Deserving musicians and other stakeholders in the country’s music value chain left the Accra International Trade Fair Centre Sunday morning with not only smiles, but gold-plated plagues as awards for their hard work.
It was an exciting moment for fans and music stars who thronged the Fantasy Dome at the Trade Fair Centre for the maiden edition of the 3Music Awards late Saturday night.
The event kicked off with a creative performance from spoken word artiste, Chief Moomen, who wove words to chronicle Ghana’s rich music history.
Then came the BET award winning dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, who gave an energetic performance that injected life into the event which was delayed for some hours.
But the key highlights of the night was about who won what.
Below the award winners:
DJ OF THE YEAR
1. DJ Slim 2. DJ Andy Dosty 3. DJ Vyrusky 4. Vision DJ 5. DJ Mic Smith – Winner 6. DJ Wobete 7. DJ Kaxtro 8. DJ Mensah
GOSPEL ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Piesie Esther 2. Patience Nyarko 3. Joyce Blessing 4. Joe Mettle- Winner
HIPLIFE/HIP-HOP ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Sarkodie – Winner 2. E.L 3. Guru 4. Medikal 5. M.anifest 6. Yaa Pono 7. Flowking Stone
VIRAL SONG OF THE YEAR
1. One Corner by Patapaa – Winner 2. Taking Over by Shatta Wale feat SM Militants 3. Confessions – Kofi Kinaata 4. Ladder – Lil Win 5. Bronya – Wutah
FAN ARMY OF THE YEAR
1. Bhim Nation 2. Eliens 3. M.anifans 4. Sark Nation 5. Gadam Nation 6. High Grade Family 7. Shatta Movement – Winner
BEST GHANAIAN INTERNATIONAL ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Big Shaq (UK) 2. Stormzy (UK) – Winner 3. Fuse ODG (UK) 4. Reggie & Bollie
AFRICAN ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Mr Eazi (Nigeria) 2. Toofan (Togo) 3. Davido (Nigeria) – Wnner 4. Teckno (Nigeria) 5. Mayorkun (Nigeria) 6. Runtown (Nigeria) 7. Wizkid (Nigeria)
HIGHLIFE ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Lil Win 2. Nana Yaa 3. Kumi Guitar- Winner 4. Wutah 5. Daddy Lumba 6. Becca
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Stonebwoy – Winner 2. Ras Kuuku 3. Samini 4. Ebony Reigns 5. Shatta Wale
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. Overdose by Sarkodie feat. Jesse Jagz -Winner 2. Be my Woman – Manifest feat Mi Casa 3. Sunshine by Joey B 4. Dream – Kumi Guitar 5. Respek – Captain Planet 6. Makoma – R2bees 7. Kojo Cue, Lil Shaker – Pen & Paper
MALE ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Shatta Wale- Winner 2. Stonebwoy 3. Sarkodie 4. Kidi 5. Fancy Gadam 6. Joe Mettle 7. Kuame Eugene
INSTAGRAM STAR OF THE YEAR
1. Joe Mettle 2. Sarkodie 3. Becca 4. Stonebwoy- Winner 5. Reggie Rockstone 6. MzVee 7. Sister Debbie
FACEBOOK STAR OF THE YEAR
1. Criss Waddle 2. Stonebwoy 3. Sarkodie 4. Herty Borngreat 5. M.anifest 6. Shatta Wale- Winner 7. Maccassio
MOST EVENTFUL SNAPCHAT CHANNEL
1. Becca – Winner 2. D-Black 3. Medikal 4. KiDi 5. Stonebwoy 6. Shatta Wale 7. Shatta Michy
BEST TWITSTAR
1. Reggie Rockstone 2. Wanlov 3. Shatta Wale 4. Sarkodie 5. Sister Derby 6. Manifest 7. Stonebwoy- Winner
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
1. Taking Over by Shatta Wale feat. Captan, Addi Self & Joint 77 (SM Militants) 2. Pain Killer by Sarkodie feat. Runtown 3. My Baby by Magnom feat. Joey B 4. Total Cheat by Fancy Gadam feat. Sarkodie – Winner 5. Bo Noo Ni (No One Else) by Joe Mettle feat. Luigi Maclean 6. Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx feat Sarkodie 7. Tonight – R2bees feat Wizkid
BREAKOUT ACT OF THE YEAR
1. KiDi 2. Patapaa 3. King Promise 4. Kuami Eugene 5. Kurl Songx 6. Maccassio – Winner
GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. VVIP 2. Wutah 3. Galaxy – Winner 4. R2Bees 5. Keche
FEMALE ACT OF THE YEAR
1. Ebony Reigns – Winner 2. Becca 3. Joyce Blessing 4. Adina 5. MzVee 6. Sista Afia
SONG OF THE YEAR
1.Ayoo – Shatta Wale – Winner 2.My Name – Stonebwoy 3.Sponsor – Ebony 4.Pain Killer – Sarkodie featuring Runtown 5.Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam 6.Bo no ni – Joe Mettle featuring Luigi McClean 7.Angela – Kuami Eugene 8.Odo – Kidi 9.Oh Yeah – King Promise 10.Confessions – Kofi Kinaata
HONORARY AWARDS
OUTSTANDING EVENT HOUSE
CharterHouse – Winner
OUTSTANDING MUSICIAN
Kojo Antwi