The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards has grown to become the pulse of the nation’s entertainment enthusiasts.
The event garners momentum which keeps growing year on year and the 20th edition arguably sparked the most energy in its history.
Having brought together all the key industry players: musicians, songwriters, instrumentalists, producers, video directors, and all the stakeholders in the music industry to celebrate their art while awarding same, is what has got the nation talking this evening.
Aside the red carpet which is usually a showoff of glitz and glam, the question of who walks away with what award comes top on the priority list of fans.
So far, the show has been amazing with a phenomenally seamless red-carpet session hosted by 3FM’s Drive host, Giovani Caleb and Sika Osei, ushering in the main event hosted by ace broadcaster, Kwame Sefa Kayi partnered by Berla Mundi.
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The battle line has officially been drawn and the boy are beginning to fall off leaving the men standing.
Below is the list of award winners, except the Artiste of the Year and Most Popular song of the Year which have been deferred to be announced at a later date as a result of a confusion that rocked the event midway.
- Lifetime Achievement Awards
Rev Dr. Mary Ghansah
Obuoba J A Adofo
‘Prof.’ Kofi Abraham
- Instrumentalist of the Year
Unda Beats
Mizter Okyere – Winner
Enoch Owuraku
Emmanuel Bludo
- Gospel Song of the Year
Joyce Blessing – I Swerve You
KODA – Hosanna
I.K Aning – Bobolebobo
Joe Mettle – My Everything
Obaapa Christy – W’asue Me
Bethel Revival Choir – Agba Dza
Diana Hamilton – Mo Ne Yo – Winner
- Highlife Song of the Year
Dada Hafco – Yebewu Nti
KiDi – Thunder
Shatta Wale – My Level – Winner
Kumi Guitar – Betweener
Kwesi Arthur – Woara
King Promise – CCTV
Adina – Killing Me Softly
- Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Maccasio – Dagomba Girl feat Mugeez
Shatta Wale – Gringo -Winner
Stonebwoy – Top Skanka
Samini – Obaa
- Gospel Artiste of the Year
Joyce Blessing
Joe Mettle
KODA
Diana Hamilton -Winner
Obaapa Christy
Akesse Brempong
- Hip-hop Song of the Year
Medikal – How Much Remix feat Sarkodie & Omar Sterling
Sarkodie – Biibi Ba feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O’Bkay & CJ Biggerman
KoJo Cue – Wole Remix feat Worlasi, Kwesi Arthur, Shaker, Kay-Ara, Temple & C-Real
Kwesi Arthur – Anthem – Winner
Joey B – Stables feat La Meme Gang
R2Bees – Boys Kasa feat Kwesi Arthur, King Promise, Darkovibes, B4bonah, others
- Hiplife Song of the Year
Medikal – Ayekoo feat King Promise
Sarkodie – Can’t Let You Go feat King Promise
Quamina MP – Wiase Ye De Remix feat Kwesi Arthur & Yung C
DopeNation – Eish
Flowking Stone – Blow My Mind
Stonebwoy – Kpoo Keke feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur & Darko Vibes
Yaa Pono – Obiaa Wone Master feat Stonebwoy – Winner
Strongman – Baby Girl feat Kuami Eugene
- Afropop Song of the Year
King Promise – Tokyo feat Wizkid
Guilty Beatz – Akwaaba feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & King Promise – Winner
Kwesi Arthur – Don’t Keep Me Waiting feat KiDi
Article Wan – That Thing feat Patapaa
Wendy Shay – Uber Driver
DJ MicSmith – Yenkor feat Kwesi Arthur
MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade
Shatta Wale – Thunder Fire feat SM Militants
- Gospel Artiste of the Year
Joyce Blessing
Joe Mettle
KODA
Diana Hamilton -Winner
Obaapa Christy
Akesse Brempong
- Highlife Artiste of the Year
KiDi
Kuami Eugene – Winner
Akwaboah
King Promise
Adina
- Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year
Patapaa
Medikal – Winner
Sarkodie
Kwesi Arthur
R2Bees
La Meme Gang
- Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Stonebwoy – Winner
Epixode
Samini
AK Songstress
Shatta Wale
- Songwriter of the Year
Fuse ODG – Bra Fie
Teephlow – Forgive
Akwaboah – Hye Me Bo
King Promise – CCTV – Winner
Trigmatic – Where We Dey Go
Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
- Record of the Year
Fuse ODG – Bra Fie feat Damian Marley
Akwaboah – Hye Me Bo – Winner
Okyeame Kwame – Made In Ghana
Trigmatic – Where We Dey Go
Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
- Best Video of the Year
Joey B – Stables feat La Meme Gang (Dir. David Duncan)
KoJo Cue & Shaker – Up & Awake feat Kwesi Arthur (Dir E. Kumodzi)
Kirani Ayat – Guda (Dir David Nico-Sey)
M.anifest – Me Ne Woa feat King Promise (Dir Makere Thekiso)
Shatta Wale – Gringo (Dir Sesan)
Fuse ODG – Bra Fie feat Damain Marley (Dir Edgar Stevens)
Sarkodie – Biibi Ba feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O’Bkay & CJ Biggerman (Dir Babs)
MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade (Dir Xbills Ebenezer) – Winner
- Best Collaboration of the Year
Adina – Killing Me Softly feat Kuami Eugene
Sarkodie – Can’t Let You Go feat King Promise
King Promise – CCTV feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
Guilty Beatz – Akwaaba feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa
MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade
Yaa Pono – Obiaa Wone Master feat Stonebwoy
Stonebwoy – Kpoo Keke feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy – winner
DJ Vyrusky – Never Carry Last feat Kuami Eugene & Mayorkun
- Rapper of the Year
Medikal – Winner
M.anifest
Teephlow
Sarkodie
Obibini
- Best African Collaboration
Wame – Stonebwoy Ft Cassper Nyovest
Come and See My Moda – MzVee feat Yemi Alade
Akwaaba – Guilty Beatz Ft Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa – Winner
My Girl – Too Fan ft Patoranking and Sarkodie
Wonder – Shatta Wale Ft. Olamide
Tokyo – King Promise Ft Wizkid
- Group of the Year
R2Bees
DopeNation
La Meme Gang
Bethel Revival Choir – Winner
- Best New Artiste of the Year
Quamina MP
Kelvyn Boy
Eddie Khae
Wendy Shay – Winner
La Meme Gang
DopeNation
- Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year – Deferred
CCTV – King Promise feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
Do The Dance – Eddie Khae
Bobolebobo – Isaac Kwabena Aning
Akwaaba – Guilty Beatz Ft Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa
Obiaa Wone Master – Yaa Pono ft. Stonebwoy
Thunder – KiDi
Wish Me Well – Kuami Eugene
Can’t Let Go – Sarkodie Ft King Promise
Kpoo Keke – Stonebwoy ft. Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy
My Level – Shatta Wale
Woara – Kwesi Arthur
Come and See My Moda – MzVee feat Yemi Alade
- Album of the Year
Rockstar – Kuami Eugene
I Believe – Diana Hamilton
Untamed – Samini
Shay On You – Wendy Shay
Reign – Shatta Wale
- African Artiste of the Year
Davido
Wizkid
Mr Eazi
Sauti Soul
Cassper Nyovest
Burna Boy – Winner
- Male Vocalist of the Year
King Promise
KiDi – Winner
Akwaboah
Luigi Maclean
- Producer of the Year
Kaywa
Killbeats
Kuami Eugene – Winner
DDT
MOG Beats
- Female Vocalist of the Year
eShun
Efya – Winner
Cina Soul
Adina
MzVee
Diana Hamilton
By 3news.com|Ghana