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It’s that time of the year again, the battle lines have been drawn…. the stage has been set for the biggest award show in the country right now. The nominees for the 2019 edition of the MTN Liberia Music Awards have been unveiled and public voting has officially opened.
The MTN Liberia Music Awards under the theme “United By Music” aims at recognizing excellence in the Liberian Music Industry which has now made a breakthrough on the international scene after being in the doldrums for a long time.
According to Dede Dalmeida, the mission of MLMA has been to help develop the Liberian Music Industry to their premiere awards show platform and to prove music is not just for entertaining, but also for education, uplifting, reconciliation and healing. She also stated that the will be a price packages for three awards this year; “Song Of The Year”, “Artiste Of The Year”, and “Album Of The Year”.
Some of the notable nominees for MTN Liberia Music Awards 2019 include CIC who will be fighting it out with Bucky Raw for Artiste of the year, fellow SOG artist Jaredo for Best Male artiste category and on the opposite side of things CanC, Da Vero and Faithvonic will battle it out to be crowned best female musician.
Also at the press conference, Chris Worlo urged musicians to find the best genre of music they do, so that it can also help them move forward with the nomination process.
The awards are said to take place on November 16, 2019.
Rapper such as Bucky Raw who went home with two awards last year, this year has been nominated in five categories; Artiste of The Year, Hipco/ Trapco Artist of The Year, Best Male Artist, Collaboration Of The Year and Video Of The Year.
Whilst, on the other hand CIC has six nominations falling under, Best Male Artist, Song Of The Year, Afropop Artist of The Year and Collaboration Of The Year, Afropop song of the year and Album of the year.
Kofi Abedu- Bentsi, of the Bakertilly- Auditing Firm also stated that 70 percent of voting rights goes to the public and 30 percent to the voting board.
The nominations were revealed at a media event at Mamba Point Hotel on Thursday, September 19, 2019.
The function was attended by representatives from the main MLMA sponsor MTN Lonestar Cell, the Ministry Of Information Cultural and Tourism (MICAT), the Bakertilly – Auditing Firm and the Musician Union Of Liberia. MTN Lonestar Cell representative Yaw Agyapong said the association is delighted to unveil this year’s MLMA nominees.
Below is the full list of nominees
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Female Artist Of The Year
J- Flow
Da Vero
Faithvonic
Baroe
CanC
Afropop Artist of The Year
Eric Geso
CIC
Jaredo
Stunna
T- Floyd
Gospel Artist of The Year
Kanvee Adams
Paul Harding
Margret Sifus
Semah G. Weifur
Bernice Blackie
Male Artist Of The Year
Kobazzie
Bucky Raw
Jaredo
Kizzy W
Stunna
New Artist of The Year
Mr. Parbai
J- Slught
Pious
L’ Drez
MC Caro
Hipco/ Trapco Artist Of The Year
Bucky Raw
Christoph The Change
Nuchie Meek
Pascal
Barsee Mocopala Kiloda
Video Of The Year
Geno ft. Nakita- No Bad Day
Tamba Hali ft. Pillz- Puna Ni Ni
T- Floyd ft J- Slught- Mine
F.A ft Ice Prince- One Night
Bucky Raw ft. Stunna and Ice Prince- Thank You
Traditional/Gbema Artist Of The Year
K Zee Big Name
Fullest 4
Mz Manneh
Casimoney
Karnyea Man
Reagge/Dancehall Artist Of The Year
CanC
Pillz
Baka Ex
AK Feeling Man
Boifatty
Hipco/ Trapco Song Of The Year
MC Caro- One More Round
Nuchie Meek- Pepper Soup
Mazee Blanco ft Bucky Raw- Mokofee
Christoph The Change- Problem
Barsee Mocopala Kiloda- Trapco Anthem
Afropop Song Of The Year
T- Floyd ft. J- Slught- Mine
Kobazzie ft. Davido- Bounce
CIC- Big Papa
Kizzy W- Promise
Pious- All of me
Producer Of The Year
Duke Blac
Kizzy W
J- Slught
D12
FlexxBeat
Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year
Scientific
C- Note
Coz Kamikaze
Geno
2C
DJ Of The Year
Spesh The Dj
Dj Nelly
Dj Atari
Dj Jamz
Dj More
Video Director Of The Year
Ush
Lorenzo Loveland
Jackie Russ
Chris Peters
Loli
Collaboration Of The Year
T- Floyd ft. J- Slught – Mine
Kobazzie ft. Davido- Bounce
Da Vero ft. Jaredo – Quick Quick
Bucky Raw ft. Stunna and Ice Prince- Thank You
CIC ft. MzVee- The One
Album Of The Year
CIC – 1994
Eric Geso- Aziooo
J- Flow – Josephine
Christoph- Bonnie Dust
Nuchie Meek- Team Nuchie
Song Of The Year
CIC – Big Papa
T- Floyd ft. J-Slught -Mine
Boifatty- Ragga
Kizzy W- Promise
Mr. Parbai- Love oo
Artist Of The Year
CIC
Stunna
Eric Geso
Kobazzie
Bucky Raw
International Artist Of The Year
Wizkid
Davido
Shatta Wale
Teni
Burna
