Budding Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste, Barnabas Amu, with the stage name Keeny Ice, has been adjudged the Artiste of the Year at the helloadipa Volta Music Awards, 2019 (VMAs’19).
He beat competition from 6 other nominees in that category, including the 2018 Artiste of the Year, Agbeshie, to pick the ultimate award.
The rapper went home with a cash prize of GhC1000 from the headline sponsors, helloadipa, GhC100 Jelili shopping voucher and $100 curtesy the Ho West Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Bedzrah.
Keeny Ice, who raps in pidgin English and Adzagbe – a language spoken in Aflao, Togo and Benin – also won the Best Rapper award.
His song ‘Ebe God’, which featured Nigerian act Victor AD was as well adjudged the Best Collaboration at the helloadipa Volta Music Awards 2019.
Speaking to the media, The Mo’she Musik signee said “the award means a lot to me, because they have actually picked me as the eye of the region and in as much as I am happy, I still feel like it has given me a lot of work.”
“I have to put in a lot of work so that people will not regret making me the Artiste of the Year”, he added.
KD Bakes walked away with the Best Male Vocalist and Best Music video of the year awards, while the 2018 Artiste of the year, Agbeshie swept the most popular song with his hit single ‘Wrowrohu’, which featured Medikal.
The Volta Music Awards scheme is an initiative by Eventic GH to recognise and reward acts for doing exceedingly well in the region’s music industry.
Below is the full list of winners at the helloadipa Volta Music Awards, 2019.
Gospel Song of the year
Qwame Gabby
Song Writer Of The Year
Fiamor
Best Entertainment School Of The Year Ketabusco
Hiplife Song Of The Year
Chris Phoebus
Best Female Vocalist Of The Year
Queen Eyram
Discovery Of The Year
Mawuli Younggod
Traditional Song Of The Year
Selorm Razy
Best Male Vocalist Of The Year
KD Bakes
Hiplife Artist Of The Year
Dan Zaki
Best Music Video Of The Year
KD Bakes
Lifetime Achievement Award Of The Year Kwame Senyo
Reggae/Dancehall Song Of The Year
Wolfman
Highlife Song Of The Year
Remy J
Producer/Sound Engineer Of The Year
Jay Watz
Best Collaboration Of The Year
Keeny Ice
Best DJ/Promoter Of The Year
DJ Stephen
Best Group Of The Year
Kleensers
Gospel Artiste Of The Year
Mama Peace
Hip hop Song Of The Year
Mawuli Younggod
Highlife Artiste Of The Year
Erastus
Most Popular Song Of the Year
Agbeshie
Media House Of The Year
MAV Films Gh
Reggae/Dance hall Artiste Of The Year
Kush Elikem
Best Rapper Of The Year
Keeny Ice
Best Perform Of The Year
Nuh Prince
Online Influencer Of The Year
DKlass
Honorary Award
Stonebwoy
Artiste Of The Year
Keeny Ice
Moshe Musik
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