The Lawson Herbal Ghana Music Awards Europe has finally announced the nominees of the second edition of their awards scheme to the general public.
This colourful event took place at the Airport View Hotel in Accra on the eve of Friday, March 31, 2023. The award scheme based its research on musical works released in the range of January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 and the results were grouped in eighteen (18) distinct categories.
The nominations list are as follows;
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Kadosh – Joe Mettle
2. Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
3. Hewale Lala – Perez Musik
4. Final Say Medley – Celestine Donkor
5. Osoro Abue – Emelia Arthur
6. Mala – MOG Music
7. My Meditations – Diana Hamilton
8. Best Side – Scott Evans
9. This Far – Ewura Abena
10. Matwen Awurade Remix – Kofi Owusu Peprah ft Rev George Owusu Mensah
11. Tegbe Tegbe – Bethel Revival Choir ft Edwin Dadson
HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Scarface – Medikal
2. Obiaa Boa – Amerado
3. Country Side – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
4. Don’t Judge Me – Eno Barony ft Dee Wills
5. Kweku The Traveler – Black Sherif
6. Asouden – Yaw Tog
7. Chairman – Kweku Smoke ft Bosum P-Yung & Yaw Tog
8. Ayele – EL
9. Goated – Strongman
10. Benzo – Malcolm Nuna
11. 5th August 6 – Lyrical Joe
HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Labadi – Sarkodie ft King Promise
2. Friday Night – Lasmid
3. Grace – Amerado ft Lasmid
4. Superman – Lyrical Joe ft Mr Drew
5. Ewiase – Kweku Flick
6. Pressure – Kwame Nut
7. Baabi Awu – Kweku Darlington
8. Life – Keche
HIGH LIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Kwabena Kwabena
2. Kwaisey Pee
3. Kuami Eugene
4. Akwaboah
5. Bisa K. Dei
6. Kofi Kinaata
7. Fameye
8. Daddy Lumba
9. Quarme Zaggy
HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Atia – Epixode
2. Down Flat – Kelvin Boy
3. Fingers – Kwabena Kwabena
4. Ofon Na Edi Asem Fo – Daddy Lumba
5. Ayele – Kwaisey Pee
6. Wo Pe W’adie Ay3 – Akwaboah
7. 2AM – Fameye
8. Galamsey – Quarme Zaggy
9. Have Mercy – Kofi Kinaata
AFRO BEATS / AFRO POP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Kelvyn Boy
2. Camidoh
3. King Promise
4. Kidi
5. Mr Drew
6. Wendy Shay
7. DJ Azonto
8. R2Bees
9. Gyakie
REGGAE / DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Epixode
2. Stonebwoy
3. Ras Kuuku
4. Samini
5. Shatta Wale
6. Rocky Dawuni
BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1. Kumi Obuobisa – Sarki – Kirani Ayat
2. Andrew Kumi – Afraid To Lose You – Kwabena Kwabena
3. Awudu Musa – Konongo Zongo – Black Sherif
4. Prince Dovlo – Shika – Abiana
5. Labi – Gidigba – Stonebwoy
6. Kofi Awuah – Balling – Kofi Jamar
7. Skyweb – Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
8. Andy Madjitey – Something – Gyakie
9. Skyweb – Woye Odo – Prophet Joseph Atarah ft Piesie Esther
10. Snares Films – Prayer – Vanilla
11. Carlos pallars – Be Alright – Samini
12. David Nicol- Sey – Kweku The Traveler- Black Sherif
13. TG Omori – 45- Black Sherif
GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Joe Mettle
2. Bethel Revival Choir
3. Diana Hamilton
4. Piesie Esther
5. MOG Music
6. Celestine Donkor
7. Scott Evans
8. Kofi Owusu Peprah
