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Black Sheriff crowned 2023 VGMA Artist of the Year

The budding talent finally received one of the coveted awards in the country following a year of incredible rise

Young artist Black Sheriff was adjudged the most outstanding musician in Ghana during 2023 Ghana Music Awards held in Accra on Saturday.

The former Kumasi Academy student picked the overall award of he night over highly-rated Gospel musician Piesie Esther and Camidoh with his “The Villain I never was” album.

Meanwhile, there were other winners on the night including King Promise, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Kofi Kinaata.

Awards in full:

BEST AFROPOP/AFROBEAT ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – King Promise

BEST AFROPOP SONG OF THE YEAR – Therapy by Stonebwoy

BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Kofi Kinaata

BEST HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR – Downflat by Kelvynboy

BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Esther Piesie

BEST GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR – Waye me yie by Esther Piesie

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Stonebwoy

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR – Atia by Epixode

BEST HIPLIFE/HIPHOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Sarkodie

BEST HIPLIFE/HIPHOP SONG OF THE YEAR – Kweku the traveller by Black Sherif

BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – Perez Muzik

BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – Niella

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif (Country side)

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR – Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix ft King Promise & Mayokun

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR – Perez Muzik (Hewale lala)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Black Sheriff (Konongo Zongo)

BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Asake (Organise)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – MoG Beatz

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – Amerado (Obiaa boa)

UNSUNG ACT OF THE YEAR – DSL

BEST NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Lasmid

RECORD OF THE YEAR – Far away by Gyakie

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Abekyireba Kofi Sammy

ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR – 5 STAR by King Promise

VODAFONE MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR – Kweku the traveller by Black Sherif

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Black Sheriff

VGMA: Kofi Kinaata and others win awards on Day 1

The first phase of Ghana Music Awards 2021 took place on Friday in Accra and the final episode os slated for Saturday.

Unsurprisingly, evergreen highlife musician Kofi Kinaata was adjudged Best Song Writer of the Year under review. This means that the Takoradi-based musician has won the award on four occasions which makes him the only artist to achieve that feat.

Others who were also awarded on the night included the duo Keche as they were adjudged Best Group of the Year while Abianna was named the female vocalist of the year.

WINNERS ON DAY ONE:

Record of the Year
Be Your Own Beautiful – Adomaa
Daddy’s Little Girl – Adina ————–Winner
Fancy – Amaarae
Die 4 U – Cina Soul
Too Much – Epixode
Diplomatic Teef – Trigmatic
Comot – Worlasi
Mmusuo – YaaYaa

Sound Engineer of the year (The award goes to one who produced the song which won the Record of the Year)
Richie Mensah – WINNER

Instrumentalist of the Year
Joshua Moszi
Nana Yaw Sarfo ————-Winner
Prince Sennah
Emmanuel Bludo
Enoch Owuraku Kissi

Traditional Artiste of the Year
Manhyia Tete Nwomkro ——-Winner

Songwriter Of The Year
Diana Hamilton – Adom
Kofi Kinaata – Behind the Scenes ————Winner
Adina – Hyedin
Joe Mettle – Yesu Mo
Abiana – Adun Lei
Epixode – Too Much
Music for Good
Yaayaa ———-Winner

Male Vocalist of the Year
KiDi – One Man
Joe Mettle – Yesu Mo
Akwaboah – Posti Me
MOGmusic – Oguamma ———Winner
Kyei Mensah – Take It All
Kingsley Amporful – God

Female Vocalist Of The Year
Abiana – Adun Lei ———–Winner
Adina – Hear Me
Cina Soul – Die 4 U
YaaYaa – Mmusuo
Efe Grace – Lord Have Your Way
Enuonyam – Fill Me
Best Group of the Year
Bethel Revival Choir
DopeNation
Dead Peepol
Keche —————Winner

Producer of the Year
Chris Rich Beats
Yung Demz
Street Beatz
Richie Mensah ———-Winner
MOG Beatz
Willis Beatz

Best African Artiste Of The Year
Burna Boy
Davido
Wizkid
Master KG ————Winner
Fireboy DML
Omah Lay

Best Video of the Year
Why – Adina
Fancy – Amaarae
Adom – Diana Hamilton
Cold – Joey B
Open Gate – Kuami Eugene
On the Street – Kweku Smoke
Let Me Know – Mr Drew
Baddest Boss – MzVee ————–Winner
Kpa – Okyeame Kwame
Thomas Pompoyeyaw Rmx – Pappy Kojo

Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Pinodo ————-Winner

Heaven knows I tried my best, Patapaa replies VGMA board

The Agona Swedru superstar has hit back at the organisers of the awardsafter he stormed out of the auditorium

Hip-Life artiste Patapaa Amisty has suggested that he deserved to win the song of the Year award at the 2018 Ghana Music Awards night held on Saturday at the Accra International Conference Center.

