Jabidii biggest winner at Groove, bags 7 nominations: Here is full list

The nominees for the 13th annual Groove Awards with Safaricom have been unveiled at an exclusive red carpet event held at the Mövenpick Hotel this evening, which saw artists nominated in 19 categories with surprise new entries into some of the most tightly contested spots.

Scoring the highest number of nods is Jabidii, who led with an impressive 7 nominations including Song of the Year and Teens Choice Song of the Year (in which he received 2 nominations) Breakthrough Artist of the year, Collabo of the year and Dance style/song of the Year in which he also received 2 nominations.

Gloria Muliro followed closely with 6 nominations in Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, twice under the Praise and Worship Song of the Year, Collabo of the Year and Western Counties song of the Year categories. 

Here is the full list:

The theme of this year’s awards show is: Rebuild, Restore, Reclaim.

Public voting will begin at 10am on Friday 8th June 2018 and will run until midnight 23rd June.The winners will then be announced on the 24th of June at a Gala Awards ceremony to be held in Nairobi.

A winner’s concert is slated shortly after the awards ceremony on 8th July at The Embu Municipal Council Stadium.

Fans will be able to vote via sms by sending the word Groove followed by the nominee code to 811 or by dialing *811# and following the prompts, or via the website www.grooveawards.co.ke.