Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2024: All the winners

Formerly known as the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) and marking its silver jubilee in 2024, the event is the most significant on Ghana’s music calendar, celebrating artistic accomplishments across highlife, hiplife, Afropop, gospel and more.

Stonebwoy, a leading favourite for the Artist of the Year Award alongside King Promise, won the top honour, dethroning last year’s biggest winner, Black Sherif. This accomplishment now ties Stonebwoy, who first won the award in 2015, with the likes of Sarkodie, VIP (now VVIP), and Kojo Antwi for the highest number of triumphs in the category. 

Sarkodie claimed the title in 2010 and 2012, while VIP secured wins in 2004 and 2011. Kojo Antwi won Artist of the Year in 2001 and 2003. Hiplife veteran Okyeame Kwame has also won Artist of the Year Award twice: first as part of the Akyeame duo in 1999 and then solo in 2009.

Stonebwoy won six additional awards on the night, while King Promise secured three, most notably for Most Popular Song of the Year for ‘Terminator’. Meanwhile, Kuami Eugene also clinched three awards, including Highlife Artist of the Year and Video of the Year.

Elsewhere, highlife legend Amakye Dede took home the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido was adjudged Best African Artist.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Hiplife Song

• 'Insha Allah' – Okyeame Kwame ft. King Paluta
• 'M'asesa' – Jay Bahd ft. Kweku DMC, SkyFace SDW
• 'Oh My Linda' – Reggie Osei, Jay Bahd, O'Kenneth, Kweku DMC
• 'Twatis' – Oseikrom Sikana ft. Kwaku Smoke
• 'Y'ahite Remix' – King Paluta ft. Kuami Eugene
• 'Eny3 Nwanwa' – Guru

Best Highlife Song

• 'Adoley' – Camidoh
• 'Party' – Adina ft. Kofi Kinaata
• 'Kweku Ananse' – Amerado ft. Fameye
• 'Manodzi' – Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo
• 'My Darling' – Akwaboah ft. Kwabena Kwabena
• 'Overthinking' – Kofi Kinaata
• 'Vero' – Kelvyn Boy
• 'Yolo' – Kuami Eugene
• 'You Dey Feel The Vibe' – FRA! ft. Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
• 'Africa Money' – Wendy Shay

Best Hip Hop Song

• 'Lonely Road' – O'Kenneth, Xlimkid
• 'Otan' – Sarkodie
• 'Scar' – Gyakie ft. JDee
• 'Sowutuom' – Medikal
• 'Dear God' – Strongman
• 'Yaya' – Black Sherif
• 'Akatanii' - Kweku Smoke
• 'The Hardest' – Amerado

Best Afrobeats Song

• 'Hossana' – Banzy Banero
• 'Broken Heart' – DJ Vyrusky ft. Kuami Eugene
• 'Otello' – Fancy Gadam ft. Kuami Eugene
• 'Liquor' – KiDi
• 'Monica' – Kuami Eugene
• 'Case Remix' – Mr. Drew ft. Mophty
• 'Goodsin' – Olivetheboy

Best Afropop Song

• 'Super Super' – Efya
• 'Not God Remix' – Fameye ft. Stonebwoy
• 'Rent Free' – Gyakie
• 'I Lied' – KiDi
• 'Terminator' – King Promise
• 'Bad Boy' – Lasmid
• 'Till We Die' – Sarkodie ft. Ruger
• 'Into The Future' – Stonebwoy

Best Gospel Song

• 'Tears of Joy' – Patience Nyarko
• 'Anuonyam' – Mabel Okyere
• 'Aseda' – Nacee
• 'Kaafo' – Perez Muzik
• 'Mo' – Piesie Esther
• '100%' – Scott Evans
• 'Say Amen' – Diana Hamilton
• 'Victory' – Joyce Blessing

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

• 'Truth' – DSL
• 'Stubborn SoulJah' – Epixode
• 'Efiekuma Love' – Kofi Kinaata
• 'San Bra' – Samini
• 'Non-Stop' – Stonebwoy
• 'Eyeball Remix' – Ras Kuuku ft. Samini

Collaboration of the Year

• 'Liquor' – KiDi ft. Stonebwoy
• 'Lonely Road' – O'Kenneth, Xlimkid
• 'Case Remix' – Mr Drew ft. Mophty
• 'Twatis' – Oseikrom Sikani ft. Kweku Smoke
• 'Kwaku Ananse Remix' – Amerado ft. Fameye
• 'Y'ahitte Remix' – King Paluta ft Kuami Eugene
• 'You Dey Feel The Vibe' – FRA ft Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
• 'My Darling' – Akwaboah ft Kwabena Kwabena

International Collaboration of the Year

• 'Scar' – Gyakie ft. JBee
• 'Butter My Bread' – Jyzno ft. Lasmid
• 'Terminator' – King Promise ft. Yung Jon
• 'Manodzi' – Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo
• 'Cryptocurrency' – Kuami Eugene ft. Rotimi
• 'Wotowoto Season' – Odumodublvck ft. Black Sherif
• 'Till We Die' – Sarkodie ft. Ruger
• 'Perfect Combi' – King Promise ft. Gabzy

