{"id":62419,"date":"2018-05-21T18:27:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T15:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=62419"},"modified":"2018-05-21T18:27:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T15:27:35","slug":"why-this-years-groove-awards-is-different-from-the-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/why-this-years-groove-awards-is-different-from-the-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Why this year&#8217;s Groove Awards is different from the others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming 13th edition of Groove Awards will be a bit different than others after organisers released new information.<\/p>\n<p>According to the organisers, the event has been pushed forward by 22 days and but a Groove camp will be slotted on May 23 to bring the artists together.<\/p>\n<h3>Few changes<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cGroove Camp has been one of the most important arms of the Groove process where artists spend time in mentorship, praise and worship sessions as well as bonding in outdoor gaming activities,\u201d<\/em> said the awards in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the awards show was on 1st June but has been moved now to June 23.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe road to Groove Awards which will this year take place on the 23\u00a0June breaking the tradition of the Awards being held on the 1 the\u00a0last couple of years is a culmination of a number of events including Nomination, Voting and Tours.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/Groove.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/Groove.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/Groove-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/Groove-768x550.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This year\u2019s nomination process will also see gospel music enthusiasts be able to nominate their own favourite artists and songs, as opposed to previous years when a nomination list was put out and fans were only allowed to vote for them.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The public will be part of the nomination process unlike previous years where they have just been involved in the voting process. 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