9. Perez Musik
HIP LIFE / HIP HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Amerado
2. Sarkodie
3. Medikal
4. Lyrical Joe
5. Lasmid
6. Kweku Flick
7. Black Sheriff
8. DopeNation
9. Eno Barony
BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
1. King Promise – Labadi
2. Perez Musik – Hewale Lala
3. Kuami Eugene – Single
4. Kidi – Champagne
5. Camidoh – SugarCane Remix
6. Joe Mettle – Kadosh
7. MOG Music – Mala
8. Kyei Mensah – Nothing Too Hard
9. Akwaboah – Wo Pe W’adie Ay3
10. Papa Owura – My Testimonies
11. Kwabena Kwabena – Afraid to lose you
12. Kwaisey Pee – Ayele
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
1. Abiana – Shika
2. Cina Soul – Waiting
3. Celestine Donkor – Self Existing God
4. Ceccy Twum – Gye Wayeyi
5. Adina – Adidede
6. Niiella – Nothing’s Too Hard
7. Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie
8. Ewura Abena – This Far
9. Diana Hamilton – My Meditations
10. Ateaa Tina – Fa Ma Me
11. Rose Adjei – Ne Mmre
12. Amy Newman – I’m Redeemed
13. Sista Afia – Woman
AFROPOP/AFROBEAT SONG OF THE YEAR
1. Jo – FBS ft Mr. Drew
2. Champagne – KiDi
3. Fa No Fom- DJ Azonto
4. Single – Kuami Eugene
5. Sugar Cane Remix – Camidoh ft King Promise, Mayorkun & Darkoo
6. Gboza – DopeNation
7. Something – Gyakie
8. 10 Toes – King Promise
9. Gidigba – Stonebwoy
10. JJC – Shatta Wale
11. Thank You – Fameye
12. Body 2 Body – DJ Vyrusky ft Kidi & Camidoh
13. Survivor – Wendy Shay
14. Balance It Remix – D Jay ft Mr Eazi
15. Dayaana – Mr Drew
16. Hallelujah- Adina
17. Billionaire – Kelvyn Boy
18. Ginger – King Promise
NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Lasmid
2. DJ Azonto
3. Malcolm Nuna
4. Prophet Joseph Atarah
5. Mama Boat
6. Vanilla
7. D Jay
8. Chief One
9. Kwame Nut
10. Jayana
11. Frank Naro
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. Sarkodie
2. Piesie Esther
3. Black Sheriff
4. Stonebwoy
5. Shatta Wale
6. Joe Mettle
7. MOG music
8. Kidi
9. Camidoh
10. Gyakie
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Perez Musik – Hewale Lala
2. Piesie Esther – Waye Me Yie
3. Diana Hamilton- My Mediations
4. Amerado – Grace ft Lasmid
5. Abiana – Shika
6. Darkovibes – Comforter
7. Black Sherif – Oh Paradise
8. Samini – Be Alright
9. Kwabena Kwabena – Fa Me saa
10. Fameye – Thank You
11. Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy
12. Mz Kiki – Destiny
13. KDM- Sin
14. Ewura Abena – This Far
15. Kweysi Swat – Oh Bibini
UNSUNG ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
1. RGM Wonderboay
2. Renner
3. Nana Hemaa Lyrical
4. Kojo Kinn
5. Theo Praiz
6. Naja
7. Essi
8. Sitso
9. Boijake
10. Cojo Rae
11. Naana Blu
12. Kwame Nkansah
13. Zack gh
14. Essilfie
SONG OF THE YEAR
1. County Side – Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
2. Friday Night – Lasmid
3. Champagne – Kidi
4. Waye Me Yie – Piesie Esther
5. Gboza – DopeNation
6. Fano Fom – DJ Azonto
7. Hewale Lala – Perez Musik
8. Single – Kuami Eugene
9. Down Flat – Kelvyn Boy
10. Kadosh – Joe Mettle
11. SugarCane Remix – Camidoh ft Kingh Promise, MayorKun & Darkoo
12. Something – Gyakie
13. On God – Shatta Wale
14. Soja – Black Sherif
15. Kweku The Traveler – Black Sherif
16. Balance It Remix – D Jay ft Mr Eazi
17. Jo- FBS ft Mr drew
18. On God – Shatta Wale
