The was the 17th edition of the Ghana Music Awards which was held on May 7, 2016, at the Accra International Conference Center in Accra, Ghana and was hosted by Chris Attoh, DJ Black and Naa Ashorkor. E.L was the biggest winner at the event, taking home a total of five awards including the coveted 'Artiste of the Year' with Sarkodie and Bisa Kdei won four awards each. These musicians, alongside Stonebwoy, Efya, R2Bees, Wizkid, Joe Mettle and Adomaa, performed at the event.
Performers
The following artistes performed at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards: Sarkodie Wizkid Stonebwoy Efya Joe Mettle Adomaa Bisa Kdei Kofi Kinaata E.L
Nominees and winners
Below is the list of winners for the popular music categories.
Artiste of the Year – E.L
Afropop Song of the Year – "Minaa Bo Po" by E.L
Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste of the Year – E.L
Producer of the Year – E. L
Music video of the Year – Shelele by E.L
Hip Hop Song of the Year – Hand to Mouth by Sarkodie
Rapper of the Year – Sarkodie
Record of the Year – Sarkodie ft. Pat Thomas – Bra
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Go Higher by Stonebwoy
Highlife Artiste of the Year – Bisa Kdei
Highlife Song of the Year – Mansa by Bisa Kdei
Most Popular Song of the Year – Mansa by Bisa Kdei
Album of the Year – Bisa Kdei
Best Group of the Year – VVIP
Collaboration of the Year – VVIP ft Sena Dagadu
SongWriter of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
Best New Artiste of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
Gospel Song of the Year – Nicholas Omane Acheampong (Aposor) Hiplife Song of the Year – "Yewo Krom" by Atom Gospel Artiste of the Year – SP Kofi Sarpong Best Female Vocalist of the Year – MzVee Best Male Vocalist of the Year – Pat Thomas African Artiste of the Year – Wizkid Peace Song Winner – New Generation Gospel Ministers Traditional Artiste of the Year – Tesa Music Group Lifetime Achievement Award – AB Crentsil Sound Engineer of the Year – Kaywa Music for Development Award – Gasmilla Instrumentalist of the Year – Justice Williams (Shikome)