Kwaw Kese tops online poll for MTN Ghana Music Awards

At long last the 2008 9th edition of Ghana Music Awards, honouring the most recognizable names in the Ghana music industry has come and gone.

The star-studded affair was held at the at the National Theatre last Friday with special guest performances by hip-hop artiste, Ja Rule, P Square, Nameless and other local artistes.

Dubbed by the media as “the Grammy Awards of Ghana,” the show set a new standard in Ghana when MTN, title sponsors of GMA added substantial cash awards for every winner in the competitive categories.

Yours truly Ghana Music.com ran an online poll a month prior to the event. (Take a close look at the poll again). Our numerous visitors got it right when they predicted that Kwaw Kese will emerge with the top trophy - Artiste of the Year Award - with 35% of the total votes.

Other predicted winners according to the online polls who actually won awards included the following:

Album of the Year - Ohenmaa Mercy with 37% of the total votes

Record of of the Year - Sugar by Becca with 53% of the total votes

Highlife Artiste of the Year - Ofori Amponsah with 39% of the total votes

Hiplife Song of the Year - Odiem by Kwaw Kesse with 37% of the total votes

Hiplife Artiste of the Year - Kwaw Kese with 54% of the total votes

Hiplife Album of the Year - Abodam 2007 by Kwaw Kesse with 53% of the total votes

Gospel Artiste of the Year - Ohenmaa Mercy with 58% of the total votes

Gospel Album of the Year - Edin Jesus by Ohenmaa Mercy with 69% of the total votes

Reggae Song of the Year - Maata Family by Shasha Marley with 45% of the total votes