The 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards held at the Accra International Conference Centre, came to a glorious  end with Ebony Reigns topping the night as I predicted. The late dancehall starlet picked up 3 awards including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Afropop song of the year. While her song, ‘Maame Hwe’ also won songwriter of the year for Bullet. This made Ebony the first female to win the coveted Artist of the Year, as well as the first to win the award posthumously. Among her many highlights on the night was an all-female star lineup tribute to her. The tribute started off with Mzvee performing ‘Date Ur Fada’, followed by Akosua Agayapong’s rendition of ‘Hustle’ . Adina joined the tribute to lead in singing  ‘Sponsor’ with Efya also taking part and later leading the performance for ‘Maama Hwe’. https://youtu.be/zzCmtM2sHFU The night also saw exciting performances from Sarkodie, Kidi, Kuame Eugene, King Promise, Samini, Joe Mettle and many more. The crowd was stunned by a Praye reunion, as the trio performed a medley of their hit songs over the years, signaling a possible comeback many years after they disbanded. South Africa’s Nasty C and Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage made up the international line-up of performers for the night, but the Award for Best African Act went to Davido. https://youtu.be/mk1mhLDNN7M   Artiste of the Year

Ebony Gospel Song of the Year ‘Bo Noo Ni’ by Joe Mettle Hip Pop Song of the Year ‘Grind Day (Remix)’ by Kwesi Arthur Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year ‘My Own’ by Samini Hiplife Song of the Year ‘Total Cheat’ by Fancy Gadam ft Sarkodie Afro Pop Song of the Year ‘Sponsor’ by Ebony Highlife Song of the Year ‘Odo’ by Kidi Gospel Artiste of the Year Joe Mettle Highlife Artiste of the Year Kuami Eugene Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year Sarkodie Songwriter of the Year Bullet for ‘Maame Hw3’ Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year Stonebwoy Best Collaboration of the Year Shatta Wale & SM Militants (Taking Over) Rapper of the Year Sarkodie Best Group of the Year Wutah Best Music Video of the Year ‘Obi Agyi Obi Girl’ by Gyo of Phamous Philms Best Male Vocalist of the Year Joe Mettle Best Female Vocalist of the Year Adina African Artiste of the Year Davido Record of the Year ‘State of the Art’ by Teephlow Best New Artiste of the Year Kuami Eugene Song of the Year ‘Total Cheat’ by Fancy Gadam ft Sarkodie Album of the Year Bonyfied (Ebony) Traditional Artiste of the Year Amamerefo Music and Dance Ensemble Instrumental Artiste of the Year Dominic Quashie Lifetime Achievement Award Mary Naa Amanua Doodo of Wulomei Sound Engineer of the Year Killbeatz  ]]>