Last Saturday, March 18, 2023, the organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards(VGMA) released the list of nominees for the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
There are some categories music lovers and artist fans pay attention to and that is the album of the year, record of the year, most popular song of the year, artiste of the year and others.
The Unsung artists category was announced a day before the big announcement.
Artists who made it to the category are Aya Ramzy, Boi Jake, DSL, Tsa Qa, Ni Ashun, and Maya Blu.
Below is the complete list of nominees;
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 remix 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 Nominees
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 Nominees
Lasmid
Djay
Malcom Nuna
Jay Bhad
Ewuraabena
Dj Azonto
Chief One
Album of the Year Nominees
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 Nominees
Arya Star
Burnaboy
Asake
Kizz Daniel
Libianca
The Therapist
Best Rap Performance Nominees
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 Nominees
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 Nominees
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 Nominees
Kofi Kinata
Akwaboa
Kuami Eugene
Abiana
Best Hiplife/ Hiphop Artiste Nominees
Black Sherif
Sarkodie
Kwesi Authur
Medikal
Amerado
Strongman
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste Nominees
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
Producer of the Year
Mog Beatz
Atown
Phantom
Shadrach Yawson
Guilty Beatz
Kill Beatz
Liquid Beatz
Samnsey
Audio Engineer of the Year
Chopz – Yaa Asantewaa
Qube – Beginning Again
Perez Muzik – Hewale lala
Supa Dups – Therapy
Possigee – Country Side
Altra Nova – Far Away
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Konkara Jahvybz – A Go dey ft Kelvyn Boy
Raskuuku – 33N1
Epixode – Atia
Black Sherif – Don’t forget me
Rocky Dawuni – Never Bow Down ft Blvk H3ro
Maccasio – Eyes on you ft Stonebwoy
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 Afrobeats Song
Camidoh – Sugarcane rmx ft King Promise & Mayokun
Gyakie – Something
Kidi – Champagne
Djay – Balance it
King Promise – Ginger
FBS – Jo ft King Promise
Best Highlife Song
Epixode – Atia ft Kwabena Kwabena
AK Songstress – My Proposal
Adina – Adi Dede
Kwesi Authur – Adom
Kelvyn Boy – Down flat
Kofi Kinata – Have Mercy
Best Hiplife Song
Lasmid – Friday Night
Medikal – Stubborn Academy
Jay Bahd – Anadwo
DJ Breezy – Abonten ft Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod
Amerado – Grace ft Lasmid
Kweku Flick – Ewiase
The VGMA night has been slated for Saturday May 13, 2023 at the Grand Arena of the the Accra International Conference Centre.
