Ghanaian highlife and afrobeat singer, Gregory Bortey Newman, known by his stage name as King Promise won the Artiste of the Year at the just ended Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs).
The “terminator” hit maker stood tall amongst other musicians such as Stonebwoy, King Paluta, Black Sherrif, Kwaku Smoke, Joe Mettle, and Team Eternity who were in the same category to grab the ultimate award in this year’s Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs).
He won three other awards namely, Best AfroPop Song, Best Afropop/Afribeats Song, Album/EP of the Year. So in all, King Promise won four awards.
This is the first time King Promise has won the Artiste of the Year award.
Below is the full list of winners:
Unsung Artiste of the Year: Yaw Darling
Best Hiplife Song of the Year: Bad Feelins by Tulenkey
Best Male Vocalist of the Year: Joe Mettle
Best Female Vocal Performance: Esther Godwyll
Best Highlife Song of the Year: King Paluta: Makoma
Best Hiphop Song of the Year: Kweku Smoke (Holy Ghost)
Best Collaboration of the Year: KiDi ft Black Sherif(Lomolomo)
Best International Collaboration of the Year: Diana Hamilton ft Mercy Chinwo (This is the Doing of the Lord)
Best Afropop Song of the Year: King Promise (Paris)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Yaw Sarpong and the Asomafo band.
Best Traditional Song of the Year: Empress Gifty(Watch Me)
Best Afrobeats Song of the Year: OliveTheBoy(Asylum)
Best Video of the Year: Stonebwoy(Jerejere)
Best Gospel Artiste: Joe Mettle
Producer of the Year: Khendi Beatz (Aseda)
Best Afropop/Afrobeats Artiste of the Year: King Promise
Best Urban /Contemporary Gospel: Team Eternity Ghana
Best African Song of the Year: Tshwala Bam by Burna Boy, TitoM and Yuppe
Best Highlife Artiste of the Year: Fameye
Songwriter of the Year: Kofi Kinaata(Saman)
Rap Performance of the Year: Kweku Smoke
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste: Stonebwoy
Group of the Year: Team Eternity Ghana
Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year: Kweku Smoke
Best Reggae/ Dancehall Song of the Year: Stonebwoy
Best Album/EP of the Year: King Promise
Record/Best Sound of the Year: Ayisi(Can I live)
Best New Artiste of the Year: Beeztrap
Music for Development: Epixode
Most Popular Song of the Year: Aseda(King Paluta)
Artiste of the Year: King Promise
