WINNERS OF THE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999-2010



IN ROUND-UP TO THE 20th EDITION OF THE  VODAFONE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS, KHENSBLOG BRINGS TO YOU THE LIST OF WINNERS FOR THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES AT THE  GHANA MUSIC AWARDS  STRAIGHT FROM ITS INCEPTION IN THE YEAR 1999 TO THE YEAR 2010.


Year 1999


  • Artiste of the Year – Akyeame
  •  Best Female Artiste – Tagoe Sisters 
  •  Best Gospel Album – Tagoe Sisters
  •  Hiplife Song of the Year – Akyeame
  •  Video of the Year – Akyeame
  •  Song of the Year – Akyeame 



2000


  • Artiste of the Year – Daddy Lumba
  •  Best Album of the Year – Daddy Lumba
  •  Most Popular Song of the Year – Daddy Lumba 


2001

  • Artiste of the Year – Kojo Antwi
  •  Fontomfrom Music Ambassador – Kojo Antwi 
  • Songwriter of the Year – Kojo Antwi
  •  Album of the Year – Kojo Antwi Hiplife 
  •   Rap of the Year – Yanom by Obrafour
  • Original Song of the Year – Wogbe Jeke  by Nat Brew
  •  Best Music Video Director – Ivan Quashigah
  •  Gospel Album of the Year – Cindy Thompson 


2002


  • Artiste of the Year – Lord Kenya
  •  Video of the Year – Obour
  •  Song of the Year – Lord Kenya 
  • Hiplife Song of the Year – Lord Kenya
  •  Hiplife Album of the Year – Lord Kenya 
  • Songwriter of the Year – Daasebre Gyamenah 
  • Best Male Vocal Performance of the Year – Daasebre Gyamenah 
  • Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year – Daasebre Gyamenah
  •  Album of the Year – Daasebre Gyamenah 
  • Traditional Song of the Year – Rex Omar 
  • New Artiste of the Year – Obour 
  • Hiplife Rap of the Year – Obour
  •  Best Music Video Director – Felix Dacat 
  • Highlife Song of the Year – Nana Fynn Fontomfrom
  •  Music Merit Award – Afro Moses 


2003


  • Artiste of the Year – Kojo Antwi
  • Best Video of the Year – Obour 
  • Best Album of the Year – Kojo Antwi
  •  Hiplife Song of the Year – Buk Bak
  •  Hiplife Album of the Year – Buk Bak 
  • Song of the Year – Kojo Antwi
  •  Hiplife Artiste of the Year – Buk Bak
  • Best Collaboration – Tic Tac and Frank Mensah
  •  Best Male Vocalist – Nana Quame
  •  New Artiste of the Year – Kontihene 
  • Songwriter of the Year – Kojo Antwi 
  • Contemporary Highlife Artiste – Daddy Lumba 
  • Contemporary Highlife Song – Daddy Lumba
  •  Contemporary Highlife Album – Daddy Lumba
  •  Gospel Artiste of the Year – Esther Smith
  •  Best Female Vocal Artiste – Esther Smith 
  • Gospel Album of the Year – Esther Smith
  •  Highlife Song of the Year – Adane Best
  •  Gospel Song of the Year – Collins Amponsah
  •  Reggae Song of the Year – Bulletman
  •  Recording Engineer of the Year – Max Morris
  •  Traditional Song of the Year – Israel Mawueta 
  • SPECIAL MUSIGA Merit Award – Nana Kwasi Pumpuni 

2004


  • Artiste of the Year – V.I.P
  •  New Artiste of the Year – Tinny 
  • Hip-hop Song of the Year – Okyeame Kwame 
  • Hiplife Artiste of the Year – V.I.P
  •  Hip Hop Artiste of the Year – Okyeame Kwame
  •  Best Music Video of the Year – V.I.P
  • Best Collaboration – Okyeame Kwame 
  • Best Contemporary Song of the Year – Rex Omar 
  • Song of the Year – V.I.P
  •  Hiplife Song of the Year – V.I.P
  •  Hiplife Album of the Year – V.I.P Best Music Video – Felix Dakat


