# 2019 Ghana Music Awards

The 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was held on 18 May 2019 at the Grand Arena in Accra. The event was co-hosted by Kwami Sefa Kayi, who hosted from 1999 to 2007, and Berla Mundi.

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Burna Boy | "Apata" |
| Kuami Eugene Amakye Dede | "Never Dey Carry Last" "Wish Me Well" "Kwani Kwani" "Zoblazo" (Meiway) "Sokoo Na Mmaa Pe" |
| Medikal | "Too Risky" "Wrowroho" "Omo ada" "Father" |
| Efya | |
| Kula | "Amen" "MUSIGA High School" |
| Kwesi Arthur Kofi Mole Quamina MP | "Woara" "Mensah" Wiase Ye De |
| KiDi | "Adiepena" "Thunder" "Don't Keep Me Waiting" |
| Sarkodie Kofi Mole Amerado Frequency CJ Biggerman O' BKay | "Biibiba" "Can't Let You Go" |
| King Promise | "CCTV" |
| Adjetey Anang | Poem |
| Barima Sidney Adwoa Smart | "Apuskeleke" "W'asei" "Scent No" "Obiaa Nnye Obiaa" "African Money" |
| Samini | "Gyae Shye" "Linda" "Where My Baby Dey" "Samini" |
| Alison Hinds | "Roll it Gal" |

## Presenters

* John Dumelo
* Chief Dele Mamudu
* KiDi
* Cynthia Quarcoo Jumu
* Patricia Obo-Nai
* Nana Ansah Kwao
* Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
* Nacee
* Lydia Forson
* James Gardner
* Kiki Benson
* Diana Hopeson
* Abeiku Santana
* Zapp Mallet
* Lovin C
* Obour
* Nathaniel Attoh
* Mariam Owusu Poku - Miss Malaika Ghana 2018
* Zynnel Zuh
* Salma Mulmin
* Qojo Qupid

