Joe Mettle wins Artiste of the Year at 2017 Ghana Music Awards

The 18th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) has come off at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) with Joe Mettle winning the Artiste of the Year Award.

His win makes him the first gospel artiste to win the main award since the VGMAs started in 2000.

The event which was nearly marred by a power outage at the venue which delayed its start by over two hours saw Kofi Kinaata winning three awards [songwriter, Highlife song and Highlife artiste of the year] while M.anifest took won the Hiphop song of the year award and also beat Sarkodie to the Rapper of the year award.

Veteran Highlife act, Paapa Yankson was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award which came with a GHC10,000 cash prize.

Find below all the nominees and winners for the various categories:

Artiste of the Year

EL

Sarkodie

Stonebwoy

Joe Mettle

MzVee

Medikal

Song of the Year

Christy – Dobble

U x Me – Joey B

R N S – Sarkodie

Solo – Article Wan

People Dey – Stonebwoy

Kaabuame – EL

Bie Gya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy

Sweetie Pie – Kofi Kinaata

Alhaji – VVIP ft. Patoranking

Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee Ft. Ernest Opoku

Go Low – Flowking Stone

Album of the Year

Counsellor – Nacee

Bar 3 – EL

Nowhere Cool – M.anifest

Gifted – Flowking Stone

Sounds of Africa – Sonnie Badu

Best Collaboration of the Year

Alhaji – VVIP ft. Patoranking

Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku

Confirm Rmx. – Medikal Ft. Sarkodie

Bie Gya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy

Nwansina – Ras Kuuku ft. Luther

Samba – Guru ft. Singlet

African Artiste of the Year

Patoranking

Mr. Eazi

Runtown

Tekno

Nathaniel Bassey

Best New Artiste/Discovery of the Year

Medikal

Nii Funny

Fancy Gadam

Article Wan

Feli Nuna

Ebony

Rudebowy Ranking

Eugy

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%

Sarkodie – Fire Bon Dem Rmx

Best Group of the Year

VVIP

R2Bees

Dunsin

Gallaxy

Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year

Guru

EL

Flowking Stone

Medikal

Sarkodie

M.anifest

Joey B

Best Male Vocalist

Ogya Mensah — Get Serious

Afriyie — Here to stay

Joe Mettle — Onwanwani

Akwaboah — Hello

Sonnie Badu — Still You Reign

Ernest Opoku — Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze

Best Female Vocalist

Adina — Too Late

Becca — Beshiwo

MzVee — Nobody Else

Piesie Esther — Agye Won Nsem

Petrah — My Man

Record of the Year

Me ne woa — Nacee

Hello — Akwaboah ft. Sarkodie

Too Late — Adina

U x Me — Joey B

Motromodwo — Trigmatic ft. A.I

Best Music Video of the Year

Leno – Wiyaala – Charlotte Appleton

Small Small – Okyeame Kwame Ft. MzVee – Phamous Philms

Yewo Nyame a Yewo Adze – Nacee Ft. Ernest Opoku – Mcwillies

Rapping Drums – Flowking Stone – Xbills Ebenezer

W’ani Aba – M.anifest ft. Bisa Kdei – Solomon Director

Nyedzilo – Edem ft. Rekaado Banks – Phamous Philms

Songwriter of the Year

Joe Mettle – Onwanwani

Kill Beatz – Too Late

Kofi Kinaata – Confession

Nacee – Yewo Nyame A Yewo Adze

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

People Dey – Stonebwoy

Nwansina – Ras Kuuku Ft. Luther

Gborgborvor – Gallaxy Ft. Stonebwoy

Kupe – Ebony

Yonnah – Samini ft. Luther

Pain Dem – Rudebwoy Ranking

Arostor – Kaakie Ft. Yaa Pono

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year

Stonebwoy

Ras Kuuku

Samini

Ebony

Rudebwoy Ranking

MzVee

Highlife Artiste of the Year

Bisa Kdei

Becca

Kofi Kinaata

Highlife Song of the Year

Jwe – Bisa Kdei

Confession – Kofi Kinaata

Beshiwo – Becca ft. Bisa Kdei

Mintse Bo – Wisa Greid

Christy – Dobble

Bokor Bokor – Kill Beatz ft. Mugeez and Fuse ODG

Hiphop Song of the Year

God Mc – M.anifest

Trumpet – Sarkodie ft. Teephlow, Koo Ntakra, Strongman, Donzy, Medikal & Pappy Kojo

Lalafalama – EL

Confirm RMX – Medikal Ft. Sarkodie

Egboame RMX – Edem ft. Cabum, Teephlow, Ayat, Gemini, Medikal. Mac M, Darko and Bebelino

Tension – Okyeame Kwame ft. Cabum, Medikal and Sister Debbie

Afropop Song of the Year

Kaabuame – EL

Dance for Me – Eugy ft. Eazi

Solo – Article Wan

U x Me – Joey B

Too Risky – Medikal ft. Sister Debbie

Too Late – Adina

Grind – Vision DJ ft. A.I

Hiplife Song of the Year

Samba – Guru Ft. Singlet

Club – Donzy Ft. Piesie & Sarkodie

Go Low – Flowking Stone

RNS – Sarkodie

Biegya – Criss Waddle ft. Stonebwoy

Sweetie Pie – Kofi Kinaata

Alhaji – VVIP

Gospel Song of the Year

Yewo Nyame a Yewo adze – Nacee ft. Ernest Opoku

Change Over – Mary Agyemang

Mewo Jesus – Mabel Okyere

Still You Reign – Sonnie Badu

Healing Stream – Jeshrun Okyere Ft. Nathaniel Bassey

Agye Won Nsam – Piesie Esther

Gospel Artiste of the Year

Joe Mettle

Piesie Esther

Sonnie Badu

Jeshrun Okyere

Nacee

Unsung Artiste

Kuami Eugene

Aj Lyricx

Afezi Perry

CJ Biggerman

Eshun

Deon Boakye

Cina Soul

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