At the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), which was held on Saturday, numerous talents who put in a lot of effort in the year under review took home several prizes.
Black Sheriff with 4 awards which includes picking up the ultimate of the day, Artiste Of The Year, Stonebwoy with two to his name which includes; Best Afropop song of the year and Reggae/dancehall song of the year, 7th time in a row, Camidoh won Afrobeats Song of the Year and Best Collaboration, King Promise won Album of the Year with 5 Star, Piesie Esther won Gospel Song and Artiste of the Year award, and ‘Landlord’ Sarkordie came in with one win but topping it up by of course his spectacular performance.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Unsung Act of the Year
Ni Ashun
Aya Ramzyb
Dsl – WINNER
Tsaqa
Maya Blu
Boi Jake
Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif – WINNER
Stonebwoy
Sarkodie
King Promise
Camidoh
Kidi
Joe Mettle
Record of the Year
Yaa Asantewaa by King Promise ft. Frenna
Beginning Again by Adomaa
Hewale Lala by Perez Muzik
Therapy by Stonebwoy
Country Side by Sarkodie ft. Black Sherif
Far Away by Gyakie – WINNER
Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year
Sugarcane rmx by Camidoh ft. King Promise & Mayokun
Country Side by Sarkodie ft. Black Sherif
Kweku The Traveller by Black Sherif – WINNER
Friday Night by Lasmid
Downflat by Kelvynboy
Something by Gyakie
Survivor by Wendy Shay
Blessed by Kidi ft. Movado
Therapy by Stonebwoy
Wa Ye Me Yie by Piesie Esther
Best New Artiste
Lasmid – WINNER
Djay
Malcolm Nuna
Jay Bahd
Ewura Abena
Dj Azonto
Chief One
Best Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste
Black Sherif
Sarkodie – WINNER
Kwesi Arthur
Medikal
Amerado
Strongman
Afrobeats / Afropop Artiste
Camidoh
King Promise – WINNER
Gyakie
Kidi
Wendy Shay
Kelvyn Boy
Best Afrobeats Song
Sugarcane rmx by Camidoh ft. King Promise & Mayokun – WINNER
Something by Gyakie
Champagne by Kidi
Balance It by Djay
Ginger by King Promise
Jo by FBS ft. Mr.Drew
Best Afropop Song
Therapy by Stonebwoy – WINNER
Survivor by Wendy Shay
Oil In My Head by Black Sherif
Gboza by Dope Nation
Ten Toes by King Promise ft. Omah Lay
Take Away by Kuami Eugene
Blessed by Kidi ft. Movado
Thank You by Fameye
Video of the Year
Konogo Zongo by Black Sherif directed by Babs Direction – WINNER
Therapy by Stonebwoy directed by Jwilz
Wa Ye Me Yie by Piesie Esther directed by Skyweb Videos
Gidigba by Stonebwoy directed by Labi
Labadi by Sarkodie ft. King Promise directed by Capone
Touch It Rmx by Kidi ft. Tyga directed by Rex
Best Side by Scott Evans directed Rex
Afraid To Lose You by Kwabena Kwabena directed by Andrew Kumi
Best Gospel Song
Final Say by Celestine Donkor
Wa Ye Me Yie by Piesie Esther – WINNER
My Meditation by Diana Hamilton
Kadosh by Joe Metle
Hewale Lala by Perez Muzik
Tegbe Tegbe by Bethel Rivival Choir ft. Edwin Dadson
This Far by Ewura Abena
Mala by MOG Music
Best Highlife Song
Atia by Epixode ft. Kwabena Kwabena
My Proposal by Ak Songstress
Adi Dede by Adina
Adom by Kwesi Authur
Downflat by Kelvyn Boy – WINNER
Have Mercy by Kofi Kinaata
Best Highlife Artiste
Kofi Kinaata
Akwaboah
Kuami Eugene
Abiana
Best Hiplife Song
Last Night by Lasmid – WINNER
Stubborn Academy by Medikal
Andwo by Jay Bahd
Abonten by Dj Brezzy ft. Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & SmallGod
Album/EP of the Year
The Villain I Never Was by Black Sherif
Jamz by Sarkodie
My Diary by Gyakie
5 Star by King Promise – WINNER
Son Of Jacob by Kwesi Authur
The Kadosh by Joe Metle
Songwriter of the Year
Wa Ye Me Yie by Piesie Esther
Oh Paradise by Black Sherif
Hewale Lala by Perez Muzik -WINNER
Thank You by Fameye
My Meditation by Diana Hamilton
This Far by Ewura Abena
Best Hiphop Song
Kweku The Traveler by Black Sherif – WINNER
Obia Boa by Amerado
Country Side by Sarkodie ft. Black Sherif
Benzo by Malcolm Nuna
Drama by Kwesi Authur
Scarface by Medikal
Best Reggae / Dancehall Song
A go Dey by Konkarahjah Vyvz ft Kelvyn Boy
33N1 by Raskuuku
Atia by Epixode – WINNER
Don’t Forget Me by Black Sherif
Never Bow Down by Rocky Dawuni ft. Blvk H3ro
Eyes On You by Maccasio ft. Stonebwoy
Producer of the Year
Mog Beatz – WINNER
A Town
Phantom
Shadrach Yawson
Guilty Beatz
Kill Beatz
Liquid Beatz
Samnsey
Best Rap Performance
Scarface by Medikal
Goated by Strongman
Obia Boa by Amerado – WINNER
5th Audition 6 by Lyrical Joe
6 Feet by Teephlow
Male Vocal Performance of the Year
Camidoh (Waiting)
Kyei Mensah (Nothing Is Too Hard)
Perez Muzik (Hewale Lala) – WINNER
Stonebwoy (Therapy)
King Promise (Run To You)
Female Vocal Performance of the Year
Piesie Esther (Wa Ye Me Yie)
Niella (Nothing Is Too Hard) – WINNER
Enuonyam (God Of Wonders)
Cina Soul (Waiting)
Abiana (Shika)
Adomaa (Beginining Again)
Collaboration of the Year
Jo by FBS ft. Mr.Drew
Country Side by Sarkodie ft. Black Sherif – WINNER
Atiaa by Epixode ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Grace by Amerado ft.Lasmid
Abonten by Dj Brezzy ft. Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & SmallGod
Tegbe Tegbe by Bethel Rivival Choir ft. Edwin Dadson
Labadi by Sarkodie ft. King Promise
Body 2 Body by Dj Vyrusky ft. Kidi & Camidoh
International Collaboration of the Year
Sugarcane rmx by Camidoh ft. King Promise & Mayokun – WINNER
Touch It Rmx by Kidi ft. Tyga
Ten Toes by King Promise ft. Omah Lay
Blessed by Kidi ft. Movado
Dumebi by Mzvee ft. Yemi Alade
Run To You by King Promise ft. Chance The Rapper & Vic Mensah
Better Days by Sarkodie ft. Buju
Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther – WINNER
Joe Metle
Perez Muzik
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
Mog Music
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Raskuuku
Epixode
Rocky Dawuni
Stonebwoy – WINNER
Samini
Audio Engineer of the Year
Yaa Asantewaa by Chopz
Beginning Again by Qube
Hewale Lala by Perez Muzik
Therapy by Supa Dups
Country Side by Possigee
Far Away by Altra Nova – WINNER
Best African Artiste
Ayra Star
Burna Boy
Asake- WINNER
Kizz Daniel
Libianca
The Therapist
