The 20th edition of the Vodafone

Ghana Music Awards The Ghana Music Awards, also known since 2024 by the sponsored name Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs), formerly Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs), is an annual music awards event in Ghana established in 1999 by a local event organizer and p ...

was held on 18 May 2019 at the Grand Arena in

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

. The event was co-hosted by Kwami Sefa Kayi, who hosted from 1999 to 2007, and

Berla Mundi Berlinda Addardey, popularly known as Berla Mundi, (born 1st April 1988) in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana to the parent Mama Ruby Mundi of Accra. She is a Ghanaian media personality, women's advocate and voice artist. In 2019, she co-hosted th ...

Performers

Presenters

John Dumelo John Matthew Kofi Setor Dumelo (born 3 February 1984) is a Ghanaian actor and politician. He is the Member of Parliament representing the Ayawaso West, Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. He currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Food and ...

* Chief Dele Mamudu *

KiDi Dennis Nana Dwamena (born 18 August 1993), known by his stage name KiDi (which translates to "rhythm"), is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter. He is known for his contributions to the genres of afrobeats and high-life. Music career Early beginning ...

* Cynthia Quarcoo Jumu * Patricia Obo-Nai * Nana Ansah Kwao *

Shirley Ayorkor Botchway Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963) is a Ghanaian politician, diplomat and lawyer who has served as the seventh secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1 April 2025. At the time of her appointment, she was Ghana's Mini ...

* Nacee * Lydia Forson * James Gardner * Kiki Benson *

Diana Hopeson Diana Hopeson (also known as Diana Botchway) is a Ghanaian gospel singer and a former president of the Musicians Union of Ghana. Her contributions to the Ghanaian Art industry won her a National Honors Award, which was presented to her by former ...

Abeiku Santana Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana (born 16 February 1977), also known as Abeiku Santana, is a Ghanaian media personality, entrepreneur and politician. He is also the CEO of Kaya Tours Ghana Limited a Ghanaian travel company.President John Mahama appo ...

Zapp Mallet Emmanuel Mallet popularly known as Zapp Mallet is a veteran Ghanaian recording engineer and a record producer. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of the hiplife genre that started in the early 1990s in Ghana. He is also recognized as the onl ...

* Lovin C *

Obour Bice Osei Kuffour (born 17 November 1981) is a Ghanaian hiplife musician, known popularly by the name Obour, which means "stone" in the Akan language. He is the immediate past president of the Musicians Union of Ghana, an umbrella group that uni ...

Nathaniel Attoh Nathaniel Attoh, also known as Citizen Attoh, born 11 March 1983, is a Ghanaian professional master of ceremonies (mc), international boxing ring announcer, and television and radio journalist. He is known for the radio show "Joy Sports Link" on ...

* Mariam Owusu Poku -

Miss Malaika Ghana ''Miss Malaika Ghana'' is a beauty pageant, reality show which first aired in Ghana in 2003. The show is produced by Charter House Productions and airs on Ghana television station TV3 as well as DSTV channel Africa Magic. The pageant is produced ...

2018 * Zynnel Zuh * Salma Mulmin * Qojo Qupid

Winners and nominations

Winners highlighted in Bold

Special awards

* Best Traditional Artiste of the Year: Kwan Pa Band * Lifetime Achievement Award: :* Prof. Kofi Abraham :* Obouba J. A. Adofo :* Mary Ghansah * Unsung category: Kula

Disturbance and break in the show

At the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards a fracas broke out on stage between two Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artistes

Stonebwoy Livingstone Etse Satekla (Born 5 March 1988), better known by his stage name Stonebwoy, is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian Afro pop music, Afropop, Afro-dancehall and reggae musician from Ashaiman, Accra. He is the CEO of Burniton Music Group. He w ...

and

Shatta Wale Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1984) known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana. is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist. Shatta Wale started with stage name "Bandana'' after senior high school and released the hit trac ...

was announced as winner for the Reggae and

Dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...

Artistes for the year. Whiles receiving his award on stage,

and his team approached the stage which resulted in the brawl and putting the event on hold for a few minutes for calm to prevail. During the confrontation

was seen wielding a gun on stage during the disturbance that night. The show was continued after the two musicians were ushered out of the room by the security at the venue. The event continued with a performance by fellow reggae and

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...

artistes from Ghana

Samini Emmanuel Andrews Sammini (born 22 December 1982, in Accra, Ghana), known by his stage name Samini (formerly as Batman Samini), is a Ghanaian reggae and dancehall recording artist from Wa, Ghana. His genre of music is a melodious mixture of hig ...

. The incident further prevented the event organizers from announcing the winners for the Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year and Artiste of the Year. The two musicians

and

has been later invited by the

Ghana Police Service The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is the main law enforcement agency of Ghana. The service is under the control of the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior, and employs over 30,000 officers across its 651 stations. Organisational structure The Ghana P ...

for interrogation.

References

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