Nominate Your Africa Gospel Artistes For the 2012 AGMAs
The Africa Gospel Music Awards 2012 were announced on the 21st of April 2012 at the venue of the inaugural event in Sydenham, South London.
The date for this year’s awards ceremony, which will be the third edition, has been set for the 7th of July 2012 at the Hippodrome in the English capital and organizers are welcoming nominations from both the artistes themselves, labels and fans strictly for gospel music from Africa, by Africans.
Featured performances set for the 2012 AGMAs will include Kenya’s 2012 Groove Awards Female Artiste of the Year Emmy Kosgei, Zimbabwe’s Mkhululi Bhebhe and Ghana’s Royal Priesthood, among others.
Nominations for the broad 23 categories are open until midnight of 21st May 2012, thereafter public voting will commence from the 1st of June 2012 until the 30th of the same month.
The nomination categories are:
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR EUROPE
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR EAST AFRICA
ARTISTE OFTHE YEAR WEST AFRICA
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR NORTH AFRICA
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR SOUTHERN AFRICA
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR CENTRAL AFRICA
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR USA/CANADA
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR -AUSTRALIA/ASIA PACIFIC
SONG OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
MALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
EVENT OF THE YEAR
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF THE YEAR
GOSPEL RADIO PRESENTER OF THE YEAR
GOSPEL TV PRESENTER OF THE YEAR
GOSPEL TV PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
RADIO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
BEST CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR
GROUP/CHOIR OF THE YEAR