Sarkodie: Artist Of The Year at the Ghana Music Award

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Sarkodie took home two other awards, 'Best Rapper of the Year' and the 'Most Popular song of the Year' bringing his total number of awards to three, just two awards short of the five he swept at the awards ceremony in 2010.

Sarkodie had been tipped by many to win more than five awards because he had been nominated more than ten times.

For the most coveted top category of 'Artiste of the Year', Sarkodie warded off competition from Becca, Okyeame Kwame, Efya, 4X4 and Kwaw Kesse. The 'Rapperholic' artiste gets GHC 10,000 as the cash prize for 'Artiste of the Year' and GHC 2,000 for every other category he won.

Okyeame Kwame got two awards with the song "Faithful" featuring Bertha. The categories he won included 'Song Writer of the Year' and 'Best Collaboration of the Year.'Other award winners include Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste (s) of the Year
Kwaw Kese

Highlife Artiste (s) of the Year
Kwabena Kwabena

Hiplife Song of the Year
D-Cryme – Kill Me Shy

Highlife Song of the Year
Kwabena Maphia – I Go Pay

Gospel Artiste (s) of the Year
Gifty Osei

Reggae Song of the Year
Blakk Rasta – Miss Right

Group of the Year
4×4

Best New Artiste (s) of the Year
Stay Jay

Best Collaboration of the Year
Okyeame Kwame/Bertha – Faithful

African Artiste (s) of the Year (Non Ghanaian)
Ice Prince

Most Popular Song of the Year
Sarkodie – U go Kill Me

Afro-Pop Song of the Year
Zigi – You Say Wetin

Hiphop Song of the Year
Kwaw Kese – Poppin

Gospel Song of the Year
Selina Boateng – Me Nku Me Ho

Artiste(s) of the Year
Sarkodie

INDUSTRY AWARDS CATEGORIES

Best Music Video of the Year
Becca - African Woman (Davis Media Group)

Best Rapper of the Year
Sarkodie – U go Kill Me

Song Writer of the Year
Okyeame Kwame - Faithful

Album of the Year
4×4 – Waist and Power

Best Male Vocal Artiste
Kesse – Oh Yes

Best Female Vocal Artiste
Efya – I’m In Love With You

Record of the Year
Kwame Adinkra – Akua Dansoa

Gospel Album of the Year
Gifty Osei – Fefeefe

Before the climax of the awards President of the Musicians Union of Ghana Bice Osei Kufour, who is known in showbiz as Obour, called on his fellow musicians to come together and produce a peace song for the upcoming elections.

According to him, the role of the musician in the country's quest for peace cannot be over emphasised adding that they have to contribute their quota through the peace song. The event was well attended with a number of artiste rocking the stage and keeping the audience recharged for the event. Several celebrities graced the awards night making it the biggest musical event on Ghana's entertainment calender.

By: Martin Asiedu-Dartey/Citifmonline.com/Ghana