Gospel musician Joe Mettle has said his big win at last night’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs has flung the “door” open for gospel singers in the country to emulate his feat.
Joe Mettle won the top prize of Artiste of the Year, an award which has eluded gospel artistes in the country since the awards began in 2000.
Receiving his award, the Owanwani singer, who also clinched Best Male Vocalist and Gospel Artiste of the Year on the night, said: “As you all know this is for gospel, this is for Christianity. And for every gospel musician in this house, the door is open.” He thanked God, Charterhouse and all who voted to make his win possible
Joe Mettle beat E.L, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, MzVee, and Medikal to win the ultimate award.
The Artiste of the Year Award is given to the artiste(s) adjudged by the Academy, Board and the general public as having the highest audience appeal and popularity in a particular year.
Below is the full list of winners:
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Joe Mettle
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Counsellor - Nacee
HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Confession - Kofi Kinata
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Yewo Nyame a yewo adze - Nacee ft Ernest Opoku
BEST REGGAE /DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
People Dey - Stonebwoy
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paapa Yankson
BEST COLLOBORATION OF THE YEAR
Alhaji - VVIP ft Patoranking
VODAFONE MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
Christy - Dobble
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Runtown
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
Adina – Too Late
BEST MALE VOCALIST
Joe Mettle – Onwanwani
BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR
God MC - M.anifest
HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Go Low - Flowking Stone
BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR
VVIP
HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
God MC - M.anifest
AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR
Kaabuame EL
GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Joe Mettle
BEST NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Fancy Gadam
HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Kofi Kinaata
HIPLIFE/HIP POP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Sarkodie
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Kofi Kinaata – Confession
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Stonebwoy
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adina – Too Late
Sound Engineer - Kill beat
VODAFONE SONG OF THE YEAR
Samba - Guru
TRADITIONAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Sammy Ahmed
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Phillip Acquah
BEST VIDEO
Small small - Okyeame Kwame