3Music Awards 2024: All the nominees

Since its inception in 2018, the awards platform has been a leading event honouring the nation’s musicians. The 2024 edition will see its return after a year-long pause, with organisers noting that the show’s return aligns with a renewed commitment to “showcase the best in music and amplify the voices of our artists creating an inclusive and unforgettable experience.”

Among nominees leading the pack this year are Kuami Eugene with 15, Stonebwoy with 12, and King Promise with eight. 

At the 2022 3Music Awards, the last time the awards were held, Afropop singer KiDi won the coveted Artist of the Year trophy for the second year running. This year, the contenders for that category include Black Sherif, King Promise, Kuami Eugene, Medikal, Mr Drew, Nacee, Sarkodie, and Stonebwoy.

Elsewhere, Asake, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Davido, JZyNO, Odumodublvck, Rema, Spyro, and Tyla are vying for the African Act of the Year prize.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Afrobeats/Afro Pop Song of the Year

• ‘Bad Boy’ – Lasmid
• ‘Broken Heart’ – DJ Vyrusky ft. Kuami Eugene
• ‘Case Remix’ (ft Mophty) – Mr. Drew
• ‘Cryptocurrency’ – Kuami Eugene ft. Rotimi
• ‘Goodsin’ – OlivetheBoy
• ‘Hossana’ – Banzy Banero
• ‘Likor’ – KiDi
• ‘Monica’ – Kuami Eugene
• ‘Perfect Combi’ – King Promise ft. Gabzy
• ‘Rent Free’ – Gyakie
• ‘Terminator’ – King Promise

Afrobeats/Afro Pop Act of the Year

• Camidoh
• Efya
• Gyakie
• Kelvyn Boy
• KiDi
• King Promise
• Lasmid
• Mr. Drew
• Olivetheboy
• Wendy Shay

African Song of the Year

• ‘Amapiano’ – Asake
• ‘Butta My Bread’ – JZyNO ft. Lasmid
• ‘Cast’ – Shallipopi ft. Odumodublvck
• ‘City Boys’ – Burna Boy
• ‘Lonely at The Top’ – Asake
• ‘Sability’ – Ayra Starr
• ‘Unavailable’ – Davido
• ‘Water’ – Tyla
• ‘Wotowoto Seasoning’ – Odumodublvck ft. Black Sherif
• ‘Yahyuppiyah’ – Uncle Waffles, Tony Duardo & Justin99 ft. Pcee, Eeque & Chley

African Act of the Year

• Asake
• Ayra Starr
• Burna Boy
• Davido
• JZyNO
• Odumodublvck
• Rema
• Spyro
• Tyla

Album of the Year

• 5th Dimension – Stonebwoy
• ButiFly – Darkovibes
• Fountain Baby – Amaarae
• Ghanapiano – DopeNation
• Lighthouse – Akwaboah Jnr
• Love & Chaos – Kuami Eugene
• M.A.A.L.I – Shatta Wale
• Planning & Plotting – Medikal
• Playman – Kweku Smoke
• Most High – Reggie Osei

Artiste (MVP) of the Year

• Black Sherif
• King Promise
• Kuami Eugene
• Medikal
• Mr. Drew
• Nacee
• Sarkodie
• Stonebwoy

Best Alternative Song

• ‘227’ – Baaba J
• ‘DND’ – Anabel Rose
• ‘Amalelor’ – Darkua
• ‘Hankipanki’ – Josh Blak
• ‘Perfection’ – Worlasi ft. David Hammond
• ‘Prayed Up’ – Ess Thee Legend
• ‘Too Early’ – SuperJazzClub
• ‘Yete Apor’ – Pure Akan ft. Efya
• ‘Wossop’ – Juls ft. KWW

Best Collaboration of the Year

• Akwaboah ft. Kwabena Kwabena – ‘My Darling’
• DJ Vyrusky ft. Kuami Eugene – ‘Broken Heart’
• FRA! ft. Nana Yaw Ofori Atta – ‘You Dey Feel the Vibe’
• Keche ft. Mr. Drew – ‘Party of the Year’
• KiDi ft. Stonebwoy – ‘Likor’
• King Promise ft. Gabzy – ‘Perfect Combi’
• Kuami Eugene ft. Rotimi – ‘Cryptocurrency’
• Mr. Drew ft. Mophty – ‘Case Remix’
• O’Kenneth & Xlimkid – ‘Lonely Road’
• Oseikrom Sikanii ft. Kwaku Smoke – ‘Twatis’
• Reggie ft. O'Kenneth, Jaybahd & Kwaku DMC – ‘Oh Ma Linda’
• Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo – ‘Manodzi’

