2023 Ghana Music Awards | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding achievement in the Ghanaian music industry in 2022 |
Sponsored by | Vodafone, Yango |
Date | May 6, 2023 |
Venue | Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra |
Country | Ghana |
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Website | ghanamusicawards |
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Runtime | 3 hours 45 minutes |
The 24th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was held on the 6th May, 2023 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in the Grand Arena. [2] The awards is to recognize the works of artiste in the year under review. The awards show was organized by Charter House and broadcast by TV3 as a locally partner in Ghana and international media outlets Akwaaba Magic. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Artist(s) | Song(s) | Link(s) |
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Piesie Esther and All Stars | Wayε Me Yie Rendition with All Stars | [4] [5] [7] |
Kidi | Blessed, I Lied,Champagne | |
DSL | Boys Pe Cho | |
Epixode | Atia | |
Lasmid | Friday Night | |
Black Sherif | Soja, Konongo Zongo, Oh Paradise | |
Gyakie | Scar, Something | |
King Promise | Baby I'm Jealous, Anadwo | |
Ofori Amponsah | Emmanuella, Odo ntira | |
Sarkodie | Country side | |
Pheelz | Fitness | |
Medikal | Scarce | |
Kwabena Kwabwena |
This is the list of winners for the 2023 edition of the event. [3] [10] [11] [12]
Artiste of the Year | Best New Artiste of the Year |
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Best Hiplife Song of the Year | International Collaboration of the Year |
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Best Afropop Song | Best Highlife Song |
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Best Afrobeats Song | Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year |
Best Collaboration of the Year | Unsung Act |
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Best Gospel Artiste | Audio Engineer of the Year |
Far Away – Altra Nova
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Best Reggae/Dancehall Song | Best Highlife Artiste |
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Best Reggae/ Dancehall Artiste | Best Music Video |
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Record of the Year | Song writer of the Year |
Best Male Vocal Performance | Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste of the Year |
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Best African Artiste of the Year | Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste Nominees |
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Producer of the Year | Best Female Vocal Performance |
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Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year | Best Rap Performance Nominees |
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Best Hip-hop Song | Album of the Year |
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Best Gospel Song of The Year | |
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