It’s another year of many upcoming awards and the first of them is the 3Music Awards scheduled for March 2021, but the nominees were unveiled virtually on Friday, February 12. Diana Hamilton, Kofi Karikari, Kobby Salm, Yaw Sarpong & Asomafo, and others found their place on the nominee list for the gospel section. Watch the unveiling here.
Diana Hamilton, the reigning 3Music Awards’ Gospel Artiste of the Year, got two nominations this year as well, in the categories of “Song of The Year” and “Artiste of The Year” all for her viral song “Adom” released last year.
Diana is competing with the likes of Sarkodie, Kuami Eugene, Adina, KiDi, Fameye and Medikal and Stonbwoy for the “Artiste of the Year” and for the Song of The Year category, she shares that platform with Darko Vibes, Sarkodie, Stobwoy, Kuami Eugene, Medikal and others.
The gospel act of the year nomination is packed with the usual faces who apart from Patience Nyarko. The rest are Diana Hamilton, Joe Mettle, Celestine Donkor, MOGmusic, Akesse Brempong, Joyce Blessing, and Empress Gifty
From the regional breakdown by the 3Music Awards board to give an opportunity to more young and upcoming acts, “Who Says God No Dey” hitmaker represented the gospel industry for the Greater Accra Region.
Thriving and talented gospel rapper KobbySalm got a nomination for “Breakthrough Artiste of The Year”.
Also, Yaw Sarpong & Asamafo and Bethel Revival Choir also got a nomination in the same category of “Group of The Year”, competing with R2Bees, Keche, Santrofi, Dope Nation, and Dead Peepol.
FULL LIST OF GOSPEL FRATERNITY
Artiste of the Year
Diana Hamilton
Group of the Year
Bethel Revival Choir
Yaw Sarpong & Asomafo
Breakthrough Act
Kobby Salm
Album of the Year
The Experience by MOG Music
Song of the Year
Diana Hamilton – Adom (Grace)
Gospel Act
Joe Mettle
Empress Gifty
Akesse Brempong
Celestine Donkor
MOG Music
Diana Hamilton
Patience Nyarko
Joyce Blessing
Producer of the Year
NACEE
Digital Act
Empress Gifty
Ohemaa Mercy
African Act
Judikay
Dunsin Oyekan
Best Male Vocal Performance
Joe Mettle – Yesu Mo
Luigi MacClean – Oguama
MOG Music – Jesus
Best Female Vocal
Rose Adjei – Na God
Celestine Donkor – Adom Ne Ahumobro
Diana Hamilton – Adom
Tiwaa – Ahombrase3
Efe Grace – Lord Have Your Way
Best Performer
Diana Hamilton – At the Diana Hamilton Concert 2020
Celestine Donkor & Gideon Performance – VGMA
Woman of the Year
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
Empress Gifty
Emerging Woman
Jayana
Ruth Adjei
Efe Grace
Wishing all of them well in their different categories
