The fast rising award scheme in the country was held in Accra on Saturday night with SarkNation and Sarkodie seizing the headlines
The 2020 edition of the 3Music Awards, which also marked the third edition was successfully held at the Fantasy Dome – Trade Fair Centre, Accra on Saturday.
Due to the global pandemic caused by Coronavirus disease, the event was held without audience as a result of the ban on social gathering by president of Ghana H.E Nana Akufo-Addo.
Through video conferencing by the use of Zoom, several acceptance speeches were telecasted while others were also recorded.
Sarkodie, despite being out of the country for almost two months since the country’s boarders have been closed, still grabbed several awards including Male Act of the Year, Rapper of the Year, Best Collaboration of the Year as well as his fans SarkNatives winning Fan Army of the Year.
Shatta Wale who won eleven awards last year, only went home with one award this time, while Stonebwoy snatched the Reggae/Dancehall Artist of the Year.
Shatta Wale’s personal DJ at events DJ Vyrusky was adjudged the Best DJ of the Year, while Kofi Kinaata’s Things Fall Apart song won Song of the Year.
Fameye couldn’t win any award with his Notjing I get banger but his general performance in the year under review earned him the Breakthrough Act of the Year diadem.
Full list of winners:
Viral Song of The Year – Kawula Biov (Daavi Ne Ba)
Gospel Song of the Year – Celestine Donkor (Agbebolo)
Gospel Act of the Year – Diana Hamilton
Hiplife Song of the Year – Quamina MP (Amanfuor Girls)
Group of the Year – DopeNation
Digital Act of the Year – Shatta Wale
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – J. Derobie (Poverty)
Producer of the Year – MOG Beatz
Best Female Vocal Performance – Efya (Saara)
Best Male Vocal Performance – KiDi (Fakye Me)
Fan Army of the Year – SarkNation
Hiphop Song of the Year – Kofi Mole (Don’t Be Late)
Next Rated Act – Sooreiba
Hiplife /Hiphop Act of the Year – Sarkodie
Male Act of the Year – Sarkodie
Best Collaboration of the Year – Sarkodie ft. Efya (Saara)
Highlife Act of the Year – Kuami Eugene
Outstanding Achievement Awards – Reggie Rockstone, Dennis Tawiah & Ewurama Badu
African Act of the Year – Teni
Breakthrough Act of the Year – Fameye
DJ of the Year – DJ Vyrusky
Female of the Year – Diana Hamilton
Highlife Song of the Year – Kofi Kinaata (Things Fall Apart)
Album of the Year – Okyeame Kwame (Made In Ghana)
Music Video of the Year – Amaarae
Life Performer of the Year – Samini
Best Rap Performance – Sarkodie (Who Da Man)
Afrobeats/Afropop Song of the Year – Kelvyn Boy (Mea)
Song of the Year – Kofi Kinaata (Things Fall Apart)
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