The Swedru-based act saw his ‘One Corner’ song crossing boarders and becoming a global hit but he was surprisingly snubbed as he failed to win any of the categories nominated.

Brimming with confidence, Patapaa was spotted on the red carpet in a sea blue suit and promised that he will at least pick one award.

And prior to the announcement, many people believed Takin Over by Shatta Wale and the SM Militants was the only song very close to beat One Corner, however, Total Cheat was announced the eventual winner and the crowd booed that decision.

Patapaa furiously stormed out of the auditorium with his Patupa soldiers and head home very disappointed and disturbed.

According AshesGyamera.com’s sources, although the organisers of the awards admit Patapaa had the biggest of chances to clinch his first award in the VGMA, his fans didn’t vote for him massivel as expected unlike Fancy Gadam who won.

Last year, rapper Medikal suffered similar nightmares against the same Fancy Gadam, who won two awards on the night including Hip-Life Song of the Year in this edition.

2018 VGMA predictions: Who wins what tonight?

The biggest awards ceremony for musicians will be held finally on Saturday and deserving winners will be smiling, while others will be disappointed but need to gather courage and still hope for the best in future

By: Evans Gyamera-Antwi

It’s another successful year in the music industry and as usual, some hardworking musicians and other related people, will have their works finally rewarded for the efforts put in.

Without mincing words, the Ghana Music Awards is the biggest award scheme in the country amid the controversies surrounding it every time and this year’s program will be the 19th edition. The awards night is expected to be held today (April 14) at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC).

Interestingly, this will be the first time since 2014, that Shatta Wale will be making an appearance in the list of nominees following his banter with Charterhouse who happens to be the organisers of the program. In his comeback, he had six nominations and the biggest amongst them is the Artiste(s) of the Year.

However, there are other high-profile names in that category including the 90’s bad girl Ebony Reigns of blessed memories, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie and reigning champion Joe Mettle and winning won’t be that easy for the Ayoo hitmaker.

There were other musicians who had massive breakthroughs including King Promise, KiDi, Kuame Eugene, etc and many ‘underground’ artists would relish to one day obtain a portion of their luck amid their hard work.

Here, Editor-in-chief of AshesGyamera.com, presents his predictions after painstakingly going through the list and how each musician fared in the period under scrutiny, and believes the highlighted names below will be crowned winners.

Gospel of the Year

Boot for Boot – Joyce Blessing

Obi Nyanime – Patience Nyarko

Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle (Winner)

Efatawo – Nacee

Adom – Gifty Osei

Jehovah – Ceccy Twum

Highlife Song of the Year

Dream – Kumi Guitar

Bronya – Wutah

Odo – KiDi

Angela – Kuami Eugene

Ladder – Lil Win

Over – R2bees

Hustle – Ebony (Winner)

Hiplife Song of the Year

Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie

Boys Boys – Nancee Ft. Guru

Pain Killer – Sarkodie Ft. Runtown

Obi Agyi Obi Girl – Captain Planet

Ayoo – Shatta Wale (Winner)

One Corner – Patapaa Ft. Ras Cann

Hiphop  Song of the Year

State of the Art – Teephlow

Light it up – Sarkodie

Grind Day Remix – Kwesi Arthur (Winner)

Pen and Paper – Ko-jo Cue & Shaker

Dear God – B4bonah

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

Until the Dawn – Efya

My Own – Samini

My Name – Stonebwoy (Winner)

Faya Burn Dem – Article Wan

Rewind – MzVee

Dem Confuse – Shatta Wale

Afro-pop Song of the Year

Makoma – Adina feat. Sarkodie

Oh Yeah – King Promise

Say You Love Me – Kidi

Sing My Name – Mzvee

Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx

Sponsor – Ebony

My Baby – Magnon

Come From Afar – Stonebwoy (Winner)

Gospel Artiste of the Year

Patience Nyarko (Winner)

Joyce Blessing

Joe Mettle

Celestine Donkor

Gifty Osei

Nance

Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year

Wutah

KiDi

Kuami Eugene (Winner)