Best Female Vocal Performance

• Abiana – ‘Far Away’
• Adina – ‘Baby’
• Baaba J – ‘227’
• Darkua – ‘Amalelor’
• Lordina The Soprano – ‘His Grace’
• Niiella – ‘Temple’
• Queendalyn Yurglee – ‘Hold My Hands’
• TiTi Owusu – ‘Make Me Believe’

Best Male Vocal Performance

• AratheJay – ‘My Baby’
• Ayisi – ‘Dangerous’
• Camidoh – ‘Brown Skin Girl’
• Josh Blakk – ‘Hankipanki’
• KiDi – ‘I Lied’
• Kyei Mensah – ‘Gyidie’
• Luigi Maclean – ‘Mi Le’
• Perez Muzik – ‘Don’t Cry’ (Kaafo)

Breakthrough Act of the Year

• Banzy Banero
• DSL
• King Paluta
• Kwesi Amewugah
• Maya Blu
• Mophty
• OlivetheBoy
• Oseikrom Sikanii
• SevenKizs
• Xlimkid

Digital Act of the Year

• Amaarae
• Black Sherif
• Gyakie
• King Promise
• Medikal
• Mr. Drew
• Nacee
• Sarkodie
• Shatta Wale
• Stonebwoy

DJ of the Year

• AD DJ
• DJ Faculty
• DJ Loft
• DJ Lord
• DJ Mac Tonto
• DJ Millzy
• DJ Nyce
• DJ Sly King
• DJ Vyrusky
• DJ Wallpaper
• Mz Orstin
• TMSKDJ

Emerging Woman of the Year

• Anabel Rose
• Baaba J
• Ess Thee Legend (FKA Essilfie)
• Lali x Lola
• Maya Blu
• NAJA
• Renner

EP of the Year

• Avana – OliveTheboy
• Back to the Roots – DSL
• Detour – BRYAN THE MENSAH
• Evergreen EP – Ayisi
• For the Kulture – Kelvyn Boy
• Grace is Luxury – Scott Evans
• I’m Back – Ko-Jo Cue
• Okay Baby, Let’s Do This – Baaba J
• Pain in Glory – O’Kenneth & Xlimkid
• Palmwine Diaries – Juls
• Taste of Africa – Abiana
• Therapy – Worlasi

Gospel Song of the Year

• ‘100%’ – Scott Evans
• ‘Anuonyam’ – Mabel Okyere
• ‘Aseda’ – Nacee
• ‘Kaafo’ – Perez Muzik
• ‘Mo’ – Piesie Esther
• ‘Say Amen’ – Diana Hamilton
• ‘Tears of Joy’ – Patience Nyarko
• ‘Victory’ – Joyce Blessing
• ‘Yes Sir’ – Team Eternity
• ‘You are Great’ – Onn Gospel ft. Kofi Karikari

Gospel Act of the Year

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

Group of the Year

• CT Praise
• DopeNation
• FRA!
• Keche
• Lali x Lola
• SuperJazz Club
• Team Eternity

Highlife Song of the Year

• ‘227’ – Baaba J
• ‘Adoley’ – Camidoh
• ‘Far Away’ – Abiana ft. Fameye
• ‘Kwaku Ananse’ – Amerado
• ‘Manodzi’ – Stonebwoy
• ‘My Darling’ – Akwaboah ft. Kwabena Kwabena
• ‘Party’ – Adina ft. Kofi Kinaata
• ‘Party of the Year’ – Keche ft. Mr. Drew
• ‘Picture’ – SevenKizs
• ‘Vero’ – Kelvin Boy
• ‘Yolo’ – Kuami Eugene
• ‘You Dey Feel The Vibe’ – FRA ft. Nana Yaw Ofori Atta

Highlife Act of the Year

• Abiana
• Akwaboah
• FRA!
• Kofi Kinaata
• Kuami Eugene
• Santrofi
• SevenKizs

Hiplife Song of the Year

• ‘Akohwie Remix’ – Ypee ft. Jhade Stone
• ‘Bossiako’ – FimFim
• ‘Eye Nwanwa’ – Guru
• ‘Insha Allah’ – Okyeame Kwame
• ‘Odo’ – Jay Bahd ft. Skyface SDW
• ‘Oh Ma Linda’ – Reggie Osei ft. O'Kenneth, Jaybahd & Kwaku DMC
• ‘Twatis’ – Oseikrom Sikanii
• ‘Yahitte Remix’ – King Paluta ft. Kuami Eugene

