It’s music celebration season, and Ghana’s premier music awards show, is taking place this year. As a result, the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) list has been made available by the awards’ organizers.
Singer KiDi was the last person to win the coveted award. This year, it’s between eight amazing acts that did exceptionally well in the year under review. Let’s take a look at the complete list of nominees that was officially made public on March 18, 2023.
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See the full list below.
Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif
Stonebwoy
Sarkodie
King Promise
Camidoh
Kidi
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle
Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year
Camidoh – Sugarcane rmx ft King Promise & Mayokun
Sarkodie – Country Side ft Black Sherif
Black Sherif – Kweku the traveller
Lasmid – Friday Night
Kelvyn Boy – Down flat
Gyakie – Something
Wendy Shay – Survivor
Kidi – Blessed ft. Mavado
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Piesie Esther – Waye me yie
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
Best Hip-Hop Song
Black Sherif – Kweku the traveler
Amerado – Obiaa boa
Sarkodie – Country side ft Black Sherif
Malcom Nuna -Benzo
Kwesi Authur – Drama
Medikal – Scarface
Best New Artiste
Lasmid
Djay
Malcom Nuna
Jay Bhad
Ewuraabena
Dj Azonto
Chief One
Album of the Year
Black Sherif – The Villain I Never Was
Sarkodie – Jamz
Gyakie – My Diary
King Promise – 5 Star
Kwesi Authur – Son of Jacob
Joe Mettle – The Kadosh
Best African Artiste
Arya Star
Burnaboy
Asake
Kizz Daniel
Libianca
The Therapist
Best Rap Performance
Medikal – Scarface
Strongman – Goated
Amerado – Obiaa boa
Lyrical Joe – 5th August 6
Teephlow – 6feet
International collaboration of the year
Camidoh – – Sugarcane rmx ft King Promise & Mayokun
Kidi – Touch it ft Tyga
King Promise – Ten Toes ft Omah Lay
Kidi – Blessed ft Mavado
MzVee – Dumebi ft Yemi Alade
King Promise – Run to you ft Chance the Rapper & Vic Mensa
Sarkodie – Better days ft Buju
Collaboration of the Year
FBS – Jo ft Mr Drew
Sarkodie – Country side ft Black Sherif
Epixode – Atiaa ft Kwabena Kwabena
Amerado – Grace ft Lasmid
DJ Breezy – Abonten ft Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod
Bethel Revival Choir ft Edwin Dadson – Tegbe Tegbe
Sarkodie – Labadi ft King Promise
Songwriter of the Year
Piesie Esther – Waye me yie
Black sheriff – GH Paradise
Perez Muzik – Hewale lala
Fameye – Thank You
Diana Hamilton – My Meditation
Ewurabena – This Far
Best Highlife Artiste
Kofi Kinata
Akwaboa
Kuami Eugene
Abiana
Best Hiplife/ Hiphop Artiste
Black Sherif
Sarkodie
Kwesi Authur
Medikal
Amerado
Strongman
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
Camidoh
King Promise
Gyakie
Kidi
Wendy Shay
Kelvyn Boy
Best Reggae/ Dancehall Artiste
Raskuuku
Epixode
Rocky Dawuni
Stonebwoy
Samini
Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle
Perez Muzik
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
MOG Music
Best Female Vocal Performance
Piese Esther
Niella
Enuonyam
Cina Soul
Abiana
Adomaa
Best Male Vocal Performance
Camidoh
Kyei Mensah
Perez Muzik
Stonebwoy
King Promise
Best Music Video
Black Sherif – Konogo 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 – Afraid to lose you
