The Shatta Movement boss has capped a wonderful 2017 music season with eight solid nominations in the maiden edition of the 3Music Awards expected to take place in the coming weeks.
After releasing Ayoo, Taking Over, Bullet Proof, Umbrella, Forgetti and Freedom, Shatta has earned the highest slots ahead of rivals Stonebwoy (6), Ebony (3) but one less than Sarkodie in the year under review.
MALE ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Shatta Wale
2 Stonebwoy
3 Sarkodie
4 Kidi
5 Fancy Gadam
6Joe Mettle
7Kuame Eugene
FEMALE ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Ebony Reigns
2 Becca
3 Joyce Blessing
4 Adina
5 MzVee
6 Sista Afia
GROUP OF THE YEAR
1 VVIP
2 Wutah
3 Galaxy
4 R2Bees
5 Keche
BREAKOUT ACT OF THE YEAR
1 KiDi
2 Patapaa
3 King Promise
4 Kuami Eugene
5 Kurl Songx
6 Maccassio
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1 Highest by Sarkodie
2 Enko Den – Daddy Lumba
3 DaaVee by MzVee
4 Medikal – Disturbation
5 Unveiling – Becca
6 The Mujahid – Fancy Gadam
SONG OF THE YEAR
1 Ayoo – Shatta Wale
2 My name – Stonebwoy
3 Sponsor – Ebony
4 Pain Killer – Sarkodie feat. Runtown
5 Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam feat. Sarkodie
6 Bo no ni – Joe Mettle feat Luigi McClean
7 Angela – Kuame Eugene
8 Odo – Kidi
9 Oh yeah – King Promise
10 Confessions – Kofi Kinaata
VIRAL SONG OF THE YEAR
1 One Corner by Patapaa
2 Taking Over by Shatta Wale feat SM Militants
3 Confessions – Kofi Kinaata
4 Ladder – Lil Win
5 Bronya – Wutah
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 Overdose by Sarkodie feat. Jesse Jagz
2 Be my Woman – Manifest feat Mi Casa
3 Sunshine by Joey B
4 Dream – Kumi Guitar
5 Respek – Captain Planet
6 Makoma – Pappy Kojo
7 Kojo Cue, Lil Shaker – Pen & Paper
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Stonebwoy
2 Ras Kuuku
3 Samini
4 Ebony Reigns
5 Shatta Wale
HIPLIFE/HIP-HOP ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Sarkodie
2 E.L
3 Guru
4 Medikal
5 M.anifest
6 Yaa Pono
7 Flowking Stone
HIGHLIFE ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Lil Win
2 Nana Yaa
3 Kumi Guitar
4 Wutah
5 Daddy Lumba
6 Becca
GOSPEL ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Piesie Esther
2 Patience Nyarko
3 Joyce Blessing
4 Joe Mettle
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1 Taking Over by Shatta Wale feat. Captan, Addi Self & Joint 77 (SM Militants)
2 Pain Killer by Sarkodie feat. Runtown
3 My Baby by Magnom feat. Joey B
4 Total Cheat by Fancy Gadam feat. Sarkodie
5 Bo Noo Ni (No One Else) by Joe Mettle feat. Luigi Maclean
6 Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx feat Sarkodie
Tonight – R2bees feat Wizkid
DJ OF THE YEAR
1 DJ Slim
2 DJ Andy Dosty
3 DJ Vyrusky
4 Vision DJ
5 DJ Mic Smith
6 DJ Wobete
7 DJ Kaxtro
FAN ARMY OF THE YEAR
1 SM Family
2 Eliens
3 M.anifans
4 Sark Nation
5 Gadam Nation
6 High Grade Family
7 Bhim Nation
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS
BEST TWITSTAR
1 Reggie Rockstone
2 Wanlov
3 Shatta Wale
4 Sarkodie
5 Sister Derby
6 Manifest
7 Stonebwoy
MOST EVENTFUL SNAPCHAT CHANNEL
1 Becca
2 D-Black
3 Medikal
4 KiDi
5 Stonebwoy
7 Shatta Wale
8 Shatta Michy
FACEBOOK STAR OF THE YEAR
1 Criss Waddle
2 Stonebwoy
3 Sarkodie
4 Herty Borngreat
5 M.anifest
6 Shatta Wale
7 Maccassio
INSTAGRAM STAR OF THE YEAR
1 Joe Mettle
2 Sarkodie
3 Becca
4 Stonebwoy
5 Reggie Rockstone
6 MzVee
7 Sister Debbie
BEST GHANAIAN INTERNATIONAL ACT
1 Big Shaq (U.K)
2 Stormzy (U.K)
