2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards:Full List Of Nominees

After lots of talks about who will be nominated for what at the 24th annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, the nominations list has been released.

Among the nominees are Sarkodie, Black Sherif, Piesie Esther, Diana Hamilton, Joe Mettle, Amerado and many others.

Unsung Artistes category was dominated by Lynx Entertainment.

Who wins what at this year’s event? The awards night is scheduled for Saturday, May 13, 2023.

The full List of 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards are:

Unsung Act
Boijake
Maya Blu
Aya RamzyB
DSL
Ni Ashun
Tsaqa

Best Hiplife Song
Friday Night – Lasmid
Stubborn Academy – Medikal
Anadwo – Jay Bahd
Abonten – DJ Breezy ft Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Kwesi Arthur, Black Sherif & Smallgod
Grace – Amerado ft Lasmid
Ewiase – Kweku Flick

Best Highlife Song
Atia – Epixode ft Kwabena Kwabena
My Proposal – AK Songstress
Adi Dede- Adina
Adom – Kwesi Arthur
Down Flat – Kelvyn Boy
Have Mercy – Kofi Kinaata

Best Gospel Song
Final Say – Celestine Donkor
Waye me Yie – Piesie Esther
My Meditation – Diana Hamilton
Kadosh – Joe Mettle
Hewale Lala – Perez Muzik
Tegbe Tegbe – Bethel Revival choir ft Edwin Dadson
This Far – Ewura Abena
Mala – MOG music

Best Hiphop Song
Kweku The Traveller – Black Sherif
Countryside – Sarkodie ft black Sherif
Obiaa Boa – Amerado
Benzo – Malcolm Nuna
Drama- Kwesi Arthur ft Big Homie Flee
Scarface – Medikal

Best Afrobeats Song
Sugarcane Rmx – Camidoh ft King Promise, Mayorkun & Darkoo
Something – Gyakie
Champagne – Kidi
Balance It – Djay
Ginger – King Promise
Jo – FBS ft Mr Drew

Best Afropop Song
Therapy – Stonebwoy
Survivor – Wendy Shay
Oil In My Head – Black Sherif
Gboza – DopeNation
Ten Toes – King Promise ft Omah Lay
Take Away – Kuami Eugene
Blessed – Kidi ft Mavado
Thank You – Fameye

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
A Go Dey – Konkara Jahvybz ft Kelvyn Boy
33N1 – Ras Kuuku
Atia – Epixode
Don’t Forget Me – Black Sherif
Never Bow Down – Rocky Dawuni ft Blvk H3rd
Eyes On You – Maccasio ft Stonebwoy

Audio Engineer of the year
Yaa Asantewaa – Chopz
Beginning Again – Qube
Hewale Lala – Perez Muzik
Therapy – Supa Daps
Country Side – Possigee
Far Away – Altra Nova

Producer of the year
MOG Beatz
A Town
Phantom
Shadrach Yawson
Guilty Beatz
Killbeatz
Liquid Beatz
Samnsey

Best Music Video – Director in parentheses
Konongo Zongo – Black Sherif (Babs Direction)
Therapy – Stonebwoy (JWillz)
Wayɛ Me Yie – Piesie Esther (Skyweb videos)
Gidigba – Stonebwoy (Labi)
Labadi – Sarkodie ft King Promise (Capone)
Touch It Rmx – Kidi ft TYGA (Rex)
Best Side – Scott Evans (Rex)
Afraid To Lose You – Kwabena Kwabena (Andrew Kumi)

Best Male Vocal Performance
Waiting – Camidoh
Nothing Is Too Hard – Kyei Mensah
Hewale Lala – Perez Muzik
Therapy – Stonebwoy
Run To You – King Promise

Best Female Vocal Performance
Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
Nothing Is Too Hard – Niella
God Of Wonders – Enuonyam
Waiting – Cina Soul
Shika – Abiana
Beginning Again – Adomaa

Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle
Perez Muzik
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
MOG Music

Best Rap Performance
Scarface – Medikal
Goated – Strongman
Obiaa Boa – Amerado
5th August 6 – Lyrical Joe
6 Feet – Teephlow

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Ras Kuuku
Stonebwoy
Epixode
Samini
Rocky Dawuni

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
Camidoh
King Promise
Gyakie
Kidi
Wendy Shay
Kelvyn Boy

Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste
Black Sherif
Medikal
Sarkodie
Kwesi Arthur
Strongman
Amerado

Best Highlife Artiste
Kofi Kinaata
Kuami Eugene
Abiana
Akwaboah

Songwriter of the year
Thank You – Fameye
Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
My Meditation – Diana Hamilton
This Far – Ewura Abena
Oh Paradise – Black Sherif
Hewale Lala – Perez Muzik

Collaboration of the year
Jo – FBS ft Mr Drew
Country Side – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
Atiaa – Epixode ft Kwabena Kwabena
Abonten – Dj Breezy ft Stonebwoy, Black Sherif, Kwesi Arthur, Mugeez & Smallgod
Grace – Amerado ft Lasmid
Labadi – Sarkodie ft King Promise
Body 2 Body – Dj Vyrusky ft Kidi & Camidoh
Tegbe Tegbe – Bethel Revival Choir ft Edwin Dadson

International Collaboration of the year
Sugarcane Rmx – Camidoh ft King Promise, Mayorkun & Darkoo
Touch It Rmx – Kidi ft TYGA
Ten Toes – King Promise ft Omah Lay
Blessed – Kidi ft Mavado
Dumebi – Mzvee ft Yemi Alade
Run To You – King Promise ft Chance The Rapper & Vic Mensa
Better Days – Sarkodie ft BNXN

Best African Artiste
Burna Boy
Ayra Starr
Libianca
Kizz Daniel
Asake
The Therapist

Record of the year
Yaa Asantewaa – King Promise ft Frenna
Therapy – Stonebwoy
Beginning Again – Adomaa
Hewale Lala – Perez Muzik
Country Side – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
Far Away – Gyakie

Album/EP of the year
The Villain I Never Was – Black Sherif
JAMZ – Sarkodie
My Diary – Gyakie
5 Star – King Promise
Son Of Jacob – Kwesi Arthur
The Kadosh – Joe Mettle

Best New Artiste
Lasmid
Chief One
Malcolm Nuna
Dj Azonto
Djay
Jay Bahd
Ewura Abena

Vodafone Most Popular Song
Sugarcane Rmx – King Promise ft Black Sherif, Mayorkun & Darkoo
Country Side – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
Kweku The Traveller – Black Sherif
Friday Night – Lasmid
Down Flat – Kelvyn Boy
Something – Gyakie
Survivor – Wendy Shay
Blessed – Mavado
Therapy – Stonebwoy
Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther