The full list of nominees for the 23rd edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) has been released by the organizers. The comprehensive list includes some of the public’s favorite acts competing for the coveted awards across various categories.
Full list of Nominees of VGMA 2023
The categories released are:
Best Hiplife Song
- Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene
- No Fugazy – Sarkodie
- BiiBi Bese – Kwame Yogot ft Kuami Eugene
- Accra – Medikal
- Abodie – Captain Planet ft Kuami Eugene
- Kom – Fancy Gadam
- Zinabu – Dopenation ft Dancegod Lloyd, Afrobeat, DWP Academy
- S3k3 – Mr Drew
Video of The Year
- Mon Bebe – KiDi
- Mood – Mr Drew
- Odeshie – Epixode
- Bad Girls Luv Money Remix – Amaarae
- Slow Down – King Promise
- Rollies And Cigar – Sarkodie
- Nyinya – Bosom P Yung
- Let It Go – Kweku Smoke
- Fine Girl – Mona 4 Reall
Best HipLife/HipHop Artiste
- Sarkodie
- Okyeame Kwame
- Black Sherif
- D Black
- Amerado
- Medikal
Best Afrobeats Song
- Celebrate – Kwesi Arthur
- Dollar On You – Kuami Eugene
- E Choke Sefa ft Mr Drew
- Coming Home – Mzvee ft Tiwa Savage
- Sugarcane – Camidoh ft Phantom
- Mon Bebe – KiDi
- Je M’apelle – Darko Vibes ft Davido
Best Afropop Song
- Wendy Shay ft Shay Gang – Heat
- Gyakie ft Omah Lay – Forever Remix
- Mr Drew – Mood
- King Promise – Slow Down
- D Black ft Quamina MP, Stonebwoy – Enjoyment Minister
- Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis – Bad Girls Luv Money Remix
- Fameye – Praise
Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
- Sefa
- KiDi
- King Promise
- Mr. Drew
- Wendy Shay
- Gyakie
- Camidoh
- Darkovibes
Best Gospel Song
- Joyce Blessing – Oluwa Is Involved
- Joe Mettle – Ye Obua Mi
- Ohemaa Mercy ft MOG Music -Ote Me Mu
- Diana Hamilton – Awurade Ye
- Celestine Donkor – Only You
- Bethel Revival ft Joe Mettle – Enyo
- Akesse Brempong ft MOG Music – Yaweh
- Empress Gifty – Eye Woaa
- Scott Evans – Mapek3
- Obaapa Christy – The Glory
Best HighLife Song
- Kofi Kinaata – The Grace PT1
- Ak Songstress – Jonathan
- Akwaboah ft Cina Soul – Obiaa
- Bisa KDei – Yard
- Kuami Eugene – Te Na Fie
- Cina Soul – Feelings
Best HighLife Artiste
- Cina Soul
- Akwaboah
- Bisa Kdei
- Fameye
- Kuami Eugene
- Kofi Kinaata
Album Of The Year
- Sarkodie – No Pressure
- KiDi – The Golden Boy
- Joe Mettle – Experience
- Akwaboah – Lighthouse
- D Black – Loyalty
- Kuami Eugene – The Afro Highlife
Songwriter Of The Year
- Minister OJ – Deburu
- Fameye – Praise
- Abiana – Bo Nooni
- Kofi Kinaata – The Grace PT 1
- Akwaboah – Obiaa
- Diana Hamilton – Awurade Ye
Best Hiphop Song of the Year
- Abotre – Amerado ft Black Sherif
- Winning – Kwesi Arthur ft Vic Mensa
- Second Sermon – Black Sherif
- Coachella – Sarkodie ft Kwesi Arthur
- Sika Aba Fie Remix – Kweku Darlington ft Kuami Eugene and Kweku Flick
- Sore Remix – Yaw Tog ft Stormzy and Kwesi Arthur
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
- Stone Bwoy – 1Gad
- Kidi – Touch It
- Samini Ft Efya – Picture
- Stone Bwoy – Greedy Men
- Larruso – New Gen
- Epixode – Odeshie
Female Vocal Performance of the year
- Celestine Donkor – Only You
- Abiana – My House
- Esther Godwyll – Faithful God
- Niiella – Where You Are
- Efe Grace – Overflow
- Cina Soul – OMG
Male Vocal Performance
- Akwaboah Ntro – Naa
- Black Sherif – Golddigger
- Joe Mettle – Ye Obuami
- KiDi – Bad Things
- King Promise – Slow Down
- Kweisey Pee – Amazing God
- Luigi McLean – Mala
Best African Artiste
- Wizkid
- Fireboy DML
- Ckay
- Tems
- Focalistic
- Joeboy
Collaboration of the year
- Captain Planet ft Kuami Eugene – Abodie
- Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene – Yeeko
- D Black ft Stonebwoy, Quamina MP – Enjoyment Minister
- Sefa ft Mr Drew – E Choke
- Kweku Darlington ft Kuami Eugene, Fameye, Yaw Tog, Kweku Flick – Sika Aba Fie Remix
- Sarkodie ft Kwesi Arthur – Choachella
- Kwame Yogot ft Kuami Eugne – Biibi Besi
- Ohemaa Mercy ft MOG Music – Ote Mimu
International Collaboration of the year
- Coming Home – Mzvee ft Tiwa Savage
- Sore Remix – Yaw Tog ft Kwesi Arthur, Stormzy
- Sad Girls Love Money- Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis
- Je M’appelle – DarkoVibes ft Davido
- Second Sermon Remix – Black Sherif ft Burna Boy
- Spiritual- KiDi ft Kuami Eugene, Patoranking
- Non-Living Thing- Sarkodie ft Oxlade
Best Gospel Artiste Of The Year
1. Diana Antwi Hamilton
2. Rev. Obaapa Christy
3. Celestine Donkor Music
4. MOGmusic
5. Empress Gifty
6. Joe Mettle
7. Ohemaa Mercy
8. Akesse Brempong
Record of the Year
1. Ntro Naa – Akwaboah Music
2. Country Hot – Afriyie Wutah
3. Praise – Fameye
4. Meduru – Minister OJ
5. Sad Girls Luv Money – Amaarae ft Moliy & Kali Uchis
6. Love Locked Down – Okyeame Kwame ft Adina Thembi
Best Reggae/ Dancehall Artiste Of The Year
1. SAMINI
2. Larusso
3. Epixodemusic
4. Stonebwoy
Best Rap Performance Of The Year
1. 5th August – 5 – Lyrical Joe
2. Last Verse – Strongman Burner
3. Wudini – Obibini
4. Wontease3 – TeePhlow
5. Rollies and Cigar – Sarkodie
6. The Throne – Amerado Burner
Best New Artiste Of The Year
1. S3FA
2. Black Sherif
3. Scottevanszb
4. Hajia4Reall
5. Kweku Darlington
6. Kwame Yogot
Vodafone Most Popular Song Of The Year
1. 2nd Sermon – Black Sherif
2. Dollar On You – Kuami Eugene
3. Ye Obua Me – Joe Mettle
4. Praise – Fameye
5. E Choke – S3FA
6. Mood – Mr Drew
Artiste Of The Year
1. King Promise
2. Kuami Eugene
3. Sarkodie
4. Black Sherif
5. KiDi
6. Joe Mettle
