23rd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards: Full list of winners

Lynx Entertainment act, KiDi has been crowned the Artiste of the Year at the 23rd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards held at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre.

The event, held on May 7 saw the ‘Touch It’ hitmaker beat competition from Sarkodie, Black Sherif, Joe Mettle, King Promise and label mate Kuami Eugene.

Aside from winning the Artiste of the Year award, KiDi grabbed the Most Popular Song of the Year and Best Reggae/Dancehall Song awards with his ‘Touch It’. His ‘Golden Boy’ was also adjudged ‘Album/EP of the Year. He also walked home with the Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year award.

Below is the full list of nominees of various categories and their respective winners.

BEST GOSPEL SONG

Oluwa Is Involved – Joyce Blessing

Ye Obua Mi – Joe Mettle

Ote Me Mu – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOG Music (winner)

Awurade Ye – Diana Hamilton

Only You – Celestine Donkor

Enyo – Bethel Revival ft. Joe Mettle

Yahweh – Akesse Brempong ft. MOG Music

Eye Woaa – Empress Gifty

Mapekɛ – Scott Evans

The Glory – Obaapa Christy

BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE

Celestine Donkor

Diana Hamilton

Obaapa Christy

Joe Mettle (winner)

MOGMusic

Empress Gifty

Ohemaa Mercy

Akesse Brempong

VODAFONE MOST POPULAR SONG

Slow Down – King Promise

Ote Me Mu – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOGMusic

Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene

Forever Remix – Gyakie ft. Omah Lay

Je M’apelle – Darkovibes ft. Davido

Second Sermon – Black Sherif

Dollar on You – Kuami Eugene

Ye Obua Mi – Joe Mettle

Praise – Fameye

Echoke – Sefa

Mood – Mr. Drew

Touch it – KiDi (winner)

BEST HIGHLIFE SONG

Thy Grace (part 1) – Kofi Kinaata (winner)

Jonathan – AK Songstress

Obiaa – Akwaboah ft. Cina Soul

Yard – Bisa Kdei

Te Na Fie – Kuami Eugene

Feelings – Cina Soul ft. KiDi

BEST HIPLIFE SONG

Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene (winner)

No Fugazy – Sarkodie

Biibi Besi – Kwame Yogot ft. Kuami Eugene

Accra – Medikal

Abodie – Captain Planet ft. Kuami Eugene

Kom – Fancy Gadam

Zenabu – DopeNation ft. Dancegod Lloyd, Afrobeast, DWP Academy

S3k3 – Mr. Drew

BEST AFROBEATS SONG

Celebrate – Kwesi Arthur ft. Teni

Dollar On You – Kuami Eugene

E Choke – S3fa ft. Mr Drew (winner)

Coming Home – MzVee ft. Tiwa Savage

Sugar Cane – Camidoh ft. Phantom

Mon Bebe – KiDi

Je M’appelle – Darko Vibes ft. Davido

BEST AFROPOP SONG

Heat – Wendy Shay ft. Shay Gang

Forever (remix) – Gyakie ft. Omah Lay

Mood – Mr Drew

Slow Down – King Promise

Enjoyment Minister – D-Black ft. Quamina MP, Stonebwoy

Sad Girlz Luv Money – Amaarae ft. Moliy, Kali Uchis

Praise – Fameye (winner)

BEST HIPHOP SONG

Abotre – Amerado ft. Black Sherif

Winning – Kwesi Arthur ft. Vic Mensa

2nd Sermon – Black Sherif (winner)

Coachella – Sarkodie ft. Kwesi Arthur

Sika Aba Fie – Kweku Darlington ft. Kuami Eugene, Kweku Flick, Yaw Tog, Fameye

Sore (remix) – Yaw Tog ft. Stormzy, Kwesi Arthur

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG

1 GAD – Stonebwoy

Touch It – KiDi (winner)

Picture – Samini ft. Efya

Greedy Men – Stonebwoy

New Gen – Stonebwoy

Odeshie – Epixode

REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Samini

Larruso

Epixode

Stonebwoy (winner)

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Abodie – Captain Planet ft. Kuami Eugene

Yeeko – Okyeame Kuami ft. Kuami Eugene

Enjoyment Minister – D-Black ft. Quamina MP, Stonebwoy (winner)

Echoke – S3fa ft. Mr. Drew

Sika Aba Fie (remix) – Kweku Darlington ft. Kuami Eugene, Kweku Flick, Fameye, Yaw Tog

Coachella – Sarkodie ft. Kwesi Arthur

Biibi Besi – Kwame Yogot ft. Kuami Eugene

Ote Mimu – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOGMusic

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Coming Home – MzVee ft. Tiwa Savage

Forever (remix) – Gyakie ft. Omah Lay (winner)

Sore (emix) – Yaw Tog ft. Stormzy, Kwesi Arthur

Sad Girlz Luv Money (remix) – Amaarae ft. Moliy, Kali Uchis

Je M’appelle – Darkovibes ft. Davido

2nd Sermon (remix) – Black Sherif ft. Burna Boy

Spiritual – KiDi ft. Kuami Eugene, Patoranking

Non Living Thing – Sarkodie ft. Oxlade

ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

No Pressure – Sarkodie

The Golden Boy – KiDi (winner)

The Experience – Joe Mettle

Lighthouse – Akwaboah

Loyalty – D-Black

Afro-highlife – Kuami Eugene

BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE

Cina Soul

Akwaboah (winner)

Bisa K’dei

Fameye

Kuami Eugene

Kofi Kinaata

BEST HIPLIFE/HIP HOP ARTISTE

Sarkodie (winner)

Okyeame Kwame

Black Sherif

D-Black

Amerado

Medikal

AFROBEATS/AFROPOP ARTISTE

S3fa

KiDi (winner)

King Promise

Mr Drew

Wendy Shay

Gyakie

Camidoh

Darkovibes

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Minister OJ – Meduru

Fameye – Praise (winner)

Abiana – Bo NooNi

Kofi Kinaata – Thy Grace (part 1)

Akwaboah – Obiaa

Diana Hamilton – Awurade Ye

FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Celestine Donkor – Only You

Abiana – My House

Esther Godwyl – Faithful God

Niiella – Where You Are (winner)

Efe Grace – Overflow

Cina Soul – OMG

MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Akwaboah – Ntro Naa

Black Sherif – Gold Digga

Joe Mettle – Ye Obuami

KiDi – Bad Things

King Promise – Slow Down

Kwaisey Pee – Amazing God (winner)

Luigi Maclean – Mala

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Ntro Naa – Akwaboah

Country Hot – Afriyie Wutah

Praise – Fameye

Meduru – Minister OJ

Sad Girlz Luv Money (remix) – Amaarae ft Moliy (winner)

Love Locked Down – Okyeame Kwame ft. Adina

BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE

Wizkid (winner)

Fireboy DML

Ckay

Tems

Focalistic

Joeboy

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

Rollies & Cigars – Sarkodie

5th August 5 – Lyrical Joe (winner)

The Throne – Amerado

Wudini Anthem – Obibini

Last Verse – Strongman

Wonteasie – TeePhlow

BEST NEW ARTISTE

Sefa

Black Sherif (winner)

Scott Evans

Mona 4Reall

Kweku Darlington

Kwame Yogot

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

King Promisee

Kuami Eugene

Sarkodie

Black Sherif

KiDi (winner)

Joe Mettle