The 18th Edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards organized by Charterhouse Productions, took place yesterday at the Accra International Conference Center. The event saw performances from artists like Sarkodie, Medikal, E.L, Kofi Kinaata, Kuami Eugene and many more.
History was made on this day as Joe Mettle, a gospel musician won the Artiste of the Year for the first time. He also won the Gospel Artiste of the Year and the Best Male Vocalist. Kofi Kinaata also took home three awards Best Highlife Artiste, Highlife Song of the Year with Confession and Songwriter of the Year.
Check out the full list of the winners of the 2017 VGMAs below.
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR.
Philip Acquah (WINNER)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paapa Yankson (Benjamin Paapa Kofi Yankson) (WINNER)
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Yewo Nyame a yewo adze Nacee ft Ernest Opoku (WINNER)
Change over Mary Agyemang
Mewo Jesus Mable Okyere
Still you reign Sonnie Badu
Healing stream Jeshrun Okyere ft Nathaniel Bassey
Agye won nsam Piesie Esther
HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Jwe Bisa K’Dei
Confession Kofi Kinaata (WINNER)
Beshiwo Becca ft Bisa K’Dei
Mintse Bo Wisa Greid
Christy Dobble
Bokor Bokor Kill Beatz ft.Mugeez and fuse ODG
BEST REGGAE /DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
People Dey Stonebwoy (WINNER)
Nwansina Rass Kuuku ft luther
Gborgborvor Gallaxy ft Stonebwoy
Kupe Ebony
Yonnah Samini ft Luther
Pain Dem Rudebwoy Ranking
Arostor Kaakie ft Yaa Pono
HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
God MC M.anifest (WINNER)
Trumpet Sarkordie ft medical, teeflow, koo ntakra, strongman and pappy kojo
Lalafalama EL
Confirm RMX Medikal ft Sarkodie
Egboame RMX Edem
Tension Okyeame Kwame ft Cabum,medical and Sister Debbie
HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR.
Samba Guru ft Singlet
Club Donzy ft Piesie and Sarkodie
Go Low Flowking Stone (WINNER)
RNS Sarkodie
Bie gya Criss Waddle ft Stonebwoy
Sweetie Pie Kofi Kinaata
Alhaji VVIP ft Patoranking
AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR
Kaabuame EL (WINNER)
Dance for me Eugy ft Mr.Eazi
Solo Article Wan
U and me Joey B
Too Risky Medikal ft siter Derby
Grind Vision DJ ftA.I
Too Late Adina
GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Joe Mettle (WINNER)
Piesie Esther
Sonnie Badu
Jeshrun Okyere
Nacee
HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Bisa K’Dei
Becca
Kofi Kinaata (WINNER)
HIPLIFE/HIP POP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Guru
EL
Flowking Stone
Medikal
Sarkodie (WINNER)
M.anifest
Joey B
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Joe Mettle – Onwanwani
Kill Beatz – Too Late
Kofi Kinaata – Confession (WINNER)
Nacee – Yewo Nyame a yewo adze
REGGAE /DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Stonebwoy (WINNER)
Ras Kuuku
MzVee
Ebony
Samini
Rudebwoy Ranking
BEST COLLABORATION
VVIP ft Patoranking – Alhaji (WINNER)
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Adina – Too Late (WINNER)
Becca – Beshiwo
MzVee – Nobody Else
Piesie Esther – Agye won nsam
Petrah – My Man
BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR
VVIP (WINNER)
Dunsin
R2Bees
Gallaxy
BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Wiyaala – Leno
Okyeame Kwame – Small small feat. MzVee (WINNER)
Nacee – Yewo Nyame a yewo adze feat. Ernest Opoku
Flowking Stone – Rapping Drums
Manifest – W’ani aba feat. Bisa K’Dei
Edem – Nyedzilo feat. Rekaado Banks
BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR
Flowking Stone – Fire Bon Dem RMX
EL – Love God
Medikal – Connect
Yaa Pono (Ponobiom) – Mind on Money
M.anifest – 100% (WINNER)
Sarkodie – Fire Bon Dem RMX
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Ogya Mensah – Get Serious
Afriyie – Here to Stay
Joe Mettle – Onwanwani (WINNER)
Akwaboah – Hello
Sonnie Badu – Still You Reign
Ernest Opoku – Yewo Nyame a yewo adze
AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Patoranking
Mr Eazi
Runtown (WINNER)
Tekno
Nathaniel Bassey
BEST NEW ARTISTE
Medikal
Nii Funny
Fancy Gadam (WINNER)
Article Wan
Feli Nuna
Ebony
Rudebwoy Ranking
Eugy
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Nacee – Me ne wo aa
Akwaboah – Hello feat. Sarkodie
Adina – Too late (WINNER)
Joey B – U x Me
Trigmatic – Motromodwo feat. A.I
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Nacee – Me ne wo aa
Akwaboah – Hello feat. Sarkodie
KillBeatz (Adina – Too late)(WINNER)
Joey B – U x Me
Trigmatic – Motromodwo feat. A.I
VODAFONE MOST POPULAR SONG
Dobble – Christy (WINNER)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nacee – Counselor (WINNER)
OVERALL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
E.L
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy
Joe Mettle (WINNER)
MzVee
Medikal
