Ghana Music Awards Europe (GMA Europe) has launched their first edition, although the event date is not known to the public yet. The event will take place in Germany and the Netherlands later this year.
On March 1, 2023, Platinum Entertainment Group, the organisers of the award scheme, held a press conference in Accra to announce the event. Jim Ray Estates Ltd. was named the title sponsor for the maiden Ghana Music Awards Europe.
Mr. James Okine, CEO of Jim Ray Estates Ltd., discussed his company’s role as a Tier One partner of the upcoming event and how excited they are to be a part of a platform that will promote Ghanaian music.
“We’re proud to be associated with Ghana Music Awards Europe 2023.” he said.
Mr. Okine announced that the winners of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Europe-based Artist of the Year will each get free plots of land in Accra, thus two (2) plots of land worth GH120,000, one (1) plot of land worth GH60,000, and one (1) plot of land worth GH60,000, respectively.
Vice Chairman of the Board Jay Foley stated during the launch that, “For us to win the music war, we have to award and support these artistes. What they do feed the soul”
He pleaded with everyone to play their part to make the Ghana Music Awards Europe 2023 a haven for honouring achievement in the field of Ghanaian music. In addition to the general public, several media personalities and musicians were also in attendance.
See the complete list of nominees below:
| CATEGORIES | NOMINEES |
| ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. SARKODIE 2. BLACK SHERIF 3. KOFI KINAATA 4. KiDi 5. KUAMI EUGENE 6. DIANA HAMILTON 7. AKWABOAH 8. STONEBWOY 9. SHATTA WALE 10. KING PROMISE |
| FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. PIESIE ESTHER 2. WENDY SHAY 3. ADINA 4. GYAKIE 5. SISTA AFIA 6. MZ VEE 7. SEFA 8. DIANA HAMILTON 9. CELESTINE DONKOR 10. EMPRESS GIFTY |
| REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. STONEBWOY 2. RAS KUUKU 3. JUPITAR GENERAL 4. EPIXODE 6. SHATTA WALE 7. ROCKY DAWUNI 8. SAMINI 9. KNII LANTEY 10. LARRUSO |
| GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. JOE METTLE 2. DIANA HAMILTON 3. MOGMUSIC 4. JAYANA 5. OHEMAA MERCY 6. CELESTINE DONKOR 7. PIESIE ESTHER 8. EMPRESS GIFTY 9. KOFI OWUSU PEORAH 10. PEREZ MUSIK |
| AFROBEATS/AFROPOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. CAMIDOH 2. KING PROMISE 3. KELVYN BOY 4. GYAKIE 5. WENDY SHAY 6. MZ VEE 7. ADINA 8. STONEBWOY 9. FAMEYE 10. KiDi |
| HIGHLIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. AKWABOAH 2. KWABENA KWABENA 3. KOFI KINAATA 4. KUAMI EUGENE 5. FAMEYE 6. SISTA AFIA 7. BISA KDEI 8. DADDY LUMBA |
| HIPLIFE/HIP POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. SARKODIE 2. AMERADO 3. MEDIKAL 4. BLACK SHERIF 5. D BLACK 6. OKYEAME KWAME 7. YAW TOG 8. KWEKU DARLINGTON 9. KWAME YOGOT 10. DOPE NATION |
| MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR | 1. KiDi – BODY 2 BODY 2. KWABENA KWABENA – AFRAID 2 LOOSE 3. AKWABOAH – MY DARLING 4. KUAMI EUGENE – TAKE AWAY 5. CAMIDOH — KABA 6. KING PROMISE — GINGER 7. PEREZ MUSIK – HEWALE LALA 8. STONEBWOY — THERAPY 9. JOE METTLE – YE OBUA MI (MY HELP) 10. BLACK SHERIF – COUNTRY SIDE |
| FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR | 1. DIANA HAMILTON – THE NAME OF JESUS 2. CELESTINE DONKOR – FINAL SAY 3. PIESIE ESTHER – WAYE ME YIE 4. JAYANA – HE REIGNS 5. GYAKIE — SOMETHING 6. ADINA — HALLELUJAH 7. CINA SOUL – OBIAA 8. ABIANA – BO NOO NI 9. MZ VEE – PULL UP 10. EFYA — PICTURE |
| NIGERIA ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. KIZZ DANIEL 2. ASAKE 3. REMA 4. AYRA STARR 5. BURNA BOY 6. RUGER 7. WIZKID 8. DAVIDO 9. TEMS 10. FIREBOY DML |
| NIGERIA SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. BUGA – KIZZ DANIEL FT TEKNO 2. COUGH – KIZZ DANIEL 3. BANDANA – FIREBOY DML FT ASAKE 4. CALM DOWN – REMA 5. RUSH – AYRA STARR 6. DIOR/ASIWAJU – RUGER 7. LAST LAST – BURNA BOY 8. OVERDOSE – MARVINS 9. MONALISA REMIX – LOJAY FT SARZ & CHRIS BROWN 10. FINNESS – PHEELZ – FT BNXN |
| SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. COUNTRYSIDE – SARKODIE FT BLACK SHERIF 2. WAYE ME YIE – PIESIE ESTHER 3. FA NO FOM – DJ AZONTO 4. CHAMPAGNE – KIDI 5. FRIDAY NIGHT – LASMID 6. SOMETHING – GYAKIE 7. 10 TOES – KING PROMISE FT OMAH LAY 8. THERAPY – STONEBYOW 9. BODY 2 BODY – DJ VYRUSKY FT KIDI & CAMIDOH 10. GINGER – KING PROMISE 11. SUGARCANE REMIX – CAMIDOH FT KING PROMISE, MAYORKUN, DARKOVIBES 12. TOUCH IT – KIDI 13. DOWN FLAT – KELVYN BOY 14. KWAKU THE TRAVELLER – BLACK SHERIF 15. ADOLEY — CAMIDOH |
| AFROBEATS/AFROPOP SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. SOMETHING – GYAKIE 2. 10 TOES – KING PROMISE FT OMAH LAY 3. GINGER – KING PROMISE 4. FRIDAY NIGHT – LASMID 5. CHAMPAGNE – KIDI 6. DOWN FLAT – KELVYN BOY 7. BODY 2 BODY – DJ VYRUSKY FT KIDI & CAMIDOH 8. PULL UP – MZ VEE FT STONEBWOY & HENRY X 9. ADOLEY – CAMIDOH 10. SURVIVAL – WENDY SHAY 11. COUNTRY SIDE – SARKODIE FT BLACK SHERIF 13. SUGARCANE REMIX – CAMIDOH FT KING PROMISE, MAYORKUN, DARKOVIBE |
| HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. OFON NA EDI ASEM FO – DADDY LUMBA 2. ADOLEY – CAMIDOH 3. ATIA – EPIXODE FT KWABENA KWABENA 4. HAVE MERCY – KOFI KINAATA 5. FINGERS – KWABENA KWABENA 6. OBIAA – AKWABOAH FT CINA SOUL 7. MY DARLING — AKWABOAH FT KWABENA KWABENA 8. ADOM – KWESI ARTHUR 9. WO PE W’ADEA AYE – AKWABOAH 10. DOWN FLAT – KELVYN BOY 11. DON’T WORRY – FAMEYE 12. COMPLETE MAN – BISA KDEI FT CAMIDOH |
| HIPLIFE/HIP POP SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. JO – FBS FT MR DREW 2. 2 SHOTS – MR DREW FT MEDIKAL 3. COUNTRY SIDE – SARKODIE FT BLACK SHERIF 4. 45 – BLACK SHERIF 5. SOJA – BLACK SHERIF 6. ABONTEN OUTSIDE – DJ BREEZY 7. FA NO FOM – DJ AZONTO 8. METUA – AMERADO FT KUAMI EUGENE 9. KWEKU THE TRAVELLER – BLACK SHERIF 10. RAP GOD – STRONGMAN |
| REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. THERAPY – STONEBWOY 2. BLESSED – KIDI FT MAVADO 3. ATIA – EPIXODE 4. 3 3 & 1 – RAS KUUKU 5. BE ALRIGHT – SAMINI 6. LIKE SUMMER – SHATTA WALE FT JUPITAR GENERAL 7. JJC (JOHNNY JUST COME) – SHATTA WALE 8. TOUCH IT – KIDI 9. RAGGA RAGGA – SHATTA WALE 10. MAKE AM – DJ JUSTICE FT LARRUSO |
| GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. WA YE ME YIE – PIESIE ESTHER 2. MY MEDITATION – DIANA HAMILTON 3. FINAL SAY (MEDLEY) – CELESTINE DONKOR 4. KADOSH – JOE METTLE 5. YE OBUA MI (MY HELP) – JOE METTLE 6. TRENDING – JOYCE BLESSING 7. MALA – MOGMUSIC 8. HEWALE LALA – PEREZ MUSIK 9. HE REIGNS – JAYANA 10. BEST SIDE – SCOTT EVANS |
| COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR | 1. COUNTRYSIDE – SARKODIE FT BLACK SHERIF 2. ABONTEN OUTSIDE – DJ BREEZY FT BLACK SHERIF, R2BEES, STONEBWOY, KWESI ARTHUR 3. JO – FBS FT MR DREW 4. 2 SHOTS – MR DREW FT MEDIKAL 5. METUA – AMERADO FT KUAMI EUGENE 6. BLESSED – KIDI FT MAVADO 7. BODY 2 BODY – DJ VYRUSKY FT KIDI, CAMIDOH 8. ATIA – EPIXODE FT KWABENA KWABENA 9. MY DARLING – AKWABOAH FT KWABENA KWABENA 10. OBIAA – AKWABOAH FT CINA SOUL 11. 10 TOES – KING PROMISE FT OMAH LAY 12. KUACHA – SAMSNEY FT KELVYN BOY, BLACK SHERIF 13. TOXIC – KWESI ARTHUR FT ADEKUNLE GOLD 14. SUGARCANE REMIX – CAMIDOH FT MAYORKUN, KING PROMISE, DARKOVIBES 15. GIDI GIDI – SMALLGOD FT BLACK SHERIF, TORY LANEZ |
| NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. LASMID 2. DJ AZONTO 3. CHIEF ONE 4. PEREZ MUSIK 5. EFIA ODO 6. TSAQA 7. EFE GRACE 8. MISHASHA 9. VANILLA 10. NAUTIKAL 11. ASAKAA BOYS |
| UNSUNG ACT OF THE YEAR | 1. KWAME DARLING 2. K SMOOTH 3. LENON 4. RAYNA 5. ESSI 6. COOLBOI 7. BRAZY 8. K NICE 9. LALI X LOLA 10. ABBI IMA 11. KWAME VYBZ 12. MAAGA 13. CHAYUTA 14. SHUGA LORD 15. KOJO KINN |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL EUROPE BASED ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. SERIOUS KLEIN 2. KING IRRANGE 3. REBBEL ASHES 4. CORNELIUS ANNOR 5. PRETTY PRINCE 6. NATASHA KODUA (TASHA) 7. GENESIS OWUSU 8. MANU CROOKS 9. DJ JOULEUS 10. WILHELMINA 11. ELIJAH THE WORSHIPPER 12. JEAN FEIER 13. SOULJA KELLY 14. NANA FOFIE 15. DAYVYBZ 16. FRANK KEYS |
| EUROPE BASED SONG OF THE YEAR | 1. WHEN I SEE YOU – JEAN FEIER 2. CHRISTMAS WISH – SOULJA KELLY 3. BABA OLOGO – ELIJAH THE WORSHIPPER 4. YOUR LOVE – WILHELMINA MUSIC FT KOBBY MANTEY 5. ROLLOVER – DAYVYBZ 6. SPECIAL – NANA FOFIE 7. WINDBLOW – QUEENLET FT JIMMY D PSALMIST 8. HELPLESS – FRANK KEYS |
| EUROPE BASED NIGERIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. CHRIS OBEHI 2. TOMMY KUTI 3. THUG MONEY 4. DEOLA OLAGUNJU 5. EMEKA OKEREKE 6. DIDI CHEEKA 7. NGOZI SCHOMERS 8. TRYNA ADEBOWALE 9. COCO OLA KUNKLE 10. BUKOLA ELEMIDE 11. WINNE NGOZI 12. FESTUS ODIASE 13. TOPE AJAYI 14. YINKA SHONIBARE 15. CHINY EZIKE |
| EUROPE BASED FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. QUENTIN GERARD JOHN MOSIMANN 2. GOTTHARD 3. MAUD ELKAMAKES 4. SALVATORE ADAMO 5. JOSEPHINE BAKER 6. ALESSANDRO SAFINA 7. POSY 8. REYN 9. SERGE GAINSBOURG 10. CARLA BRUNI |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL UK BASED ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. BOLLIE 2. GOLDKAY 3. NSG 4. EUGY 5. BREE RUNWAY 6. HEADIE ONE 7. KOJO FUNDS 8. JULS 9. ABRA CADABRA 10. FUSS OD 11. DOLLY ESSENCE |
| UK BASED GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. CILLA 2. AKUBLESS 3. NANA AMANKWAH TIAH 4. MINSTER KOFI NYARKO 5. SAMUEL SEY 6. YVONNE ASAMOAH-TAWIAH 7. DANIEL APPIAH-ADU 8. RUTH APPIAGYEI 9. MCKENZIE ALICE 10. ACHEAMPONG ALEX |
| UK BASED AFROBEATS ARTIST OF THE YEAR | 1. GOLDKAY 2. KWAMZ 3. BOLLIE 4. WIZZY 5. DRUMZ 6. JULS 7. NSG 8. EUGY 9. KOJO FUNDS 10. MISTA SILVA |
Source – Tru News Report
