Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2023: All the nominees

The awards, now in their 24th edition, recognise exceptional music makers in Ghana in various genres such as highlife, hiplife, Afropop and traditional music. Some of the more coveted award categories include New Artist, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Most Popular Song of the Year and Artist of the Year.

Black Sherif, King Promise and Sarkodie are among the most nominated acts this year with 15, 14 and 10 nominations, respectively. Last year, KiDi walked away with the Artist of the Year Award, which he will be hoping to retain this year. 

The 2023 VGMAs will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre and broadcast live on TV3 and across affiliate media platforms.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Artist of the Year

• Black Sherif
• Stonebwoy
• Sarkodie
• King Promise
• Camidoh
• KiDi
• Piesie Esther
• Joe Mettle

Most Popular Song of the Year

• Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. King Promise & Mayorkun
• 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 Musik – 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
• Malcolm Nuna – Benzo
• Kwesi Arthur – Drama
• Medikal – Scarface

Best New Artist

• 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 Arthur – Son of Jacob
• Joe Mettle – The Kadosh

Best African Artist

• Arya Star
• Burna Boy
• 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 (Remix) ft. King Promise & Mayorkun
• 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. Bnxn

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 Arthur, 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 – Oh Paradise
• Perez Musik – Hewale lala
• Fameye – Thank You
• Diana Hamilton – My Meditation
• Ewurabena – This Far

Best Highlife Artist

• Kofi Kinaata
• Akwaboa
• Kuami Eugene
• Abiana

Best Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist

• Black Sherif
• Sarkodie
• Kwesi Arthur
• Medikal
• Amerado
• Strongman

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artist

• Camidoh
• King Promise
• Gyakie
• KiDi
• Wendy Shay
• Kelvyn Boy

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artist

• Ras Kuuku
• Epixode
• Rocky Dawuni
• Stonebwoy
• Samini

Best Gospel Artist

• Piesie Esther
• Joe Mettle
• Perez Musik
• Diana Hamilton
• Celestine Donkor
• MOG Music

Best Female Vocal Performance

• Piesie Esther
• Niella
• Enuonyam
• Cina Soul
• Abiana
• Adomaa

Best Male Vocal Performance

• Camidoh
• Kyei Mensah
• Perez Musik
• 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 Musik – Hewale lala
• Supa Dups – Therapy
• Possigee – Country Side
• Altra Nova – Far Away

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

• Konkara Jahvybz – A Go dey ft. Kelvyn Boy
• Ras Kuuku – 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 y Had
• DopeNation – Gboza
• King Promise – Ten Toes ft. Omah Lay
• Kuami Eugene – Takeaway
• KiDi – Blessed ft. Movado
• Fameye – Thank You

Best Afrobeats Song

• Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. King Promise & Mayokun
• Gyakie – Something
• KiDi – Champagne
• Djay – Balance It
• King Promise – Ginger
• FBS – Jo ft. Mr Drew

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

Best Hiplife Song

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

Unsung Artist of the Year

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