The award ceremony which was postponed from May to August due to the outbreak of COVID-19 came off over the weekend from Friday, August 28 to Saturday, August 29, 2020, but was largely a virtual event with strict adherence to the Coronavirus-induced preventive protocols.
Some of the biggest winners of the night were Kofi Kinaata who walked away with three awards, J. Derobie, Medikal, Celestine Donkor and Sarkodie who won two awards each.
Fameye emerged as the New Artiste Of The Year while Diana Hamilton won the Gospel Artiste Of The Year award with Ras Kuuku, for the first time, winning the Reggae/Dancehall Artiste Of The Year. Other surprises of the night include Kwesi Arthur, Medikal and DopeNation who won the Best Rapper Of The Year, Hiplife Song Of The Year and Afrobeats Song Of The Year respectively.
The first night of the event was hosted by Giovanni Caleb and Sika Osei while the final night was hosted by Berla Mundi and KOD with performances from Kofi Mole, Akosua Agyapong, Akwaboah, Efya, Kelvynboy etc,.
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Below Is The List Of Winners:
Instrumentalist Of The Year –––Winner: Emmanuel Bludo
Male Vocalist Of The Year ––– Winner: MOG Music
Female Vocalist Of The Year ––– Winner: Celestine Donkor
Songwriter Of The Year ––– Winner: Kofi Kinaata
Record Of The Year ––– Winner: Okyeame Kwame
Best Music Video Of The Year ––– Winner: Cina Soul
Best Music Group Of The Year ––– Winner: DopeNation
Producer Of The Year ––– Winner: M.O.G Beatz
African Act Of The Year ––– Winner: Burna Boy
Best International Collaboration Of The Year ––– Winner: Sarkodie ft. Rudeboy (Lucky)
Gospel Song Of The Year ––– Winner: Celestine Donkor (Abg3 Bolor)
Highlife Song Of The Year ––– Kofi Kinaata (Things Fall Apart)
Reggae/Dancehall Song Of The Year –––J. Derobie (Poverty)
HipHop Song Of The Year ––– Kofi Mole (Don’t Be Late)
Hiplife Song Of The Year ––– Medikal (Omo Ada)
Afrobeats Song Of The Year ––– DopeNation (Zanku)
Gospel Artiste Of The Year ––– Diana Hamilton
Highlife Artiste Of The Year ––– Kuami Eugene
Hip-hop/Hiplife Artiste Of The Year ––– Medikal
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste Of The Year ––– Ras Kuuku
Best Rapper Of The Year ––– Kwesi Arthur
Best Collaboration Of The Year ––– Sarkodie ft Prince Bright (Ofeetso)
Best New Artiste Of The Year ––– Fameye
Album Of The Year ––– KiDi (Sugar)
Lifetime Achievement of the Year –––George Darko
Traditional Group of the Year ––– Tessa Group
Vodafone Green Ambassador Award ––– Gasmilla
Vodafone Most Popular Song Of The Year ––– Kofi Kinaata (Things Fall Apart)
COVID-19 Heroes Award ––– Ghana Health Service
Artiste Of The Year ––– Kuami Eugene