The 2019 edition of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA 2019) marks the 20th anniversary of the awards ceremony since its inception.
The 2019 edition of the Ghana Music Awards came off at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Saturday, May 18.
The show was hosted by award winning presenter Berla Mundi alongside Kwame Sefa Kayi with DJ Black.
The most sought after segment of the awards show which is the Red Carpet moment took off at 7:30pm with hosts, Giovani Caleb and Sika Osei on the mic.
The annual Awards recognises the works of musicians and producers who have excelled during the year under review of the awards – January 1 to December 31, 2019.
This year’s edition also introduces the artiste of the decade category, which awards the artiste who has had the biggest impact on the music scene in the last decade. The nominees includes Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy and Samini; Sarkodie, Joe Mettle, Efya, Becca, Okyeame Kwame, R2Bees and Nacee and No Tribe. Sarkodie won artiste of the decade at 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Below is the full list of winners at VGMA 2019:
Unsung Act
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Mantse A.Y
Mr Drew
Unyx
Kula – Winner
Efe Keys
Scrip T
Lycon
Highlife Song of the Year
Dada Hafco – Yebewu Nti
KiDi – Thunder
Shatta Wale – My Level – WINNER
Kumi Guitar – Betweener
Kwesi Arthur – Woara
King Promise – CCTV feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
Adina – Killing Me Softly
Hiplife Song of the Year
Medikal – Ayekoo feat King Promise
Sarkodie – Can’t Let You Go feat King Promise
Quamina MP – Wiase Ye De Remix feat Kwesi Arthur & Yung C
DopeNation – Eish
Flowking Stone – Blow My Mind
Stonebwoy – Kpoo Keke feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur & Darko Vibes
Yaa Pono Obiaa Wone Master feat Stonebwoy – WINNER
Strongman – Baby Girl feat Kuami Eugene
Gospel Song of the Year
Joyce Blessing – I Swerve You
KODA – Hosanna
I.K Aning – Bobolebobo
Joe Mettle – My Everything
Obaapa Christy – W’asua Me
Bethel Revival Choir – Agba Dza
Diana Hamilton – Mo Ne Yo – WINNER
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Maccasio – Dagomba Girl feat Mugeez
Shatta Wale – Gringo – WINNER
Stonebwoy – Top Skanka
Samini – Obaa
Afropop Song of the Year
King Promise – Tokyo feat Wizkid
Guilty Beatz – Akwaaba feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & King Promise – WINNER
Kwesi Arthur – Don’t Keep Me Waiting feat KiDi
Article Wan – That Thing feat Patapaa
Wendy Shay – Uber Driver
DJ MicSmith – Yenkor feat Kwesi Arthur
MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade
Shatta Wale – Thunder Fire feat SM Militants
Hip-hop Song of the Year
Medikal – How Much Remix feat Sarkodie & Omar Sterling
Sarkodie – Biibi Ba feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O’Bkay & CJ Biggerman
KoJo Cue – Wole Remix feat Worlasi, Kwesi Arthur, Shaker, Kay-Ara, Temple & C-Real
Kwesi Arthur – Anthem – WINNER
Joey B – Stables feat La Meme Gang
R2Bees – Boys Kasa feat Kwesi Arthur, King Promise, Darkovibes, B4bonah, Humble Dis, Spacely, Medikal & Rjz
Gospel Artiste of the Year
Joyce Blessing
Joe Mettle
KODA
Diana Hamilton – WINNER
Obaapa Christy
Akesse Brempong
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Stonebwoy – WINNER
Epixode
Samini
