Joe Mettle
The Christian Council of Ghana has congratulated Joe Mettle for winning the artiste of the year awards at the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) held last Saturday at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).
Joe Mettle was nominated in the artiste of the year category alongside Medikal, Stonebwoy, MzVee, Sarkodie and reigning artiste of the year, E.L, but managed to beat all five contenders to make history at the event.
He is the first gospel artiste to win the artiste of the year award since the inception of the VGMAs in 2000.
This achievement, General Secretary of the Christian Council, Rev Opuni Frimpong, speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem yesterday, said is a laudable one.
“We congratulate all the musicians and especially Joe Mettle for winning the artiste of the year award at the VGMA,” he said.
Joe Mettle, who on Friday, April 7 predicted that he will surely win the artiste of the year award on the night, also won the gospel artiste of the year award and male vocalist of the year award.
Joe Mettle, a former lead singer of the Soul Winners gospel music group, has since he went solo produced mega hits like ‘Medo Wo’, ‘Ayeyi Nnwom’, ‘Jehovah Praise’, ‘Onwanwani,’ among others.
He is in the past won awards like best male vocalist, best songwriter, best video at 2012 Gospel Industry Awards, alternative song of the year at 2012 Bass Awards, best male artiste at 2016 RIGA Awards in South Africa, best vocal performance at the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards and has also earned multiple nominations in both local and international award schemes.