Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2018: Ebony wins Artiste of the Year

Late dancehall musician Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng with stage name Ebony Reigns has been crowned Vodafone Ghana Music Awards artiste of the year 2018.

His manager, Bullet carried the song writer of the year with the song Maame Hw3.

Ealier, there were various lists circulating online that suggested that Dancehall act Shatta Wale will carry the artiste of the year but Attractive Mustapha sharing his opinion on 3FM asked music fans to ignore the list because it is not credible.

Here is the full the list of winners:

Special Awards

Traditional Artiste(s) of the Year – Amamre Folks, Music and Dance Ensemble

Instrumentalist of the Year – Dominic Quarshie

Life Achievement award – Naa Amanua Dodoo

Other Awards

Gospel Song of the Year

Boot for Boot – Joyce Blessing

Obi Nyanime -Patience Nyarko

Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle – Winner

Efatawo – Nancee

Adom – Gifty Osei

Jehovah – Ceccy Twum

Hiphop Song of the Year

State of the Art – Teephlow

Light it up – Sarkodie

Grind Day Remix – Kwesi Authur – Winner

Pen and Paper – Ko-jo Cue & Shaker

Dear God – B4bonah

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

Until of Dawn – Efya

My Own – Samini – Winner

My Name – Stonebwoy

Faya Burn Dem – Article Wan

Rewind – Mzvee

Dem Confuse – Shatta Wale

Hiplife of the Year

Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie – Winner

Boys Boys – Nancee Ft. Guru

Pain Killer – Sarkodie Ft. Runtown

Obi Agyi obi Girl- Captain Planet ft Kofi Kinaata

Ayoo – Shatta Wale

One Corner – Patapaa Ft. Ras Cann

Afro pop Song of the Year

Ebony – Sponsor – Winner

Makoma – Adina

Oh Yeah – King Promise

Say You Love Me – Kidi

Sing My Name – Mzvee



Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx

Stonebwoy – Come from far

Highlife Song of the Year

Dream- Kumi Guitar

Bronya – Wutah

Odo – Kidi – Winner

Angela – Kuami Eugene

Ladder – Lil Win

Gospel Artiste of the Year

Patience Nyarko

Joyce Blessing

Joe Mettle – Winner

Celestine Donkor

Gifty Osei

Nance

Highlife Artiste of the Year

Wutah

Kidi

Kuami Eugene – Winner

Becca

Hiplife/Hip pop artiste of the year

Yaa pono

R2bees

Captain Planet

Kwesi Arthur

Sarkodie – Winner

VVIP

Songwriter of the Year

Kumi Guitar – Dream

Joe Mettle- bo noo ni

Bullet – Maame Hwe – Winner

Kofi Kinaata – Last Show

Samini – My own

Stonebwoy – My Name

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year

Ebony

MzVee

Shatta Wale

Stonebwoy – Winner

Best collaboration of the year

Joe Mettle Ft. Luigi Maclean – Bo noo ni

MzVee Ft. Patoranking – Sing my name remix

Kurl Songx Ft. Sarkodie – Jennifer Lomotey

Sarkodie Ft. Runtown – Pain Killer

Shatta Wale Ft. SM Militants – Taking Over – Winner

Captain Planet Ft. Kofi Kinaata – Obi Agyi Obi Girl

Becca Ft. Patoranking – Na Wash

Best Rapper of the year

Eno Barony – Fear no man

Teephlow – Phlowducation



Sarkodie – Light it up – Winner

Lil Shaker – Pen & Paper

Ko-jo Cue – Pen & Paper

Strongman – Transformer

Best Group of the year

VVIP

R2bees

Wutah – Winner

Best Music Video of the Year

Kumi Guitar- Dream (Directed by Abass)

King Promise – Selfish ( Directed by Vertex)

B4bonah – My Girl (Directed by Nicol-Sey)

Opanka – Wedding Car (Directed by Bra Shizzle)

Captain Planet – Obi Agyi Obi (Directed by Phamous Films) – Winner

Lil Shaker & Ko-jo-Cue – Pen & Paper (Directed by Ekumodzi)

Best Male Vocalist of the Year

Joe Mettle – Bo noo ni – Winner

King Promise – Selfish

Kidi – Odo

Kuami Eugene – Angela

Mugeez – Over

Samini – My own

Best African artiste of the year

Davido – Winner

Wizkid

Toofan

Cassper Nyovest

Nasty C

Tiwa Savage

Olamide

Record of the Year

Kumi Guitar- Dream

Samini – My own

Sarkodie – Glory

Teephlow – State of the Art – Winner

Best New Artiste of the year

King Promise

Kurl Songx

Kidi

Kuami Eugene – Winner

Magnom

Kwesi Arthur

B4bonah

Song of the Year

Sponsor – Ebony

Odo – Kidi

Angela – Kuami Eugene

Taking Over – Shatta Wale Ft. SM Millitants

Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie – Winner

One Corner – Patapaa Ft. Rad Cann

Bo Noo Nii – Joe Mettle Ft. Luigi Maclean

Obi Agyi Obi Girl – Captain Planet Ft. Kofi Kinaata.

My Baby – Magnom ft Joey B

Oh Yeah – King Promise

Pain Killer – Sarkodie Ft. Runtown

Album of the Year

Epistles of Mama – Stonebwoy

Daavi – MzVee

Bonified – Ebony – Winner

Highest – Sarkodie

Artistes of the Year

Joe Mettle

Ebony – Winner

Shatta Wale

Sarkodie

Stonebwoy