| Artiste of the Year | Adjudged by the Academy, Board and Public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity. Must have released a hit Single/EP/Album and be among the most nominated. |
| Most Popular Song of the Year | Song with the most excitement and public patronage, commercially released in the year under review. |
| Album / EP of the Year | Most outstanding compilation (number of hits and/or production quality) released during the year. |
| Record of The Year | Most outstanding artistic song, possibly without commercial success, judged on production quality. |
| Best New Artiste | Most promising new artiste with significant public appeal. Prior nomination makes an artiste ineligible. |
| Best Rap Performance | Best lyrical rap performance reflecting rap culture, judged on content, flow, and delivery. |
| Best Female Vocal Performance | Best vocal performance by a female artiste, regardless of commercial success. |
| Best Male Vocal Performance | Best vocal performance by a male artiste, regardless of commercial success. |
| Songwriter of the Year | Recognizes the best written song based on lyrics, structure, and composition. |
| Best Music Video | Most creative and entertaining music video; must be publicly accessible. Award goes to director and artiste. |
| Audio Engineer of the Year | Engineer(s) behind the song that wins Record of the Year. |
| Producer of the Year | Producer(s) responsible for the most award-winning songs in the year. |
| Collaboration of the Year | Most popular song featuring two or more Ghanaian artistes. |
| International Collaboration of the Year | Most popular song featuring Ghanaian and international artistes. |
| Best Gospel Song | Most popular Christian song performed by a gospel artiste. |
| Best Highlife Song | Most popular traditional or contemporary highlife song. |
| Best Afrobeats Song | Most popular Afrobeats song, fusing Western music and West African rhythms. |
| Best Hiplife Song | Most popular Hiplife song, combining hip-hop and Ghanaian styles. |
| Best Hip-hop Song | Most popular hip-hop song including subgenres like trap and melodic rap. |
| Best Reggae / Dancehall Song | Most popular reggae/dancehall song, including ragga, dub, afro-dancehall. |
| Best African Song | Most popular song by a non-Ghanaian African act, popular among Ghanaians. |
| Best Afropop Song | Most popular Afropop song blending African rhythms and Western music. |
| Best Urban / Contemporary Gospel Song | Most popular gospel song blending gospel with pop, R&B, or hip-hop. Only gospel artistes eligible. |
| Best Hiplife / Hiphop Artiste | Most popular artiste in hiplife/hiphop, with a hit Single/EP/Album released. |
| Best Highlife Artiste | Most popular highlife artiste with a hit Single/EP/Album in the year. |
| Best Reggae / Dancehall Artiste | Most popular reggae/dancehall artiste with a hit release during the year. |
| Best Gospel Artiste | Most popular gospel artiste with a notable hit during the year. |
| Best Afrobeats / Afropop Artiste | Most popular Afrobeats/Afropop artiste with a hit Single/EP/Album. |
| Traditional Artiste of the Year | Most outstanding traditional/folkloric artiste. Judged solely by the Board. |
| Instrumentalist of the Year | Most outstanding live performing instrumentalist. Judged solely by the Board. |
| Music for Good Award | For artistes who used music to promote social good; must have released a related song. |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Honorary award for a living legend with exceptional contributions over generations. |
| Titan Award | Honorary award for personalities or institutions significantly contributing to the music industry. |
