The Victoria Gospel Academy (VIGA) has launched and released the schedule of the VIGA 2015 Music Awards that will climax at a Red Carpet Classic Awards event on Friday 11th December, 2015 at the Imperial Royale hotel.
This year’s event will feature a special launch of the book, Chronicles ’90 – ’10, a timeless souvenir on the developments and key players in Uganda’s gospel music industry since independence, particularly the period 1990-2010, the golden era of gospel music, and the genesis of the VIGA Gospel Music Awards.
The event running under the theme; “Linking Generations, Transforming Lives”, will recognize contributions and achievements of various prominent individuals in Uganda’s gospel music journey.
Linking Generations, in that we are going to launch a book that bridges the key developments and players in the gospel music industry since independence to date, and Transforming Lives, in that all proceeds from the event and book sales will go towards setting up of the VIGA Media and Resource Centre that will provide mentorship to gospel artists and the general public in various fields including entrepreneurship, IT, media and music training, financial & business literacy among others.
Nomination procedure:
VIGA has Special constituted panels that propose and forward the entries for nomination, basing majorly on what goes on in the media. But VIGA is aware that there is so much good music produced in the year that may not grace the media. For that reason, they have provided an opportunity for such music to be considered through public nomination and artists’ registration.
Public Nomination:
The Public Nomination window is open from until 24th October, 2015 and everyone is welcome to propose their favorite artist(s) for nomination; Type Nomin, name of artist and their song, and send to 8888.