ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Winner – Black Sherif
NOMINEES
Medikal
Wendy Shay
Diana Hamilton
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner – “Iron boy” Black Sherif
NOMINEES
“Disturbation II” Medikal
“Ready” Wendy Shay
“Torcher” Stonebwoy
“After Midnight” Gyakie
“Walk With Me” Kweku Smoke
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Winner – “Enso Nyame Ye” Kwabena Kwabena
NOMINEES
“Chaana” Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir
“Akoma” Asiama
“For My Good” Soul Winners ft Joe Mettle
“Afa” Enam
“Kwame Macho” Rama Blak
MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner – “Shoulder” Medikal ft ShattaWale & Beeztrap Kotm
NOMINEES
“Shake it to the max remix” Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy
“Foko!” King Paluta
“Sacrifice” Black Sherif
“Crazy Love” Wendy Shay ft Olivertheboy
“Gymnastic” KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak
“Nyame Ye” Piesie Esther
“Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy
“Olivia” Lasmid
BEST NEW ARTISTE
Winner – Kojo Blak
NOMINEES
Adom Kiki
Lalid
Gona Boy
BEST HIGHLIFE SONG
Winner – “It is Finished” Kofi Kinaata
NOMINEES
“Foko!” King Paluta
“Aso II” Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata
“Obi Adi” Amerado
“Do Better” Kuami Eugene
BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE
Winner – Kofi Kinaata
NOMINEES
Fameye
King Paluta
Kwabena Kwabena
Kuami Eugene
BEST HIPLIFE SONG
Winner – “Shoulder” Medikal ft ShattaWale & Beeztrap Kotm
NOMINEES
“Habit” Fameye ft Medikal
“Tontonte” Ko-jo Cue ft Arathejay & Ofori Amponsah
“Next Door” Kojo Blak ft Sarkodie
“Messiah” Sarkodie ft Kweku Flick
“Badness” Kwesi Amewuga
BEST HIPHOP SONG
Winner – “Where Dem Boyz” Black Sherif
NOMINEES
“Balenciaga” O’Kenneth
“Voilence” Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke
“Adu The Borga” Kweku Smoke
“Same Timbs” Gonaboy
“The Matter” Lalid
BEST HIPLIFE / HIPHOP ARTISTE
Winner – Medikal
NOMINEES
Black Sherif
Medikal
Kweku Smoke
Sarkodie
Ko-jo Cue
O’Kenneth
BEST AFROBEATS SONG
Winner – “Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy
NOMINEES
“Crazy Love” Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy
“Gymnastic” KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak
“No Issues” Lasmid ft King Promise
“OMG” Mr Drew ft Olivetheboy
BEST AFROPOP SONG
Winner – “Sacrifice” Black Sherif
NOMINEES
“Sankofa” Gyakie
“Gidi Gidi (Fire)” Stonebwoy
“See What We’ve Done” King Promise ft Mr Eazi
“Bend” Olivetheboy ft Sarkodie
“Olivia” Lasmid
BEST AFROBEATS / AFROPOP ARTISTE
Winner – Wendy Shay
NOMINEES
Kojo Blak
KiDi
Olivetheboy
Gyakie
Moliy
BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG
Winner – “Nyame Ye” Piesie Esther
NOMINEES
“Correct” Joyce Blessing ft King Paluta
“Akorfala” Celestine Donkor ft Diana Hamilton
“M’aseda” Kofi Owusu Preprah ft Diana Hamilton
“So far so good” Mabel Okyere
“BABA GOD (MATTHEW 6:26)” Paul Enana
BEST URBAN / CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL SONG
Winner – “Big God Afro” Kofi Owusu Preprah
NOMINEES
“Ebefa” Ewura Abena
“Ready” Scott Evans
“Stamina” Kofi Karikari
“Yehoda” Carl Clottey ft Luigi Maclean
“Aha Ye (The Good Place)” Diana Hamilton ft Ntokozo Mbambo & Elder Mireku
BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE
Winner – Diana Hamilton
NOMINEES
Piesie Esther
MOGMusic
Kofi Owusu Peprah
Mabel Okyere
Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta
BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG
Winner – “Shake it to the max remix” Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy
NOMINEES
“Torcher” Stonebwoy
“Larger Than Life (LTL)” – Cina Soul
“Summer King” – Samini
“Talisman” – Arathejay
“Pharaoh” – Amerado
BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL ARTISTE
Winner – Stonebwoy
NOMINEES
Samini
Ras Kuuku
BEST COLLABORATION
Winner – “Shoulder” Medikal ft ShattaWale & Beeztrap Kotm
NOMINEES
“Crazy Love” Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy
“Gymnastic” KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak
“Voilence” Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke
“Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy
“Aso II” Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata
BEST INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Winner – “Shake it to the max remix” Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy
NOMINEES
“So It Goes” Black Sherif ft Fireboydml
“Too Late 2.0” Wendy Shay ft Bedjine, Phina & Guchi
“Meet 4 Corner” Lasmid ft. Tml Vibez
“See What We’ve Done” King Promise ft Mr Eazi
“Body Go” Moliy ft Tyla
BEST AFRICAN SONG
Winner – “With You” Davido ft Omah Lay
NOMINEES
“Laho II” Shallipopi & Burna Boy
“Kelebu” Rema
“Nakupenda” TxC, Davido, Shoday, Scotts Maphuma ft Zlatan & AI Xapo
“Chanel” Tyla
“Joy is Coming” Fido
BEST GROUP
Winner – Keche
NOMINEES
Soul Winners
Lali x Lola
Bethel Revival
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winner – A-Town TSB
NOMINEES
Ugly & Tough
Samsney
Beatz Vampire
Khendi Beatz
Kuami Eugene
Mix Master Garzy
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Winner – Daniel Grahl “Enso Nyame Y3”
NOMINEES
Francis Kweku Osei “Chaana”
Kwame Yeboah “Akoma”
Samuel Laryea Otoo “For My Good”
KC_BEATZ “Afa”
Robo DaBeat Scientist “Kwame Macho”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Winner – “Put am on God” AratheJay Directed by David Duncan
NOMINEES
“Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy Directed by Henry Akrong
“Sacrifice” Black Sherif Directed by Meekah Jagun
“Welcome To Africa” Medikal Directed by Xbills Ebenezer
“Shine” Stonebwoy Directed by Yaw Skyface
“Chaana” Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir Directed by Yaw Skyface
BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Winner – Enam “Amin”
NOMINEES
Grace Charles (by Team Eternity GH) “See Me Through”
Lordina the Soprano “Beni Tookwɛiloi”
Cina Soul “Breathe”
Niiella “Show Me How to Love”
BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Winner – Asiama “Akoma”
NOMINEES
Perez Musik “By Prayer”
Deon Boakye “Time ‘LiveSession'”
Carl Clottey “Yehoda”
Josh Blakk “Catch-22”
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Winner – Strongman “Mensei Da”
NOMINEES
Joe Kay “4GG (For God’s Glory)”
Ko-Jo Cue “Abeberese”
Sarkodie “Violence”
Lyrical Joe “5th August 9”
Medikal “Welcome To Africa”
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner – Black Sherif “Sacrifice”
NOMINEES
Kofi Kinaata “Have Mercy II”
Cofi Boham “Take Me Home”
Akwaboah “Obi Nnim (Obinim)”
Stonebwoy “Send Them a Prayer”
Ko-Jo Cue “Abeberese”
MUSIC FOR GOOD
Winner – “Crox it Out (Breast Cancer)” Lali x Lola
NOMINEES
“Tree for Life” Nacee
“Asaase Nnwom” Rama Blak & OpokuBrew
“Stop Galamsey Now” Nacee
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner – Daddy Lumba
UNSUNG
Winner – Morgan Nero
NOMINEES
Bosoma
Siicie
Cojo Rae
Haeven