2005


  • Artiste of the Year – Obour 
  • Gospel Artiste of the Year – Seth Frimpong
  •  Song of the Year – Obour-- Konkontiba
  •  New Artiste of the Year – Batman
  •  Most Popular Song of the year – Obour Hiplife
  •  Artiste of the Year – Obour Hiplife
  •  Song of the Year –Obour
  •  Hiplife Album of the Year – Obour
  •  Album of the Year -Esther Smith
  •  Gospel Song of the Year – Esther Smith 
  • Gospel Album of the Year – Esther Smith 
  • New Hiplife Artiste of the year – Batman 
  • Best Male Vocal Performance – K.K Fosu
  •  Best Female Vocal Performance – Agnes Opoku Agyemang 
  • Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year – Rex Omar
  •  Contemporary Highlife Artiste Of the Year – K.K Fosu
  •  New Gospel Artiste of the Year – Lady Prempeh 
  • Best Collaboration of the Year –  Tic Tac and Tony Tetuila
  •  Contemporary Highlife Album of the Year – Ofori Amponsah
  • Best Music Video Directing – Gerald Gyimah 


2006


  • Artiste of the Year – Ofori Amponsah 
  • Reggae Song of the Year – Big Dreams  by Wutah 
  • Hiplife Song of the Year – Toffee by Castro
  •  Gospel Song of the Year – Me Te Ase by Noble Nketsia
  •  Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year – Otoolege by Ofori Amponsah Highlife
  •  Song of the Year – Old School by Lucky Mensah
  •  Hiplife Album of the Year – Toffee by Castro
  •  Gospel Album of the Year – My Vision  by Noble Nketsia
  •  Contemporary Highlife Album of the Year – Otoolege by Ofori Amponsah 
  • Best Collaboration of the Year – Rakia  by Kofi Nti featuring Ofori Amponsah, K.K Fosu and Barosky
  •  Hiplife Artiste of the Year – Nkasei
  • Gospel Artiste of the Year – Josh Laryea
  •  Contemporary Highlife Artiste of the Year – Ofori Amponsah
  •  New Hiplife Artiste of the Year – Praye 
  • New Artiste of the Year – Praye
  •  Best Female Vocal Performance of the Year – Stella Seal
  •  Best Male Vocal Performance of the Year – Kwabena Kwabena
  •  Album of the Year – Otoolege by Ofori Amponsah
  •  Record of the Year – Anamontuo by Wutah
  •  Most Popular Song of the Year – Otoolege byOfori Amponsah


2007


  • Artiste of the Year – Samini 
  • Gospel song of the year – ‘Onyame Aseda’ (Kwaku Gyasi) 
  • Highlife song of the year – Emmanuela  (Ofori Amponsah)
  •  Hiplife song of the year – ‘Heavy’ (Obrafuor) 
  • African pop song of the year – ‘Samini Music’ (Samini)
  •  Traditional Song of the year – ‘I want to see you my father’ (King Ayisoba) 
  • Highlife album of the year – ‘Emmanuela’ (Ofori Amponsah)
  •  Hiplife album of the year – Praye 
  • Gospel album of the year – ‘Onyame Aseda’ (Kwaku Gyasi)
  •  Hiplife artist of the year – Obrafuor 
  • Best collaboration of the year – ‘Heavy (Obrafuor & Kofi B)
  •  Gospel artiste of the year – Kwaku Gyasi
  •  Highlife artiste of the year – Ofori Amponsah
  •  African artiste of the year – D’Banj
  •  Best male vocal performance – Kwaisey Pee
  •  Best female vocal performance – Christiana
  •  Love Record of the year – Odo-Samini 
  • Discovery of the year – King Ayisoba
  •  Album of the year – Emmanuella (Ofori Amponsah)
  • Producer of the year – Ofori Amponsah
  •  Songwriter of the year – Kwadee 
  • Reggae song of the year – Samini 
  • Best music video directing – George Gyimah (Phamous People) Heavy
  •  Most popular song of the year – I want to see you my father (King Ayisoba)


