Full list: Western Music Awards releases nominations for 2023 Awards

• Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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A total of 101 Artistes and stakeholders of the Creative Arts Industry from Western and Western North Regions have been nominated in the 7^th edition of the prestigious Western Music Awards.

Organised by the Westline Entertainment, a subsidiary of Westline Consult Limited, the 7^th edition of Western Music Awards is themed ‘This is Music.’

In a nominee’s announcement which was broadcast on Westline TV on Youtube, the head of Public Relations of Western Music Awards, Nana Kwesi Coomson mentioned that, “there are a total of 30 categories this year. We have introduced the Unsung category which focuses on the Senior High School talents.”

“This category is to discover the music talents early from the Senior High Schools. We brought on board Entertainment Masters of selected SHSs in Western Region to nominate their best talents to represent them. This will ensure that we give such talents early support by introducing them to the market and audience for smooth transition when they are out of school” Mr. Coomson added.

In the flagship Artiste of the year category, Aya Ramzy B, the reigning Artiste of the year battles 5 others; KDM, Lasmid, Fameye, Ayesem and Kweysi Swat.

Full list of nominees below:

Artiste of the year

KDM

Lasmid

Fameye

Ayesem

Aya RamzyB

Kweysi Swat

Afropop Song of the year

Neffgee – Ovadoze

Alee – Araba

Jeriboy – Faya

Ayesem – Julie

Snow B – You

Debby Sway – Correct

Fameye – Thank You

Amoako Belo – Run ft. TJDJ

Album/EP of the year

Fameye – Songs of Peter

Nyame B – Exodus Tape

Jasorn Niew – Gozzy Lotto

Wallarz – 18th June in The 90s

Brass Band of the year

Bossplay Band

Evergreen Band

Rhythm 360 Band

Blue Scouts Band

Nothing Late Band

Blogger/Promoter of the year

Kofi Annan GH – www.kofiannangh.net

Eric Ekow Smith – www.amaghana.net

Naacy – www.alltunezgh.com

Kofi Ansah – www.sstvgh.com

Eaziman – www.eaziman.com

Halmblog – www.halmblog.com

Collaboration of the year

Reign Godz – Talk That Talk ft. Free Willi

Bobo Dada Bee – Celebrate ft. Quamina MP

Phynex – Highlife ft. Kweysi Swat

Aya RamzyB – Back Fire ft. Keche Global

Scowachez N.A – Kasapreko ft. Minizta (West Side Gang)

Tray Zee – No Pressure ft. Kofi Kinaata & Quamina MP

Entertainment Show of the year

Hypeman Ferggy – Y Entertainment Podium (Y FM)

Waibe YB – Showbiz Extra (Owass FM)

Macall Mensah – Compound House (Beach FM)

Ato Kwamina D’Gem – Connect Entertainment Review (Connect FM)

?Gospel Artiste of the year

KDM

Emelia Baidoo

Morris Makafui

Vincent Nyarko

Gospel Song of the year

Vincent Nyarko – Life

Morris Makafui – It is God

Georgia & Georgette – W’ayeyie

Emelia Baidoo – Mehwefo

Corbina Saah – Nyaminli Ndwomi

Group of the year

Anlo Soldiers

Westside Gang

FnF (Flava n Fugeez)

