BASS Awards is an annual award organised primarily to celebrate and award deserving Dancehall and Reggae artistes in Ghana who have contributed immensely to the growth of the genre. 2017 edition of the awards scheme which took place on December 28, 2017 at National Theatre in Accra was made possible by Bullhaus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia.
On the night, Ebony was adjudged the winner of the coveted Kwame Nkrumah Artiste of the Year Award. Nonetheless, Stonebwoy, Blakk Rasta, Ras Kuuku others also grabbed some plaques as well. See the full list of winners below.
BEST DANCEHALL VIDEO OF THE YEAR – People Dey – Stonebwoy
BEST REGGAE VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Bad System – Ras Kuuku
DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR – Talk To Me – Stonebwoy ft Kranium
REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR – Pain Dem – Rudebwoy Ranking
DANCEHALL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR – Happy Day – A.K. Songstress ft Zeal
REGGAE COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR – Nobody Else – MzVee ft Black Prophet
ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR – One Love – Nat Abbey
ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Livingstone – Stonebwoy
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR – Blakk Rasta
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – Mix Master Garzy
YAA ASANTEWA AWARD (RECORD OF THE YEAR)- Black Prophet – In Times Like These
KWAME NKRUMAH AWARD (ARTISTE OF THE YEAR) – Ebony Reigns
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – Knii Lante
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – Ebony
BEST PERFORMER OF THE YEAR – Stonebwoy
REGGAE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR – Ras Kuuku
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR –Xhila Roy
RIDDIM OF THE YEAR – Irie Bus (Kaskis)
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT OF THE YEAR – Patoranking
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of Zylofon Media
Credit: GHBASE