Groove Awards Rwanda: All the nominees

The public has until midnight on 17 December to vote for their favourite artists in the 13 categories via the Groove Awards official website. 

Designed to honour gospel musicians based in Kigali, this year’s edition is themed Together We Can.

“We want to ensure transparency by making sure that those who will be recognised will deserve the awards, Groove Awards chairperson John Kaiga said.

"Gospel music should not only play a spiritual role among Christians but it should also impact the artist’s physical welfare as a lucrative trade."

The full list of nominees below: 

Gospel Radio Show of the Year

• Gospel Image Show – Radio Musanze
• Intashyo ­– Radio Umucyo
• Magic Gospel Show – Magic FM
• Imbaraga zo Guhimbaza – Life Radio
• Himbaza show – City Radio

Hip Hop Song of the Year

• The Pink ft Gabby Kamanzi – ‘Ikiganza cy’ Uwiteka’
• Deo Imanirakarama – ‘Imana Y’Ukuri’
• Toussaint Shema – ‘Intwari’
• Rev. Kayumba ft Diana Kamugisha – ‘Umukunzi Wanjye’
• MD – ‘Yaguhenda’

Worship Song of the Year

• Healing Worship Team – ‘Calvary’ 
• Papy Clever – ‘Narakubonye’ 
• Israel Mbonyi – ‘Hari Ubuzima’ 
• Bosco Nshuti – ‘Ibyo Ntunze’ 
• Gentil Bigizi – ‘Imvugo Yiwe’

Christian Website of the Year

• Agakiza.com
• Ibyiringiro.com
• Ibyishimo.com
• Isezerano.com
• Iyobokamana.com

Dance Group of the Year

• Healing Stars Drama Team
• Shekinah Drama Team
• Shining Stars Drama Team
• The Blessing Family
• The Soldiers of Jesus Christ

Video of the Year

• Billy Jakes – ‘Haleluya’
• The Pink – ‘Ikiganza’
• Gentil Bigizi – ‘Imvugo Yiwe’
• Diana Kamugisha –‘ K’Umusozi’
• Beauty For Ashes – ‘Yesu Ni Sawa’

TV Show of the Year

• Be Talented – Authentic TV
• Gospel Celebrities – TV7
• Himbaza Gospel Show – Isango TV
• Power of Praise – Royal TV
• Shalom Gospel Show – TV1

Radio Presenter of the Year

• Ange Daniel Ntirenganya – Radio Umucyo
• Felix Mbabazi – City Radio
• Bienvenue Ndacyayisenga – Life Radio
• Patience Ishimwe – RBA Musanze
• Peace Nicodem Nzahoyankuye – Magic FM

New Artist/Group of the Year

• Apophia Posh
• Jado Sinza
• Prosper Nkomezi
• Toussaint Shema
• Yves Rwagasore

Choir of the Year

• Gisubizo Ministries
• Healing Worship Team
• Power of the Cross Ministries
• Shalom Choir
• True Promises Ministries

Song of the Year

• Gentil Bigizi – ‘Imvugo Yiwe’ 
• Gisubizo Ministries – ‘Ndaguhetse’  
• Israel Mbonyi – ‘Sinzibagirwa’
• Power of the Cross Ministries – ‘Super Power’
• Beauty For Ashes – ‘Yesu Ni Sawa’ 

Female Artist of the Year

• Assumpta Umuganwa
• Dinah Uwera
• Diana Kamugisha
• Stella Manishimwe
• The Pink

Male Artist of the Year

• Arsene Tuyi
• Gentil Bigizi
• Israel Mbonyi
• Bosco Nshuti
• Papy Clever