Posted: Sunday, April 5, 2009     Source: GNA

Okyeame Kwame wins Artiste of the Year

The 10th edition of the annual Ghana Music Awards was lived up to its billing of being a "big deal" on April 4 2009 at the Dome of the Accra Conference Centre to a capacity of over 6,000 music lovers.

The biggest night for the Ghanaian Music industry saw Okyeame Kwame winning the big one, the Artiste of the Year.

In, what many analysts described as the most competitive year for the GMAs, favourites Okyeame Kwame, Praye and Christiana Love were the top winners on the night filled with excitement, cheers and some few surprises.

Among some of the highlights of the night was Kojo Antwi winning the Artist of the Decade; Obour winning a World Bank sponsored category dubbed Best Music for Development for his campaign on road safety; and the Late Micheal Dwamena winning a posthumous award for Best Contemporary Highlife Song of the Year with his hit song, ‘Ngozi’.

The 2009 Ghana Music Awards also boasted of performances from the present and as Obour put it "the future".

Among the performers on the night were Cindy Thompson, Pat Thomas, Kwabena Kwabena, Akyeame/Okyeame Kwame, Lord Kenya, Irene, Asem, Tinny, Josh Laryea, Sway, Dbanj, Ikechuku and a few others.

The GMAs was hosted by Obour, Samini and Dentaa under the theme, "It’s a big deal!’

Complete list of winners:

Gospel song of the year – Me Ma Mewere Firi by Christina Love

Contemporary highlife song of the year- Ngozi by Michael Dwamena

Hiplife song of the year – Mercy Lokko by C-zar

Hip-hop song of the year – Woso by Okyeame Kwame

Merit Award – Paapa Yankson

Traditional Artist of the year – Hewale Sounds

Instrumentalist of the year – Ackah Blay

Afro-pop Song of the year – Angelina by Praye

Best Reggae song of the year- Change your constitution by Chizzy Waler

Best Collaboration – Adea Akye bia by Christiana Love and Kweku Gyasi

Gospel Artistes of the year – Christina Love

Contemporary highlife artist of the year – Kwabena Kwabena

Hiplife/hiplife artiste of the year – Okyeame Kwame

Songwriter of the year - Bernice Offei for ‘Life’

Best Video of the year – Woso directed by Abraham Ohene Djan

African Artist of the year – Dbanj

Producer of the Year –Richie Mensah

Best female vocal performance- Bernice offei

Best Male Vocal performance – OJ

Record label of the year – Lynx Entertainment

Best Music for development – Road safety song by Obuor

Album of the year – Roll Kall by Praye

Record of the year – Emere by Josh Laryea

Discovery of the year – Asem

Song of the Year – Angelina

Artist of the decade – Kojo Antwi

Artist of the Year- Okyeame Kwame