KD Bakes bags 5 nominations at maiden Ghana Music Awards South Africa

Music, they say is a universal language and if the elements of composition are right, it knows no boundaries. The ‘melodies killer‘ KD Bakes deserves a pat on his back as he bagged five nominations in the maiden edition of Ghana Music Awards South Africa.

KD Bakes, who has signed to a South African record label BKS Recordz, has redefined the journey of a budding artiste upon joining the label earlier this year.

Basically, the “Carry Me Away” crooner is musically having a good year - from winning “StandOut Artiste Of The Moment” award to “Youth Event Awards– (nominee)” and now the maiden Ghana Music Awards South Africa.

KD Bakes is nominated in the following categories:

* South African Based Artiste Of The Year
* South African Based Music Video Of The Year
* New Artiste Of The Year
* South African Based Hiplife Artiste Of The Year
* Best Highlife Artiste Of The Year



Ghana Music Awards South Africa is the major yearly music festival of the Ghanaian community based in South Africa. The aim is to celebrate and award individuals and corporate excellence within the entertainment industry amongst the Ghanaian Community in South Africa.

KD Bakes' “Carry Me Away” video has hit 79,000 views on YouTube and he hopes to release a new banger by month ending dubbed “Run Go”.



Below is the full nominees for the maiden Ghana Music Awards South Africa. Notice on voting process comes in due time.
Ghana Music Awards South Africa

1 * GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

JOYCE BLESSING

GIFTY OSEI

JOE METTLE

PATIENCE NYARKO

CELESTINE DONKOR

PRINCESS ROY

MAAME SERWAH

SONNIE BADU

OHEMAA MERCY

2 * PROMISING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

KOO KYIE

MACCASIO
KAY 9ICE
EFE KEYZ
WAKILI
DEM TINZ
XYLO
DHAT GYAL
AMERADO
CITIZEN WELKINS

KASIEBO
ADI GOVNOR
BRAYN THE MENSAH
ICONZY FIACK
DZIDU


3 * NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

KIDI

KING PROMISE

KWESI ARTHUR

KUAMI EUGENE

WENDY SHAY

B4 BONAH

KELVIN BOY

PATAPAA

ESHUN


4 * BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR

VVIP

REGGIE AND BOLLIE

R2BEES

KECHE

EEIINATION

WUTAH

GALAXY


5 * HIP-LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

KOFI KINAATA

CAPTAIN PLANET

KWESI ARTHUR

YAA PONO

PATAPAA

NII FUNNY

GASMILLA

QUATA BUDUKUSU

NERO X


6 * BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR

SARKODIE

ENO BARONY

YAA PONO

TEEPHLOW

QUATA BUDUKUSU

MANIFEST

MEDIKAL

STRONGMAN BURNER


7 * BEST DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ VYRUSKY

DJ BLACK

DJ SWITCH

DJ CHAMPAGNE

DJ EXTRA

DJ NYCE

DJ MAXTA PRIME

ANDY DOSTY

DJ WOBETE


8 * BEST MUSIC JOURNALIST / BLOGGER OF THE YEAR

KWAME DADZI

EBENEZER DONKOR

AMEYAW DEBRAH

ATTRACTIVE MUSTAPHA

ZION FELIX

DAVID MAWULI

CHRIS HANDLER

NII ATAKORA MENSAH

JONATHAN NII LARYEA


9 * MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR

ANGELA / WISH ME WELL (KUAMI EUGENE)

MAAME HW3 (EBONY)

AKWAABA (MR. EAZI)

OBI AGY OBI GIRL (CAPTAIN PLANET)

KWESI ARTHUR (GRIND DAY RMX)

SHATTA WALE (GRINGO)

ONE CORNER (PATAPAA)

THAT THING (ARTICLE ONE)


10 * HIGH LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BISA KDEI

KUMI GUITAR

KUAMI EUGENE

KIDI

DADA HAFCO

K.K. FOSU

FATAU KEITA


11 * BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

KING PROMISE

CHOIR MASTER

KIDI

KK FOSU

KUAMI EUGENE

LUTA

EPIXODE

MUGEEZ


12 * REGGAE / DANCE HALL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

STONEBWOY

EPIXODE

SAMINI

RUDEBWOY RANKING

BLACKK RASTA

SHATTA WALE

KELVIN BOY

MZVEE


13 * REGGAE / DANCE HALL SONG OF THE YEAR

SAMINI (MY OWN)

EPIXODE (KUTU)

STONEBWOY (BAWASABA)

SHATTA WALE (GRINGO)

EBONY (SPONSOR)

BLAKK RASTA (FLOWER IN THE SHOWER)

KAY DIZZLE (MURDER)

ESHUN (FA ME KOR)

RUDEBWOY RANKING (ORIGNAL RUDEBWOY)


14 * BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

YAA PONO X STONEBWOY (OBIAA WONI MASTER)

SAMINI X DEM TINZ (FAMA ME)

