Size 8, Mercy Masika and Gloria Muliro Battle It Out In the Groove Awards Female Artiste of the Year Category. Here Is the Full List of the 2016 Groove Awards Nominees

The 2016 Groove Awards will mark 11 years of historic achievements in the regional gospel music industry.

To kick off a series of events that will take place in the coming months, the Groove Awards unveiled this year’s nominees at a high profile red carpet event held at the Kenya National Theatre yesterday.

The Nominees’ Night came after a three-month nominations and vetting exercise that involved the participation of 250 Groove Academy members representing various industry facets countrywide.

“It has been an intensive and extensive exercise but we are grateful for the support and cooperation we’ve received from the academy and groove panel. We are very excited about unveiling the nominees for this edition of the awards, which has seen interesting new entries as well as a new category – Afro Pop – introduced to celebrate a new gospel sound.” said Kevin Mulei, Groove Awards Founder.

He added: “Artists have worked hard to spread the Gospel, and it is fitting that we recognise them as they propel the industry towards further growth locally and abroad.”

Without further ado, here are the nominees:

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