3 FUSE ODG
4 Reggie n Bollie
5 Juls
6 Kojo Funds
AFRICAN ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
2 Toofan (Togo)
3 Davido (Nigeria)
4 Teckno
5 Mayorkun
6 Runtown
7 Wizkid
MALE ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Shatta Wale
2 Stonebwoy
3 Sarkodie
4 Kidi
5 Fancy Gadam
6Joe Mettle
7Kuame Eugene
FEMALE ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Ebony Reigns
2 Becca
3 Joyce Blessing
4 Adina
5 MzVee
6 Sista Afia
GROUP OF THE YEAR
1 VVIP
2 Wutah
3 Galaxy
4 R2Bees
5 Keche
BREAKOUT ACT OF THE YEAR
1 KiDi
2 Patapaa
3 King Promise
4 Kuami Eugene
5 Kurl Songx
6 Maccassio
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1 Highest by Sarkodie
2 Enko Den – Daddy Lumba
3 DaaVee by MzVee
4 Medikal – Disturbation
5 Unveiling – Becca
6 The Mujahid – Fancy Gadam
SONG OF THE YEAR
1 Ayoo – Shatta Wale
2 My name – Stonebwoy
3 Sponsor – Ebony
4 Pain Killer – Sarkodie feat. Runtown
5 Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam feat. Sarkodie
6 Bo no ni – Joe Mettle feat Luigi McClean
7 Angela – Kuame Eugene
8 Odo – Kidi
9 Oh yeah – King Promise
10 Confessions – Kofi Kinaata
VIRAL SONG OF THE YEAR
1 One Corner by Patapaa
2 Taking Over by Shatta Wale feat SM Militants
3 Confessions – Kofi Kinaata
4 Ladder – Lil Win
5 Bronya – Wutah
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 Overdose by Sarkodie feat. Jesse Jagz
2 Be my Woman – Manifest feat Mi Casa
3 Sunshine by Joey B
4 Dream – Kumi Guitar
5 Respek – Captain Planet
6 Makoma – Pappy Kojo
7 Kojo Cue, Lil Shaker – Pen & Paper
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Stonebwoy
2 Ras Kuuku
3 Samini
4 Ebony Reigns
5 Shatta Wale
HIPLIFE/HIP-HOP ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Sarkodie
2 E.L
3 Guru
4 Medikal
5 M.anifest
6 Yaa Pono
7 Flowking Stone
HIGHLIFE ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Lil Win
2 Nana Yaa
3 Kumi Guitar
4 Wutah
5 Daddy Lumba
6 Becca
GOSPEL ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Piesie Esther
2 Patience Nyarko
3 Joyce Blessing
4 Joe Mettle
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1 Taking Over by Shatta Wale feat. Captan, Addi Self & Joint 77 (SM Militants)
2 Pain Killer by Sarkodie feat. Runtown
3 My Baby by Magnom feat. Joey B
4 Total Cheat by Fancy Gadam feat. Sarkodie
5 Bo Noo Ni (No One Else) by Joe Mettle feat. Luigi Maclean
6 Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx feat Sarkodie
Tonight – R2bees feat Wizkid
DJ OF THE YEAR
1 DJ Slim
2 DJ Andy Dosty
3 DJ Vyrusky
4 Vision DJ
5 DJ Mic Smith
6 DJ Wobete
7 DJ Kaxtro
FAN ARMY OF THE YEAR
1 SM Family
2 Eliens
3 M.anifans
4 Sark Nation
5 Gadam Nation
6 High Grade Family
7 Bhim Nation
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS
BEST TWITSTAR
1 Reggie Rockstone
2 Wanlov
3 Shatta Wale
4 Sarkodie
5 Sister Derby
6 Manifest
7 Stonebwoy
MOST EVENTFUL SNAPCHAT CHANNEL
1 Becca
2 D-Black
3 Medikal
4 KiDi
5 Stonebwoy
7 Shatta Wale
8 Shatta Michy
FACEBOOK STAR OF THE YEAR
1 Criss Waddle
2 Stonebwoy
3 Sarkodie
4 Herty Borngreat
5 M.anifest
6 Shatta Wale
7 Maccassio
INSTAGRAM STAR OF THE YEAR
1 Joe Mettle
2 Sarkodie
3 Becca
4 Stonebwoy
5 Reggie Rockstone
6 MzVee
7 Sister Debbie
BEST GHANAIAN INTERNATIONAL ACT
1 Big Shaq (U.K)
2 Stormzy (U.K)
3 FUSE ODG
4 Reggie n Bollie
5 Juls
6 Kojo Funds
AFRICAN ACT OF THE YEAR
1 Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
2 Toofan (Togo)
3 Davido (Nigeria)
4 Teckno
5 Mayorkun
6 Runtown
7 Wizkid