The 8th Annual Groove Awards went down yesterday, honouring this year’s best in gospel music in a colourful event graced by President  Uhuru Kenyatta and beamed live across the country through KTN. Last year’s New Artist winner Willy Paul took a step up to claim the Male Artist of the Year award while his counterpart in gospel mega-hit Sitolia, Gloria Muliro claimed the well deserved award for the Female Artist of the Year.Once again, NTV’s Crossover 101 was named as the best TV show while Mercy D Lai is still running things at the coast. Newcomer Rigga’s album Urban Prayers lost the Album of the Year award to Hellena Ken’s Mambo Yanabadilika. For those residing under rocks or those who were watching Maid In Manhattan yesterday (the guys running the Groove Awards think there were none, given the un-updated status of their website), here is the complete list of winners:

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Gloria Muliro

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Willy Paul

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Bahati

GROUP OF THE YEAR – BMF

SONG OF THE YEAR – Appointment – Jimmy Gait

VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Conquerer – Joyce Omondi

WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR – Hutaniacha – Makenna

ALBUM OF THE YEAR-  Mambo Yanabadilika – Hellena Ken

HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR – Bila Yesu – SOC

RAGGA / REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR – Holiday – Hope Kid

COLLABO OF THE YEAR – Wanajua – Pitson & Mwenye Haki

VIDEO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – Eagle Films

AUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – Bizzy B

DANCE GROUP OF THE YEAR – Altermin

GOSPEL RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR – Gospel Sunday – Milele FM

RADIO PRESENTER OF THE YEAR – Antony Ndiema – Tukuza (Radio Maisha)

GOSPEL TV SHOW OF THE YEAR – Crossover 101 – NTV

DJ OF THE YEAR – DJ Mo

CENTRAL SONG OF THE YEAR – Ruciu Rwaku – David Mambo

WESTERN SONG OF THE YEAR – Nge Ekhisi – Selina Sitati

NYANZA SONG OF THE YEAR – Sonko wa Sonko – Christine Atieno

RIFT VALLEY SONG OF THE YEAR – Kiboiboi – Faith Kosgei

EASTERN SONG OF THE YEAR – Utao – Purity Katieko

PWANI SONG OF THE YEAR – Nakungoja – Mercy D Lai

ARTIST OF THE YEAR (BURUNDI) – Redemption Voice

ARTIST OF THE YEAR (UGANDA) – Exodus

ARTIST OF THE YEAR (TANZANIA) – Christina Shusho

ARTIST OF THE YEAR (RWANDA) – Bahati Alphonze