BASS Awards Nominations Out

The final nominations list for the first annual BASS Awards has been released by the organizer of the Awards.

Preceding the release of the nominations, the Awards committee headed by Daddy Bosco had been meeting for three weeks, working to prune down the number to the present list after more than 300 songs were entered for this year’s Awards. Songs that got nominated for the awards this year are reggae/dancehall songs released between 2010 and 2012.

Conspicuously missing from the nominations list is Bandana who according to the committee declined to be part of the Awards, he is said to have written on his facebook page declining to be part of the Awards.

MOST POPULAR REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR(S)

Rocky Dawuni (African Reggae Fever)

Black Prophet (Wicked Soul Train)

Knii Lante ( House Of Pain)

Edem (Ghetto Arise)

Blakk Rasta / Kaywa (Miss Right)

Sammy B (Tongue Tied)

Sherif Ghale (Ghetto Side)

Ras Kuuku ( Wa ye bibioo)

MOST POPULAR DANCE HALL SONG OF THE YEAR(S)

Iwan (Who Is Bad)

Stonebwoy ft. Samini (Climax)

Jupiter (Money)

Kaakie (Toffee Pon Tongue)

Samini ft. Wizkid (Time Bomb)

Trigmatic (Hold Yuh)

Shata Rako (Good girl gone bad)

Mugeez of R2Bees (Am done)

DISCOVERY

Natural Face

Episode

Lutha

Jupiter

Kaakie

Sean Taylor

Gully Princess

COLLABORATION /DANCEHALL SONGS

Eazzy/ Jupiter (Go Go Wind)

Stonebwoy/ Samini (Climax)

Iwan / Black Prophet (Tell Them Again)

Samini/ Wizkid (Time Bomb)

Tinny/Jupiter (Highway)

COLLABORATION / REGGAE SONGS

Blakk Rasta/ Jah Amber ( Our Africa)

Adez/ Stonebwoy (Budin)

Red Fayah/ Esssence (The Turban)

Gavana / Torch Agoal ( Virtuous Woman)

Friction/ Guru (Life Is Not Easy)

Kese ft. Jupita (Care)

Ruff and Smooth ft. Iwan (Time Changes)

ALTERNATIVE

Joe Mettle – (I am yours)

Herty Borngreat – (Kaa Nu Seiyaa)

No Tribe – (Get up)

Skulfuor  – (Take your child to Church)

Cwesi Oteng – (God dey bless me)

FEMALE VOCALIST

Kaakie (Toffee Pon Tongue)

Gully Princess (Gully Love)

First Lady (Big Woman Thing)

Louisa Fever (Fever)

Yasmeen Helwani (Padi)

MALE VOCALIST

Rocky Dawuni (African Reggae Fever)

Knii Lante (House of Pain)

Sherif Ghale (Ghetto Side)

Stonebwoy (Climax)

Lutha (Love)

Kese (Care)

Mugeez (Am Done)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blakk Rasta (Born Dread)

Rocky Dawuni  (Hymns Of a Rebel Soul)

Iwan (My Time)

Stonebwoy (Grade 1)

Black Eye (African Skies)

BEST AFRICAN ACT ( REGGAE /DANCEHALL)

2 Face Idibia – Nigeria (Rain Drops)

Wyre – Kenya

General Pipe – Nigeria  (Champion)

Bufallo – South Africa

Davido – Nigeria (All Of You)

Ice Prince – Nigeria (Magician)

Wizkid – Nigeria (Wadup)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR(S)

Genius Selection (Jupiter Money)

Kaywa (Miss Right)

J.M.J (Toffee Pon Tongue)

Infectious (Logic Rhythm)

Kill Beatz (Time, Am done)

YAA ASANTEWAA AWARD (RECORD OF THE YEAR) (S)

Iwan  ( Teenage Pregnancy)

Na U (Independent Day)

Knii Lante (Rocky Road)

Field Marshal (Oh Father)

Friction (Life Is Not Easy)

Kojo Kombolo (Leaders)

Ruff and Smooth (Time Changes)

Chizzy Wailer (Liberation)
RIDDIM OF THE YEAR(S)

Forget Rhythm

Logic Rhythm

Extra Large Rhythm

KWAME NKRUMAH AWARD (ARTISTE OF THE YEAR(S)

Rocky Dawuni

Blakk Rasta

Samini

Kaakie

Knii Lante

Sherif Ghale

Iwan
BEST PERFORMER (REGGAE/DANCEHALL)

Samini

Stonebwoy

Rocky Dawuni

Iwan

Blakk Rasta
BEST SONG WRITER (REGGAE/DANCEHALL)

Knii Lante (House Of Pain)

Iwan (Teenage Pregnancy)

Black Prophet (Wicked Soul Train Driver)

Rocky Dawuni (African Reggae Fever)

Stonebwoy (Hills And Valley)
BEST DANCEHALL ARTISTE

Samini

Stonebwoy

Jupiter

Iwan

Kaakie
BEST REGGAE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Rocky Dawuni

Blakk Rasta

Black Prophet

Sherif Ghale

knii Lante

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR(S) – REGGAE

Knii Lante (House of Pain)

Edem (Ghetto Arise)

Friction ft. Guru (Life is not easy)

Black Prophet (Wicked Soul Train Driver)

Rocky Dawuni (African Reggae Fever)

Na U (Independent Day)

Blakk Rasta (Miss Right)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR(S) – DANCEHALL

Samini (Dadiekye)

Stonebwoy (Climax)

Sonni Balli (All I See)

Kaakie (Too Much)

Natural Face (So High)

Eazzy (Go Go Wind)

Iwan ft. Black Prophet (Tell Them Again)

  LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (REGGAE/DANCEHALL)

Root Anabo

Felix Bell

Bass Awards comes off at the National Theater on 6th July, 2013, preceding that will be a nominees Jam featuring Jamaican Dancehall act Elephant Man, Samini, Stonebuoy, Jupiter, Kaakie, Natural face among other acts.