The 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards came off at the new dome at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Saturday 18th May, 2019.
The biggest names in Ghanaian and African music all gathered at the auditorium for the prestigious awards.
Two keenly contested categories this year were ‘Artiste of the Year’ and the ‘Artiste of the Decade’. However, Reggae Dancehall Artiste of the year was the award category slated to get a lot of people talking. The category was keenly contested between BET Award Winner Stonebwoy and 3Music Award Winner Shatta Wale.
Due to a scuffle that ensued during the award’s night between fans of Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale, two categories, Most Popular Song of the Year and Artiste of the year were withheld by the organizers.
Below is the full list of winners for the night
Traditional Artiste of the Year – Kwan Pa
Instrumentalist of the Year – Mizter Okyere
Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr Rev Mrs Mary Ghansah
Lifetime Achievement Award – Obuoba J.A. Adofo
Lifetime Achievement Award – Prof Kofi Abraham
Unsung Artiste of the Year – Kula
Gospel Song of the Year – Diana Hamilton for ‘Mo Ne Yo’
Highlife Song of the Year – Shatta Wale for ‘My Level’.
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Shatta Wale for ‘Gringo’
Hiphop Song of the Year – Kwesi Arthur for ‘Anthem’
Hiplife Song of the Year – ‘Obiaa Wone Master’ by Yaa Pono feat Stonebwoy
Afropop Song of the Year – ‘Akwaaba’ by Guilty Beatz feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo and Patapaa
Gospel Artiste of the Year – Diana Hamilton
Highlife Artiste of the Year – Kuami Eugene
Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year – Medikal
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy
Music Video of the Year – ‘Come and See My Moda’ by MzVee feat Yemi Alade
Best Collaboration of the Year – ‘Kpoo Keke’ by Stonebwoy feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy
Record of the Year – ‘Hye Me Bo’ by Akwaboah
Songwriter of the Year – King Promise for ‘CCTV’
Producer of the Year – Kuami Eugene
Sound Engineer of the Year – Francis Osei for Akwaboah’s ‘Sh3 Me Bo’
African Artiste of the Year – Burna Boy
Rapper of the Year – Medikal
Best African collaboration – ‘Akwaaba’ by Guilty Beats feat Mr. Eazi, Patapaa & Pappy Kojo
Best Group of the Year – Bethel Revival Choir
New Artiste of the Year – Wendy Shay
Album of the Year – ‘Rockstar’ by Kuami Eugene
Artiste of the Decade – Sarkodie
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