Music and entertainment stars from Ghana and Nigeria showed up this past weekend for the 2013 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, with A-list film stars such as Yvonne Nelson and John Dumelo present. The night, however, belonged to one of Africa’s biggest music stars Wizkid who walked away with the coveted title of African Artist of the year! There were also some strong wins from the likes of R2Bees, winners of ‘Group of the Year’ and Efya who won ‘Best Female Vocalist,’ a repeat win from last year.Check out the full list and a few performances from the exciting night.
Artist of the Year – R2Bees
Hiplife Song of the Year – “Life” – R2Bees
Hip Hop Song of the Year – “Makaa Maka” by M.anifest
Highlife Song of the Year – “Odo” by R2Bees
Reggae/Dancehall song of the Year – “Toffee Pon Tongue” by Kaakie
Gospel Song of the Year – ”Zaphanat Panea” by Nicholas Omane Acheampong
HipHop/Hiplife Artist of the Year – R2Bees
Highlife Artist of the Year – Afriyie
Gospel Artist of the Year – Herty Borngreat
African Artist of the Year – Wizkid
Best Female Vocalist – Efya
Best Rapper of the Year – M.anifest
Best Male Vocalist – Knii Lante
Best Collaboration of the Year – “Kano Se Yea” by Herty Borngreat Ft. Trigmatic
Group of the Year – R2Bees
Best Music Video – “Lonely” by Nana Kofi Asihene for CHASE
New Artist of the Year – Kaakie
Album of the Year – “Something ELse” by E.L
Song of the Year – “Walaahi” by R2Bees
Banky W performs Yes/No
Wizkid Performs Back to the Matter
R2bees – Life
Photocredit: Urbancityent
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