Okyeame voted Artist of the Year, Kojo Antwi Artist of the Decade
The 10th edition of the annual Ghana Music Awards was held on a grand scale last night at the Dome of the Accra Conference Centre to a capacity of over 6,000 music lovers. The biggest night for the Ghanaian Music industry saw Okyeame Kwame winning the big one, the Artiste of the Year. In, what many analysts described as the most competitive year for the GMAs, favourites Okyeame Kwame, Praye and Christiana Love were the top winners on the night filled with excitement, cheers and some few surprises.
Among some of the highlights of the night was Kojo Antwi winning the Artist of the Decade; Obour winning a World Bank sponsored category dubbed Best Music for Development for his campaign on road safety; and the Late Micheal Dwamena winning a posthumous award for Nest Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year with his hit song, 'Ngozi'.
The 2009 Ghana Music Awards also boasted of performance across the past decade. Among the performers on the night were Cindy Thompson, Pat Thomas, Kwabena Kwabena, Akyeame/Okyeame Kwame, Lord Kenya, Irene, Asem, Tinny, Josh Laryea, Sway, Dbanj, Ikechuku and a few others.
The GMAs was hosted by Obour, Samini and Dentaa under the theme, “It's a big deal!'
Complete list of winners:
Gospel song of the year – Me Ma Mewere Firi by Christina Love
Contemporary highlife song of the year- Ngozi by Michael Dwamena
Hiplife song of the year – Mercy Lokko by C-zar
Hip-hop song of the year – Woso by Okyeame Kwame
Merit Award – Paapa Yankson
Traditional Artist of the year – Hewale Sounds
Instrumentalist of the year – Ackah Blay
Afro-pop Song of the year – Angelina by Praye
Best Reggae song of the year- Change your constitution by Chizzy Waler
Best Collaboration – Adea Akye bia by Christiana Love and Kweku Gyasi
Gospel Artistes of the year – Christina Love
Contemporary highlife artist of the year – Kwabena Kwabena
Hiplife/hiplife artiste of the year – Okyeame Kwame
Songwriter of the year - Bernice Offei for 'Life'
Best Video of the year – Woso directed by Abraham Ohene Djan
African Artist of the year – Dbanj
Producer of the Year –Richie Mensah
Best female vocal performance- Bernice offei
Best Male Vocal performance – OJ
Record label of the year – Lynx Entertainment
Best Music for development – Road safety song by Obuor
Album of the year – Roll Kall by Praye
Record of the year – Emere by Josh Laryea
Discovery of the year – Asem
Song of the Year – Angelina
Artist of the decade – Kojo Antwi
Artist of the Year- Okyeame Kwame