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Stonebwoy, Black Sherif & Sarkodie nominated for Ghana Music Awards Europe (GMA) 23. (FULL LIST).
Following a spectacular premiere in Ghana at the Airport View Hotel in Accra, the nominees for the Ghana Music Awards Europe 2023 have been announced.
The launch saw performances from veteran Gospel Artist Joyce Blessing, legendary Akousa Agyapong, and more.
Ghana’s music research hub, Remedi Entertainment, released the 2023’s Ghana Music Awards Europe nominees. All works nominated fall under the calendar year from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
The date for the awards will be announced shortly after a change in date, CEO Osaah Special said on Hitz103.9FM’s This Is Gospel.
The awards presentation was originally scheduled for May 6, 2023, however, a new date will soon be released.
Full nomination list below;
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
- Kadosh – Joe Mettle
- Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
- Hewale Lala – Perez Musik
- Final Say Medley – Celestine Donkor
- Osoro Abue – Emelia Arthur
- Mala – MOG Music
- My Meditations – Diana Hamilton
- Best Side – Scott Evans
- This Far – Ewura Abena
- Matwen Awurade Remix – Kofi Owusu Peprah ft Rev George Owusu Mensah
- Tegbe Tegbe – Bethel Revival Choir ft Edwin Dadson
HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
- Scarface – Medikal
- Obiaa Boa – Amerado
- Country Side – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
- Don’t Judge Me – Eno Barony ft Dee Wills
- Kweku The Traveler – Black Sherif
- Asouden – Yaw Tog
- Chairman – Kweku Smoke ft Bosum P-Yung & Yaw Tog
- Ayele – EL
- Goated – Strongman
- Benzo – Malcolm Nuna
- 5th August 6 – Lyrical Joe
HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
- Labadi – Sarkodie ft King Promise
- Friday Night – Lasmid
- Grace – Amerado ft Lasmid
- Superman – Lyrical Joe ft Mr Drew
- Ewiase – Kweku Flick
- Pressure – Kwame Nut
- Baabi Awu – Kweku Darlington
- Life – Keche
HIGH LIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Kwabena Kwabena
- Kwaisey Pee
- Kuami Eugene
- Akwaboah
- Bisa K. Dei
- Kofi Kinaata
- Fameye
- Daddy Lumba
- Quarme Zaggy
HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
- Atia – Epixode
- Down Flat – Kelvin Boy
- Fingers – Kwabena Kwabena
- Ofon Na Edi Asem Fo – Daddy Lumba
- Ayele – Kwaisey Pee
- Wo Pe W’adie Ay3 – Akwaboah
- 2AM – Fameye
- Galamsey – Quarme Zaggy
- Have Mercy – Kofi Kinaata
AFRO BEATS / AFRO POP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Kelvyn Boy
- Camidoh
- King Promise
- Kidi
- Mr Drew
- Wendy Shay
- DJ Azonto
- R2Bees
- Gyakie
REGGAE / DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Epixode
- Stonebwoy
- Ras Kuuku
- Samini
- Shatta Wale
- Rocky Dawuni
BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Kumi Obuobisa – Sarki – Kirani Ayat
- Andrew Kumi – Afraid To Lose You – Kwabena Kwabena
- Awudu Musa – Konongo Zongo – Black Sherif
- Prince Dovlo – Shika – Abiana
- Labi – Gidigba – Stonebwoy
- Kofi Awuah – Balling – Kofi Jamar
- Skyweb – Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
- Andy Madjitey – Something – Gyakie
- Skyweb – Woye Odo – Prophet Joseph Atarah ft Piesie Esther
- Snares Films – Prayer – Vanilla
GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Joe Mettle
- Bethel Revival Choir
- Diana Hamilton
- Piesie Esther
- MOG Music
- Celestine Donkor
- Scott Evans
- Kofi Owusu Peprah
- Perez Musik
HIP LIFE / HIP HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Amerado
- Sarkodie
- Medikal
- Lyrical Joe
- Lasmid
- Kweku Flick
- Black Sheriff
- DopeNation
- Eno Barony
BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- King Promise – Labadi
- Perez Musik – Hewale Lala
- Kuami Eugene – Single
- Kidi – Champagne
- Camidoh – SugarCane Remix
- Joe Mettle – Kadosh
- MOG Music – Mala
- Kyei Mensah – Nothing Too Hard
- Akwaboah – Wo Pe W’adie Ay3
- Papa Owura – My Testimonies
- Kwabena Kwabena – Afraid to lose you
