The 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards held on May 18, 2019 at the Grand Arena in Accra. 2019 marked 20 years of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

Music Awards. The event was co-hosted by Kwami Sefa Kayi who hosted from 1999 to 2007 and

Berla Mundi Berlinda Addardey, popularly known as Berla Mundi, (born 1 April 1988) is a Ghanaian media personality, women's advocate and voice artist. She co-hosted the 20th VGMA with Kwami Sefa Kayi. Education Berla is an alumna of St. Theresa's School, ...

Performers

Presenters

John Dumelo John Dumelo (born 3 February 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, farmer and politician. On 1 April 2014 he emerged as the first Ghanaian to hit a million likes on Facebook. His parents are Mr. John Dumelo who was a Civil Engineer and Mrs. Antoinette Dumel ...

* Kojo Rana * Chief Dele Mamudu *

KiDi Dennis Nana Dwamena, better known as KiDi, (born August 18, 1993) is a Ghanaian high-life and afrobeats singer-songwriter. He is signed to Lynx Entertainment and is best known for his global hit single Touch It. The remix features American rapp ...

* Cynthia Quarcoo Jumu * Patricia Obo-Nai * Nana Ansah Kwao *

Shirley Ayorkor Botchway Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963), is a Ghanaian politician who serves as Ghana's minister for foreign affairs and regional integration. She was appointed by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 10 Ja ...

* Nacee *

Lydia Forson Lydia Forson (born 24 October 1984) is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer. In 2010 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life and education Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana ...

* James Gardner * Kiki Benson *

Diana Hopeson Diana Hopeson (also known as Diana Botchway) is Ghanaian gospel singer and a former president of the Musicians Union of Ghana. In 2021 she was selected by BJ Sam the Nigerian international singer and producer to represent Ghana in the first unive ...

Abeiku Santana Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana (born 16 February 1977) also known as Abeiku Santana is a Ghanaian media personality and entrepreneur. He is also the CEO of Kaya Tours Ghana Limited a Ghanaian travel company. Early life and education Santana was b ...

* Zapp Mallet * Lovin C * Obour *

Nathaniel Attoh Nathaniel Attoh, alias Citizen Attoh, born (March 11, 1983) is a Ghanaian professional master of ceremonies (mc), international boxing ring announcer, and television and radio journalist. He is known for the radio show " Joy Sports Link" on Joy ...

* Mariam Owusu Poku - Miss Malaika Ghana 2018 * Zynnel Zuh * Salma Mulmin * Qojo Qupid

Winners and nominations

Winners highlighted in Bold

Special awards

* Best Traditional Artiste of the Year: Kwan Pa Band * Lifetime Achievement Award: :* Prof. Kofi Abraham :* Obouba J. A. Adofo :* Mary Ghansah * Unsung category: Kula

Disturbance and break in the show

At the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards a fracas broke out on stage between two Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and

Shatta Wale Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1984) is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist. He is known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana. His best-known singles are "Dancehall King", "My level" and "We taking over" .He is also know ...

. Stonebwoy was announced as winner for the Reggae and

Dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...

Artistes for the year. Whiles receiving his award on stage,

and his team approached the stage which resulted in the brawl and putting the event on hold for a few minutes for calm to prevail. During the confrontation Stonebwoy was seen wielding a gun on stage during the disturbance that night. The show was continued after the two musicians were ushered out of the room by the security at the venue. The event continued with a performance by fellow reggae and

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...

artistes from Ghana Samini. The incident further prevented the event organizers from announcing the winners for the Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year and Artiste of the Year. The two musicians Stonebwoy and

has been later invited by the Ghana Police Service for interrogation.

References

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