The Hiplife/Hip Hop Artiste of the Year is the Ghanaian artiste outside of the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Hiplife genre. The artiste must have released a hit single/album or toured internationally during the year under review.

The Hiplife/Hip Hop Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board and the public as having the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Hiplife/Hip Hop genre. The song must have generated the most excitement during the year under review. The song must have been released by a Ghanaian musician outside of the UK.

The Highlife Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the most popular song with the highest audience appeal released in the year under review. The song must have generated the most excitement during the year. The song must have been released by a Ghanaian musician outside of the UK.

The Highlife Artiste of The Year is the Ghanaian artiste outside of the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the artiste(s) with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Highlife genre. The artiste must have released a hit single/album or toured internationally during the year under review

Gospel Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as having the highest audience appeal and most popularity in the Gospel genre. The song must have been released and generated the most excitement during the year. The song must have been released by a Ghanaian musician outside of the UK.

Gospel Artiste of The Year is the Ghanaian artiste outside of the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Gospel genre. The artiste must have released a hit single/album or toured internationally during the year under review.

The Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of The Year is the Ghanaian artiste outside of the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Reggae/Dancehall genre. The artiste must have released a hit single/album or toured internationally in the year under review.

The Reggae/Dancehall Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board, and the 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 and must have the highest audience appeal. The song must have been released by a Ghanaian musician outside of the UK.

Afrobeats Artiste of The Year is the Ghanaian artiste outside of the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity in the Afrobeats genre. The artiste must have released a hit single/album or toured internationally in the year under review.

Afrobeats Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the most popular Afrobeats song released year under review. The song must have generated the most excitement during the year and must have the highest audience appeal. The song must have been released by a Ghanaian musician outside of the UK.

The Best Male Vocal Artiste is adjudged by the academy and board as the male solo artiste with the best vocal delivery/performance on any musical presentation which was released during the year under review.

The Best Female Vocal Artiste is adjudged by the academy and board as the female solo artiste with the best vocal delivery/performance on any musical presentation which was released during the year under review

The Best Instrumentalist of the Year is adjudged by the board and academy as the most exceptional live instrumental performance in any category. It should have quality artistic values.

The Songwriter of the Year is adjudged by the board and academy as the person responsible for the best written song with original content, discerning lyrics and musical compositions during the year under review for a song. The Songwriter’s song must have been nominated in any of the categories.

The UK Best Producer of The Year is adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the music producer/sound engineer directly responsible for the recording, mixing and technical production of a song/album. The Producer must have produced most of the popular songs during the year under review.

The Best Rapper of the Year is the Ghanaian artiste outside of the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the Rap artiste with the best word compositions and creations who have generated a high audience appeal with a released single/album or toured internationally during the year in contention.

The Best Collaboration of the Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board and the public as the song released through the collaboration/featuring of two or more artistes outside UK. The song must have been released and generated the most excitement during the year under review.

The Best New Artiste of The Year is any Ghanaian artiste(s) outside the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the most talented barely new artiste. The award goes to a relatively new artiste who released a single/album and made a huge presence during the year under review.

The Most Popular Song of the Year is the song adjudged solely by the 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 under review.

The Artiste of the Year is any Ghanaian artiste(s) outside the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the artiste(s) with the highest audience appeal and popularity. The artiste(s) must have released a hit single/album or toured internationally during the year under review.

The African artiste of the Year is the artiste (non-Ghanaian) adjudged solely by the academy and the board as the artiste whose music crossed boarders and made the most impact in the UK and Europe at large during the year under review.

The Uncovered Artiste of the Year is any Ghanaian artiste outside the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the most promising and talented emerging artiste. The award goes to a relatively upcoming artiste who is yet to be recognized in the mainstream music industry. He/she must have release a single/album and made a huge presence during the year under review.

The Producer of The Year is adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the music producer/sound engineer directly responsible for the recording, mixing and technical production of a song/album. The Producer must have produced most of the popular songs during the year under review.

UK Based Best DJ of The Year is an award adjudged by the academy, board, and the public in the UK as the most popular DJ during the year under review. The DJ must have huge influence and following in clubs and radio stations in and around the UK with their song selections, mixing and knowledge of music.

The Best Music Video of The Year is adjudged by the board, the academy, and the public as the most creative and entertaining visual representation of any song released under the year of review.’

The UK Based Gospel Song of the Year is the song adjudged by the Board, Academy and the general public as the most inspiring and uplifting spirit filled worship song in the UK, which gained traction in most churches and public under the year in review.

The UK Based Uncovered Artiste of the Year is the artiste adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the most promising and talented Ghanaian emerging artiste based in the UK. The award goes to a relatively upcoming artiste who is yet to be recognized in the mainstream music industry and has released a single/album that made a huge presence during the year under review.

The UK Based Artiste of The Year is the artiste adjudged by the academy, board and the public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal and popularity. The artiste must have released a hit single/album or toured during the year under review.

UK Based Hip-Hop Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the hip-hop song with the highest audience appeal in the United Kingdom. The song must have been released as a single or part of an album under the year in review.

UK Based Highlfie Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the highlife song with the highest audience appeal in the UK. The song must have been released as a single or part of an album under the year in review.

The UK Based Gospel Artiste of The Year is the artiste adjudged by the board, academy, and the public as the Ghanaian UK based artiste with the highest audience appeal in and around United Kingdom during the year under review with a heavy stage presence and craft. The artiste must have released a single or an album under the year in review.

The UK Based New Artiste of The Year is Ghanaian artiste(s) based in the UK adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the most talented barely new artiste. The award goes to a relatively new artiste who released a single/album and made a huge presence during the year under review.

Most Dominant Fanbase of the Year describes the core followers of an artiste adjudged solely by the public, as the fanbase with the highest influence on an artiste, affecting sales, streams, and with a strong presence on all social media platforms under the year in review.

The European Artiste of The Year is Ghanaian European based artiste adjudged by the board, the academy, and the public as the artiste with exceptional audience appeal through performance, song(s) released under the year in review and whose music has crossed over into the UK and across Europe.

The Ghanaian Contemporary Act is adjudged by the board, the academy, and the public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal who is notable in the creation of authentic traditional or indigenous Ghanaian music.

UK Based Afrobeats Song of The Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the afrobeats song with the highest audience appeal in the United Kingdom. The song must have been released as a single or part of an album under the year in review.

UK Based Afrobeats Artiste of the Year is the artiste adjudged by the academy, board, and the public as the artiste with the highest audience appeal in the United Kingdom and notable in the creation of cross music genres that combines West African musical styles, juju, and authentic highlife blends. The artiste must have released a single/album or toured internationally under the year in review.

The UK Based Best Collaboration of the Year is the song adjudged by the academy, board and the public as the song released through the collaboration/featuring of two or more artistes based in the UK. The song must have been released and generated the most excitement during the year under review.

The Alternative Song of The Year is a song adjudged by the board, the academy and the public as the song which is authentic with original instrumentation and content. The song must have been produced by a Ghanaian performer or musician who is outside the mainstream genre, and is typically regarded as more electric, original, challenging and different from most popular songs. The song must have been released within the year under review.