Afro-Dancehall musician Livingstone Etse Satekla known in the entertainment industry as Stonebwoy on Saturday June 1 was crowned Artiste of the Year at the 25th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
Though facing tough competition from fellow stars like King Promise, Kuami Eugene, Sarkodie, Nacee, and Black Sherif, Stonebwoy managed to sweep home six awards on the night and the topmost award.
After a mind blowing performance at the Grand Arena Of the Accra International Conference Centre[AICC] with tunes from his 5th Dimension Album, it was never in doubt.
Winning the coveted award on the night makes the dancehall artiste the second artiste to win the Artiste of the Year twice after Sarkodie.
All Award winners are below
1. Best gospel song of the year
Nacee
2. Best male vocal performance
Kofi
3. Best female vocal performance – Queendyln
4. Hip life song – king paluta
5. Best hip hop song – sarkodie
6. Best collaboration – kidi ft stone bwoy
7. Best international collaboration – Stonebwoy ft Angelique cudjo
8. Best afro pop – king promise
9. Best afro beat song – olive the boy
10. Best reggae dancehall – Kofi kinata
11. Best music video – kwame Eugene
12. Producer of the year – MOG beats
13. Best afro beat / afro pop artist – king promise
14. Beat highlife song – Amerado
15. Best African artiste of the year – Davido
16. Best gospel Artiste of the year – nacee
17. Best highlife artiste – Kwame Eugene
18. Best song writer – stone bwoy ft Angelique cudjo
19. Best rapper of the year – strong man
20. Reggae dancehall artiste – STONE BWOY
21. Best hip hop and highlife – black sheriff
22. Album of the year – STONE BWOY
23. Record/audio engineer of the year – master Gazi (Manodzi)
24. Record of the year – Stonebwoy (Manodzi)
25. New Artist of the year – king Paluta
26. Most popular song – King promise
27. ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – STONE BWOY
