2020 VODAFONE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS – a script you could not simply make up as some came, others saw but KUAMI EUGENE conquered + see the full list of WINNERS

The 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is over and winners have emerged. Now as usual, the aftermath of the event would be welcomed by two kind of faces – the happy faces and the sad face; Oh! Not forgetting the neither-hiaaa-nor-diaaa-fellows who sometimes seem to have the entire templates of how an award schemes should be played out – yet they have never ticked a box with their title as ‘organizer(s)’.

Thanks to the present Covid-19 state of affairs, the organizers, attendees and everyone had to adapt and give their (best) shots. The two nights saw performances from Akwaboah, Kidi, Kwesi Arthur, Kuami Eugene, Epixode, Kofi Kinaata, Celestine Donkor, Medikal, King Promise, Adina, E.L, Nakorex, et al.

Though the night wasn’t meant to be caressed as a ‘fashion show’ one – albeit, a lot of attendees sincerely need to hire the services of professional Stylists.

Day-one had pinches of sound hiccups, lighting wahala, among other little issues that could have been avoided or corrected… however day-two wasn’t that disappointing.

In a nutshell, a big Kudos to Charter House for their steel in the face of this ‘new normal’.

Below is the list of the winners…

Artist of the Year – Kuami Eugene

Gospel Artiste of the Year – Diana Hamilton

Best Rapper of the Year – Kwesi Arthur

Highlife Artiste of the Year – Kuami Eugene

Hiplife/HipHop Artiste of the Year – Medikal

Best Collaboration of the Year – ‘Ofeetsoor’ by Sarkodie ft. Prince Bright

Best New Artist of the Year – Fameye

Gospel Song of the Year – ‘Agbebolo (Bread of Life)’ Celestine Donkor ft Gideon

HiLife Song of the Year – ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Kofi Kinaata

Dancehall Song of the Year – Poverty by J Derobie

HipHop Song of the Year – ‘Don’t Be Late’ by Kofi Mole

Hiplife Song of the Year – ‘Omo Ada’ by Medikal

Afrobeats Song of the Year – ‘Zanku’ by Dope Nation

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Ras Kuuku

Album of the Year – ‘Sugar’ by Kidi

Most Popular Song of the Year – ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Kofi Kinaata

Vodafone Green Ambassador 2020 – Gasmilla

COVID Heroes Award – Ghana Health Service (GHS)

Record of the Year – ‘Bolgatanga Girl’ by Okyeame Kwame

Engineer of the Year – Dan Grahl on ‘Bolgatanga Girl’

Traditional Artiste of the Year – Tesa Cultural Group

Male Vocalist of the Year – MOG

Instrumentalist of the Year – Emmanuel Bludo

Female Vocalist of the Year – Celestine Donkor

Songwriter of the Year – ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Kofi Kinaata

Best Video of the Year – ‘Killi Me’ by Cina Soul

Best Group of the Year – Dope Nation

Producer of the Year – MOG Beatz

African Artiste of the Year – Burna Boy

Best International Collaboration of the Year – ‘Lucky’ by Sarkodie ft Rudeboy

Unsung Category – Teflon Flexx

Lifetime Achievement Award – George Darko