GiST
Late dancehall artiste, Ebony
made history by winning the ‘Artiste
of the Year’ at the 2018 Vodafone
Ghana Music Awards. She beat
Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and Shatta
Wale to win the award.
[ Ghana MUSIC AWRADS ]
I
THE RACE FOR SUPREMACY HAS COMMENCED.
WHO TAKES HOME THE ULTIMATE CROWN?
t’s a new year. There’s one thing every-
one is talking about; the 2019 VGMA. I
mean, why not? The Vodafone Ghana
Music Awards is by far the biggest event
on the Ghanaian entertainment calen-
dar. Since 2000, the event has evolved to
become the colossal of events in Ghana.
VGMAs is the event that brings together
under one roof people from all walks of life
to witness the prestigious event. Interna-
tional acts such as Dbanj, Wizkid, Davido,
Cabo Snoop, Tiwa Savage have all graced
the event in the past making it an event to
reckon with. Past winners for the awards
include Joe Mettle, Sarkodie, R2bees, V.I.P,
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Obour, Fancy Gaddam just to name a few;
so it is not surprising to see every Ghanaian
artiste eyeing for an honour at the event.
Nominations were opened from January 7 –
31st by event organizing company, Charter-
house for interested music artistes to ten-
der their works – that’s the custom. Many
interested artistes have filed their nomina-
tions and waiting to be nominated for their
respective categories. However, the question
music enthusiasts are asking is ‘“Who takes
home the ultimate Artiste of the Year’ award”.
Well, we will have to wait till the event
takes place to find out.