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Date July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Act(s) WizkidSarkodieStonebwoyELR2Bees | ||
Ghana Music Awards 2016 was the 17th edition of Ghana Music Awards held on May 7, 2016, at Accra International Conference Center, Accra, Ghana. BBNZ act, E.L was the biggest winner at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards taking home a total of five awards including the coveted ‘Artiste of the Year’. Sarkodie and Bisa Kdei won four awards each. Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Efya, EL, R2Bees, Wizkid, Joe Mettle and Adomaa performed at the event which was hosted by Chris Attoh, DJ Black and Naa Ashorkor. E.L is VGMA Artist of the Year 2016.
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Performers
The following artistes performed at Ghana Music Awards 2016:
Nominees and winners
Below is the list of winners for the popular music categories.
Artiste of the Year – E.L
Afropop Song of the Year – Minaa Bo Po by E.L
Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste of the Year – E.L
Producer of the Year – E. L
Music video of the Year – Shelele by E.L
Hip Hop Song of the Year – Sarkodie (Hand to Mouth)
Rapper of the Year – Sarkodie
Record of the Year – Sarkodie ft. Pat Thomas – Bra
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Go Higher by Stonebwoy
Highlife Artiste of the Year – Bisa Kdei
Highlife Song of the Year – Mansa by Bisa Kdei
Most Popular Song of the Year – Mansa by Bisa Kdei
Album of the Year – Bisa Kdei
Best Group of the Year – VVIP
Collaboration of the Year – VVIP ft Sena Dagadu
SongWriter of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
Best New Artiste of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
Gospel Song of the Year – Nicholas Omane Acheampong (Aposor)
Hiplife Song of the Year – Yewo Krom by Atom
Gospel Artiste of the Year – SP Kofi Sarpong
Best Female Vocalist of the Year – MzVee
Best Male Vocalist of the Year – Pat Thomas
African Artiste of the Year – Wizkid
Peace Song Winner – New Generation Gospel Ministers
Traditional Artiste of the Year – Tesa Music Group
Lifetime Achievement Award – AB Crentsil
Sound Engineer of the Year – Kaywa
Music for Development Award – Gasmilla
Instrumentalist of the Year – Justice Williams (Shikome)