AK Songstress
Shatta Wale
Highlife Artiste of the Year
KiDi
Kuami Eugene – WINNER
Akwaboah
King Promise
Adina
Songwriter of the Year
Fuse ODG – Bra Fie
Teephlow – Forgive
Akwaboah – Hye Me Bo
King Promise – CCTV – WINNER
Trigmatic – Where We Dey Go
Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
Record of the Year
Fuse ODG – Bra Fie feat Damain Marley
Akwaboah – Hye Me Bo – WINNER
Okyeame Kwame – Made In Ghana
Trigmatic – Where We Dey Go
Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
Best Video of the year
Joey B – Stables feat La Meme Gang (Dir. David Duncan)
KoJo Cue & Shaker – Up & Awake feat Kwesi Arthur (Dir E. Kumodzi)
Kirani Ayat – Guda (Dir David Nico-Sey)
M.anifest – Me Ne Woa feat King Promise (Dir Makere Thekiso)
Shatta Wale – Gringo (Dir Sesan)
Fuse ODG – Bra Fie feat Damain Marley (Dir Edgar Stevens)
Sarkodie – Biibi Ba feat Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O’Bkay & CJ Biggerman (Dir Babs)
MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade (Dir Xbills Ebenezer) – WINNER
Producer of the Year
Kaywa
Killbeats
Kuami Eugene – WINNER
DDT
MOG Beats
Instrumentalist of the year
Unda Beats
Mista Okyere – WINNER
Enock Owuraku
Emmanuel Bludo
Hiplife/Hiphop artiste of the Year
Patapaa
Medikal – WINNER
Sarkodie
Kwesi Arthur
R2Bees
La Meme Gang
Male Vocalist of the Year
King Promise
KiDi – WINNER
Akwaboah
Luigi Maclean
Female Vocalist of the Year
eShun
Efya – WINNER
Cina Soul
Adina
MzVee
Diana Hamilton
Group of the Year
R2Bees
DopeNation
La Meme Gang
Bethel Revival Choir – WINNER
Rapper of the Year
Medikal – WINNER
M.anifest
Teephlow
Sarkodie
Obibini
Best Collaboration of the Year
Adina – Killing Me Softly feat Kuami Eugene
Sarkodie – Can’t Let You Go feat King Promise
King Promise – CCTV feat Sarkodie & Mugeez
Guilty Beatz – Akwaaba feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa
MzVee – Come and See My Moda feat Yemi Alade
Yaa Pono – Obiaa Wone Master feat Stonebwoy
Stonebwoy – Kpoo Keke feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy – WINNER
DJ Vyrusky – Never Carry Last feat Kuami Eugene & Mayorkun
African Artiste of the Year
Davido
Wizkid
Mr Eazi
Sauti Soul
Cassper Nyovest
Burna Boy – WINNER
Best New Artiste of the Year
Quamina MP
Kelvyn Boy
Eddie Khae
Wendy Shay – WINNER
La Meme Gang
DopeNation
Song of the Year
CCTV – King Promise ft Sarkodie and Mugeez
Do the dance – Eddie Khae
Bobolebobo – Isaac Kwabena Aning
Akwaaba – Guilty Beats ft Mr Eazi, Patapaa and Pappy Kojo
Obiaa won ne master – Yaa Pono ft Stonebwoy
Thunder – Kidi
Wish me well – Kuami Eugene
Cant let you go – Sarkodie ft King Promise
Kpoo keke – Stonebwoy ft Kwesi Arthur, Medikal, Darkovibes and KelvynBoy
My Level – Shatta Wale
Come and see my mother – Mzvee ft Yemi Alade
Kwani Kwani Part 2 – Tic ft Kuami Eugene
Album of the Year
Rockstar – Kuami Eugene – WINNER
Matters of the heart – Akwaboah
Shay on you – Wendy Shay
I Believe – Diana Hamilton
Untamed – Samini
Artiste of the Year
King Promise
Kuami Eugene
Joe Mettle
Sarkodie
Shatta Wale
Stonebowy
Best African Collaboration
Naami Remix – Dopenation ft Olamide
Wame – Stonebwoy ft Casper Nyovest
Akwaaba – Guilty Beats ft Mr Eazi, Patapaa and Pappy Kojo – WINNER
Come and see my mother – Mzvee ft Yemi Alade
My Girl Remix – Too Fan ft Patoranking and Sarkodie
Wonder – Shatta Wale ft Olamide
Tokyo – King Promise ft Wizkid
