It’s that time of the year again when major stakeholders in the Ghanaian music circles converge to honour the most deserving players in the industry.
The 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards will happen this Saturday 14th April 2018 at the Accra International Conference Center with the aim of rewarding excellence.
Rightly themed “Music Beyond Borders”, Ghana music will be celebrated on its most prestigious night to celebrate major achievements in the year under review.
Ghanaian music, musicians and Ghana influenced music made major headlines across the globe with Stonebwoy’s EOM Album ranking in at 13th position on the Billboard charts.
Sarkodie also won countless awards to make him the most awarded African rapper, with Shatta Wale also being honoured by the International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA).
We at GhanaMusic decided to run our own rule on who should win what at the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards below.
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Will win: Ebony
Should win: Shatta Wale
VODAFONE SONG OF THE YEAR
Will win: One Corner – Patapaa
Could win: Taking Over – Shatta Wale feat. SM Militants
HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Will win: KiDi
Could win: Kuami Eugene
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Will win: Shatta Wale
Could win: Stonebwoy
HIPLIFE/HIP-HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Will win: Sarkodie
Should win: Kwesi Arthur
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Will win: Epistles Of Mama – Stonebwoy
Could win: Highest – Sarkodie
BEST NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Will win: King Promise
Should win: Kwesi Arthur
GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Will win: Joe Mettle
Could win: Gifty Osei
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Will win: Taking Over – Shatta Wale feat. SM Militants
Could win: Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle feat. Luigi Maclean
HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Will win: Ayoo – Shatta Wale
Should win: One Corner – Patapaa
HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Will win: Bronya – Wutah
Could win: Odo – KiDi
AFRO-POP SONG OF THE YEAR
Will win: Oh Yeah – King Promise
Could win: Come From Far – Stonebwoy
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Will win: Obi Nyanime – Patience Nyarko
Could win: Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle feat. Luigi Maclean
REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
Will win: My Own – Samini
Could win: Dem Confuse – Shatta Wale
HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
Will win: Grind Day Remix – Kwesi Arthur feat. Sarkodie & Medikal
Could win: Dear God – B4bonah
BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR
Will win: Eno Barony – Fear No Man
Could win: Teephlow – Phlowducation
BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Will win: David Nicol-Sey – My Girl (B4Bonah feat. King Promise)
Should win: Vertex – Selfish (King Promise)
BEST GROUP OF THE YEAR
Will win: R2bees
Should win: Wutah
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Will win: King Promise – Selfish
Should win: Joe Mettle – Bo Noo Ni
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Will win: MzVee – Bright Light
Could win: Efya – Love
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Will win: My Own – Samini
Could win: Glory – Sarkodie feat Yung L
SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Will win: Jayso – Glory ( Sarkodie feat. Yung L)
Could win: Posigee – State Of The Art (Teephlow)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Will win: Bullet – Maame Hwɛ (Ebony)
Could win: Stonebwoy – My Name (Stonebwoy)
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Will win: Davido
Should win: Too Fan
NB: These are not the certified winners by the organisers of the awards scheme.
