the country and can compete with the likes of the Vodafone Ghana Music Award (VGMA).
The Northern Music Award has succeeded in organising two successful events and launched the third edition of the music festival on July 22, 2017 at the Radarch Lodge and Conference Center in Tamale.
Speaking to the press, the Public Relationship Officer (PRO) of Northern Vision Events (NVE) Mr. Mohammed Hafiz also known in showbiz as Geeface expressed his optimism for a much better event this year and called on every industry player to contribute in making it a success.
The event organisers also assured the general public and artistes of being neutral in executing their mandate and dismissed any possibility of manipulating votes to favour any candidate. Mr. Mohammed Hafiz Geeface encouraged every artiste to pick a form and file for nomination since he believes it is an award scheme geared towards promoting Northern talents. He also added that “we need everybody to have confidence in us to deliver”.
The PRO of NVE further revealed that two more categories namely “High life song of the year” and “Best Music Promoter of the year” were added to this year’s categories to appreciate the good works music promoters are doing and to encourage the High life artistes to do more in their chosen genre.
The second edition of the Northern Music Awards saw the current VGMA new artiste of the year Fancy Gadam winning the Artiste of the year category in a “fiercely” contested category with the likes of the 69 Fans boss Maccasio, Dabba, Deensi and Ataaka.
In outlining the activities for the Northern Music Festival, Mr. Mohammed Hafiz Geeface explain to the media that the nominee jam will held at Kumbungu to appreciate their contributions in patronising shows being organised in their community, a situation he applauded.
The following activities should be noted and patronised by the general public and artistes:
Opening of Nominations: 25th July, 2017
Closing of Nominations: 10th August, 2017
Releasing of Voting Codes: 15th August, 2017
Voting begins: 15th August, 2017
Nominee Jams: 9th September, 2017
Voting ends: 15th September, 2017
Awards Night: 16th September, 2017 at Radarch Lodge and Conference Center
Winners Party: 23rd September, 2017 at Oasis Restaurant in Gumani
Below are the various categories for the 2017 Northern Music Awards:
1.ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
2.BEST GROUP
3.BEST RAPPER
4.BEST COLLABORATION
5.HIP LIFE/HIP HOP ARTISTE
6.HIGH LIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
7.HIGH LIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
8.MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
9.DISCOVERY ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
10.BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
11.FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
12.ALBUM OF THE YEAR
13.TRADITIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
14.REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
15.SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
16.HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
17.MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
18.BEST NORTHERN MUSIC PROMOTER
19.SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
20.MOST POPULAR ARTISTE IN UPPER WEST REGION
21.MOST POPULAR ARTISTE IN UPPER EAST REGION
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