#VGMA24: God Rewards Hard Work – Mark Okraku-Mantey On Black Sherif2 min read

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:

1. Gospel Song of the Year – Waye Me Yie (Piesie Esther)
2. Best Male Vocal Performance of the Year – Perez Musik
3. Best Female Vocal Performance of the Year – Niiella
4. Best Hiplife Song of the Year – Friday Night by Lasmid
5. Best HipHop Song of the Year – Kweku The Traveller by Black Sherif
6. Best Collaboration of the Year – Countryside by Sarkodie ft Black Sherif
7. International Collaboration of the Year – Sugar Cane by Camidoh ft Phantom
8. Best Afropop Song of the Year – Therapy by Stonebwoy
9. Producer of the Year – MOG Beatz
10. Best Afrobeats Song of the Year – Camidoh
11. Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Epixode
12. Best Music Video – Konongo by Black Sherif
13. Lifetime Achiever Award for 2023 – Abrekyireba Kofi Sammy
14. Best African Artiste – Asake
15. Best Highlife Song of the Year – Down Flat by KelvynBoy
16. Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year – King Promise
17. Songwriter of the Year – Perez Music
18. Best Highlife Artiste of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
19. Best Gospel Artiste of the Year – Piesie Esther
20. Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year – Sarkodie
21. Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy
22. Best Rap Performance of the Year – Amerado
23. Record of the Year – Gyakie
24. Audio Engineer of the Year – Alfro Nober
25. Best New Artiste of the Year – Lasmid
26. Album/EP of the Year – 5 Star by King Promise
27. Vodafone Green Award of the Year – Worlasi
28. Song of the Year – Kweku The Traveller
29. Artiste of the Year – Black Sherif