The 2021 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, officially VGMA22, is underway at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The red carpet has kicked off proceedings, with the main awards show to start much, much later.
We know it’s not the VGMA without a late start and the show ending 3am Sunday.
To keep up with proceedings, stay on this page as we would bring you all the live updates once the show starts.
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The Red Carpet has started with Elikem Kumordzie and Regina Van Helvert as hosts!
10:04 PM: Okyeame Kwame just stepped on the red carpet and revealed he had no idea McBrown was to join him on stage last night. He says he was ambushed and felt in shock!
They have been trending all day after their dance at the show last night. You can read that full story here.
10:28 PM: Diana Hamilton is on stage performing. The show proper is about to be underway!
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10:32 PM: Enjoy some red carpet photos whilst Diana Hamilton performs
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10:42: Relive Joe Mettle and Diana Hamilton’s performance
10:53PM: Adina gets onstage for a monster performance. Girl is killing it!
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First set of award winners about to announced. The real show starts now!
11:02PM – No surprise here as Diana Hamilton’s ‘Adom’ wins gospel song of the year
11:05PM – KiDi wins Best Highlife Song of the Year with ‘Enjoyment’
11:08PM- Best Reggae/Dancehall song goes to Adina’s ‘Why’
11:12PM: Efya, Ghana’s best vocalist hands down giving us a soothing and magnificent performance!
11:21PM: It’s the turn of Mr Drew to entertain the crowd and those watching all over the country.
11:32: After a lengthy break, the Best Hip-Hop song award is being announced, and the winner is – ‘Sore’ by Yaw Tog
11:34PM: The best hiplife song award goes to ‘No Dulling’ by Keche ft Kuami Eugene
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11:37: The Best Afrobeat/Afropop song award goes to ‘Say Cheese’ by KiDi. That’s the young man’s 2nd award on the night! He’s on fire!
The way things are going, KiDi might very well win the artiste of the year award.
11:42PM: The rap queen Eno Barony storms the stage for a magnificent performance!
11:49PM: It is no exaggeration to say Eno was more than magnificent. She was sensational!
11:50PM: Below are the full list of winners on the night so far. SWIPE!
11:53PM; Frontrunner for Artiste of the Year, KiDi is now killing it with his performance.
12:01AM: With KiDi’s electric performance over the best Highlife artiste award is about to be presented.
And the winner is: Kuami Eugene!
12:03AM: Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year is Medikal
12:06AM: Gospel Artiste of the Year goes to Diana Hamilton
12:15AM: In a tribute to Castro, Kurl Songx and Kofi Kinaata are performing his biggest hits!
12:18AM: And the King Sarkodie just popped up on stage!
12:26AM: Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year award is Epixode.
12:29AM – Best rap performance award goes to: Eno Barony
12:32AM: Next award is Collaboration of the Year which has been given to ‘Happy Days’ by Sarkodie and Kuami Eugene
12:40AM: Kwasi Arthurs with a tidy performance at the show.
12:49AM: Some photos from Sarkodie’s performance
12:51AM: Best Afrobeats/Afropop artiste of the year is...KiDi! His 3rd award tonight.
12:53AM: EP of the year is…‘Blue’ by KiDi.
No way he’s NOT winning artiste of the year now!
12:55AM: International Collaboration of the Year Award goes to…Kwesi Arthur ft Joe Boy ‘Baajo’
12:59AM: Kuami Eugene is onstage to perform. You know it’s going to be goooood!!
01:12AM: Yeah that performance was pretty good! Kuami Eugene dropped all his hits onstage and killed each one.
We’re almost at the end now…
01:19AM: The Best new artiste award goes to…Mr Drew
01:22AM: Album of the year goes to…’Araba’ by Adina
01:27AM: Medikal about to bust out some raps!
And now Yaw Tog takes over! It’s a rap game to end the night
01:42AM: Vodafone VGMA Green Award presented to Kofi Kinaata for raising awareness against illegal fishing
01:44AM: Most popular song of the year award goes to…’Adom’ by Diana Hamilton!
01:50AM: Artiste of the Year is…DIANA HAMILTON!!!
Thank you for being here with us tonight/this morning! See you next year for another VGMA liveblog.