1.

Artiste(s) of the Year: 

The Artiste of the Year is the Artiste(s) adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the year under review. The artiste(s) must have released a hit single/EP/album and must be one of the artistes with the highest nominations in the year under review.

2.

Best Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste 

The Best Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste is the Artiste(s) adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as having with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Hiplife/Hip Hop Genre. They must have released a hit single/EP/album during the year under review.

3.           
Best Highlife Artiste

The Best Highlife Artiste(s) is the Artiste(s) adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as the Artiste(s) with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Highlife genre. The Artiste(s) must have released a hit single/EP/album during the year under review.

4.           
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste(s)  

The Reggae/Dancehall Artiste(s) is the Artiste(s) adjudged
by the Academy, Board and the General Public as the Artiste(s) with the highest
audience appeal and popularity in the Reggae/Dancehall genre. The Artiste(s)
must have released a hit single/EP/album in the year under review.

5.           
Best Gospel Artiste(s)

The Best Gospel Artiste(s) is the Artiste adjudged by the
Academy, Board and the General Public as the Artiste(s) with the highest
audience appeal and popularity in the Gospel genre. The Artiste(s) must have
released a hit single/EP/album during the year under review.

6.           
Afrobeats/ Afropop Artiste

The Best Afrobeats / Afropop Artiste is the Artiste(s)
adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as having with the
highest audience appeal and popularity in the Afrobeats / Afropop Genre. They
must have released a hit single/EP/album during the year under review.

7.           
Best New Artiste

The Best New Artiste is the Artiste(s) adjudged by the
Academy, Board and the General Public as the most promising and talented
emerging artiste (s). The award goes to a relatively new artiste(s) who
released a single/EP/album that establishes the public identity of the artiste
within the year under review.

8.           
Collaboration of the Year

The Collaboration of the year is the song adjudged by the
Academy, Board and the General Public as the song released through the
collaboration of two or more Artistes, or the featuring of one or more artistes.
The song must have been released and generated the most excitement during the
year under review.

9.           

Best Hiplife Song

The Best Hiplife Song is the song adjudged by the Academy,
Board and the General Public as the most popular Hiplife song released in the
year under review. The song must have generated the most excitement during the
year.

10.         

Best Highlife Song

The Best Highlife song is the song adjudged by the Academy,
Board and the General Public as the most popular Highlife song released in the
year under review and generated the most excitement during the year.

11.          Best Afrobeats Song

The Best Afrobeats Song is the
song adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as the most popular Afrobeats song released in the year under review.
The song must have generated the most excitement during the year.

12.         

Best Hip Hop Song

The Best Hip Hop song is the song adjudged by the Academy,
Board and the General Public as the most popular Hip Hop song released in the
year under review. The song must have generated the most excitement during the
year.

13.         

Best Gospel Song

The Best Gospel Song is the song adjudged by the Academy,
Board and the General Public as the most popular Gospel Song released in the
year under review. The song must have generated the most excitement during the
year.

14.         

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

The Reggae/Dancehall song is the song adjudged by the
Academy, Board and the General Public as the most popular Reggae/Dancehall song
released in the year under review. The song must have generated the most
excitement during the year.

15.         

Best Afropop Song
The Best Afropop Song is the song adjudged by the Academy, Board and the
General Public as the most popular Afropop song released in the year under
review.  The song must have generated the
most excitement during the year.

16.         

 Best Rap Performance

The Best Rap Performance is adjudged by the Academy and
Board as the rap Artiste with the best word compositions, rhymes and rap
dexterity on a song released in the year under review.

17.          

Most Popular Song of the Year

The Most Popular Song of the Year is the song adjudged
by the Academy, Board and General Public as the most popular song released in
the year under review. The song must have enjoyed a lot of patronage and
generated the most excitement during the year.

18.         

Album/EP of the Year

The Album of the Year is adjudged by the Academy and Board
as the most outstanding compilation (either by the number of hit songs and or
the quality of production) of an Album that was released during the year under
review. It must have generated excitement during the year.

19.          

Best Male Vocal Performance

The Best Male Vocal Performance is adjudged by the Academy
and Board as the Male artiste (solo) with the best vocal delivery/Performance
on any musical presentation which was released during the year under review.

20.         

Best Female Vocal Performance

The Best Female Vocal Performance is adjudged by the Academy
and Boards as the Female artiste (solo) with the best vocal
delivery/Performance on any musical presentation which was released during the
year under review.

21.         

Best Music Video

The Best Music Video is adjudged by the Academy and Board as
the most creative and entertaining music video produced within the calendar
year. The song for which the video has been produced, need not have been
released in the year under review. The award goes to both Director and Artiste.

22.         

Songwriter of the Year

The Song Writer of the Year is adjudged by the Academy and
Board as the Song Writer(s) responsible for the best written song with original
lyrics and music compositions for any released song during the year under
review.

23.         

Record of the Year

The Record of the Year is adjudged by the Academy and Board
as the most outstanding original song that was released during the year under
review. It may not have enjoyed huge commercial success, but has quality
artistic and production values.

24.         

Producer of the Year

The Music Producer of the Year is adjudged by the Board to
be the Producer(s) directly responsible for the most nominated songs in the
year under review.

25.          

Audio Engineer of the Year

The Sound Engineer of the Year is adjudged by the Board to
be the Sound Engineer(s) directly responsible for the recording, mixing and
technical production of the song adjudged as the Record of the Year.

26.         

Best Instrumentalist

The Best Instrumentalist is adjudged by the Board as the
most outstanding live instrumental performance on a single/album that was
released during the year under review. It may not have enjoyed huge commercial
success, but has quality artistic values.

 27.        
Best African Artiste(s)

The Best African Artiste(s) is the Artiste(s) (non-Ghanaian)
adjudged solely by the Board as the act whose music crossed borders and made
the most impact on the continent at large during the year under review.

28.         

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is adjudged by the Board as a
Living Legend of Ghanaian Music whose works must have spanned generations. The
artiste may not have released in the year under review.

29. 

Best Traditional Artiste(s)

The Best Traditional Artiste(s) is adjudged by the Board as
the most outstanding performing Traditional or Folkloric Artiste(s) in the year
under review.

30.         

International Collaboration of the year

The International Collaboration of the year is the song
adjudged by the Academy and Board as the song released through the
collaboration of a Ghanaian Artiste(s) and a non-Ghanaian Artiste(s), or a
Ghanaian Artiste(s) featuring a non-Ghanaian Artiste(s), or a non-Ghanaian
Artiste(s) featuring a Ghanaian Artiste(s). The song must have been released
and generated the most excitement during the year under review.

31.         

 Music for Good

The Music for Good Award is an honorary award that goes to
the best song, with lyrics and possibly a project or video, that promotes
social good. The song must have been released during the year under review.