This year's nominees list -which was unveiled at a red carpet event earlier in the month- was laced with surprises including new entries into some of the most highly contested categories and a new record set by musician Jabidii who bagged a total of 11 nominations. The announcement of the nominees followed a rigorous process of reviewing 154,371 submissions from the public and in just two days we get to know who the winners are!
Public participation in the nomination process continues to generate a lot of excitement amongst stakeholders in the industry, giving greater ownership and participation to music fans across the country. Additionally, new categories were derived from a split of the Breakthrough Artists Category to accommodate both the Male and Female artists separately and the introduction of; Online/Digital Personality of the Year, Young Groover of the Year and Diaspora Artists of the Year category respectively.
Groove Awards is undoubtedly the biggest Gospel Awards show in the region and all roads lead to Mövenpick Hotel, Westlands this Saturday evening -the venue for the Gala. The high profile red carpet event guest list ranges from top government officials, the media, gospel industry stakeholders, artists and lucky fans from around the region. This year's awards gala will be broadcast for the first time on the event's YouTube and Facebook channels in a bid to offer an uninterrupted viewing experience for all music lovers.
In line with the theme 'Better Together', this year's awards season focuses on the message of unity in building better relationships, synergies and societies. It encourages a spirit of togetherness and highlights how it helps build powerful and stronger bonds.
As fans and industry stakeholders search for the Groove golden ticket to attend the event- there are two more days left to vote for your favorite artists. Fans can vote online- through www.grooveawards.co.ke until midnight 31st May 2019.
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