MR. EAZI FT PATAPAA (AKWAABA)

CAPTAIN PLANET X KOFI KINAATA (OBI AGYE OBI GIRL)

OBRAFOUR X SARKODIE (MOESHA)

SHATTA WALE X PATAPAA (BODI FI BODY)

PATAPAA X RAS CANN X MR. LOYALTY (ONE CORNER)

K.K FOSU X NERO X (YENKODA)

KING PROMISE X MUGEEZ X SARKODIE (C.C TV)

ARTICLE WAN X PATAPAA (THAT THING)

DJ VYRUSKY FT SHATTA WALE AND KUAMI EUGENE ( ADWENFI)


15 * BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

KING DEE (WUTAH – BRONYA)

MASTER GARZY (CAPTAIN PLANET – OBI AGY OBI GIRL)

PEEWEZEL (OSIKANI ABRANTIE – OBIA DON)

DATBEAT GOD (KIDI – ADIEPENA)

EYOH SOUNDBWOY (DEM TINZ – PRESSUER B3 FAWU)

EPHRIAM (KK FOSU – YENKODA)

GUILTYBEATZ (AKWAABA)

DANNY BEATZ (MEDEKUKU)

KILL BEAT (KING PROMISE – CCTV)

DR. RAY (FINAL SOLUTION – BLESSER)

TUBHANI MUZIK (STRONGMAN BURNER – MONSTER)


16 * BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

KING PROMISE (CCTV)

STRONGMAN BURNER (BABY GIRL)

QATA BUDUKUSU (GINGER)

FANLY (LIVE WIRE)

SHATTA WALE (GRINGO)

MANTSE AY (NYAME WATSE)

CITIZEN WELKINS (MY BABY)

KAY DIZZLE (MURDER)

YPEE (MEYE GUY RMX)

17 * ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

PATAPAA

SHATTA WALE

EBONY

STONEBWOY

KUAMI EUGENE

CATEGORIES FOR GHANA MUSIC AWARDS SOUTH AFRICA

1* NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DOUPBOY LASKA

KAHPUN
KD BAKES

TYPHOON
AKU MERCY

2* BEST HI-LIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

DRUMPIPO

AKU MERCY
POLAMO
KD BAKES

DISKYBOY
DJEEY PHILL

3* BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

DOUPBOY LASKA

STEVEN
NICHOLAS MENSAH
BEST MAN
BIG AFRO

4* BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

DOUPBOY LASKA

YINKS
POLAMO
DJEEY PHILL

5* GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

DRUMPIPO (LOBOLA)

HALAL AFRICA (WOSO)
MOHADI (CASANDRA)
ADAMO (LERATO)

6* MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR

DOUPBOY LASKA

DRUMPIPO
AKU MERCY (OBI)
DO LIKE I DO (FINAL SOLUTON)

7* REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR

DOUPBOY LASKA (NUN DEM READY)

HALAI AFRICA (FIRST LOVE)
ZION KING (BLACK CULTURE)
FLEXY (CRY FOR LIFE)

SHAKER PONZY (RIGHTEOUS)

8* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

9PM

KD BAKES

YINKS
POLAMO

9* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED HIP-LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

9PM

KD BAKES
POLAMO
YINKS
FINAL SOLUTION

10* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST CLUB DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ ELEMENTO

DJ LUTHA
DJ CRAKK
DJ SHADOW
DJEEY PHILL

11* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

AKU MERCY X MEDOSKY (OBI)

POLAMO X DJ MAPHORISA X DJ BUCKS (SMTHING ABT U)

DJEEY PHILL X DJ LESH (LOBOLA)
ADAMO X DEM TINZ (KINGS AND QUEENS)
C-TEA X FINAL SOLUTION (YOUR STYLE)

12* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST CULTURAL AND LIVE BAND GROUP OF THE YEAR

DRUM PIPO

RICHARD BENYARKO
SANKOFA BAND
AGROBESO CULTURAL GROUP
ROOT AFRICA BAND

13* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

CASANDRA

DRUMPIPO
HALAI AFRICA
ROOT AFRICA BAND

14* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

C-TEA

POLAMO

FRE-D
RICHARD BENYARKO
DRUMPIPO

15* SOUTH AFRICAN BASED ARTIST OF THE YEAR

AKU MERCY

KD BAKES
POLAMO
RICHARD BENYARKO
YINKS
FINAL SOLUTION

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY FOR GHANA MUSIC AWARDS SOUTH AFRICA

1* BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT WEST AFRICA

PATORANKING

RUNTOWN
KISS DANIEL
TEKNO

2* BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT EAST AFRICA

JOSE CHAMELEON
NAVIO

EDDY KENZO
BEBE COOL
SHEEBA

3* BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT SOUTHERN AFRICA

NC DREAD

D.J MAPHORISA
BABES WODUMO
LADY ZAMAR
WINKY D