The nominees for the maiden edition of Crystal Gospel Awards was unveiled last night, Thursday 21st February, 2013 in a well-organised and well-attended Nominees Party in Lagos, Nigeria.
In his opening speech, The Executive Director, Mr. Adenekan Adebayo remarked: “Our particular interest in Gospel Music is borne out of our conviction that this sector is not being given its due recognition in the industry. Most music awards of excellence are dominated by secular artistes with only one, at most two slots allocated to Gospel Artistes. This had in no small measure impacted negatively on the morale of quite a number of Gospel Artiste who have over the years contributed immensely to the upliftment of people through inspiring songs of praise and worship.
This non-recognition has led quite a number of Artistes who are young in the faith, to go with the flow and delve into secular music.
Crystal Gospel Music Awards is inspired to fill these gaps and also create fertile grounds for and up and coming Gospel Artistes to break forth. Our goal is to close ranks among Christian music groups, chorale groups and Christian music journalists in order to bring the Christian Music industry at par with accepted world standards.”
The ultimate winner in each category will be determined by a transparent SMS voting system to be coordinated by CELLULANT Nigeria Limited, a Telecom value added service provider. The Artiste with the highest single vote in each category wins the award for that category. The more votes you can muster, the higher your chances of winning. (*see nominee list below)
The voting will run for a period of 3 months commencing on 21st February, 2013 to end May 31st, 2013.
To VOTE, send: CRYSTAL (Space) NAME (Space) CATEGORY to 33140.
You can only vote using GLO, Etisalat, Airtel and MTN networks.
Each SMS costs =N= 50.
The Crystal Awards Big Night is slated for Friday 21st June, 2013 at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos.
Official website: http://crystalgospelawards.com/
THE FULL NOMINEES LIST FOR CRYSTAL GOSPEL AWARDS 2013
COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES:
1. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
i. Sammie Okposo
ii. Frank Edwards
iii. Sinach
iv. Lara George
v. Eben
2. SONG OF THE YEAR
i. “Oghene Do” – Frank Edwards
ii. “123” – Nikki Laoye
iii. “Ekelebe” – Tim Godfrey
iv. “My Story” – Sammie Okposo
v. “Dansaki” – Lara George
3. BEST MALE VOCALIST
i. Sammie Okposo
ii. Segun Obe
iii. Frank Edwards
iv. Kenny K’ore
v. FLO
4. BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
i. Lara George
ii. Nene Soul Diva
iii. Viviene Stephen
iv. Efe
v. Onos
5. BEST PRAISE SONG
i. “Ekelebe” – Tim Godfrey
ii. “Dobale” – Gaise
iii. “Extra Praize” – Midnight Crew
iv. “From Glory to Glory” – Sinach
v. “Jesus My Designer” – Nene Soul Diva
6. BEST WORSHIP SONG
i. “Glory to God” – Sinach
ii. “Oghene Do” – Frank Edwards
iii. “Dansaki” – Lara George
iv. “Lojojumo” – Gbolahan Odukoya
v. “Take Your Place” – Ogecha
7. BEST GROUP OR DUO
i. Midnight Crew
ii. Tim Godfrey & Xtreme Crew
iii. Gospel According to Rap [GA2R]
iv. Brand New Generation [B.N.G.]
v. God’s Own Radicals [G.O.R]
8. BEST RAP/HIP HOP
i. BOUQUI
ii. Pastor J
iii. Provabs
iv. Protek
v. GameMan
9. BEST CHOIR
i. Faith Tabernacle Choir [Winners' Chapel]
ii. COZA Choir
iii. Daystar Choir
iv. Fountain of Life Choir
v. TREM Choir
vi. Glorious Mass Choir [Salvation Ministries, Porthacourt]
10. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
i. “The Statement” – Sammie Okposo
ii. “Unlimited” [Disc 1&2] – Frank Edwards
iii. “Still Standing” – Segun Obe
iv. “Seni Ma Dupe” – Gbolahan Odukoya
v. “Sanctioned” – FLO
vi. “King of Nations” – Midnight Crew
11. BEST NEW ARTISTE
i. E-Shalom
ii. Gaise
iii. Henrisoul
iv. Tolu Ijogun [nee Odukoya]
v. Doris Dumah
vi. Bimbola
12. BEST VIDEO
i. “Woruno” feat. Sammie Okposo – Anny
ii. “Adara” – Tim Godfrey & Xtreme Crew
iii. “Ibaha” – Freke
iv. “Movie Song” – Gaise
v. “Falling In Love” – Onyeka Onwenu
13. BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL
i. Ogecha
ii. Asu Ekiye
iii. Aity Inyang
iv. Chioma Jesus
v. Solomon Lange
vi. Tope Alabi
14. BEST PRODUCER
i. Cobhams
ii. FLO
iii. V.C. Perez
iv. Wole Oni
v. Tolucci
vi. Tosin Paul
15. BEST REGGAE
i. Buchi
ii. Righteousman
iii. Joan Paul
iv. Paul Persol
v. Lyn
16. BEST VIDEO DIRECTOR
i. Akin Alabi
ii. Tolucci
iii. Lawrence Omo-Iyare
iv. Gbenga Salu
v. Toka McBaror
vi. Frizzle n Bizzle
17. BEST ON-AIR PERSONALITY
i. Deejay Gosporella
ii. Dan Foster
iii. Sabina Umoren
iv. Charz B
V. Queen Ahneva Ahneva
18. BEST MALE ARTISTE IN DIASPORA
i. David Adesokan (U.S.A)
ii. Lanre Olagbaju (U.S.A)
iii. Jid Vocals (Ukraine)
iv. Assent Tweed (South Africa)
v. Aaron T. Aaron (United Kingdom)
19. BEST FEMALE ARTISTE IN DIASPORA
i. Ify Obi (United Kingdom)
ii. Isabella (United Kingdom)
iii. EJ (U.S.A)
iv. Funke Akinokun (U.A.E)
v. Anu (U.S.A)
20. BEST ROCK
i. Eben
ii. Frank Edwards
iii. Viva
iv. Threadstone
v. Jahdiel
21. BEST USE OF INSTRUMENTS
i. Kunle Ajayi
ii. Segun Oluwayomi
iii. Mike Aremu
iv. Nathaniel Bassey
v. Ebele The Flutist
22. BEST COLLABORATION
i. “Arugbo Ojo” feat. Pat Uwaje-King – Doris Dumah
ii. “Woruno” feat. Sammie Okposo – Anny
iii. “E Gimme Money” feat. GameMan – Midnight Crew
iv. “Sokutuyoyo” feat. Henrisoul – BOUQUI
v. “God No Dey Lie” feat. Frank Edwards – TB1
23. BEST CHRISTIAN MUSIC MARKETING
i. Honesty Entertainment
ii. Iyke The Don
iii. Soforte
iv. Decross
v. Biltop
vi. Remdel
NON-COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
24. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
i. Bola Aare
ii. Sammie Okposo
25. EVERGREEN AWARD
i. Good Women Choir
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