The nominees for the #GhanaMusicAwards 2010 are out and Sarkodie, Ayigbe Edem, Wutah, 4x4, Bradez, Becca, Ohemaa Mercy and Obrafour lead the number of nominations for the awards ceremony slated for April 10. Music fans have asked many questions about them and asked why artistes like Samini, Ofori Amponsah and Kwabena Kwabena missed out. CharterHouse, the organizers, released a press statement responding to various criticisms as well. In this post, I'll offer thoughts on who should win or who would win when the winners are announced next month.

You can click the songs and artistes below to learn more about them.

Sarkodie, Ayigbe Edem, Wutah, 4x4, Bradez, Becca, Ohemaa Mercy and Obrafour lead the number of nominations for the Ghana Music Awards slated for April 10. You can click the songs and artistes below to learn more about them.

Ameyaw Debrah reports - The nominees for the 11th Annual Ghana Music Awards were announced last night at an event that brought together industry players, keen to know who gets nominated for what in the foremost award for music in the country. The well attended event that saw performances from the likes of Kwabena Kwabena, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Celestine Donkor, Ohemaa Mercy and Wutah ended with the big reveal of nominees. Sarkodie, touted as the fastest rapper in Ghana led the pack with 8 nominations plus one for his collaboration with Ayigbe Edem and Kwaw Kesse on ‘You dey Craze’. Edem also had 6 other nominations with Wutah following with 5 plus a nod for best male vocal performance for PV, one half of the duo. 4x4 and Bradez both had 5 tallies.

Here is there complete list of nominees:

Artist of the year
4x4
Wutah
Ohemaa Mercy
Sarkodie
Becca
Bradez

J-TOWN, who is only months away from launching his debut album under the Killa One West Label, has recently released a free, downloadable mixtape experience titled ““J-Mixes”. The H.O.O .D Ent sponsored 15 track mixtape presents smash mixes like “Every girl” and “Take your shirt off”, as well as several freestyle tracks, giving us a sneak peak of what’s yet to come. J-Mixes was made available to the public via this LimeLinx link on February 11, 2010.

The album is featured on various African Entertainment sites such as RANDD.WORDPRESS.COM and LIFESTYLZGH.COM

News spread like wild fire late last year about Ghana's Sarkodie being signed to Akon's Konvict Music label. This was confirmed by Babs, the President of Konvict International, who was in Ghana recently to assure Ghanaians Sarkodie was now konvicted. The deal would make an international artist out of Sarkodie without changing too much about him. Many people wondered how true this deal especially when the international press hadn't picked up the story. A Youtube video of Akon endorsing Sarkodie with Babs (Museke was notified through twitter by ghanamixtapes) by his side will put to bed all doubts now.

Watch the video of Akon endorsing Sarkodie