{"id":448433,"date":"2017-12-19T20:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/19\/willie-and-mike-wins-best-gospel-group-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2017-12-19T20:00:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T20:00:32","slug":"willie-and-mike-wins-best-gospel-group-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/19\/willie-and-mike-wins-best-gospel-group-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie and Mike wins Best Gospel Group of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Music of Tuesday, 19 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/47701721.295.jpg\" alt=\"Willie&amp;Mike Awards.jpeg\" title=\"Willie&amp;Mike Awards.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"413\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Willie and Mike<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513713632_572_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Gospel music duo Willie and Mike have been adjudged the Best Gospel Group of the year at the first National Gospel Music Awards which was held in Kumasi on Sunday, December 17, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The duo was in the same group with Adehyemaa, Twinies, and Empraise.<\/p>\n<p>Songstress, Obaapa Christy was adjudged the Best Gospel Artiste of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>She beat off competition from the likes of OJ, Joe Mettle, Akesse Brimpong, Gifty Osei, Diana Antwi Hamilton and Brother Sammy.<\/p>\n<p>Willie and Mike have been active on the music scene for over two decades and recently released their latest gospel single dubbed \u2018FAITHFUL GOD\u2019 which was produced by Favour Family Productions.<\/p>\n<p>According to Willie and Mike, FAITHFUL GOD signifies the undying love of God over their lives since they entered into the music scene.<\/p>\n<p>FAITHFUL GOD comes on the back of five successful tracks \u2018Me Mpene, Prophecy, Covenant Keeping God, Favour, and Presence\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Other award winners were:<\/p>\n<p>Best Male Worship song of the Year \u2013 Joe Mettle<\/p>\n<p>Best African Gospel song of the Year \u2013 Sonny Badu<\/p>\n<p>Best Contemporary Gospel Album \u2013 Jack Alolome<\/p>\n<p>Best Collaboration \u2013 Jack Alolome and Princess Ifeoma<\/p>\n<p>New Artiste of the Year \u2013 Patience Nyarko<\/p>\n<p>Best Praise Song of the Year \u2013 Monko Moakyi by Joyce Blessing<\/p>\n<p>Best Traditional Song of the year \u2013 Change Over by Mary Agyemang<\/p>\n<p>Discovery of the Year \u2013 Mabel Okyere<\/p>\n<p>Best Worship Video \u2013 Brother Sammy (Sakra Wiem)<\/p>\n<p>Best Worship Song \u2013 Sammy Baah<\/p>\n<p>Best Acapella \u2013 Alabaster Box<\/p>\n<p>Best Male Vocalist \u2013 Ernest Opoku<\/p>\n<p>Lifetime Achievement Award &#8211; Prof. Kofi Abraham.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music of Tuesday, 19 December 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-12-19 Willie and Mike Gospel music duo Willie and Mike have been adjudged the Best Gospel Group of the year at the first National Gospel Music Awards which was held in Kumasi on Sunday, December 17, 2017. 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