Tag: VGMA 2017

#ENEWSGHLIVE: Adina, Akwaboah render tribute #VGMAs2017 performance to Paapa Yankson

Veteran highlife singer Paapa Yankson was just announced recipient of the  Vodafone Lifetime Achievement Honour. The 72 -year old, who has turned in at least 15 project, promised a new single in coming weeks. Singer Bessa Simons, and sound engineer Zapp Mallet both showered sterling remarks about Mr. Yankson’s contribution to Ghana’s music industry. SarkCess […]

#ENEWSGHLIVE: #VGMAs2017 sees delayed start due to technical glitches

A powerful  highlife medley by the National Symphony Orchestra served as opening act for the 18th annual Ghana Music Awards, which got off to a late start due to technical challenges. In honour of the country’s diamond jubilee celebration, the set took patrons down memory lane thorough some of our highlife classics. The performance was […]

The Ghana Music Awards – How we built up to Event #VGMAs2017

The 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is currently underway with Berla Mundi and actor/ designer Elikem Kumordzi hosting the red carpet session. The main even is scheduled to start in minutes. EL, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Joe Mettle, MzVee, Medikal are all in the running for the coveted award of Artist of the Year. Broadcaster Anita Erskine […]

#VGMA2017 – What to expect tonight!

Tonight marks 18 editions since the event was instituted.  The nation’s biggest night in music, it sees sterling performances from our most sought after names.  Deserving acts will also walk home with awards across various categories.     Host: Seasoned broadcaster Anita Erskine hosts tonight’s event, with DJ Black on the decks, and Berla Mundi and […]

The Ghana Music Awards – ALL THE WINNERS – ARTISTE OF THE YEAR #VGMAs2017

Interestingly, the Ghana Music Awards has never produced a female winner.  This year, the 18th edition, dancehall singer MzVee looks t change that. She’s up against EL, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Joe Mettle, and AMG Business act Medikal. Will she break the jinx? The awards was instituted in 2000, and had highlife veteran walking off as the […]

#VGMAs2017: Who reigns tonight?

First held in the year 2000, the Ghana Music Awards is now the biggest awards night in the country, and  is considered an important achievement by all stakeholders, especially artists. Daddy Lumba ( Charles K. Fosu) won the inaugural edition, and since then Kojo Antwi, Lord Kenya, Kontihene, VIP, Obour, Okyeame Kwame, Kwaw Kese, R2Bees, […]

#VGMAs2017 surest bets

It all goes down tonight. The biggest night in Ghana music is finally upon us, and all the questions which have lingered on our minds till now will be dealt with once and for all…at least till next year’s edition. Tonight marks 17 years since the scheme was instituted. In the time, the coveted prize […]

IMAGES: All set for #VGMA2017

The 17th annual Vodafone-sponsored Ghana Music Awards is scheduled for tomorrow night at the Accra International Conference Centre, and the hype for the event is at an all-time high. New images sights by ENEWSGH show how much effort is being put into final touches ahead of the event. Starr FM’s Anita Erskine will compered the evening, […]

#VGMA2017 to air on DSTV & GOtv this weekend

The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2017 will air live on GOtv and DStv on Saturday, April 8. The biggest event on Ghana’s music calendar, it will be hosted by a female for the very first time (Starr FM’s Anita Erskine). Rapper E.L looks to retain the crown as Artist of the Year, but he would […]