Ghana Music Awards UK 2023: All the winners

9 oct 2023 - 09:25

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The winners of the seventh annual Ghana Music Awards UK (GMA-UK) were announced at The Royal Regency in London on 7 October, with dancehall singer Shatta Wale the night’s biggest winner.

Shatta Wale.

The scheme celebrates the influence of Ghanaian music in the UK, and this year’s edition honoured works released between April 2022 and March 2023, across more than 30 categories.

Shatta Wale bested fellow stars Black Sherif, Piesie Esther, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, and King Promise to annex the Artist of the Year prize, previously held by Black Sherif.

Aside from the coveted trophy, Shatta Wale, fuelled by hit record 'On God', clinched the awards for Reggae/Dancehall Artist of the Year, Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year and Song of the Year. His fanbase, Shatta Movement, was also recognised as the Most Dominant Fanbase of the Year.

Below is the full list of winners:

Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist of the Year

Black Sherif
Sarkodie
Medikal
Amerado
DJ Azonto
Lasmid

Hiplife/Hip Hop Song of the Year

‘Friday Night’ – Lasmid
‘Scarface’ – Medikal
‘Grace’ – Amerado ft. Lasmid
‘Ewiase’ – Kweku Flick
‘Country Side’ – Sarkodie ft. Black Sherif
‘Soja’ – Black Sherif
‘Fa No Fom’ – DJ Azonto
‘Benzo’ – Malcom Nuna
‘Kwacha’ – YPee ft. Yaw TOG
‘Pressure’ – Kimilist
‘Obaa Hemaa’ – Skyface SDW ft. O’Kenneth, Reggie, Beeztrap KOTM, Kwaku DMC & Jay Bahd

Highlife Song of the Year

‘Atia (High-life Rendition)’ – Epixode ft. Kwabena Kwabena
‘Adidede’ – Adina
‘Adom’ – Kwesi Arthur
‘Have Mercy’ – Kofi Knit
‘Champagne’ – KiDi
‘My Darling’ – Akwaboah ft. Kwabena Kwabena
‘Outside (Abonten)’ – DJ Breezy ft. Kwesi Arthur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod
‘Afraid to Lose You’ – Kwabena Kwabena
‘Ofon Na Ɛdi Asɛm Fo’ – Daddy Lumba
‘Settle’ – Gambo ft. Keche

Highlife Artist of the Year

Adina
Kofi Kinaata
KiDi
Akwaboah
Kwabena Kwabena

Gospel Song of the Year

‘Wayε Me Yie’ – Piesie Esther
‘My Meditations’ – Diana Hamilton
‘Final Say (Medley)’ – Celestine Donkor
‘Mala’ – MOGmusic
‘This Far’ – Ewura Abena

Gospel Artist of the Year

Piesie Esther
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
MOGmusic

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year

Ras Kuuku
Epixode
Rocky Dawuni
Stonebwoy
Shatta Wale
Samini

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

‘3 3 & 1 (Miensa Miensa Ne Baako)’ – Ras Kuuku
‘Atia’ – Epixode
‘Don’t Forget Me’ – Black Sherif
‘Never Bow Down’ – Rocky Dawuni ft. Blvk H3ro
‘On God’ – Shatta Wale
‘Abundance’ – Samini
‘Eyes On You’ ft. Stonebwoy – Maccasio

Afrobeats Artist of theYear

Camidoh
King Promise
Gyakie
Wendy Shay

Afrobeats Song of the Year

‘Kaba’ – Camidoh
‘Something’ – Gyakie
‘Balance It’ – D Jay
‘Ginger’ – King Promise
‘Jo’ – FBS ft. Mr Drew
‘Therapy’ – Stonebwoy
‘Carry Go’ – Sista Afia

Male Vocalist of the Year

Camidoh
Stonebwoy
King Promise
Akwaboah
Kwabena Kwabena

Female Vocalist of the Year

Piesie Esther
Cina Soul
Abiana
Adomaa
Ewura Abena
Ruth Adjei

Instrumentalist of the Year

Dominic Quarshie
Prince Sennah
Emmanuel Bludo
Dan Grahl
Prince Hakim
Ahwenepa

Songwriter of the Year

Piesie Esther – ‘Wayε Me Yie’
Akwaboah – ‘Darling’
Black Sherif – ‘Oh Paradise’
Fameye – ‘Thank You’
Diana Hamilton – ‘My Meditations’
Ewura Abena – ‘This Far’
Epixode – ‘Atia (High-life Rendition)’

Best Group of the Year

FRA!
Bethel Revival Choir
DopeNation
Keche

Best Rapper of the Year

Medikal – ‘Scarface’
Strongman – ‘Goated’
Sarkodie – ‘Country Side’ ft. Black Sherif
Amerado – ‘Obiaa Boa’
Eno Barony – ‘The Finish Line’ ft. Amerado
Lyrical Joe – ‘Hmmhm’

Best Collaboration of the Year

FBS – ‘Jo’ ft. Mr Drew
Sarkodie – ‘Country Side’ ft. Black Sherif
Epixode – ‘Atia (High-life Rendition)’ ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Amerado – ‘Grace’ ft. Lasmid
Frank Naro – ‘Koom’ ft. Fameye
Sarkodie – ‘Labadi’ ft. King Promise
DJ Breezy – ‘Outside (Abonten)’ ft. Kwesi Arthur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod
DJ Vyrusky – ‘Body Body’ ft. KiDi & Camidoh
FRA! – ‘You Dey Feel The Vibe’ ft. Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta (Thousand)

New Artist of the Year