Entertainment
24thVGMA: Full list of winners
It was pomp and pageantry at the Grand Arena, located at the Accra Conference Centre, where musicians, industry players and the general public met to reward hard work at the just-ended Vodafone Ghana Music Awards(VGMA) on May 6, 2023.
In the end, fast-rising musician, Black Sherif, affectionately called Blacko was adjudged overall Artiste Of The Year.
Additionally, his song ‘Kweku The Traveller’ which had millions of streams was adjudged Vodafone Most Popular Song
Best Gospel Song
Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie
Highlife Song Of The Year
Kelvynboy – Down flat
Best Hip Hong Song
Black Sherif – Kweku The Traveller
Best Afrobeats Song
Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix (ft King Promise & Mayokun)
Best Afropop Song
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Epixode – Atia
Audio Engineer of the Year
Altra Nova – Far Away (Gyakie)
Producer of the Year
MOG Beatz
Best Music Video
Black Sherif – Konongo Zongo (Babs Direction)
Best Male Vocal Performance
Perez Muzic – Hewale Lala
Best Female Vocal Performance
Niella – Nothing’s Too Hard
Best Rap Performance
Amerado – Obiaa Boa
Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Stonebwoy
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
King Promise
Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste
Sarkodie
Best Highlife Artiste
Kofi Kinaata
Songwriter of the Year
Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala
Collaboration of the Year
Sarkodie – Country Side (ft Black Sherif)
International Collaboration of the Year
Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix (ft King Promise & Mayorkun)
Best African Artiste
Asake
Record of the Year
Gyakie – Far Away
Album of the Year
King Promise – 5 Star
Best New Artiste
Lasmid
Unsung Artiste
DSL
Vodafone Most Popular Song
Black Sherif – Kweku the Traveller
Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif
Entertainment
Prophet Atarah opens new studio, launches Atarah Praise 2025
Prophet Joseph Atarah has launched his annual event aimed at bringing believers together in an atmosphere of worship and praise.
The theme for this edition is ‘Restoration’ with the belief that patrons would be restored in the face of their challenges.
The programme will be in two parts, with the first scheduled to take place in the United Kingdom at 5pm on May 11, at Pleasant Place Church.
The Ghana edition will take place at the forecourt of Believer’s Grace Crown Ministry International, Bond Square, Adenta Barrier, at 4pm on May 25.
Prophet Atarah has paraded Piesie Esther, Kofi Owusu Peprah, Nana Yaw Asare and Mavis Asante among others for the Ghana edition.
For the UK edition, patrons will enjoy performances from Kofi Owusu Peprah, Kobby Mantey, Emmanuel Smith, and Ern Ruthy.
Speaking at the launch, Prophet Atarah said, God has been good throughout last year, and 2025 has started on a positive note.
Against this backdrop, he wants to bring believers together and, in unity, to praise God.
He said, like what happened last year, a lot of miracles will take place.
In a related development, Prophet Atarah also commissioned a new studio for rehearsals and live recordings.
This, he said, was not limited to him, but open to every musician across all genres.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Empress Gifty to thrill patrons at MTN Stands In Worship on Easter Sunday
Ghanaian gospel heavyweight, Empress Gifty is set to thrill thousands at this year’s MTN Stands In Worship event.
The programme brings believers together annually to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ.
This year’s edition, slated for the Grand Arena on Sunday, April 20, will feature Empress Gifty.
Against this backdrop, the anointed gospel musician has urged all patrons to come with a heart of worship and praise.
She is optimistic that a lot of miracles will happen through the ministration.
“Through our ministrations instant miracles will happen and you are going to have an encounter with God,” she told The Spectator.
Empress Gifty again appealed to patrons not to come alone, but with their families and friends to receive blessings.
Empress Gifty, who had a big song dubbed Watch Me, has been nominated in the Best Traditional Gospel Song of the Year and Gospel Artiste of the Year categories at this year’s 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