Best Highlife Artist

• Abiana
• Akwaboah
• Kofi Kinaata
• Kuami Eugene
• FRA

Best Rap Performance

• 'The Hardest' – Amerado
• 'Warning' – Eno Barony
• 'Boasiako' – FimFim
• '5th August (7)' – Lyrical Joe
• 'We Made It' – Medikal
• 'Otan' – Sarkodie
• 'Dear God' – Strongman

Best Male Vocal Performance

• 'Don't Cry (Kaafo)' – Perez Muzik
• 'Gyidie' – Kyei Mensa
• 'You Are Great' – Kofi Karikari ft Eternity
• 'Hankipanki' – Josh Blakk
• 'Brown Skin Girl' – Camidoh
• 'I Lied' – KiDi

Best Female Vocal Performance

• 'Baby' – Adina
• 'Far Away' – Abiana
• 'His Grace' – Lordina The Soprano
• 'Hold My Hands' – Queendalyn Yurglee
• 'Temple' – Niiella
• 'Make Me Believe' – TiTi Owusu

Record of the Year

• 'Reckless & Sweet' – Amaarae
• 'Far Away' – Abiana
• 'Manodzi' – Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo
• 'Iyawo' – Josh Blakk
• 'Me Dan Wo' – Joe Mettle ft. Kweku Teye
• 'My Helper' – Efya

Best Music Video

• 'Manodzi' – Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo
• 'Wasted Eyes' – Amaarae
• 'Paradise' – Black Sherif
• 'Fate' – Kuami Eugene
• 'Broken Heart' – DJ Vyrusky ft. Kuami Eugene
• '100%' – Scott Evans
• 'Oil In My Head' – Black Sherif
• 'Kweku Playman' – Kweku Smoke
• 'Into the Future' – Stonebwoy
• 'Cryptocurrency' – Kuami Eugene ft. Rotimi

Album/EP of the Year

• Taste of Africa – Abiana
• Fountain Baby – Amaarae
• Love & Chaos – Kuami Eugene
• Planning & Plotting – Medikal
• 5th Dimension – Stonebwoy

Most Popular Song of the Year

• 'Hossana' – Bandy Banero
• ‘Kwaku Ananse’ – Amerado
• 'Yaya' – Black Sherif
• 'Scar' – Gyakie ft. JBee
• 'Victory' – Joyce Blessing
• 'Liquor' – KiDi ft. Stonebwoy
• 'Terminator' – King Promise
• 'Monica' – Kuami Eugene
• 'Case Remix' – Mr Drew ft. Mophty
• 'Aseda' – Nacee
• 'Goodsin' – Olivetheboy
• 'Otan' – Sarkodie
• 'Into the Future' – Stonebwoy

Best Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist

• Amerado
• Black Sherif
• Medikal
• Jay Bhad
• King Paluta
• Sarkodie

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artist

• Epixode
• Ras Kuuku
• Stonebwoy
• Samini

Best New Artist

• Bandy Banero
• DSL
• King Paluta
• Maya Blu
• Olivetheboy
• Oseikrom Sikanii

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artist

• Gyakie
• Camidoh
• KiDi
• King Promise
• Mr. Drew
• Efya
• Wendy Shay

Best Gospel Artist

• Diana Hamilton
• Joe Mettle
• Joyce Blessing
• Mabel Okyere
• Nacee
• Perez Muzik
• Piesie Esther
• Scott Evans

Best African Artist

• Rema
• Asake
• Burna Boy
• Tyla
• Davido
• Jzyno

Songwriter of the Year

• Perez Muzik 
• Fameye
• DSL 
• Sarkodie
• Akwaboah 
• Stonebwoy 

Artist of the Year

• Black Sherrif
• King Promise
• Kuami Eugene
• Nacee
• Sarkodie
• Stonebwoy

Producer of the Year

• Kuami Eugene
• Killbeatz
• MOG Beatz
• Liquid Beatz
• IzJoe Beatz
• Beatz Vampire

Audio Engineer of the Year

• Mix Master Garzy
• Liquid Beatz
• Killing Skills
• Josh Blakk & Richard Nkwankwo
• Loudaa
• Daniel Ayittah

Usung Award

• Kwesi Amewuga
• Kasar
• Lali X Lola
• Keeny Ice
• Sevenkizs

Best Video Director of the Year (awarded to both director and artist)

• Yaw SkyFace
• Lauren Dunn
• David Nicole Sey
• Xbill Ebenezer
• Rex
• The Boldz
• Babs Direction
• Bani Wxrld
• JWillz
• XBill Ebenezer

Music For Good Award

Eugene Zuta

Lifetime Achievement Award

Amakye Dede