Ghana Music Awards UK 2023: Check Out Full List Of Nominees For 7th Edition

The organisers of the Ghana Music Awards UK have announced the full list of nominees for the 7th edition on Friday, August 4, 2023.

After their maiden event in 2016, the Ghana Music Awards UK is now in its seventh year. Even though the awards ceremony takes place in London, it often kick off in Ghana to build anticipation and interest from Ghanaians.

The list was released by the organisers on August 4, 2023, with the event scheduled for October 7, 2023, at the Royal Regency in London. The purpose of the award programme is to honour and celebrate the achievements of Ghanaian musicians throughout the year.

The Ghana Music Awards UK opened submissions for artistes, producers, and other members of the music industry to submit their work for consideration in the forthcoming seventh edition on April 12, 2023, and ended on May 30.

Last year, Hip-hop musician Black Sherif swept the night’s prizes, taking home a total of five awards (including Musician of the Year). Akwaboah, a highlife singer and songwriter, got three awards, Eugy and Headie One won two awards each.

Meanwhile, hip-hop legend Reggie Rockstone was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and TiC and Zoro King received special recognition awards.

Below is the full list of the nominees

Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste of The Year

Black Sherif
Sarkodie
Medikal
Amerado
DJ Azonto
Lasmid

Hiplife/Hip Hop Song of The Year

Friday Night – Lasmid
Scarface – Medikal
Grace – Amerado ft. Lasmid
Ewiase – Kweku Flick
Country Side – Sarkodie ft. Black Sherif
Soja – Black Sherif
Fa No Fom – DJ Azonto
Benzo – Malcom Nuna
Kwacha – YPee ft. Yaw TOG
Pressure – Kimilist
Obaa Hemaa – Skyface SDW ft. O’Kenneth, Reggie, Beeztrap KOTM, Kwaku DMC & Jay Bahd

Highlife Song of The Year

Atia (High-life Rendition) – Epixode ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Adidede – Adina
Adom – Kwesi Arthur
Have Mercy – Kofi Kinaata
Champagne – KiDi
My Darling – Akwaboah ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Outside (Abonten) – DJ Breezy ft. Kwesi Arthur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod

Afraid to Lose You – Kwabena Kwabena
Ofon Na Ɛdi Asɛm Fo – Daddy Lumba
Settle – Gambo ft. Keche

Highlife Artiste of The Year

Adina
Kofi Kinaata
KiDi
Akwaboah
Kwabena Kwabena

Gospel Song of The Year

Wayε Me Yie – Piesie Esther
My Meditations – Diana Hamilton
Final Say (Medley) – Celestine Donkor
Mala – MOGmusic
This Far – Ewura Abena

Gospel Artiste of The Year

Piesie Esther
Diana Hamilton
Celestine Donkor
MOGmusic

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of The Year

Ras Kuuku
Epixode
Rocky Dawuni
Stonebwoy
Shatta Wale
Samini

Reggae/Dancehall Song of The Year

3 3 & 1 (Miensa Miensa Ne Baako) – Ras Kuuku
Atia – Epixode
Don’t Forget Me – Black Sherif
Never Bow Down – Rocky Dawuni ft. Blvk H3ro
On God – Shatta Wale
Abundance – Samini
Eyes On You ft. Stonebwoy – Maccasio

Afrobeats Artiste of The Year

Camidoh
King Promise
Gyakie
Wendy Shay

Afrobeats Song of the Year

Kaba – Camidoh
Something – Gyakie
Balance It – D Jay
Ginger – King Promise
Jo – FBS ft. Mr Drew
Therapy – Stonebwoy
Carry Go – Sista Afia

Male Vocalist of The Year

Camidoh – Kaba
Stonebwoy – Gidiba (Firm & Strong)
King Promise – Yaa Asantewaa ft. Frenna
Akwaboah – My Darling ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Kwabena Kwabena – Atia (High-life Rendition)

Female Vocalist of The Year

Piesie Esther – Wayε Me Yie
Cina Soul – Waiting ft. Camidoh
Abiana – Shika
Adomaa – Beginning Again
Ewura Abena – So Far
Ruth Adjei – Matchless Father

Instrumentalist of The Year

Dominic Quarshie – Wayε Me Yie by Piesie Esther
Frank Owusu (Bless) – Final Say by Celestine Donkor
Emmanuel Bludo – Final Say (Medley) by Celestine Donkor
Dan Grahl – Final Say (Medley) by Celestine Donkor
Prince Hakim – Kadosh by Joe Mettle
Ahwenepa by Kwame Yeboah

Songwriter of the Year

Piesie Esther – Wayε Me Yie
Akwaboah – Darling
Black Sherif – Oh Paradise
Fameye – Thank You
Diana Hamilton – My Meditations
Ewura Abena – This Far
Epixode – Atia (High-life Rendition)

Best Group of The Year

FRA!
Bethel Revival Choir
Dope Nation
Keche

Best Rapper of the Year

Medikal – Scarface
Strongman – Goated
Sarkodie – Country Side ft. Black Sherif
Amerado – Obiaa Boa
Eno Barony – The Finish Line ft. Amerado
Lyrical Joe – Hmmhm

Best Collaboration of The Year

FBS – Jo ft. Mr Drew
Sarkodie – Country Side ft. Black Sherif
Epixode – Atia (High-life Rendition) ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Amerado – Grace ft. Lasmid
Frank Naro – Koom ft. Fameye
Sarkodie – Labadi ft. King Promise
DJ Breezy – Outside (Abonten) ft. Kwesi Arthur, Mugeez, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Smallgod
Dj Vyrusky – Body Body ft. KiDi & Camidoh
FRA! – You Dey Feel The Vibe ft. Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta (Thousand)