Ghana Music Awards 2019: Full list of winners

The 20th edition of Ghana Music Awards attracted big names and celebrities in African music where several artists and producers received honours for their impressive work over the past year. The annual event was held on the night on the 18th of May, 2019 and took place at Accra International Conference Center (AICC), Ghana.

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Top celebrities in the music industry from Ghana and Africa all gathered and graced the red carpet to witness eventual winners in each category of the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards festival. The two hotly contested fields were 'Artist of the Year' and the 'Artist of the Decade.' There were more than 20 categories each with a list of nominees contesting for the top prizes.

Ghana Music Awards 2019 happenings

One would easily notice the variety of fashion displayed by Ghanaian movie and music stars to add more colour to the event. There was also a significant share of excitement, cheers and tears throughout the event. The ceremony was, however, halted for more than twenty minutes following a confrontation between Ghana's top musicians Stoneboy and Shatta Wale. Things later resumed to normal after calm restored.

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Ghana Music Awards 2019 performances

Guests and fans at large enjoyed amazing performances from several musicians including Sarkodie, Samini, and Kuami Eugene. Other musicians who also performed in the event are KiDi, King Promise, Kwesi Arthur, Medikal, Efya, Adina, Amakye Dede, Sidney, and Burna Boy. Presenters of the day were TV 3's Giovanni Caleb and Sika Osei who also entertained the audience with great fun.

Ghana Music Awards 2019 winners

Ghana's prominent artist Sarkodie quickly walked away with the Artist of the Decade award beating fellow nominees. On the other hand, Stonebwoy was awarded the dancehall reggae artist of the year for the fifth consecutive time, ahead of his musical rival, Shatta Wale.

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Ghana Music Awards 2019 list of winners

Here is the full list of winners of Ghana Music Awards titles in various categories:

Traditional Artiste of the Year – Kwan Pa
Instrumentalist of the Year – Mizter Okyere
Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr Rev Mrs Mary Ghansah
Lifetime Achievement Award – Obuoba J.A. Adofo
Lifetime Achievement Award – Prof Kofi Abraham
Unsung Artiste of the Year – Kula
Gospel Song of the Year – Diana Hamilton for 'Mo Ne Yo'
High-life Song of the Year – Shatta Wale for 'My Level'.
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Shatta Wale for 'Gringo'
Hiphop Song of the Year – Kwesi Arthur for 'Anthem'
Hiplife Song of the Year – 'Obiaa Wone Master' by Yaa Pono feat Stonebwoy
Afropop Song of the Year – 'Akwaaba' by Guilty Beatz feat Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo and Patapaa
Gospel Artiste of the Year – Diana Hamilton
Highlife Artiste of the Year – Kuami Eugene
Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year – Medikal
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy
Music Video of the Year – 'Come and See My Moda' by MzVee feat Yemi Alade
Best Collaboration of the Year – 'Kpoo Keke' by Stonebwoy feat Medikal, Kwesi Arthur, Darko Vibes & Kelvyn Boy
Record of the Year – 'Hye Me Bo' by Akwaboah
Songwriter of the Year – King Promise for 'CCTV'
Producer of the Year – Kuami Eugene
Sound Engineer of the Year – Francis Osei for Akwaboah's 'Sh3 Me Bo'
African Artiste of the Year – Burna Boy
Rapper of the Year – Medikal
Best African collaboration – 'Akwaaba' by Guilty Beats feat Mr Eazi, Patapaa & Pappy Kojo
Best Group of the Year – Bethel Revival Choir
New Artiste of the Year – Wendy Shay
Album of the Year – 'Rockstar' by Kuami Eugene
Artiste of the Decade – Sarkodas musicians look

The Ghana Music Awards 2019 will go down as a memorable event for artists honoured in the ceremony. For some, it was more of disappointment after missing out on the prizes. All eyes are now set for the 2020 festival, and whether there will be new winners in all the categories.

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