General News of Sunday, 15 April 2018
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2018-04-15
The 19th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards took place at the Accra International Conference Center with so much euphoria.
Ebony made history winning the Artiste of the Year, first time a woman winning such award. Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and many others won awards as well.
Here are the list of winners:
Special Awards
Traditional Artiste(s) of the Year – Amamre Folks, Music and Dance Ensemble
Instrumentalist of the Year – Dominic Quarshie
Life Achievement award – Naa Amanua Dodoo
Other Awards
Gospel of the Year
Boot for Boot – Joyce Blessing
Obi Nyanime -Patience Nyarko
Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle – Winner
Efatawo – Nancee
Adom – Gifty Osei
Jehovah – Ceccy Twum
Hiphop Song of the Year
State of the Art – Teephlow
Light it up – Sarkodie
Grind Day Remix – Kwesi Authur – Winner
Pen and Paper – Ko-jo Cue & Shaker
Dear God – B4bonah
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Until of Dawn – Efya
My Own – Samini – Winner
My Name – Stonebwoy
Faya Burn Dem – Article Wan
Rewind – Mzvee
Dem Confuse – Shatta Wale
Hiplife of the Year
Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie – Winner
Boys Boys – Nancee Ft. Guru
Pain Killer – Sarkodie Ft. Runtown
Obi Agyi obi Girl- Captain Planet ft Kofi Kinaata
Ayoo – Shatta Wale
One Corner – Patapaa Ft. Ras Cann
Afro pop Song of the Year
Ebony – Sponsor – Winner
Makoma – Adina
Oh Yeah – King Promise
Say You Love Me – Kidi
Sing My Name – Mzvee
Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx
Stonebwoy – Come from far
Highlife Song of the Year
Dream- Kumi Guitar
Bronya – Wutah
Odo – Kidi – Winner
Angela – Kuami Eugene
Ladder – Lil Win
Gospel Artiste of the Year
Patience Nyarko
Joyce Blessing
Joe Mettle – Winner
Celestine Donkor
Gifty Osei
Nance
Highlife Artiste of the Year
Wutah
Kidi
Kuami Eugene – Winner
Becca
Hiplife/Hip pop artiste of the year
Yaa pono
R2bees
Captain Planet
Kwesi Arthur
Sarkodie – Winner
VVIP
Songwriter of the Year
Kumi Guitar – Dream
Joe Mettle- bo noo ni
Bullet – Maame Hwe – Winner
Kofi Kinaata – Last Show
Samini – My own
Stonebwoy – My Name
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Ebony
MzVee
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy –Winner
Best collaboration of the year
Joe Mettle Ft. Luigi Maclean – Bo noo ni
MzVee Ft. Patoranking – Sing my name remix
Kurl Songx Ft. Sarkodie – Jennifer Lomotey
Sarkodie Ft. Runtown – Pain Killer
Shatta Wale Ft. SM Militants – Taking Over – Winner
Captain Planet Ft. Kofi Kinaata – Obi Agyi Obi Girl
Becca Ft. Patoranking – Na Wash
Best Rapper of the year
Eno Barony – Fear no man
Teephlow – Phlowducation
Sarkodie – Light it up – Winner
Lil Shaker – Pen & Paper
Ko-jo Cue – Pen & Paper
Strongman – Transformer
Best Group of the year
VVIP
R2bees
Wutah – Winner
Best Music Video of the Year
Kumi Guitar- Dream (Directed by Abass)
King Promise – Selfish ( Directed by Vertex)
B4bonah – My Girl (Directed by Nicol-Sey)
Opanka – Wedding Car (Directed by Bra Shizzle)
Captain Planet – Obi Agyi Obi (Directed by Phamous Films) – Winner
Lil Shaker & Ko-jo-Cue – Pen & Paper (Directed by Ekumodzi)
Best Male Vocalist of the Year
Joe Mettle – Bo noo ni – Winner
King Promise – Selfish
Kidi – Odo
Kuami Eugene – Angela
Mugeez – Over
Samini – My own
Best African artiste of the year
Davido – Winner
Wizkid
Toofan
Cassper Nyovest
Nasty C
Tiwa Savage
Olamide
Record of the Year
Kumi Guitar- Dream
Samini – My own
Sarkodie – Glory
Teephlow – State of the Art – Winner
Best New Artiste of the year
King Promise
Kurl Songx
Kidi
Kuami Eugene – Winner
Magnom
Kwesi Arthur
B4bonah
Song of the Year
Sponsor – Ebony
Odo – Kidi
Angela – Kuami Eugene
Taking Over – Shatta Wale Ft. SM Millitants
Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie – Winner
One Corner – Patapaa Ft. Rad Cann
Bo Noo Nii – Joe Mettle Ft. Luigi Maclean
Obi Agyi Obi Girl – Captain Planet Ft. Kofi Kinaata.
My Baby – Magnom ft Joey B
Oh Yeah – King Promise
Pain Killer – Sarkodie Ft. Runtown
Album of the Year
Epistles of Mama – Stonebwoy
Daavi – MzVee
Bonified – Ebony – Winner
Highest – Sarkodie
Artistes of the Year
Joe Mettle
Ebony – Winner
Shatta Wale
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy