After narrowly missing out on the ‘Artiste of the Year’ award to Diana Hamilton at the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Afrobeats star KiDi has finally gotten his recognition. The Lynx Entertainment artiste was adjudged the artiste of the year under the year in review and he didn’t let the heartache from last year’s near-miss go. Accepting his award on the night, KiDi said “delay is not denial, Glory be to God. I want to thank MTN hitmaker for introducing me to Ghana. To the media, my fans, my friends, to my big boy Zane, to my mother, Ghana thank you so much.”
KiDi beat stiff competition from Black Sherif, King Promise, Kuami Eugene, Sarkodie and Joe Mettle to emerge winner.
His popular hit song ‘Touch It’ also won him the Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year, Vodafone Most Popular Song (Touch It).
He also walked away with the Album of the Year (The Golden Boy) and the Afrobeats Artiste of the Year.
In another category, Fameye has dethroned Kofi Kinaata as the best songwriter in Ghana at the 23rd edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Fameye won the coveted Songwriter of the Year award ahead of Kinaata, the award winner for each of the past four years.
Kinaata’s reign finally came to an end courtesy of Fameye’s strong year musically with songs such as Praise.
Meanwhile, Black Sherif also took home the Best New Artiste award and the Hip-hop Song of the Year award as well.
Joe Mettle also took home the Gospel Artiste of the Year award. Kofi Kinaata won the Highlife Song of the Year award with Thy Grace.
Gambo won the ‘Unsung Act of The Year’ by beating competition from Bryan The Mensah, Nautyca, Ama Nova, King Maaga, Vanilla, Rcee, Chief One, Roy X Taylor and ShugaLord to claim the spot. Gambo, though controversial sometimes, is fast becoming one of the most loved emerging acts in Ghana.
Full list of winners below:
Artiste of the Year – KiDi
Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year – Touch It (KiDi)
Album/EP of the Year – (Golden Boy) KiDi
Best New Artiste – Black Sherif
Record of the Year – Sad Gurlz Luv Money (Amaarae)
Audio Engineer of the Year – Chris V. Rootselaar and Jaap Wiewel
Best Rap Performance of the Year – Lyrical Joe
Reggae Dancehall Artiste – Stonebwoy
Afropop/Afrobeat Artiste – KiDi
Afrobeats Song of the Year – Sefa
Collaboration of the Year – Enjoyment Minister (D Black)
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Touch It (KiDi)
Afropop Song of the Year – Praise (Fameye)
Best Highlife Artiste of the Year – Akwaboah
Highlife Song of the Year – Thy Grace Part 1 (Kofi Kinaata)
Gospel Artiste of the Year – Joe Mettle
International Collaboration of the Year – Forever Remix (Gyakie)
Hip hop Song of the Year – Second Sermon (Black Sherif)
Hiplife Song of the Year – Yeeko (Okyeame Kwame)
Hip hop/Hiplife Artiste of the Year – Sarkodie
Gospel Song of the Year – Ote Me Mu (Ohemaa Mercy)
African Artiste of the Year – Wizkid
Producer of the Year – MOGBeatz
Music for Good – Greedy Men (Stonebwoy)
Instrumentalist of the Year – Joshua Moszi
Music Video of the Year – Bosom PYung – Nyinya
Songwriter of the Year – Fameye (Praise)
Male Vocal Performance – Kwaisey Pee (Amazing God)
Female Vocal Performance – Niella (Where You Are)
Traditional Artiste – Nii Tettey Tetteh
Vodafone Green Award – Stonebwoy
Industry Awards;
Traditional Artiste of the Year (Non-voting Category) – Nii Tettey Tetteh
Instrumentalist of the Year – Joshua Moszi
Male Vocal Performance of the Year – Amazing God by Kwaisey Pee
Female Vocal Performance of the Year – Where You Are by Niella
Songwriter of the Year – Praise by Fameye
Best Video of the Year – Nyinya by Bosom PYung
Producer of the Year – MOGBeatz
African Artist of the Year – WizKid
Lifetime Achievement Award – Agya Koo Nimoh
Unsung Artiste of the Year – Gambo
Music for Good – Greedy Men by Stonebwoy
