Highlife and hiplife musician Martin King Arthur, also known as Kofi Kinaata, has picked his fourth Songwriter of the Year award at the ongoing Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
The Tar’di-native has dominated the “Songwriter of the Year†category since 2016 when he won the award with his breakthrough single “Susukaâ€.
This year, he won it again with his hit “Behind The Scenes†for the fourth time (not in a row).
He achieved this feat after beating Diana Hamilton – who got nominated for her song “Adom,†Adina – wo earned nomination for “Hyedin,†Joe Mettle – whose hit “Yesu Mo†got him a nod, Abiana – who earned a nomination with her breakthrough single “Adun Lei,†and Epixode – whose song “Too Much†saw him rubbing shoulders with the best.
Kofi Kinaata had only a few words when he received the award in person at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre. After receiving the award, he showed his four fingers – indicating that he has won the category four times.
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He won the category in 2016 and 2017 but lost in 2018 and 2019. He, however, bounced back last year when he picked his third with “Things Fall Apartâ€.
Saturday marks the climax of the 2-day award ceremony. The major categories to be announced tomorrow are “Artiste of the Yearâ€, “Popular Song of the Yearâ€, “Best Rap Performanceâ€, “Hip-Hop/Hiplife Song of the Yearâ€, “Gospel Artiste of the Yearâ€, “Highlife Artiste of the Year†and “Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Yearâ€.