{"id":107435,"date":"2015-04-12T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=107435"},"modified":"2015-04-12T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-12T11:54:30","slug":"vgma2015-stonebwoy-is-artiste-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=107435","title":{"rendered":"#VGMA2015: STONEBWOY is artiste of the year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy Burniton has been crowned the <b>#VGMA2015 Artiste of the year.\u00a0<\/b>He beat the likes of Daddy Lumba, Sarkodie, Edem, Samini and MzVee to win the coveted award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a speech after being announced winner, the #Baafira hit-maker said the award &#8220;is well deserved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;I believe that the other artistes are happy I won&#8230;Behold how tall we have grown&#8230;This is well deserved,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BHIM?src=hash\">#BHIM<\/a> Nation. Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stonebwoyb\">@stonebwoyb<\/a> Overall Artiste of the Year! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA?src=hash\">#VGMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IgnitedbyPassion?src=hash\">#IgnitedbyPassion<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/yDmkqsI4Rw\">pic.twitter.com\/yDmkqsI4Rw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ghana Music Awards (@GHMusicAwards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GHMusicAwards\/status\/587104607551279106\">April 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stonebwoy, Sarkodie\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Edem\u00a0<\/strong>were the biggest winners on the night after winning three (3) awards each.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check out\u00a0<strong>citifmonline&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>live updates of the #VGMA2015 below:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nGhana&#8217;s Artiste of the Year &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stonebwoyb\">@stonebwoyb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YOGiRGTBuX\">pic.twitter.com\/YOGiRGTBuX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587094220814581760\">April 12, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:25am\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Artiste of the year award\u00a0<\/strong>goes to\u00a0<strong>STONEBWOY!!! BHIM BHIM BHIM!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>3:23am\u00a0<\/b>Ignited by passion&#8230;Who wins\u00a0<strong>Artiste of the year?\u00a0<\/strong>The nominees are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Daddy Lumba<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Stonebwoy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Guru<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Edem<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MzVee<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sarkodie<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Samini<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>New Artiste of the Year &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mzveegh\">@mzveegh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/DYLxk1Z4AN\">pic.twitter.com\/DYLxk1Z4AN<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587090164675141632\">April 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:10am: Samini\u00a0<\/strong>performing now. The self-acclaimed African Dancahall King is in his elements. He&#8217;s done a song with Kofi Kinaata. Doing his thing now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nMost Popular Song of the Year &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &#8216;Adonai&#8217; by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie\">@sarkodie<\/a> ft. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CastroDestroyer\">@CastroDestroyer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rhIvZZmhBz\">pic.twitter.com\/rhIvZZmhBz<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587089289181278208\">April 12, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>3:07am:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Best New Artiste of the year\u00a0<\/strong>award goes to\u00a0<strong>MzVee!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:06am: <\/strong>Sarkodie&#8217;s<strong>\u00a0Adonai<\/strong> (remix) featuring\u00a0<strong>Castro\u00a0<\/strong>wins\u00a0<strong>Song of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>3:00am:\u00a0<\/b>The\u00a0<strong>Album of the year\u00a0<\/strong>award goes to\u00a0<strong>Edem&#8217;s &#8216;Books &amp; Rhymes&#8217;.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:43am: Patoranking <\/strong>takes over from <strong>Stonebwoy Burniton. <\/strong>He&#8217;s performing now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:39am: Patoranking <\/strong>joins <strong>Stonebwoy <\/strong>to perform #PullUp. Electrifying!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:37am: Stonebwoy <\/strong>has everybody in the auditorium on their feet. Dedicates <strong>Baafira <\/strong>to &#8216;anybody who minds his own business&#8217;. Super performance. Reminds us of his #D2R2014 performance. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FW1_SkIe9dU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2:26am: Stonebwoy <\/strong>mounts the stage now. He has two awards so far, same as Sarkodie, Daddy Lumba and Edem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:17am: <\/strong>The <strong>Best Music Video <\/strong>goes to <strong>Edem <\/strong>for the video of <strong>The One<\/strong>, directed by Gyo Gyimah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:14am: <\/strong>The <strong>Best Group of the year <\/strong>award goes to VVIP. Happy birthday <strong>Reggie Rockstone!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>2:11am: <\/b>The nominees for <strong>Best Group of the year <\/strong>are: \u00a0 VVIP \u00a0 4&#215;4 \u00a0 R2bees \u00a0 No Tribe<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:06am: <\/strong>The award for <strong>Best Collaboration <\/strong>goes to <strong>Adonai (remix) <\/strong>by <strong>Sarkodie <\/strong>ft. <strong>Castro. <\/strong>Sarkodie&#8217;s second award of the night. \u00a0 <strong>Flashback: <\/strong>E.L. receives his award.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>@Elreph&#8217;s acceptance speech after winning Best Rapper of the Year at the VGMAs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA?src=hash\">#VGMA<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/HDPji5jqrn\">pic.twitter.com\/HDPji5jqrn<\/a> \u2014 VGMA (@VodafoneMusicGH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VodafoneMusicGH\/status\/587068404701523968\">April 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>1:52am <\/strong>The <strong>Composers <\/strong>seem to know their music and our music very well. A super mashup of Hiplife, Highlife, Dancehall and Afropop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:45am <\/strong>The <strong>Composers <\/strong>mount the stage to perform. They begin with a rendition of the Ghana National Anthem. <strong>Twitter <\/strong>shows <strong>Wiyaala <\/strong>some love.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nMay God never let this young lady forget her humble beginnings. Very honest heartfelt appreciation from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wiyaala\">@Wiyaala<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> \u2014 TONYI SENAYAH (@TonyiSenayah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyiSenayah\/status\/587065421234360320\">April 12, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>1:34am <\/strong>The <strong>Best Rapper of the Year <\/strong>goes to <strong>E.L. <\/strong>He has consistently produced songs since he made his breakthrough in the industry. His hooks are among the best and his punchlines resonate among music fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:32am <\/strong>Comedians <strong>DKB <\/strong>and <strong>Afia Schwarznegger <\/strong>to present the award <strong>Best Rapper Of The Year. <\/strong>The nominees are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Sarkodie \u2013 Shots On Shots<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>E.L \u2013 American Passport<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Guru \u2013 Keep Walking<\/em> <em>Edem \u2013 The One (Remix)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30am <\/strong>The <strong>Best Male Vocal Performance <\/strong>goes to <strong>Joe Mettle! <\/strong>He beat Afriyie, KODA and Daddy Lumba to win the award. <strong>Flashback:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoTribe?src=hash\">#NoTribe<\/a> receiving award for GOSPEL Artiste of the Year! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mFjdotjX1k\">pic.twitter.com\/mFjdotjX1k<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587054584402673665\">April 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>1:24am: <\/strong>The <strong>Best Female Vocal Performance <\/strong>goes to <strong>Wiyaala!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:23am <\/strong>The nominees for the <strong>Best Female Vocal Performance <\/strong>are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Efya \u2013 One Of Your Own<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Becca \u2013 Tell Me<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wiyaala Tinambaynyi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Raquel \u2013 I Won\u2019t Cry<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jael Wiafe \u2013 Keep On Believing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MzVee \u2013 My everything<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>1:20pm <\/b>&#8220;I came from nothing to something. It&#8217;s not been easy. Thank you Ghana for this. Shout out to Stonebwoy.&#8221; &#8211; Patoranking<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:19am <\/strong>The <strong>African Artiste of the year <\/strong>goes to <strong>Patoranking <\/strong>(Nigeria).<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:18am <\/strong>The nominees for <strong>African Artiste of the year<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)<\/em> <em>AKA (South Africa)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Don Jazzy &amp; The Mavin Group<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Patoranking (Nigeria)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yemi Alade (Nigeria)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:15am &#8220;<\/strong>Highlife represents our pride, our heritage and our culture. Highlife will never die&#8221;. &#8211; Daddy Lumba, after receiving his two awards personally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:55am: <\/strong>Funny Face introduces the legendary <strong>Daddy Lumba. Daddy Lumba <\/strong>has over 26 albums to his credit. He won the first ever Ghana Music Award &#8211; Song of the Year with <strong>Aben wo aha, <\/strong>the first song he&#8217;s performing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:49am: <\/strong>Tinny takes over from Tic Tac. The audience is going crazy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:41am: <\/strong>It&#8217;s throwback time. Tic Tac is on stage. He&#8217;s performing <em>Philomena <\/em>and acknowledging the Hiplife artistes whose contributions have made the genre what it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:36am: <\/strong>The <strong>Reggae\/Dancehall Artiste of the year <\/strong>goes to <strong>Stonebwoy #BHIM! <\/strong>This is his second award tonight. He joins Daddy Lumba with two awards each.