2008


  • Artiste of the Year – Kwaw Kese 
  • Hiplife Album of the Year – Kwaw Kese 
  • Hiplife Artist of the Year – Kwaw Kese
  •  Hiplife Song of the Year – Kwaw Kese 
  • Hiplife Album of the Year-- Abodam (Kwaw Kesse)
  • Gospel Artiste of the Year – Ohemaa Mercy 
  • Album of the Year – Ohemaa Mercy 
  • Gospel Album of the Year – Ohemaa Mercy
  •  Best Collaboration – Ewurade Ase (Cee/Isaac/Ampong) 
  • Record of the Year-- Sugar (Becca)
  • Discovery of the Year --5Five
  • Male vocalist performance of the Year -- Shasha Marley
  • Female vocalist performance of the Year -- Irene & Jane
  • Pop song of the Year-- 5Five
  • Highlife Album of the  Year -- Adane Best
  • Hiplife Artiste of the Year--Oforie Amponsah
  • Song of the Year-- Pastor Lenny Akpadie
  • Gospel song of the Year-- Pastor Lenny Akpadie
  • African artiste of the Year-- P Square
  • Reggae Song of the Year-- Maata Family (Shasha Marley)



2009



  • Artiste of the Year – Okyeame Kwame 
  • Hip Hop Song of the Year – Woso – Okyeame Kwame 
  • Hiplife Artiste of the Year: Okyeame Kwame
  •  Hip-hop Artiste of the Year: Okyeame Kwame 
  • Best Music Video of the Year: Woso  (Okyeame Kwame) by OM Studio
  •  Discovery of the Year: Asem 
  • Most Popular Song of the Year: Angelina – Praye 
  • Artiste of the Decade: Kojo Antwi
  • Best Music for dev’t: Road Safety Campaign – Obour
  •  Album of the year: Roll Call –   Praye
  •  Record of the Year: Emere –   Josh Laryea
  •  Best Male Vocal Performance: Ete Sen?  – OJ
  •  Record Label of the Year: Lynx Entertainment
  •  African Artiste of the Year: D’Banj 
  • Producer of the Year: Richie 
  • Best Female Vocal Performance: Life – Bernice Offei 
  • Song writer of the year: Bernice Offei 
  • Gospel Artiste of the Year: Christian Love
  •  Contemporary Highlife Artiste of the Year:  Kwabena Kwabena
  •  Best Collaboration of the Year:  Ade Akye Abia – Christiana Love & Kwaku Gyasi
  •  Afro Pop Song of the Year:  Angelina – Praye 
  • Reggae Song of the Year:   Change Your Constitution – Chizzy Waller.
  •  MUSIGA Merit Award:    Paapa Yankson 
  • Traditional Artiste of the Year:  Hewale Sounds
  •  Instrumentalist of the Year:  Ackah Blay
  •  Hiplife Song of the Year:  Mercy Lokko – Czar
  •  Gospel Song of the Year:  Me Mma Me Werenfi  – Christiana Love 
  • Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year: Ngozi – Michael Dwamena

2010


  • Artiste of the Year – Sarkodie
  •  Most Popular Song Of The Year – Simple – Bradez 
  • Discovery Of The Year – Sarkodie 
  • Best Rapper Of The Year – Sarkodie
  • Hip Hop/Hiplife Artist Of The Year – Sarkodie 
  • Album Of The Year – Makye – Sarkodie 
  • Hip Hop /Hiplife Song Of The Year – You Dey Craze – Ayigbe Edem 
  • Gospel Song Of The Year – Ayeyi Ndwom – DSP Kofi Sarpong 
  • Gospel Artiste Of The Year – Ohema Mercy
  •  Highlife Song Of The Year – Kotosa – Wutah 
  • Highlife Artiste Of The Year – Kofi B
  •  Afro-Pop Song Of The Year – World Trade Centre – 4×4 
  • Reggae Song Of The Year – Jah Will Be There – Wutah
  •  Best Collaboration Of The Year – Kasiebo – Obrafour & Guru 
  •  African Artiste Of The Year – Wande Coal
  •  Record Of The Year – Daa Ke Daa Becca 
  • Song Writer Of The Year – Daa Ke Daa  – Kwabena Akwaboa Jnr
  •  Best Male Vocal Performance – PV Of Wutah Fame
  •  Best Female Vocal Performance – Becca
  •  Best Music Video – BreatheKwaku T And D Black
  •  Producer of the Year – Richie of Lynx Entertainment 
  • World Bank Music for Development Award –School Dey Be  -Asem
  •  Instrumentalist of the year – Kwame Yeboah
  •  Traditional artiste of the year – John Osei Korankye
  •  MUSIGA Merit award – Abinfour Nana Yeboah (KK Number 2) 



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NOTE: The list of winners of the VGMA's  from the Year 2011 to 2018 will be published soon in our subsequent posts so watch-out.
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