EntertainmentLocal NewsNews Barbados Gospel Music Awards nominees by Barbados Today 22/12/2019 written by Barbados Today Updated by Desmond Brown 22/12/2019 3 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 641 Michelle Garvey (Wiggins) and Popsicle (David Hall), are among eight first time nominees in the annual Barbados Gospel Music Awards show now in its 20th year of existence. Wiggins is a former Richard Stoute teen talent contestant while Popsicle came to prominence by winning the 2015 Pic O De Crop finals. Other first timers include Faith Butcher who won the recently held Digicel Kids Choice competition and its runner up Nahjae Christopher. Among the list of 60 nominees are the ever perennial stalwarts such as Promise, John Yarde and Neesha Woodz along with last year’s Artiste of the year, teenage sensation, Trinity Clarke. Here is the list of the nominations for the 2020 show for which the date and venue are yet to be decided. NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians Faith Butcher Nahjae Christopher Jermyne Demetri Destinee Hunte Readyfusion MOST IMPROVED ACT OF THE YEAR ACEM Choir Intercession Karen Proverbs CHOIR/CHORALE OF THE YEAR ACEM Choir Barbados Gospelfest Mass Choir First Baptist Chorale The Moravian Disciples United Holy Church of America District Choir PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Joel Brooks Paul Murrell (Billboard) Jamel Newton Russell Oliver MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Fully Persuaded- Karen Proverbs Make Noise-Trinity Clarke Memory Lane-Hoszia Hinds No Hay Nada-Neesha Woodz Runaway- Larix Winner-Sherry Ann Maughan PRAISE AND WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR All Hail the King-written by John Yarde Immanuel- written by Michelle Wiggins Make Noise-written by Kareen Clarke Mighty- written by Neesha Wooding More of You-written by Angela Blackett Praise your Name-Hoszia Hinds CALYPSONIAN OF THE YEAR Apache Jude Clarke Donella Glenda King Popsicle Sammijane GOSPEL BAND OF THE YEAR Excellency and Pure Fire Band Kingdom Fuh Life Band Promise Soul Winners CALYPSO OF THE YEAR Before we Pray-written by Paul Murrell (Billboard) Something Happening-written by David Hall (Popsicle) The Ship- written by Russell Oliver (Richard Antonio) We Taking them Back-written by Glenda King Who is man- written by Sean Carter (Apache) RECORDING OF THE YEAR Fully Persuaded-Karen Proverbs Glitch-Larix My Life-Hoszia Hinds DANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR New Dimensions Dance Ministry Pearl’s Academy of Dance Praise Academy of Dance Readyfusion Dancers Vessels of Honour REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR Give more love-Karen Proverbs In the Morning-Larix Memory Lane- Hoszia Hinds Winner-Sherry Ann Maughan BEST SCRIPTURE BASED SONG OF THE YEAR Fully Persuaded written by Karen Proverbs Make noise-written by Kareen Clarke and Trinity Clarke My King written by Michelle Wiggins No Hay Nada-written by Neesha Wooding Winner written by Sherry Ann Maughan FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Trinity Clarke Sherry Ann Maughan Allison Norville Kristojay Paul Karen Proverbs Neesha Woodz SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Lynelle Caines (Larix) Kareen Clarke Hoszia Hinds Paul Murrell (Billboard) Russell Oliver (Richard Antonio) Karen Proverbs MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Jude Clarke Hoszia Hinds Sheldon Hope Omari Oneil John Yarde ORIGINAL SONG OF THE YEAR Champion- written by Kareen Clarke Fully Persuaded-written by Karen Proverbs My Behaviour-written by Ramon Husbands My Everything-written by John Yarde My King-written by Michelle Wiggins No Hay Nada-written by Neesha Wooding Runaway-written by Lynelle Caines OVERSEAS ARTISTE OF THE YEAR Blessed Messenger Sean Daniel Marc Isaacs Samuel Medas Prodigal Son Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like QC win Under-15 basketball championship 07/07/2025 Update: St Bernard’s Primary to remain open 07/07/2025 BUT, Education Ministry in discussions at St Bernard’s Primary 07/07/2025