Becca

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year

Ebony

MzVee

Shatta Wale

Stonebwoy (Winner)

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

Record of the Year

Kumi Guitar – Dream

Samini – My Own (Winner)

Sarkodie – Glory

Teephlow – State of the Art

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)

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

Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year

Yaa Pono

R2bees

Captain Planet

Kwesi Arthur

Sarkodie (Winner)

VVIP

Best Male Vocalist of the Year

Joe Mettle – Bo Noo Ni

King Promise – Selfish

KiDi – Odo

Kuami Eugene – Angela (Winner)

Mugeez – Over

Samini – My own

Best Female Vocalist of the Year

Adina – Makoma (Winner)

Nana Yaa – Don’t leave alone

Efya – Love

MzVee – Bright light

Becca – Summye (Pillow)

Best Group of the Year

VVIP

R2bees

Wutah (Winner)

Best Rapper of the Year

Eno Barony – Fear No Man

Teephlow – Phlowducation

Sarkodie – Light it up

Lil Shaker – Pen & Paper

Ko-Jo Cue – Pen & Paper

Strongman – Transformer (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 African artiste of the Year

Davido (Winner)

Wizkid

Toofan

Cassper Nyovest

Nasty C

Tiwa Savage

Olamide

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 Militants (Winner)

Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie

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 feat. Runtown

Album of the Year

Epistles of Mama – Stonebwoy

Daavi – MzVee

Bonyfied – Ebony (Winner)

Highest – Sarkodie

Artiste of the Year

Joe Mettle

Ebony Reigns

Shatta Wale (WINNER)

Sarkodie

Stonebwoy

Charterhouse didn’t breach any law to engage Stonebwoy for VGMA nominee jam, says Quaye

Charterhouse, organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, has fended off allegations that it engaged the services of Stonebwoy without the consent of Zylofon Media.

After Charterhouse advertised Stonebwoy as one of the acts billed to perform on the night of the Nominees Jam of the awards, reports emerged that the BET Award winner was not going to be attending the event.

This was as a result of concerns Stonebwoy’s record label, Zylofon Media had raised. The label accused Charterhouse of engaging Stonebwoy without their permission, though they had cautioned against such business deals in a communiqué released on March 13 this year.

In a letter that circulated on social media, Kwame Akuffo and Co Unlimited demanded that Charterhouse confirms to their clients (Zylofon Media) if the firm had truly engaged the services of Stonebwoy without the appropriate consent.

However, Head of Communications of Charterhouse, George Quaye on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM with Andy Dosty, insisted, the event organising firm did not err in the process of booking Stonebwoy.

At “Charterhouse, we believe we did what we believe was the right thing to do. We did not violate any regulations,” he explained.

He explained Charterhouse followed already existing procedures in getting the musician and expected that the appropriate persons in his camp would follow the other right procedures.

“If it’s an artiste you’ve worked with in times past, and you already have an existing procedure, you’ll embark on that existing procedure to do it,” George Quaye explained.

He said, even though Stonebwoy’s management had previously said he wouldn’t be available anymore, (an action believed to be as a result of the booking controversy), they later confirmed to Charterhouse, Stonebwoy will be gracing the stage this weekend in Cape Coast.

–Myjoyonline

Stonebwoy reinstated to perform at VGMA nominees jam in Cape Coast

 

The BhimNation boss has resolved issues amicably with Zylofon Music label and is back to perform in Cape Coast

Dancehall artist Stonebwoy has mutually resolved issues regarding his performance at the VGMA nominees jam slated for March 23 at the Jubilee Park in Cape Coast, AshesGyamera can confirm.

Few days after the release of flyers for the event, letters from Zylofon Music record label insisting that they were unaware of any notification that their artist will be on the bill got people confused.

Later, it was confirmed that Charter House organisers of the show has removed Stonebwoy from the participating to avoid any legal tussle. However, Burniton Music reached an agreement with Zylofon Music after a long meeting and the two bodies reached an agreement to pave way for the artist to be back on the bill.

Stonebwoy recently had issues with Zylofon and hinted that he will cancel his contract with them since he feels unsecured.

Stonebwoy has been nominated for the VGMA Artist of the Year alongside Shatta Wale, Sarkodie and Ebony Reigns of blessed memories and Joe Mettle.

