The Accolade hype is intensifying according to the promotional team organizing the show, and with just over a month to go the countdown has begun.
Arrowhead Promotions said the team is putting in the necessary hours ahead of “this year’s biggest celebrity entertainment event which promises electrifying moments with lots of enthusiasm and energy”. There is a keen sense of optimism, anxiety and readiness by Guyanese both at home and abroad, the team said.
In a press release issued this week, Arrowhead Promotions said its focus is on every aspect of the show, particularly the award presentation that would precede the actual awards on November 30 at the National Cultural Centre (NCC). Winners in 15 of the 40 categories for Accolade –The Music Awards of Guyana will receive their awards two days before the event at an exclusive dinner presentation at Le Meridien Pegasus.
The categories receiving awards for the pre-show are: Best Soca Compilation, Best Jazz Album, Entertainer of the year, Cornerstone Award, Best Rap/Hip Hop Artiste of the Year, Acknowledgement Award Folk Music, Band of the Year, Best Music Video, Media Personality Print, Media Personality Internet, Media Personality Radio, Media Personality TV, Studio of the Year, DJ Recognition Award, Living Legend.
“Remaining awards will be handed out on the big night in a slick production bringing together celebrities in an appropriate variety of disciplines to take the audience through fever pitch, nerve-hitting excitement,” the release said.
Public voting for the awards, which commenced two weeks ago is moving at an encouraging rate, according to the team, which noted that the text messaging aspect of the voting is scheduled to commence soon. Further, the team said Genesis Fashion Rhythm, which was staged on September 28, is serving to the advantage of local designers since dozens of Guyanese are already placing orders for designers’ outfits for the event.
“The Accolade spirit has caught on and we are ready to make the musical mark in our history,” the release added.