- Kwaisey Pee – Ayele
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Abiana – Shika
- Cina Soul – Waiting
- Celestine Donkor – Self Existing God
- Ceccy Twum – Gye Wayeyi
- Adina – Adidede
- Niiella – Nothing’s Too Hard
- Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie
- Ewura Abena – This Far
- Diana Hamilton – My Meditations
- Ateaa Tina – Fa Ma Me
- Rose Adjei – Ne Mmre
- Amy Newman – I’m Redeemed
- Sista Afia – Woman
AFROPOP/AFROBEAT SONG OF THE YEAR
- Jo – FBS ft Mr. Drew
- Champagne – Kidi
- Fa No Fom- DJ Azonto
- Single – Kuami Eugene
- Sugar Cane Remix – Camidoh ft King Promise, Mayorkun & Darkoo
- Gboza – DopeNation
- Something – Gyakie
- 10 Toes – King Promise
- Gidigba- Stonebwoy
- JJC – Shatta Wale
- Thank You – Fameye
- Body 2 Body – DJ Vyrusky ft Kidi & Camidoh
- Survivor – Wendy Shay
- Balance It Remix – D Jay ft Mr Eazi
NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Lasmid
- DJ Azonto
- Malcolm Nuna
- Prophet Joseph Atarah
- Mama Boat
- Vanilla
- D Jay
- Chief One
- Kwame Nut
- Jayana
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- Sarkodie
- Piesie Esther
- Black Sheriff
- Stonebwoy
- Shatta Wale
- Joe Mettle
- MOG music
- Kidi
- Camidoh
- Gyakie
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Perez Musik – Hewale Lala
- Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie
- Diana Hamilton- My Mediations
- Amerado – Grace ft Lasmid
- Abiana – Shika
- Darkovibes – Comforter
- Black Sherif – Oh Paradise
- Samini – Be Alright
- Kwabena Kwabena – Fa Me saa
- Fameye – Thank You
- Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy
- Mz Kiki – Destiny
- KDM- Sin
- Ewura Abena – This Far
- Kweysi Swat – Oh Bibini
UNSUNG ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
- RGM Wonderboay
- Renner
- Nana Hemaa Lyrical
- Kojo Kinn
- Theo Praiz
- Naja
- Essi
- Sitso
- Boijake
- Cojo Rae
- Kwame Nkansah
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
- Sarkodie ft Black Sherif – Country Side
- Amerado ft Lasmid – Grace
- Camidoh ft Kingh Promise, Mayorkun & Darkoo – SugarCane Remix
- FBS ft Mr. Drew – Jo
- Bethel Revival Choir ft Edwin Dadson- Tegbe Tegbe
- R2Bees ft Gyakie – Need Your Love
- Daakyehene ft Diana Hamilton- Can’t Forget
- Abena Serwaa Ophelia ft Ceccy Twum & Efe Grace – Womfa Ma No
- DJ Vyrusky ft Kidi & Camidoh- Body 2 Body
- Epixode ft Kwabena Kwabena – Atia Remix (High Life)
- Reliable God – Mama Boat ft Papa Owura
- Matwen Awurade Remix – Kofi Owusu Peprah ft Rev George Owusu Mensah
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
- Camidoh ft Mayorkun, Darkoo & King Promise – Sugar Cane Remix
- Celestine Donkor ft Mercy Masika – They That Wait
- Gyakie ft Davido – Flame
- Sarkodie ft Oxlade -She Bad
- Celestine Donkor ft Joel Lwaga – Praise Him
- King Promise ft Omah Lay – 10 Toes
- Kidi ft Tulsi Kumar – Shut up
- Kidi ft Mavado – Blessed
- Frank Naro ft Goya Menor-I Like It
- Balance it remix – D Jay ft Mr Eazi
REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
- Blessed – Kidi ft Mavado
- Be Alright – Samini
- Atia – Epixode
- 3, 3 & 1 – Ras Kuuku
- Whine – Gyakie
- On God – Shatta Wale
- Neva Bow Down – Rocky Dawuni ft Blvk H3ro
- Oh Bibini – Kweysi Swat
- Destiny – MzKiki ft XLNC
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Jamz – Sarkodie
- The Villian I Never Was – Black Sheriff
- The Kadosh – Joe Mettle
- Songs of Peter – Fameye
- 5 Star – King Promise
- Fa Me Saa – Kwabena Kwabena
- G.I.N.A – Amerado
SONG OF THE YEAR
- County Side – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
- Friday Night – Lasmid
- Champagne – Kidi
- Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
- Gboza – DopeNation
- Fano Fom – DJ Azonto
- Hewale Lala – Perez Musik
- Single – Kuami Eugene
- Down Flat – Kelvyn Boy
- Kadosh – Joe Mettle
- SugarCane Remix – Camidoh ft Kingh Promise, MayorKun & Darkoo
- Something – Gyakie
- On God – Shatta Wale
- Kweku The Traveler – Black Sherif
- Balance It Remix – D Jay ft Mr Eazi