Lynx Entertainment signee, Kwami Eugene won the coveted prize as the Artiste of the Year at the just ended VGMA awards at the International Conference Centre, Accra.
It came as a shock to many who were expecting either Kofi Kinaata or Sarkodie to win the top most award of the night. However, Kofi Kinaata took home three awards, songwriter of the year, highlife song of the year and most popular song of the year.
Kwami Eugene was contending with Sarkodie, Kofi Kinaata, Diana Hamilton and Medikal. Kidi, also a signee of Lynx Entertainment also took home the Album of the year
Here is the list of all the winners at VGMA21
Traditional Artiste of the Year (Non-voting Category) – Tesa Cultural Group
Unsung Artiste of the Year – Tefflon Flexx
Instrumentalist of the Year – Emmanuel Bludo
Sound Engineer of the Year – Dan Grahl
Male Vocalist of the Year – MOG music
Female Vocalist of the Year – Celestine Donkor
Songwriter of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
Record of the Year – Okyeame Kwame
Best Video of the Year – Killi Mi by Cina Soul
Group of the Year – DopeNation
Producer of the Year – MOG Beatz
Best International Collaboration of the Year – Lucky by Sarkodie ft. Rudebwoy
African Artist of the Year – Burnaboy
Lifetime Achievement Award – George Darko
Highlife Song of the Year – Things Fall Apart by Kofi Kinaata
Hiplife Song of the Year – Omo Ada by Medikal
Gospel Song of the Year – Agbebolo by Celestine Donkor
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Poverty by J.Derobie
Afrobeat Song of the Year – Zanku by DopeNation
Hip hop Song of the Year – Don’t Be Late by Kofi Mole
Gospel Artist of the Year – Diana Hamilton
Reggae/Dancehall Artist of the Year – Ras Kuuku
Highlife Artist of the Year – Kuami Eugene
Hiplife/Hiphop Artist of the Year – Medikal
Rapper of the Year – Kwesi Arthur
Best Collaboration of the Year – Oofeetso by Sarkodie ft Prince Bright (Buk Bak)
New Artist of the Year – Fameye
Most Popular Song of the Year – Things Fall Apart by Kofi Kinaata
Album of the Year – Sugar by Kidi
Artist of the Year – Kuami Eugene
Source: GhanaWaves