The Policeman called me a rascal which got me angry, Shatta Wale reveals

 

The dancehall king has opened up on what transpired between him and a certain police officer which has gone viral since Friday

African dancehall king Shatta Wale has revealed that he got angry and drove off on Friday after being stopped by a police officer because he was labelled as a rascal by the officer in the process.

In an ‘amateur’ video circulating on social media, Shatta Wale was captured having a discussion with the policeman who had stopped him along the road in East Legon but all of a sudden Shatta started throwing his hands in the air in despair and later entered his vehicle and speed off.

According to AshesGyamera‘s sources, the police stopped Shatta Wale for driving an unregistered vehicle and demanded he follows him to the next police station. However, the SM boss wanted to explain certain things regarding the vehicle to the security officer which ended up in a bizarre twist.

“It got to a point people were coming around, people don’t know the relationship I have with him so he actually used the word you these rascals and I said oh, uncle, you’re calling me rascal, that’s when I got pissed,” Shatta told Peace FM.

“I was like, let’s leave the car keys with him, he can even keep the car and drive because I love him so much.

“I don’t want the word rascal, people were coming around and I didn’t want them to hear him call me a rascal and then the next thing you see and hear, my story will be all over the media. That Policeman is no person people should get worried about because he’s my man,” he added

Shatta Wale has been nominated in the 2018 Ghana Music Awards for the first time since 2013 and he is highly rated to win the Artist of the year following hit songs like Ayoo, Takin Over, Hossana, Bulletproof, Umbrella, and Forgetti.

Shatta Wale replies Okraku Mantey; stop fooling

 

Dancehall king Charles Nii Armah Mensah, known in showbiz as Shatta Wale, has launched another scathing attack in response to what Mark Okraku Mantey said about him on Thursday.

Mantey, president of the Creative Arts Council, revealed that he had nothing against the SM boss but pity him, adding that he wouldn’t waste energy to call him despite the recent attacks towards him from the Shatta Movement camp.

“I don’t have anything against Shatta Wale I only pity him,” Mantey said on Hitz FM.

“I would have responded if it were Sarkodie, M.anifest or Obrafour. I would have responded because I know it is not of their making.

“I would have called Sarkodie to find out if everything is alright,” he added.

In quick response, Shatta Wale did not mince words on Twitter, after he took the man who in the past made projections about him that he will never be successful in his music career, to the cleaners again.

Prophet Afrann accuses Ebony’s former manager Bullet after her death

According to a pastor called Prophet Cosmos Walker Affran on social media, the death of the dancehall diva on Thursday has some link to her former manager Bullet.

Reports recently in the local media indicated that Ebony had parted ways with Bullet who invested $10,000 in her career and the manager revealed that it will be suicidal and can bring down the career of musician if she decides to leave his Ruftown Records.

Although, it is not clear what role Bullet played in the accident that took the life of Ebony, her friend Franky and a soldier who was a bodyguard, the pastor indicates the former manager has several answers to give after their demise.


The Cape Coast-based pastor also indicated that Ghanaians should fast three continuous days for the vice president of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who was recently flown to London for treatment.

I would’ve stopped Ebony from travelling if she told me – Rev Owusu Bempah

Rev Owusu Bempah has disclosed that he would’ve stopped Ebony Reigns from traveling to Sunyani if she had told him of her plans.

The man of God, who revealed earlier this year that a popular musician will die before the year ends, says he had a close interactions with the deceased Dancehall diva few months ago and even advised her to seek his thought before travelling outside Accra.

According to Owusu Bempah, he stopped several trips Ebony had planned between Christmas and New Year since she would’ve had accidents during that period.

Ebony together with her friend and a soldier died wee hours of Friday, after their jeep collided with a VIP bus at Nsuta near Bechem in the Brong Ahafo region after she had gone to visit her family in Sunyani.

“I took Ebony as my daughter and always advised her. I saw that her life was short on this earth and even told her to inform me before she leaves Accra to any place and she was doing exactly that,” Bempah told After 2 FM in Bechem.

“Unfortunately, she didn’t tell me about this journey. I didn’t know anything about it until I was told she had had an accident in her way back to Kumasi. It is sad but something could’ve been done about this to preserve her life,” he added.

Ebony, 20, had a wonderful moment in 2017 after releasing hit tracks Kupe, Date your Father, Hustle, Maame Hwe and Sponsor. She was highly tipped by music connoisseurs as a favorite to win Artist of the year in the 2018 Ghana Music Awards.

Ebony, who was single and without a child before her untimely death, was expected to travel to United States in the coming days for a show.