The door is open for gospel artistes – Joe Mettle

Joe Mettle Wins Joe Mettle won the top prize of Artiste of the Year

Sun, 9 Apr 2017 Source: classfmonline.com

Gospel musician Joe Mettle has said his big win at last night’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs has flung the “door” open for gospel singers in the country to emulate his feat.

Joe Mettle won the top prize of Artiste of the Year, an award which has eluded gospel artistes in the country since the awards began in 2000.

Receiving his award, the Owanwani singer, who also clinched Best Male Vocalist and Gospel Artiste of the Year on the night, said: “As you all know this is for gospel, this is for Christianity. And for every gospel musician in this house, the door is open.” He thanked God, Charterhouse and all who voted to make his win possible

Joe Mettle beat E.L, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, MzVee, and Medikal to win the ultimate award.

The Artiste of the Year Award is given to the artiste(s) adjudged by the Academy, Board and the general public as having the highest audience appeal and popularity in a particular year.

Below is the full list of winners:

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Joe Mettle

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Counsellor - Nacee

HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR

Confession - Kofi Kinata

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

Yewo Nyame a yewo adze - Nacee ft Ernest Opoku

BEST REGGAE /DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR

People Dey - Stonebwoy

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Paapa Yankson

BEST COLLOBORATION OF THE YEAR

Alhaji - VVIP ft Patoranking

VODAFONE MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR

Christy - Dobble

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Runtown

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST

Adina – Too Late

BEST MALE VOCALIST

Joe Mettle – Onwanwani

BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR

God MC - M.anifest

HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR

Go Low - Flowking Stone

BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR

VVIP

HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR

God MC - M.anifest

AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR

Kaabuame EL

GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Joe Mettle

BEST NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Fancy Gadam

HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Kofi Kinaata

HIPLIFE/HIP POP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Sarkodie

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Kofi Kinaata – Confession

REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Stonebwoy

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Adina – Too Late

Sound Engineer - Kill beat

VODAFONE SONG OF THE YEAR

Samba - Guru

TRADITIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Sammy Ahmed

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR

Phillip Acquah

BEST VIDEO

Small small - Okyeame Kwame

Source: classfmonline.com
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