## Winners and nominations

Winners highlighted in Bold
| Artiste of the Year | Highlife Song of the Year |
| Joe Mettle Sarkodie Stonebwoy Shatta Wale Kuami Eugene King Promise | Dada Hafco – 'Yebewu Nti' KiDi – 'Thunder' Shatta Wale – "My Level" Kumi Guitar – "Betweener' Kwesi Arthur – "Woara" King Promise featuring Sarkodie & Mugeez – "CCTV" Adina – 'Killing Me Softly' |
| Hiplife Song of the Year | Gospel Song of the Year |
| Medikal featuring King Promise – "Ayekoo" Sarkodie featuring King Promise – "Can't Let You Go" Quamina MP featuring Kwesi Arthur & Yung C – "Wiase Ye De" (Remix) DopeNation – "Eish" Flowking Stone – "Blow My Mind" Stonebwoy featuring Medikal, Kwesi Arthur & Darko Vibes – "Kpoo Keke" Yaa Pono featuring Stonebwoy – "Obiaa Wone Master" Strongman featuring Kuami Eugene – "Baby Girl" | 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" |
| Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year | Afropop Song of the Year |
| Maccasio – "Dagomba Girl" feat Mugeez Shatta Wale – "Gringo" Stonebwoy – "Top Skanka" Samini – "Obaa" | King Promise featuring Wizkid – "Tokyo" Guilty Beatz featuring Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & King Promise – "Akwaaba" Kwesi Arthur featuring KiDi – "Don't Keep Me Waiting" Article Wan featuring Patapaa – "That Thing" Wendy Shay – "Uber Driver" DJ MicSmith – "Yenkor" feat Kwesi Arthur MzVee featuring Yemi Alade – "Come and See My Moda" Shatta Wale featuring SM Militants – "Thunder Fire" |
| Hip hop Song of the Year | Sound Engineer of the Year |
| Medikal featuring Sarkodie & Omar Sterling – "How Much" (Remix) Sarkodie featuring Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O'Bkay & CJ Biggerman – "Biibi Ba" KoJo Cue featuring Worlasi, Kwesi Arthur, Shaker, Kay-Ara, Temple & C-Real – "Wole" (Remix) Kwesi Arthur – "Anthem" Joey B – "Stables" featuring La Meme Gang R2Bees featuring Kwesi Arthur, King Promise, Darkovibes, B4bonah, Humble Dis, Spacely, Medikal & Rjz – "Boys Kasa" | Francis Osei (Akwaboah – "Hye Me Bo) |
| Reggae/Dancehall Artist of the Year | Highlife Artist of the Year |
| Stonebwoy Epixode Samini AK Songstress Shatta Wale | KiDi Kuami Eugene Akwaboah King Promise Adina |
| Songwriter of the Year | Record of the Year |
| Fuse ODG – "Bra Fie" Teephlow – "Forgive" Akwaboah – "Hye Me Bo" King Promise – "CCTV" Trigmatic – "Where We Dey Go" Stonebwoy – "Tomorrow" | Fuse ODG featuring Damain Marley – "Bra Fie" Akwaboah – "Hye Me Bo" Okyeame Kwame – "Made In Ghana" Trigmatic – "Where We Dey Go" Stonebwoy – "Tomorrow" |
| Best Video of the Year | Hiplife/Hiphop Artist of the Year |
| Joey B featuring La Meme Gang – "Stables" (Director David Duncan) KoJo Cue & Shaker featuring Kwesi Arthur (Director E. Kumodzi) – "Up & Awake" Kirani Ayat – "Guda" (Dir David Nico-Sey) M.anifest featuring King Promise Director Makere Thekiso – "Me Ne Woa" Shatta Wale – "Gringo" (Director Sesan) Fuse ODG featuring Damain Marley (Director Edgar Stevens) – "Bra Fie" Sarkodie featuring Amerado, Kofi Mole, Tulenkey, Yeyo, 2Fingers, Frequency, LJ, O'Bkay & CJ Biggerman – "Biibi Ba" (Director Babs) MzVee featuring Yemi Alade – "Come and See My Moda" (Director Xbills Ebenezer) | Patapaa Medikal Sarkodie Kwesi Arthur R2Bees La Meme Gang |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| King Promise KiDi – "Thunder" Akwaboah Luigi Maclean | eShun Efya – "Hold Me Down" Cina Soul Adina MzVee Diana Hamilton |
| Group of the Year | Rapper of the Year |
| R2Bees DopeNation La Meme Gang Bethel Revival Choir | Medikal M.anifest Teephlow Sarkodie Obibini |
| Best Collaboration of the Year | African Artist of the Year |
| Adina featuring Kuami Eugene – "Killing Me Softly" Sarkodie featuring King Promise – "Can't Let You Go" King Promise featuring Sarkodie & Mugeez – "CCTV" GuiltyBeatz featuring Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa – "Akwaaba" MzVee featuring Yemi Alade – "Come and See My Moda" Yaa Pono featuring Stonebwoy – "Obiaa Wone Master" Stonebwoy featuring Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy – "Kpoo Keke" DJ Vyrusky featuring Kuami Eugene & Mayorkun – "Never Carry Last" | Davido Wizkid Mr Eazi Sauti Sol Cassper Nyovest Burna Boy |
| Best New Artist of the Year | Song of the Year |
| Quamina MP Kelvyn Boy Eddie Khae Wendy Shay La Meme Gang DopeNation | King Promise featuring Sarkodie & Mugeez – "CCTV" Eddie Khae – "Do the Dance" Isaac Kwabena Aning – "Akwaaba" Guilty Beatz featuring Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo & Patapaa – "Akwaaba" Kidi – "Thunder" Kuami Eugene – "Wish me Well" Sarkodie featuring King Promise – "Can't Let You Go" Stonebwoy featuring Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy – "Kpoo Keke" Shatta Wale – "My Level" Kwesi Arthur – "Woara" MzVee featuring Yemi Alade– "Come and See My Moda" Tic featuring Kuami Eugene– "Kwani Kwani" (Part 2) |
| Album of the Year | Best African Collabo |
| Kuami Eugene – Rockstar Akwaboah – Matters of the Heart Wendy Shay – Shay on You Diana Hamilton – IBelieve Samini – Untamed Shatta Wale – Reign | DopeNation featuring Olamide – "Naami" (Remix) Guilty Beats featuring Mr Eazi, Patapaa & Pappy Kojo – "Akwaaba" Too Fan featuring Patoranking & Sarkodie – "My Girl" Remix King Promise featuring Wizkid – "Tokyo" Stonebwoy featuring Casper Nyovest – "Wame" MzVee featuring Yemi Alade – "Come and see my Mother" Shatta Wale featuring Olamide – "Wonder" |
| Instrumentalist of the Year | Producer of the Year |
| Unda Beats Mizter Okyere Enoch Owuraku Emmanuel Bludo | Kaywa Killbeatsz Kuami Eugene DDT MOG Beats |
| Artiste of the Decade Award ||
| Becca Efya Joe Mettle No Tribe and Nacee Okyeame Kwame R2Bees Samini Sarkodie Shatta Wale Stonebwoy ||

## Special awards

* Best Traditional Artiste of the Year: Kwan Pa Band
* Lifetime Achievement Award:
   * Prof. Kofi Abraham
   * Obouba J. A. Adofo
   * Mary Ghansah
* Unsung category: Kula

## Disturbance and break in the show

At the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards a fracas broke out on stage between two Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale. Stonebwoy was announced as winner for the Reggae and Dancehall Artistes for the year. Whiles receiving his award on stage, Shatta Wale and his team approached the stage which resulted in the brawl and putting the event on hold for a few minutes for calm to prevail. During the confrontation Stonebwoy was seen wielding a gun on stage during the disturbance that night. The show was continued after the two musicians were ushered out of the room by the security at the venue. The event continued with a performance by fellow reggae and dancehall artistes from Ghana Samini. The incident further prevented the event organizers from announcing the winners for the Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year and Artiste of the Year. The two musicians Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale has been later invited by the Ghana Police Service for interrogation.