Highlife Artiste of the year

Snow B

Fameye

Naf Kassi

Kweysi Swat

Enaal Tribes

Highlife Song of the year

Snow B – Sobolo

Naf Kassi – Yesi Yesi

Sally M – Makoma

Kweysi Swat – 80’s Love

Joey Slym – Who Go Love

Afezi Perry – Don’t Complain

Hip-Hop Artiste of the year

Reign Godz

Slim Drumz

Semenhyia

Aziz Havoc

Hip-Hop Song of the year

Bobo Bada Bee – Bossu

Semenhyia – Party

Yaw Lucaz – Stressed Up

Hyndu – Bad Injection

Slim Drumz  – Yaacross Won ft. Magnom

Reign Godz – Talk That Talk ft. Free Willi

Hiplife Artiste of the year

Yaw Lucaz

Carbon IG

Aya RamzyB

Black Metal

Bobo Dada Bee

Hiplife Song of the year

Linkup Daddy – Real Bad Song

Lasmid – Friday Night

Yaw Lucaz – Sosick

Jeriboy – Obiaa

Bobo Dada Bee – Celebrate ft. Quamina MP

Aya RamzyB – ?Back Fire ft. Keche Global

Tray Zee – No Pressure ft. Kofi Kinaata & Quamina MP

Instrumentalist of the year

Saxopaa

Terry String

Corbina Saah

Gilbert Amoah

New Artiste of the year

Jeriboy

Phynex

Sally M

Joey Slym

Biz Starna

Fiifi Lattex

Debby Sway

Linkup Daddy

Emelia Baidoo

Feelingboy Khalipha

Popular Ghanaian Song of the year

Lasmid – Friday Night

Shatta Wale – On God

Black Sherif – Kweku the Traveler

Kelvnboy – Down Flat

Kidi?Blessed – Movado

Black Sherif – Second Sermon (rmx) ft. Burna Boy

Sarkodie – Countryside ft. Black Sherif

Camido – Sugar Cane ft. Mayorkun, King Promise & Darkoo

Popular Regional Song of the year

Kweysi Swat – Oh Obibini

Quesi Ghana – Struggles

Vincent Nyarko – Life

Snow B – You

Fameye – Thank you

Lasmid – Friday Night

Afezi Perry – Don’t Complain

Bobo Dada Bee – Celebrate ft. Quamina MP

Kojo Wadosty – The Feeling ft. Kofi Kinaata

Aya RamzyB – Back Fire ft. Keche Global

Producer of the year

DDT

Willis Beatz

Jake on the Beatz

Still VybezNeBeatz

Radio DJ of the year

DJ Cuebeatz – Y FM

DJ Storm – Beach FM

DJ Obey – Best FM

DJ Wasty Kay – Ahoto FM

DJ Cash – Skyy Power FM

DJ Sparklyn – New Day FM

Rapper of the year

Bobo Dada Bee – Bossu

Semenhyia – Sick Muzikbar

Yaw Lucaz – Stressed Up

Wallarz – Capa

Hyndu – Bad Injection

Reggae Dancehall Artiste of the year

Jahwise

Neffgee

Miskall

Nyame B

Betterdays Gad

Reggae Dancehall Song of the year

Jahwise – Muntashi

Kweysi Swat – Oh Obibini

Betterdays Gad – Turn Up

Amoako Belo – Bless Me ft. Neffgee

Miskall – Praise Jah ft. Jah Jah Bwoy

Songwriter of the Year

Ayesem – Julie

Jeriboy – Obiaa

Kweysi Swat – Oh Obibini

Quesi Ghana – Struggles

Fameye – Thank You

Hyndu – Okukuseku

Urban Gospel Song of the year

Morris Makafui – It is God

Ps. Justice Opare – Increase

Min. Esaw – All Power ft. Emma Asiman

Video of the year

Bobo Dada Bee – Bossu

Evidens – Real Love

Quesi Ghana – Struggles

Ayesem – Julie

Reskew – Leggo

Linkup Daddy – Real Bad Song

Westside Gang – Fair Exchange

Fameye – Thank You

Slim Drumz – Diabolo ft. Nazir & Various

Unsung (SHS Talents)

Oliver Nimo – St. John’s School

Heridity – Bompeh Senior High Technical School

Omar X – Takoradi TechnicalTinstitution

Christabel – Adiembra Senior High School

Ohema – Ahantaman Girls Senior High School

Western Diaspora of the year

 Itzneeded GH – Wish Me Good

FnF (Fava n Fugeez) – Sika