Stonebwoy has been adjudged Artiste of the Year at the maiden edition of Ghana Music Awards, South Africa.
The Dancehall artiste, known in real life as Livingstone Etse Satekla, won against other strong contenders including controversial ‘Gringo’ hitmaker Shatta Wale, late Dancehall songstress Ebony Reigns, Patapaa Amisty and young sensation Kuami Eugene.
Shatta Wale also received the Dancehall Song of the Year while late Ebony Reigns represented by her father won Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year.
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Here are all the winners of the awards:
1* LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT – ELDER MIREKU
2* YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS – CHOIR MASTER
3* BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT EAST AFRICA – VANESSA EMDEE (TANZANIA)
4* BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT WEST AFRICA – MEDOSKY
5* BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT SOUTHERN AFRICA – BABES WODUMO (SOUTH AFRICA)
6 * BEST MUSIC JOURNALIST / BLOGGER OF THE YEAR – NII ATTAKORAH MENSAH
7 * BEST DJ OF THE YEAR – DJ SWITCH
8 * GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – JOYCE BLESSING
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9 * PROMISING ARTISTE OF THE YEAR -MACCASIO
10 * NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – WENDY SHAY
11 * BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR – REGGIE AND BOLLIE
12 * HIP-LIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – QUATA BUDUKUSU
13 * BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR – STRONGMAN BURNER
14 * MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR – ONE CORNER (PATAPAA)
15 * HIGH LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – KUAMI EUGENE
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16 * BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – KING PROMISE
17 * DANCEHALL ARTIST OF THE YEAR – SHATTA WALE
18 * REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR – EBONY (SPONSOR)
19 * BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR -ARTICLE WAN X PATAPAA (THAT THING)
20 * BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – MASTER GARZY
21 * BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – CITIZEN WELKINS
22 * ARTIST OF THE YEAR – STONE BWOY