Hip Hop Song of the Year

• ‘5th August 7’ – Lyrical Joe
• ‘Akatani’ – Samini
• ‘Biggie’ – El, Taioh
• ‘Blackout’ – Ko-Jo Cue ft. Bigg Homie Flee
• ‘Pray’ – Phynx
• ‘Prepare’ – Kwesi Amewuga
• ‘Red Eye’ – Kwaku DMC
• ‘Sokoo’ – SkiiBii
• ‘Survivor’ – Amerado
• ‘Uncle Finesse’ – Lil Glo

Hiplife/Hip Hop Act of the Year

• Amerado
• Black Sherif
• Fameye
• Jay Bahd
• King Paluta
• Lyrical Joe
• Medikal
• Sarkodie

Producer of the Year

• BeatzVampire (Goodsin, Bad Boy, Butta My Bread)
• MOG Beatz (Otan, Case)
• Masta Garzy (Manodzi)
• Killbeatz (Terminator)
• Kuami Eugene (Broken Heart, Monica, Cryptocurrency, Victory)
• Nacee (Aseda, Mo)
• Samsney & Joker (Simmer Down)
• Joker Nharnah (Yaya)

Performer of the Year

• Black Sherif – Zaama Disco 2023
• Nacee – Kavod 2023
• Ohemaa Mercy – Tehilla Xperience 2023
• Sarkodie – Rapperholic 2023
• Shatta Wale – Ghana Music Awards UK 2023
• Stonebwoy – BHIM 5th Dimension Concert 2023

Rap Performance of the Year

• ‘5th August 7’ – Lyrical Joe
• ‘50 Years Freestyle’ – M.anifest
• ‘Bossiako’ – FimFim
• ‘Dear God’ – Strongman
• ‘Kwaku Playman’ – Kweku Smoke
• ‘Otan’ – Sarkodie
• ‘Prepare’ – Kwesi Amewuga
• ‘Sowutuom’ – Medikal
• ‘The Hardest’ – Amerado
• ‘Warning’ – Eno Barony

Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

• ‘Body Medicine’ – DJ Perbi ft. Cina Soul & Larusso
• ‘Effiekuma Love’ – Kofi Kinaata
• ‘Eyeball Remix’ – Ras Kuuku ft. Samini
• ‘Non-Stop’ – Stonebwoy
• ‘Peace of Mind’ – Bombamann
• ‘Praise’ – Kwaku Flick ft. Rocky Dawuni
• ‘San Bra’ – Samini
• ‘Stubborn Soldier’ – Epixode
• ‘They Will Know’ – Shatta Wale
• ‘Truth’ – DSL

Reggae/Dancehall Act of the Year

• Epixode
• Ras Kuuku
• Samini
• Shatta Wale
• Stonebwoy

Song of the Year

• ‘Aseda’ – Nacee
• ‘Case Remix’ (ft Mophty) – Mr. Drew
• ‘Goodsin’ – OlivetheBoy
• ‘Into the Future’ – Stonebwoy
• ‘Kwaku Ananse’ – Amerado
• ‘Likor’ – KiDi
• ‘Monica’ – Kuami Eugene
• ‘Mo’ – Piesie Esther
• ‘Otan’ – Sarkodie
• ‘Rent Free’ – Gyakie
• ‘Terminator’ – King Promise
• ‘Victory’ – Joyce Blessing

Video of the Year

• ‘100 Percent’ – Scott Evans
• ‘Broken Heart’ – DJ Vyrusky ft. Kuami Eugene
• ‘Cryptocurrency’ – Kuami Eugene ft. Rotimi
• ‘Into the Future’ – Stonebwoy
• ‘Kweku Playman’ – Kweku Smoke
• ‘Manodzi’ – Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo
• ‘Not God’ – Fameye
• ‘Oh Paradise’ – Black Sherif
• ‘Oil in My Head’ – Black Sherif
• ‘Wasted Eyes’ – Amaarae

Viral Song of the Year

• ‘Aseda’ – Nacee
• ‘Broken Heart’ – DJ Vyrusky
• ‘Goodsin’ – OlivetheBoy
• ‘Hossana’ – Banzy Banero
• ‘Kwaku Ananse’ – Amerado
• ‘Lonely Road’ – O’Kenneth x XlimKid
• ‘Monica’ – Kuami Eugene
• ‘Otan’ – Sarkodie
• ‘Picture’ – SevenKizs
• ‘Terminator’ – King Promise
• ‘Twatis’ – Oseikrom Sikanii

Woman of the Year

• Abiana
• Amaarae
• Diana Hamilton
• Efya
• Eno Barony
• Gyakie
• Mabel Okyere
• Piesie Esther