VGMA 2023: Full List of Winners.

Ghana music’s biggest night in the calendar year, VGMA 2023, came off last night on the 6th May, 2023. The 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was held to celebrate all key stakeholders in Ghana music’s industry for the 24th year running. This year’s edition generated a lot of talk leading up to night, and it’s set to generate some more after.
The night saw performances from the likes of Piesie Esther, KiDi, Sarkodie, Episode and others.
Black Sherif took home the coveted Artiste of the Year award together with four others. Other winners on the night were Camidoh, King Promise, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie won Hiplife, Piesie Esther and others.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif – Winner
Stonebwoy
Sarkodie
King Promise
Camidoh
Kidi
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle

Most Popular Song of the Year
Camidoh – Sugarcane rmx ft King Promise & Mayokun
Sarkodie – Country Side ft Black Sherif
Black Sherif – Kweku the traveller – (Winner)
Lasmid – Friday Night
Kelvyn Boy – Down flat
Gyakie – Something
Wendy Shay – Survivor
Kidi – Blessed ft. Mavado
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Piesie Esther – Waye me yie

Best New Artiste
Lasmid – Winner
Djay
Malcom Nuna
Jay Bhad
Ewuraabena
Dj Azonto
Chief One

Best Gospel Song
Celestine Donkor – Final Say
Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie – (Winner)
Diana Hamilton – My Meditation
Joe Mettle – Kadosh
Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala
Bethel Revival Choir – Tegbe Tegbe (Edwin Dadson)
Awura Abena – This Far
MOG Music – Mala

Record of the Year
King Promise – Yaa Asantewaa ft Frenna
Adomaa – Beginning Again
Perez Muzik – Hewale lala
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Sarkodie – Country Side ft Black Sherif
Gyakie – Far away – (Winner)

Best Rap Performance
Medikal – Scarface
Strongman – Goated
Amerado – Obiaa boa – (Winner)
Lyrical Joe – 5th August 6
Teephlow – 6feet

International Collaboration of the Year
Camidoh – – Sugarcane rmx ft King Promise & Mayokun – (Winner)
Kidi – Touch it ft Tyga
King Promise – Ten Toes ft Omah Lay
Kidi – Blessed ft Mavado
MzVee – Dumebi ft Yemi Alade
King Promise – Run to you ft Chance the Rapper & Vic Mensa
Sarkodie – Better days ft Buju

Album of the Year
Black Sherif – The Villain I Never Was
Sarkodie – Jamz
Gyakie – My Diary
King Promise – 5 Star – (Winner)
Kwesi Authur – Son of Jacob
Joe Mettle – The Kadosh

Songwriter of the Year
Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie
Black Sherif – Oh Paradise
Perez Muzik – Hewale lala – (Winner)
Fameye – Thank You
Diana Hamilton – My Meditation
Ewurabena – This Far

Best African Artiste
Ayra Starr
Libianca
Burna Boy
Asake – (Winner)
Kizz Daniel
The Therapist

Best Collaboration
FBS – Jo ft Mr Drew
Sarkodie – Country Side ft Black Sherif – (Winner)
Epixode – Atiaa ft Kwabena Kwabena
Amerado – Grace ft Lasmid
DJ Breezy – Abonten ft Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod
Bethel Revival Choir ft Edwin Dadson – Tegbe Tegbe
Sarkodie – Labadi ft King Promise

Best Hiplife/ Hiphop Artiste
Black Sherif
Sarkodie – (Winner)
Kwesi Authur
Medikal
Amerado
Strongman

Best Hip-Hop Song 
Black Sherif – Kweku the traveller – (Winner)
Amerado – Obiaa boa
Sarkodie – Country side ft Black Sherif
Malcom Nuna -Benzo
Kwesi Authur – Drama
Medikal – Scarface

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
Camidoh
King Promise – (Winner)
Gyakie
Kidi
Wendy Shay
Kelvyn Boy

Best Highlife Artiste
Kofi Kinaata – (Winner)
Akwaboa
Kuami Eugene
Abiana

Best Hip-Hop Song 
Black Sherif – Kweku the traveller – (Winner)
Amerado – Obiaa boa
Sarkodie – Country side ft Black Sherif
Malcom Nuna -Benzo
Kwesi Authur – Drama
Medikal – Scarface

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
Camidoh
King Promise – (Winner)
Gyakie
Kidi
Wendy Shay
Kelvyn Boy

Best Reggae/ Dancehall Artiste
Ras Kuuku
Epixode
Rocky Dawuni
Stonebwoy – (Winner)
Samini

Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther – (Winner)
Joe Mettle
Perez Muzik
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
MOG Music

Best Female Vocal Performance
Piesie Esther
Niella – (Winner)
Enuonyam
Cina Soul
Abiana
Adomaa

Best Male Vocal Performance
Camidoh
Kyei Mensah
Perez Muzik – (Winner)
Stonebwoy
King Promise

Best Music Video
Black Sherif – Konogo Zongo – (Winner)
Stonebwoy – Therapy
Piesie Esther – Waye me yie
Stonebwoy – Gidigba
Sarkodie – Labadi ft King Promise
Kidi – Touch It remix ft Tyga
Scott Evans – Best Side
Kwabena Kwabena – Afraid to lose you

Producer of the Year
Mog Beatz – (Winner)
Atown
Phantom
Shadrach Yawson
Guilty Beatz
Kill Beatz
Liquid Beatz
Samnsey

Audio Engineer of the Year
Chopz – Yaa Asantewaa
Qube – Beginning Again
Perez Muzik – Hewale lala
Supa Dups – Therapy
Possigee – Country Side
Altra Nova – Far Away – (Winner)

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Konkara Jahvybz – A Go dey ft Kelvyn Boy
Ras Kuuku – 33N1
Epixode – Atia – (Winner)
Black Sherif – Don’t forget me
Rocky Dawuni – Never Bow Down ft Blvk H3ro
Maccasio – Eyes on You ft Stonebwoy

Best Afropop Song
Stonebwoy – Therapy – (Winner)
Wendy Shay – Survivor
Black Sherif – Oil in my head
Dopenation – Gboza
King Promise – Ten toes ft Omah Lay
Kuami Eugene – Take away
Kidi – Blessed ft Movado
Fameye – Thank you

Best Afrobeats Song
Camidoh – Sugarcane rmx ft King Promise & Mayokun – (Winner)
Gyakie – Something
Kidi – Champagne
Djay – Balance it
King Promise – Ginger
FBS – Jo ft King Promise

Best Highlife Song
Epixode – Atia ft Kwabena Kwabena
AK Songstress – My Proposal
Adina – Adi Dede
Kwesi Authur – Adom
Kelvyn Boy – Downflat – (Winner)
Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy

Best Hiplife Song
Lasmid – Friday Night – (Winner)
Medikal – Stubborn Academy
Jay Bahd – Anadwo
DJ Breezy – Abonten ft Kwesi Authur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod
Amerado – Grace ft Lasmid
Kweku Flick – Ewiase