Open call: Guinness Ghana DJ Awards 2024

Now in its 12th year and put together by Merqury Republic, the scheme aims to honour and recognise DJs for their impact on the Ghanaian music scene. The latest announcement follows the festival’s official launch on 20 July. 

The Guinness Ghana DJ Awards process starts with submissions from DJs, music artists, industry professionals and fans, which the jury evaluates for eligibility and category placement. The nomination jury, consisting of experts in recording, production and disc jockeying, determines the finalists in each category and participates in the final voting process along with the Voting Academy and the general public. 

The results are audited by a professional firm to ensure accuracy and fairness.

Eligibility

• Shows, performances or mixtapes must have been released from September 2023 to August 2024.
• The same submission cannot be sent for more than one category in the Industry section.
• Shows or performances must fit into the traditional genre in the section chosen
• Submitted Mixtapes must include full artwork and tracklisting.
• Artist DJ submissions are eligible to only one group of artists or entertainment companies.
• “Tribute” (aka “Best of”) mixtapes are NOT eligible for Mixtape of the Year.

How to enter

Interested Ghanaian DJs or their representatives can submit an entry form along with a mixtape or two-minute video clips of their performance(s) here.

Submissions must include:

• A professional photograph of the contesting DJ.
• A mixtape for consideration for nomination (specify music genre(s).
• A video for consideration for nomination.

The applications can be emailed to ghanadjawards@gmail.com along with links to the mixtape or performance(s), or posted to:

Ghana DJ Awards Nomination
PO Box 2863
Kaneshie, Accra
Ghana

Alternatively, applications can be sent by courier service to:

Ghana DJ Awards 
No 8 Fremah Tower
Julikat, Mallam-Gbawe Road
Accra, Ghana

The deadline for submissions is 20 August.

Disqualification

• Failure to follow submission guidelines.
• More than one submission by the same DJ in the same category.
• Submission received past specified deadline.

Below is the list of categories for the 2024 Guinness Ghana DJ Awards:

• DJ/Artist Collaboration of the Year

• Discovery of the Year

• MC/Hype Man of the Year

• Event DJ of the Year

• Artist DJ of the Year

• Scratch DJ of the Year

• Best Mobile DJ

• Mixtape of the Year

• Video Jockey of the Year

• Female Radio DJ of the Year

• Male Radio DJ of the Year

• Female DJ of the Year

• DJs’ Song of the Year

• Pub DJ of the Year

• Night Club DJ of the Year

• Best Reggae/Dancehall DJ

• Afrobeat DJ of the Year

• Highlife DJ of the Year

• House DJ of the Year

• Gospel DJ of the Year

• Best International DJ

• Best International DJ (Ghanaian)

• Record Promoter of the Year

• Best Young DJ

• Best Student DJ

• Nocturnal People’s Choice

• Pub of the Year

• Night Club of the Year

• DJ of the Year

• Best DJ – Ashanti Region

• Best DJ – Brong Ahafo Region

• Best DJ – Central Region

• Best DJ – Eastern Region

• Best DJ – Greater Accra Region

• Best DJ – Northern Region

• Best DJ – Upper East Region

• Best DJ – Upper West Region

• Best DJ – Volta Region

• Best DJ – Western Region

• Best DJ – Savanna Region

• Best DJ – Bono East Region

• Best DJ – Oti Region

• Best DJ – Ahafo Region

• Best DJ – Western North Region

• Best DJ – North East Region