Keche,OliveTheBoy ignite 3Music Awards nominees unveiling with mega performance
The nominees for the 2024 3Music Awards were finally revealed at a star-studded event held at the Garage Bar in East Legon on Friday, August 9.
The ceremony was electrified by stupefying performances from music sensations Keche and OliveTheBoy.
The duo’s setlist was a non-stop hit parade, leaving the audience in awe as they belted out their chart-topping anthems. Their energetic performances added an extra layer of excitement to the already buzzworthy event.
Categories such as ‘Gospel Song of The Year’, Woman of The Year’, and Viral Song of The Year were among the many announced at the unveiling.
The event was eloquently emceed by Jay Foley and Lenny Lomotey. The 2024 3music Awards is slated for September 28.
Check the full list below
AFROBEATS/AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR
Bad Boy – Lasmid
Broken Heart — DJ Vyrusky ft. Kuami Eugene
Case Remix (ft Mophty) — Mr. Drew
Cryptocurrency – Kuami Eugene ft Rotimi
Goodsin – OlivetheBoy
Hossana – Banzy Banero
Likor – Kidi
Monica — Kuami Eugene
Perfect Combi – King Promise ft Gabzy
Rent Free – Gyakie
Terminator – King Promise
AFROBEATS/AFRO POP ACT OF THE YEAR
Camidoh
Efya
Gyakie
Kelvyn Boy
Kidi
King Promise
Lasmid
Mr Drew
Olivetheboy
Wendy Shay
AFRICAN SONG OF THE YEAR
Amapiano – Asake
Butta My Bread – JZyNO ft Lasmid
Cast – Shallipopi ft Odumodublvck
City Boys – Burna Boy
Lonely at The Top – Asake
Sability – Ayra Star
Unavailable – Davido
Water – Tyla
Wotowoto Seasoning – Odumodublvck ft Black Sherif
Yahyuppiyah – Uncle Waffles, Tony Duardo & Justin99 ft. Pcee, Eeque & Chley
AFRICAN ACT OF THE YEAR
Asake
Ayra Starr
Burna Boy
Davido
JZyNO
Odumodublvck
Rema
Spyro
Tyla
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
5th Dimension – Stonebwoy
ButiFly – Darkovibes
Fountain Baby – Amaarae
Ghanapiano – DopeNation
Lighthouse – Akwaboah Jnr
Love & Chaos – Kuami Eugene
M.A.A.L.I – Shatta Wale
Planning & Plotting – Medikal
Playman – Kweku Smoke
Reggie Osei – Most High
ARTISTE(MVP) OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif
King Promise
Kuami Eugene
Medikal
Mr Drew
Nacee
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy
BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
227 – Baaba J
DND – Anabel Rose
Amalelor – Darkua
Hankipanki – Josh Blak
Perfection – Worlasi ft David Hammond
Prayed Up – Ess thee Legend
Too Early – SuperJazzClub
Yete Apor – Pure Akan ft Efya
Wossop – Juls Ft KWW
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Akwaboah ft Kwabena Kwabena – My Darling
DJ Vyrusky ft Kuami Eugene – Broken Heart
FRA! ft Nana Yaw Ofori Atta – You Dey Feel the Vibe
Keche ft Mr Drew – Party of the Year
Kidi ft Stonebwoy – Likor
King Promise ft Gabzy – Perfect Combi
Kuami Eugene ft Rotimi – Cryptocurrency
Mr Drew ft Mophty – Case Remix
O’Kenneth & Xlimkid – Lonely Road
Oseikrom Sikanii ft Kwaku Smoke – Twatis
Reggie ft. O’Kenneth, Jaybahd & Kwaku DMC – Oh Ma Linda
Stonebwoy ft Angelique Kidjo – Manodzi
BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Abiana – Far Away
Adina – Baby
Baaba J – 227
Darkua – Amalelor
Lordina The Soprano – His Grace
Niiella – Temple
Queendalyn Yurglee – Hold My Hands
TiTi Owusu – Make Me Believe
BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
AratheJay – My Baby
Ayisi – Dangerous
Camidoh – Brown Skin Girl
Josh Blakk – Hankipanki
KiDi – I Lied
Kyei Mensah – Gyidie
Luigi Maclean – Mi Le
Perez Muzik – Don’t Cry (Kaafo)
BREAKTHROUGH ACT OF THE YEAR
Banzy Banero
DSL
King Paluta
Kwesi Amewugah
Maya Blu
Mophty
OlivetheBoy
Oseikrom Sikanii
SevenKizs
Xlimkid
DIGITAL ACT OF THE YEAR
Amaarae
Black Sherif
Gyakie
King Promise
Medikal
Mr Drew
Nacee
Sarkodie
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
DJ OF THE YEAR
AD DJ
DJ Faculty
DJ Loft
DJ Lord
DJ Mac Tonto
DJ Millzy
DJ Nyce
DJ Sly King
DJ Vyrusky
DJ Wallpaper
Mz Orstin
TMSKDJ
EMERGING WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Anabel Rose
Baaba J
Ess Thee Legend (FKA Essilfie)
Lali x Lola
Maya Blu
NAJA
Renner
EP OF THE YEAR
Avana EP – Olivetheboy
Back to the Roots – DSL
Detour – BRYAN THE MENSAH
Evergreen EP – Ayisi
For the Kulture – Kelvyn Boy
Grace is Luxury – Scott Evans
*I’m Back – Ko-Jo Cue*
Okay Baby, Let’s Do This – Baaba J
Pain in Glory – O’Kenneth & Xlimkid
Palmwine Diaries – Juls
Taste of Africa – Abiana
Therapy – Worlasi
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
100% – Scott Evans
Anuonyam – Mabel Okyere
Aseda – Nacee
Kaafo – Perez Muzik
Mo – Piesie Esther
Say Amen – Diana Hamilton
Tears of Joy – Patience Nyarko
Victory – Joyce Blessing
Yes Sir – Team Eternity
You are Great – Onn Gospel ft. Kofi Karikari
GOSPEL ACT OF THE YEAR
Diana Hamilton
Joe Mettle
Joyce Blessing
Mabel Okyere
Nacee
Perez Muzik
Piesie Esther
Scott Evans
GROUP OF THE YEAR
CT Praise
DopeNation
FRA!
