Definitions of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Category

Each and every year, Ghana’s most prestigious award ceremony is faced with controversies from nominations to the presentation of the awards. Some Industry Players, Musicians, Managers and fans have always channelled their anger at the organizers, academy and board for making poor nominations and selection without in-depth knowledge about the criteria and process of selection.

Hence, we bring you all the definitions of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Categories in 2022. In this article, you are about to learn the meaning of each category and how the winner is adjudged during the night of event which is organized by Charterhouse.

Artiste(s) of the Year Category
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.

Best Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste Category
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.

Best Highlife Artiste Category
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.

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste(s) Category
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.

Best Gospel Artiste(s) Category
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.

Afrobeats/ Afropop Artiste Category
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

Best New Artiste Category
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.

Collaboration of the Year Category
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.

Best Hiplife Song Category
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.

Best Highlife Song Category
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.

Best Afrobeats/ Afropop Song Category
The Best Afrobeats/ Afropop Song is the song adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as the most popular song that is a cross pollination of music genres. The song must have generated the most excitement during the year under review.

Best Hip Hop Song Category
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.

Best Gospel Song Category
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.

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song Category
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.

Group of the Year Category
The Best Group of the Year is the Artistes adjudged by the Academy, Board and the General Public as the group with the highest audience appeal and popularity. They must comprise of at least 2 or more members and must have released a hit single/album during the year under review.

Best Rap Performance Category
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.

Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year Category
The Vodafone 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.

EP of the Year Category
The EP 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 EP that was released during the year under review. It must have generated excitement during the year.

Best Male Vocal Performance Category
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.

Best Female Vocal Performance Category
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.

Best Music Video Category
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.

Songwriter of the Year Category
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.

Record of the Year Category
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.

Producer of the Year Category
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.

Sound Engineer of the Year Category
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.

Best Instrumentalist Category
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.

Best African Artiste(s) Category
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.

Lifetime Achievement Award Category
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.

Best Traditional Artiste(s) Category
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.

International Collaboration of the year Category
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.

Music for Good Category
The Music for Good Award is an honourary 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.

The post Definitions of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Category appeared first on DCLeakers.com.

Source: Ghana Music