The unveiling of nominees for the 24th edition of the most prestigious Ghanaian music awards, Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) finally took place at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
The nominees which were unveiled by the organizers – CharterHouse featured the big five categories: ‘Record of the Year’, New Artiste of the Year, Album of the Year, Vodafone Most Popular Song and the ultimate ‘Artiste Of the Year’.
The ‘Artist of the Year award is the highest and most prestigious of the awards given at the event to the artist(s) adjudged by CharterHouse, the VGMA Board and the general public as having the highest audience appeal, radio play, online streaming and popularity.
This year’s ‘Artiste of the Year’ Category, has eight heavyweights battling it out. Two gospel artistes, Joe Mettle and Piesie Esther face stiff competition from six secular musicians such as Sarkodie, Black Sherif, KiDi, King Promise and Camidoh.
The 24th edition of the most prestigious Ghanaian music event comes off on March 13.
Check the complete list of nominations below:
Highlife Song of The Year
Epixode – Atia (ft Kwabena Kwabena)
AK Songstress – My Proposal
Adina – Adi Dede
Kwesi Arthur – Adom
Kelvynboy – Down flat
Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy
Best Gospel Song
Celestine Donkor – Final Say
Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie
Diana Hamilton – My Meditation
Joe Mettle – Kadosh
Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala
Bethel Revival Choir – Tegbe Tegbe (Edwin Dadson)
Awura Abena – This Far
MOG Music – Mala
Best Hip Hop Song
Black Sherif – Kweku The Traveller
Amerado – Obiaa Boa
Sarkodie – Country Side (ft Black Sherif)
Malcolm Nuna – Benzo
Kwesi Arthur – Drama
Medikal – Scarface
Best Afrobeats Song
Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix (ft King Promise & Mayokun)
Gyakie – Something
Kidi – Champagne
D Jay – Balance it
King Promise – Ginger
FBS – Jo (ft Mr. Drew)
Best Afropop Song
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Wendy Shay – Survivor
Black Sherif – Oil in my head
Dopenation – Gboza
King Promise – Ten Toes (ft Omah Lay)
Kuami Eugene – Take Away
Kidi – Blessed (Ft Movado)
Fameye – Thank You
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Konkarah Jahvybz – A Go Dey (ft Kelvyn Boy)
Ras Kuuku – 33in1
Epixode – Atia
Black Sherif – Don’t forget me
Rocky Dawuni – Never bow down (ft Blvk H3ro)
Maccasio – Eyes on you (ft Stonebwoy)
Audio Engineer of the Year
Chops – Yaa Asantewaa (King Promise)
Qube – Beginning Again (Adomaa)
Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala (Perez Muzik)
Supa Dups – Therapy (Stonebwoy)
Possigee – Country Side (Sarkodie)
Altra Nova – Far Away (Gyakie)
Producer of the Year
MOG Beatz
Atown TSB
Phantom
Shadrach Yawson
Guilty Beatz
Killbeatz
Liquid Beatz
Samsney
Best Music Video
Black Sherif – Konongo Zongo (Babs Direction)
Stonebwoy – Therapy (J Willz)
Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie (Skyward Videos)
Stonebwoy – Gidigba (Labi)
Sarkodie ft King Promise – Labadi (Coublon)
Kidi – Touch It Remix ft Tyga (Rex)
Scott Evans – Best Side (Rex)
Kwabena Kwabena – Afraid to lose you (Andrew Kumi)
Best Male Vocal Performance
Camidoh – Waiting
Kyei Mensah – Nothing is Too Hard
Perez Muzic – Hewale Lala
Stonebwoy – Therapy
King promise – Run To You
Best Female Vocal Performance
Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie
Niella – Nothing’s Too Hard
Cina Soul – Waiting
Abiana – Shika
Adomaa – Beginning Again
Best Rap Performance
Medikal – Scarface
Strongman – Goated
Amerado – Obiaa Boa
Lyrical Joe – 5th August 5
TeePhlow – 6Feet
Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle
Perez Muzik
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
MOG Music
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Stonebwoy
Ras Kuuku
Epixode
Rocky Dawuni
Samini
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
King Promise
Wendy Shay
Camidoh
Gyakie
Kelvynboy
Kidi
Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste
Black Sherif
Sarkodie
Kwesi Arthur
Medikal
Amerado
Strongman
Best Highlife Artiste
Kofi Kinaata
Akwaboah
Kuami Eugene
Abiana
Songwriter of the year
Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie
Fameye – Thank You
Black Sherif – Oh Paradise
Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala
Diana Hamilton – My Meditation
Ewura Abena – This Far
Collaboration of the Year
FBS – Jo (ft Mr. Drew)
Sarkodie – Country Side (ft Black Sherif)
Epixode – Atia (ft Kwabena Kwabena)
Amerado – Grace (ft Lasmid)
DJ Breezy – Abonten (ft Mugeez ,Black Sherif ,Kwesi Arthur)
Bethel Revival Choir – Tegbe Tegbe (ft Edwin Dadson)
Sarkodie – Labadi (ft King Promise)
Dj Vyrusky – Body 2 Body (ft Kidi, Camidoh)
International Collaboration of the Year
Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix (ft King Promise & Mayorkun)
Kidi – Touch It Remix (ft Tyga)
King Promise – Ten toes (Omah Lay)
Kidi – Blessed (ft Mavado)
Mz Vee – Dumebi (ft Yemi Alade)
King Promise – Run to You (ft Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa)
Sarkodie – Better Days (ft BNXN fka Buju)
Best African Artiste
Ayra Starr
Libianca
Burna Boy
Asake
Kizz Daniel
The Therapist
Record of the Year
King Promise – Yaa Asantewaa (ft Frenna)
Adomaa – Beginning Again
Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Sarkodie – Country Side (ft Black Sherif)
Gyakie – Far Away
Album of the Year
Black Sherif – The Villain I Never Was
Sarkodie – Jamz
Gyakie – My Diary
King Promise – 5 Star
Kwesi Arthur – Son of Jacob
Joe Mettle – The Kadosh
Best New Artiste
Lasmid
DJay
Malcolm Nuna
Jay Bahd
Ewura Abena
Dj Azonto
Chief One
Vodafone Most Popular Song
Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix (ft King Promise & Mayorkun)
Sarkodie – Country Side (ft Black Sherif)
Black Sherif – Kweku the Traveller
Lasmid – Friday night
Kelvynboy – Downflat
Gyakie – Something
Wendy Shay – Survivor
Kidi – Blessed (ft Mavado)
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie
Artiste of the Year
Camidoh
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy
King Promise
Kidi
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle
Black Sherif