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nReggae\/Dancehall Artiste of the Year &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stonebwoyb\">@stonebwoyb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/j9tGQl224p\">pic.twitter.com\/j9tGQl224p<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587051902946439168\">April 12, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>HighLife Artiste of the Year &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Daddy Lumba <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/BhlteBT6oO\">pic.twitter.com\/BhlteBT6oO<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587050302525857793\">April 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>12:35am: Okyeame Kwame <\/strong>to present the <strong>Reggae\/Dancehall Artiste of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:32am: <\/strong>The <strong>Hiplife\/Hiphop Artiste of the year<\/strong> goes to <strong>Sarkodie! <\/strong>Sarkodie had issues with Charterhouse days before the event. Read more here &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/07\/charterhouse-apologizes-to-sarkodie-it-was-an-error\/#sthash.ksFYI9kO.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Charter House apologizes to Sarkodie: \u2018It was an error\u2019 <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:30am: <\/strong><strong>Daddy Lumba <\/strong>wins <strong>Highlife Artiste of the Year. <\/strong>He beats Bisa KDei and Afriyie to win that album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:27am: Gospel Artiste of the year <\/strong>goes to <strong>No Tribe. <\/strong>They win a brand new <strong>Kantanka <\/strong>car. Read more here: &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/11\/vgma-musiga-to-give-kantanka-car-to-gospel-artiste-of-the-year\/#sthash.Yp26acb4.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">VGMA: MUSIGA to give Kantanka car to gospel artiste of the year <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:24am: <\/strong>President of the Musicians Union of Ghana, Bice Osei Kuffour popularly known as Obour, to present the award for the <strong>Gospel Artiste of the year. <\/strong>He announces his intention to seek a second term as MUSIGA president. <em>No Tribe<\/em> <em>Koda<\/em> <em>Selina Boateng<\/em> <em>Gifty Osei<\/em> <em>Joe Mettle<\/em> <em>Anita Afriyie<\/em> <em>Evang. Diana Asamoah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:10am: <\/strong>Yemi Alade performs two of her biggests hits. She gives the audience a bit of her powerful voice. <strong>12:07am: <\/strong>Could Castro be alive? Social media has been buzzing after his brother&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kwame.gyan\/posts\/10153130891685027\" data-width=\"500\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kwame.gyan\/posts\/10153130891685027\"><p>Castro&#8217;s brother has just added more flesh to the speculation that Castro may be hiding somewhere and will just pop up&#8230;<br \/>\nPosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kwame.gyan\">Kwame Gyan<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kwame.gyan\/posts\/10153130891685027\">Saturday, April 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>12:03am: <\/strong>#DarkSuburb performs now. They won the <strong>Unsung Artistes <\/strong>award a couple of days ago. Their biggest hit is <em><strong>I Dey Feel You Die. <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>11:58pm: <\/strong>D-Black wins a big award. Do you remember his beef with DJ Black? Read here &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/08\/d-blacks-open-letter-to-dj-black\/#sthash.k3qSBit0.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">D-Black\u2019s open letter to DJ Black<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>HipLife Song of the Year &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; S\u025bh\u0254 by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBLACKGH\">@DBLACKGH<\/a> ft. Castro <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/v14u6cmt4S\">pic.twitter.com\/v14u6cmt4S<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587041143088611329\">April 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>11:52pm: <\/strong>Castro wins a posthumous award. <strong>Seihor <\/strong>wins <strong>Hiplife Song of the year. <\/strong>His younger brother Kwame says &#8220;I know we are going to see him soon.&#8221; D-Black dedicates the award to <strong>Castro.