Keche
Lali X Lola
SuperJazz Club
Team Eternity
HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
227 – Baaba J
Adoley – Camidoh
Far Away – Abiana ft. Fameye
Kwaku Ananse – Amerado
Manodzi – Stonebwoy
My Darling – Akwaboah ft. Kwabena Kwabena
Party – Adina ft Kofi Kinaata
Party of the Year – Keche ft. Mr Drew
Picture – SevenKizs
Vero – Kelvin Boy
Yolo – Kuami Eugene
You Dey Feel The Vibe by FRA ft Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
HIGHLIFE ACT OF THE YEAR
Abiana
Akwaboah
FRA!
Kofi Kinaata
Kuami Eugene
Santrofi
SevenKizs
HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Akohwie Remix – Ypee ft Jhade Stone
Bossiako – FimFim
Eye nwanwa – Guru
Insha Allah – Okyeame Kwame
Odo – Jay Bahd – Skyface SDW
Oh Ma Linda – Reggie Osei ft. O’Kenneth, Jaybahd & Kwaku DMC
Twatis – Oseikrom Sikanii
Yahitte Remix – King Paluta ft. Kuami Eugene
HIPHOP SONG OF THE YEAR
5th August 7 – Lyrical Joe
Akatani – Kweku Smoke
Dear God – Strongman
Do or Die – Kwesi Amewugah
Lonely Road – O’Kenneth & Xlimkid
Otan – Sarkodie
Sowutuom – Medikal
The Hardest – Amerado
Warning – Eno Barony
Yaya – Black Sherif
HIPLIFE/HIPHOP ACT OF THE YEAR
Amerado
Black Sherif
Fameye
Jay Bahd
King Paluta
Lyrical Joe
Medikal
Sarkodie
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
BeatzVampire (Goodsin, Bad boy, Butta My Bread)
MOG Beatz (Otan, Case)
Masta Garzy (Manodzi)
Killbeatz (Terminator)
Kuami Eugene (Broken Heart, Monica, CryptoCurrency, Victory)
Nacee (Aseda, Mo)
Samsney & Joker (Simmer Down)
Joker nharnah (Yaya)
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif – Zaama Disco 2023
Nacee – Kavod 2023
Ohemaa Mercy – Tehilla Xperience 2023
Sarkodie – Rapperholic 2023
Shatta Wale – Ghana Music Awards UK 2023
Stonebwoy – BHIM 5th Dimension Concert 2023
RAP PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
5th August 7 – Lyrical Joe
50 Years Freestyle – M.anifest
Bossiako – FimFim
Dear God – Strongman
Kwaku Playman – Kweku Smoke
Otan – Sarkodie
Prepare – Kwesi Amewuga
Sowutuom – Medikal
The Hardest – Amerado
Warning – Eno Barony
REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
Body Medicine – DJ Perbi ft. Cina Soul & Larusso
Effiekuma Love – Kofi Kinaata
Eyeball Remix – Ras Kuuku ft. Samini
Non-Stop – Stonebwoy
Peace of Mind – Bombamann
Praise – Kwaku Flick ft. Rocky Dawuni
San Bra – Samini
Stubborn Soldier – Epixode
They Will Know – Shatta Wale
Truth – DSL
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ACT OF THE YEAR
Epixode
Ras Kuuku
Samini
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
SONG OF THE YEAR
Aseda – Nacee
Case Remix – Mr Drew ft Mophty
Goodsin – OlivetheBoy
Into the Future – Stonebwoy
Kwaku Ananse – Amerado
Likor – Kidi
Monica – Kuami Eugene
Mo – Piesie Esther
Otan – Sarkodie
Rent Free – Gyakie
Terminator – King Promise
Victory – Joyce Blessing
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
100 percent – Scott Evans
Broken Heart – DJ Vyrusky ft. Kuami Eugene
Cryptocurrency – Kuami Eugene ft. Rotimi
Into the Future – Stonebwoy
Kweku Playman – Kweku Smoke
Manodzi – Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo
Not God – Fameye
Oh Paradise – Black Sherif
Oil in my head – Black Sherif
Wasted Eyes – Amaarae
VIRAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Aseda – Nacee
Broken Heart – DJ Vyrusky
Goodsin – OliveTheBoy
Hosanna – Banzy Banero
Kwaku Ananse – Amerado
Lonely Road – O’Kenneth x XlimKid
Monica – Kuami Eugene
Otan – Sarkodie
Picture – SevenKizs
Terminator – King Promise
Twatis – Oseikrom Sikanii
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Abiana
Amaarae
Diana Hamilton
Efya
Eno Barony
Gyakie
Mabel Okyere
Piesie Esther