Hip-hop artiste, Elom Adablah, popularly known as EL, has been crowned Artiste of the Year at the 2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

The event held at the Accra International Centre on Saturday saw the rapper win four other categories. Aside winning the Hiplife/Hip-pop Artiste of the Year, his song, “Mi Naa Bo Po” was adjudged Afro Pop Song of the Year. The same track earned him Producer of the Year while the music video for “Shelele” won Music Video of the Year.

Receiving the coveted plaque, EL urged all not to be discouraged but pursue their ambitions. Earlier, he had said that when he started his solo music career, he turned death ears to comments which suggested that he quit music and do something else.

“If you have some dreams, don’t stop working towards them. Educate yourself and keep your dreams alive,” he said.

Here are the full list of award winners:

Peace Song - New Generation Gospel Ministers

Traditional Artiste of the Year - Tesha Music Group

Instrumentalists of the Year - Justice Williams

Sound Engineer of the Year - Kaywa

Best Music For Development - Gasmilla

Lifetime Achievement – A.B Crentsil

Songwriter of the Year – Kofi Kinaata (Susuka)

Gospel Song of the Year – Aporsor (Nicholas Omane Acheampong)

Highlife Song of the Year – Mansa (Bisa Kdei)

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Go Higher (Stonebwoy)

Hiphop Song of the Year – Hand To Mouth (Sarkodie)

Hiplife Song of the Year – Yewo Krom (Atom)

Afro Pop Song of the Year – Mi Naa Bo Po (EL)

Gospel Artiste of the Year – SP Kofi Sarpong

Highlife Artiste of the Year – Bisa Kdei

Hiplife/Hip-pop Artiste of the Year – EL

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year - Stonebwoy

Best Female Vocalist – MzVee

Best Male Vocalist – Pat Thomas

Best Rapper of the Year – Sarkodie

Best International Act – Wizkid

Best Collaboration of the Year – Skolom (VVIP ft Sena Dagadu)

Best Group of the Year – VVIP

Best Producer of the Year – EL

Music Video of the Year – Shelele (EL & Phamous Films)

Record of the Year – Bra (Sarkodie ft Pat Thomas)

Best New Artiste of the Year – Kofi Kinaata

Most Popular Song of the Year – Mansa (Bisa Kdei)

Album of the Year – Breakthrough