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:48pm: <\/strong>Becca and Nat Brew to present the <strong>Hiplife song of the year <\/strong>award. The nominees are: <em>Pooley \u2013 Guru<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Seihor \u2013 <\/em> <em>Castro Feat. D-Black<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Selfie \u2013 VVIP<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>P<\/em><em>ersonal Person \u2013 D-Black Feat. Castro<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Iskoki \u2013 Samini<\/em> <em>Adonai (Remix) \u2013 Sarkodie Feat. Castro<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:46pm: <\/strong>Pappy Kojo&#8217;s <strong>Realer No <\/strong>wins <strong>Hiphop Song of the year. <\/strong>The song features Joey B and was produced by Slimbo. <strong>Okyeame Kwame <\/strong>takes the album on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:44pm: <\/strong>Lexis Bill and Zynel Zuh to present the <strong>Hiphop Song of the year <\/strong>award. The nominees are: <em>Realer No \u2013Pappy Kojo Feat. Joey B<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shots On Shots \u2013 Sarkodie &amp; Ice Prince<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>American Passport \u2013 E.L Feat. Joey B<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wave \u2013 Joey B Feat. Pappy Kojo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The One (Remix) \u2013 Edem Feat. Sway<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Finish Line (Remix) \u2013 Dee Moneey Feat. Ice Price, J Town, M.anifest, Paedae &amp; Reminisce<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:43: Edem <\/strong>wins the <strong>Afropop Song of the year <\/strong>award with <strong>Koene. Koene <\/strong>features Lil Shaker and Ice Queen. The meaning of Koene is &#8216;to give&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:42pm: <\/strong>Kafui Dey and Kafui Danku to present the <strong>Afropop Song of the year <\/strong>award. The nominees are:<\/p>\n<p><em>One Of Your Own \u2013 Efya Feat. Bisa K\u2019dei<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Koene \u2013 Edem Feat. Lil Shaker &amp; Ice Queen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Spanner \u2013 Itz Tiffany Feat. Fuse Odg<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Killing Me Softly \u2013 R2bees Feat. Wizkid<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tinambaynyi \u2013 Wiyaala<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dangerous Love \u2013Fuse ODG Feat. Sean Paul<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:40pm: <\/strong>Minister of Petroleum Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah and the Minister for Tourism Creative Arts and her deputy acknowledged. <strong>11:38: <\/strong>Flashback: When <b>Selina <\/b><strong>Boateng<\/strong> won her award.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nSelina Boateng receiving award for Gospel Song of the Year! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/pClKML1scW\">pic.twitter.com\/pClKML1scW<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587033828063113216\">April 11, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>11:33: <\/strong>Edem and Gemini performing <em><strong>Wey Tin <\/strong><\/em>from his <strong>Mass Production <\/strong>album. The rap duet was produced by EL. One of the best so far. Performing <strong>Koene <\/strong>with Lil Shaker now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>11:30pm: <\/strong>Edem is the fifth performer of the night. Performing songs of his latest <em>Books and Rhymes <\/em>album. Would he perform any of his old hits?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>11:21pm: <\/strong>Pappy Kojo and Joey B performing now. Hiphop made in #Ghana. <strong>11:20pm: <\/strong>Some photos from the #VGMA2015.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/E8Wku7Guz5\">pic.twitter.com\/E8Wku7Guz5<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/587027066186571776\">April 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>11:16pm: &#8220;<\/strong>This is love. This is not about votes. This is not about the noise. Even if I hadn&#8217;t won, I&#8217;d have still felt the love.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Stonebwoy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:13pm: <\/strong><strong>Stonebwoy&#8217;s <\/strong><em>Baafira <\/em>wins <strong>Reggae\/Dancehall song of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:12pm: <\/strong>Nii Ayi Tagoe and Belinda step up to present the Reggae\/Dancehall song of the year. The nominees are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Show Them Love \u2013 Ras Kuuku<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ronaldo \u2013 Kaakie<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Love Rocks \u2013 Sarkodie Feat. Samini<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mampi \u2013 Vybrant Faya<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Natural Girl \u2013 MzVee Feat. Stonebwoy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Baafira \u2013 Stonebwoy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:09pm: <\/strong>The winner of the<strong> Highlife Song <\/strong>goes to <em>Ne3 Woho B3to Wo \u2013 <strong>Daddy Lumba.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:07pm: <\/strong>Mark Okraku Mantey and Akosu Agyapong to present the Highlife Song of the Year, The nominees are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Ne3 Woho B3to Wo \u2013 Daddy Lumba<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Saa \u2013 Bisa K\u2019dei<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lobi \u2013 R2bees<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I Do \u2013 Afriyie<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Baby Dance \u2013 4&#215;4 Feat. Davido<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:05pm: <\/strong>The winner of the <strong>Gospel Song of the year <\/strong>goes to <em><strong>Alpha &amp; Omega<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Selina Boateng<\/strong> Feat. Uncle Ato.