24th VGMA: Full list of nominees

• Posted on March 20, 2023March 20, 2023
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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Charterhouse, event organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) on Saturday, March 18 released the full list of nominees for the 24th edition of the annual event.

The announcement was made on the Ghana Music Awards’ Facebook page and CharterhouseLive on YouTube and TV3. In a unique release style, the organizers announced the nominees every hour from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Charterhouse officially declared the opening of the 24th Annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards in January 2023, inviting artistes, artiste management, record labels, producers, instrumentalists, music composers, music industry stakeholders, and the general public to submit published works from January 1 to December 31, 2022.

According to a press release from Charterhouse, the organizers have carefully reviewed and analyzed data, lyrics, and production to select the most deserving Artistes.

1. Unsung Artistes

• Ni Ashun
• Aya Ramzyb
• DSL
• TsaQa
• Maya Blu
• Boi Jake

2. Best Gospel Artiste

Piesie Esther

Joe Mettle

Perez Musik

Diana Hamilton

Celestine Donkor

MOG Music

3. Best Producer

• MOG Beatz
• A Town
• Phantom
• Shadrack Yawson
• Guilty Beatz
• Kill Beatz
• Liquid Beatz
• Samnsey

4. Best Audio Engineer

Chopz – Yaa Asantewaa

Qube – Beginig Again

Perez Musik – Hewale Lala

Supa Dups – Therapy

Possigee – Country Side

Altra Nova – Far Away

5. Best HipHop Song

Black Sherif – Kweku The Traveller

Amerado – Obia Boa

Sarkodie – Country Side ft Black Sherif

Malcolm Nuna – Benzo

Kwesi Arthur – Drama

Medikal – Scarface

6. Best Hiplife Song

Lamid – Friday Night

Medikal – Stubborn Academy

Jay Bhad – Anadwo

DJ Breezy – Abonten ft Mugeez, Black Sherif, and Kwesi Arthur

Amerado – Grace ft Lasmid

Kweku Flick – Ewiase

7. Video of the Year

Black Sherif – Konongo Zongo

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie

Stonebwoy – Gidigba

Sarkodie – Labadi ft King Promise

KiDi – Touch It remix ft Tyga

Scott Evans – Best Side

Kwabena Kwabena – Afriad To Use You

8. Best HipLife/HipHop Artiste

Black Sherif

Sarkodie

Kwesi Arthur

Medikal

Amerado

Strongman

9. Best Afrobeats Song

Camidoh – Sugarcan remix ft King Promise, Mayorkun & Darkoo

Gyakie – Something

KiDi – Champagne

Djay – Balance It

King Promise – Ginger

FBS – Jo ft Mr Drew

10. Best Afropop Song

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Wendy Shay – Survivor

Black Sherif – Oil In My Head

Dope Nation – Gboza

King Promise – Ten Toes ft Omah Lay

Kuami Eugene – Take Away

KiDi – Blessed ft Movado

Fameye – Thank You

11. Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste

Camidoh

King Promise

Gyakie

KiDi

Wendy Shay

Kelvyn Boy

12. Best Gospel Song

Celestine Donkor – Final Say

Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie

Diana Hamilton – My Meditation

Joe Mettle – Kadosh

Perez Musik – Hewale Lala

Bethel Revival Choir – Tegbe Tegbe ft Edwin Dadson

Ewura Abena – This Far

MOG Music – Mala

13. Best Highlife Song

Epixode – Atia ft Kwabena Kwabena

AK Songstress – My Proposal

Adina – Adi Dede

Kwesi Arthur – Adom

Kelvyn Boy – Down Flat

Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy

14. Best HighLife Artiste

Kofi Kinaata

Akwaboah

Kuami Eugene

Abiana

15. Songwriter of the Year

Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie

Black Sherif – Oh Paradise

Perez Musik – Hewale Lala

Fameye – Thank You

Diana Hamilton – My Meditation

Ewura Abena – This Far

16. Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

Konkara Jayvybz – I Go Dey ft Kelvyn Boy

Ras Kuuku – 3 3 & 1

Epixode – Atia

Black Sherif – Don’t Forget Me

Rocky Dawuni – Neva Bow Low ft Blvk H3ro

Maccasio – Eyes On You ft Stonebwoy

17. Male Vocal Performance

Camidoh – Waiting

Kyei Mensah – Nothing Is Too Hard

Perez Musik – Hewale Lala

Stinebwoy – Therapy

King Promise – Run To You

18. Female Vocal Performance

• Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie
• Niella – Nothing Is Too Hard
• Enuonyam – God of Wonders
• Cina Soul – Waiting
• Abiana – Sika
• Adomaa – Begining Again

19. Best Rap Performance

Medikal – Scarface

Strongman – Goated

Amerado – Obiaa Boa

Lyrical Joe – 5th August 6

Teephlow – 6 Feet

20. 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, and Kwesi Arthur

Bethel Revival Choir – Tegbe Tegbe ft Edwin Dadson

Sarkodie – Labadi ft King Promise

DJ Vyrusky – Body 2 Body ft KiDi and Camidoh

21. International Collaboration of the year

Camidoh – Sugarcan remix ft King Promise, Mayorkun & Darkoo

KiDi – Touch It remix ft Tyga

King Promise – Ten Toes ft Omah Lay

KiDi – Blessed ft Movado

Mzvee – Dumebi ft Yemi Alade

King Promise – Run To You ft Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa

Sarkodie – Better Days ft BNXN

22. Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste

Ras Kuuku

Epixode

Rocky Dawuni

Stonebwoy

Samini

23. Best African Artiste

Ayra Star

Burna Boy

Asake

Kizz Daniel

Libianca

The Therapist

24. Album of the Year

Black Sherif – The Villian I Never Was

Sarkodie – Jamz

Gyakie – My Diary

King Promise – 5 Star

Kwesi Arthur – Son Of Jacob

Joe Mettle – The Kadosh

25. Vodafone Most Popular Song

Camidoh – Sugarcane remix

Sarkodie – Country Side

Black Sherif – Kweku The Traveller

Lasmid – Friday Night

Kelvyn Boy – Downflat

Gyakie – Something

Wendy Shay – Survivor

KiDi – Blessed

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie

26. Best New Artiste

• Lamid
• DJay
• Malcolm Nuna
• Jay Bhad
• Ewura Abena
• DJ Azonto
• Chief One

27. Record of the Year

King Promise – Yaa Asantewaa ft Frenna

Adomaa – Begining Again

Perez Musik – Hewale Lala

Stonebwoy – Therapy

Sarkodie – Country Side ft Black Sherif

Gyakie – Far Away

28. Artiste of the Year

Black Sherif

Stonebwoy

Sarkodie

King Promise

Camidoh

KiDi

Piesie Esther

Joe Mettle