God rewards hard work – Mark Okraku-Mantey on Black Sherif

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.

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