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:04pm: <\/strong>Lydia Forson and Uncle Fred to present the Gospel Song of the year. The nominees are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Kyere Me Kwan \u2013 Emelian Arthur Feat. OJ &amp; Esther Smith<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yento Nkyia \u2013 Gifty Osei<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Osabarima \u2013 No tribe<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Alpha &amp; Omega \u2013 Selina Boateng Feat. Uncle Ato<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nkwa Abodoo \u2013 Koda<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Adehye Mogya \u2013 Anita Afriyie<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwom) \u2013 Evang. Diana Asamoah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:00pm: <\/strong>No Tribe gets a standing ovation after their performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maame.simpson\/posts\/10153203460944798\" data-width=\"500\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maame.simpson\/posts\/10153203460944798\"><p>No Tribe. Brilliant performance. Will want to see a lot more of such live performances from Ghanaian artistes.<br \/>\nPosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maame.simpson\">Mabel Simpson<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maame.simpson\/posts\/10153203460944798\">Saturday, April 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>10:47: <\/strong>The anointed gospel band, <strong>No Tribe, <\/strong>performs now. The third performance for the night. <strong>Wiyaala <\/strong>opened the show, <strong>Patch Bay <\/strong>did a brief mashup and <strong>No Tribe <\/strong>has the audience dancing to their popular hits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>10:43: <\/strong>The Patch Bay band performing a mashup of popular Ghanaian songs &#8211; Ose, Baafira and Megye wo girl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8212;<strong>Sarkodie <\/strong>has been busy. He&#8217;s been performing and keeping tabs on the #VGMA2015 as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2:50am: Sarkodie<\/strong> has been busy too. He&#8217;s performed at Jamestown and sort of following the #VGMA2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>10:42: <\/strong>Comedian Funny Face comes on. Praises Nana Ampadu, Amakye Dede and Kojo Antwi and introduces the Patch Bay Band, the band of the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>10:35pm: <\/strong>Industry award winners announced again. Read more here: <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/07\/nana-ampadu-honored-at-vgma-industry-awards-night\/#sthash.jZvgVSCT.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">N<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ana Ampadu honored at VGMA industry awards night<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>10:33pm: <\/strong>Horseman Shoes tweets:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Last year we catered for the feet of mc KOD. This year MC for the night Nat Attoh rocking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HorsemanShoes?src=hash\">#HorsemanShoes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA2015?src=hash\">#VGMA2015<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigEvents?src=hash\">#BigEvents<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigBrands?src=hash\">#BigBrands<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Horseman Shoes (@Horsemanshoes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Horsemanshoes\/status\/587019945223049216\">April 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>10:26pm:<\/strong> Vodafone Icons winner, Chris, and Sonnie Badu performing now. &#8211; KPMG presents results and award winners to MCs. &#8211; MCs Nathaniel Attoh and Joselyn Dumas make first appearance. Official DJ gets the audience up on their feet with a quick mashup of some popular songs. &#8211; CEO of Charterhouse, Theresa Ayoade, welcomes musicians, fans and the general public to the #VGMA2015. &#8211; Vodafone Ghana officially welcomes Ghana to the big night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nShow kicks off with a message from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VodafoneGhana\">@VodafoneGhana<\/a> by Agnes Essah, Marketing Director, Vodafone Ghana <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VGMA?src=hash\">#VGMA<\/a> \u2014 VGMA (@VodafoneMusicGH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VodafoneMusicGH\/status\/587017086737743873\">April 11, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>10:05pm:\u00a0<\/strong>Wiyaala opens the show with an electrifying performance of one <strong>Tinambayi<\/strong>, off her <strong>Wiyaala <\/strong>album.<br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nBy: Kojo Akoto Boateng\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tweets by: Mawuli Tsikata\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy Burniton has been crowned the #VGMA2015 Artiste of the year.\u00a0He beat the likes of Daddy Lumba, Sarkodie, Edem, Samini and MzVee to win the coveted award. 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