DassebreBa Kwame crowned artiste of the year at the 8th Edition of the Eastern Music Awards
The 8th edition of the annual Eastern Music Awards has finally come to a beautiful end. A night of assorted entertainment was packaged for the lovers of the business by Hi5 Empire who have been holding the region down when it comes to spreading the beautiful fruit of talents to the corners of the country and beyond.
In anticipation to the 13th of December, 2024 which was the main event date, nominations were opened for deserving acts / organizations to file for the nominations. This process took two weeks and after which the board was given the time to sift through the list. The focus was to bring out qualified nominees who deserved nominations considering factors such as popularity, period of review for the awards and whether it fits the category that they filed for.
The Centre for National Culture was the venue for the night with Red Carpet hosted by Sister Sandy of Multimedia Group of Companies with her fashion sense on point for the occasion. Various nominees and patrons took their turn on the red carpet to share their thoughts and expectations for the night which showed the highest level of anticipation.
King Kweku Mensah of media general was the MC for the night. The main night began with performance from C-Clark and moved on straight to the main business which was the awards session. Event night didn’t only feature musicians alone but also had dancers coming on to show their craft. Lifetime Achievement Award was given to KK Fosu for his wonderful contribution in the entertainment business. The night ended with a beautiful performance from Queen of the Shay Gang Movement Wendy Shay. KO7, Gal Dem Tish, Tee Rhyme, DDF Academy and many others took turn to perform on the night as well.
Much appreciation going to Ceejay Multimedia, Libeson Music, Kenjack, Joy Daddy Multimedia, Multimedia Group of Companies, Life Fm, Freedom Fm and Nkunim Fm for their support in promoting the event on their various platforms to achieve these feat.
New Artiste of the Year, Most Promising Artiste of the Year and Artiste of the Year winners received additional packages which will help boost their career.
Check out the full list of winners here below:
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR – AYEYI BY GEORGINA OSEI
GOSPEL ACT OF THE YEAR – KOBBY BLESS
HIGH LIFE SONG OF THE YEAR – AKONOBA BY DASSEBREBA KWAME
HIGH LIFE ACT OF THE YEAR – ASONABAH
AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR – BO NOR (CINDARELLA) BY 2KHAY
AFRO POP ACT OF THE YEAR – RANY DOPESONGZ
HIP LIFE SONG OF THE YEAR – NO YAWA BY REAL LONGATION
HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR – KOFI BABONE BY MACKESH
HIP LIFE / HIP HOP ACT OF THE YEAR – KHOFI TONDA
REGGAE/ DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR – ADWUBI BY KOJO SEC
EASTSIDE SONG OF THE YEAR – HOLD THE BED (TA TA TA) BY PAPPY JONAH
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR – BOSSU BY C CLARK FT. K0O NTAKRA
MOST PROMISING ACT OF THE YEAR – PAPPY JONAH
RAP ACT OF THE YEAR – EMRYS
ALBUM/ EP OF THE YEAR – HUSTLE AND HARMONY BY 2KHAY
EASTERN INT’L ACT OF THE YEAR – GYASEHENE FIRE MAN
MALE VOCALIST – YAW SLAY
CAMPUS ACT – KAPT OMEGA
BEST PUB/ NIGHT CLUB OF THE YEAR – PARK N PORK PUB
EASTERN PRIDE OF THE YEAR – WENDY SHAY
GH MOST VIRAL SONG – ASEDA BY KING PALUTA
MOST INFLUENTIAL ACT – STONEBWOY
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR – FEELINGS BY NENE STYLER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR – DASSEBREBA KWAME
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – KWESI MAFIA – LOTTA THINGS
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – BLACK MARKET AFRICA (KWESI MAFIA – LOTTA THINGS)
SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR – SMUCHIZ BEATZ (MEN CHECKE WO BY REAL LONGATION)
MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – K. JOE BEATZ (WANUM BY KATKIZ)
