Deputy Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey has said regarding the crowning of Black Sherif as the artiste of the year at the just-ended 24th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) on Saturday, May 6 that God rewards hard work.
The event went deep into the next day, on which the main award was given.
Mr Okraku-Mantey said just before announcing the artiste of the year that “ladies and gentlemen God rewards hard work.”
The event was held at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Center (AICC).
Black Sherif, popularly known as Blacko, was crowned the Artiste of the Year, becoming one of the youngest artistes to win the award.
Find below all the winners of the night:
- Gospel Song of the Year – Waye Me Yie (Piesie Esther)
- Best Male Vocal Performance of the Year – Perez Musik
- Best Female Vocal Performance of the Year – Niiella
- Best Hiplife Song of the Year – Friday Night by Lasmid
- Best HipHop Song of the Year – Kweku The Traveller by Black Sherif
- Best Collaboration of the Year – Countryside by Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
- International Collaboration of the Year – Sugar Cane by Camidoh ft Phantom
- Best Afropop Song of the Year – Therapy by Stonebwoy
- Producer of the Year – MOG Beatz
- Best Afrobeats Song of the Year – Camidoh
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Epixode
- Best Music Video – Konongo by Black Sherif
- Lifetime Achiever Award for 2023 – Abrekyireba Kofi Sammy
- Best African Artiste – Asake
- Best Highlife Song of the Year – Down Flat by KelvynBoy
- Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year – King Promise
- Songwriter of the Year – Perez Music
- Best Highlife Artiste of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
- Best Gospel Artiste of the Year – Piesie Esther
- Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year – Sarkodie
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy
- Best Rap Performance of the Year – Amerado
- Record of the Year – Gyakie
- Audio Engineer of the Year – Alfro Nober
- Best New Artiste of the Year – Lasmid
- Album/EP of the Year – 5 Star by King Promise
- Vodafone Green Award of the Year – Worlasi
- Song of the Year – Kweku The Traveller
- Artiste of the Year – Black Sherif