TGMA: List of All Winners of Artiste of the Year Award from 1999 to 2023

The Artist of the Year category has been the highly awaited section of the Ghana Music Awards since its establishment in 1999.

For a quarter of a century now, discussions and debates regarding this category have been extensive, given that it’s the premier category of the award scheme – the prestige it carries alone is unparalleled.

It’s the dream award for every Ghanaian musician. Debates about who will win the Artiste of the Year this time around are already underway, with fans engaging in discussions on social media about potential winners.

The nominees – Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, King Promise, Kuami Eugene, Black Sherif, and Nacee – are eagerly anticipating the awards night, with each of them vying to secure the coveted award.

Sarkodie has already claimed the award twice, in 2010 and 2012, while Stonebwoy and Black Sherif have each won it once, in 2015 and 2023 respectively.

Black Sherif’s win of the award was an anticipated achievement, considering the talented musician’s significant impact in the music industry last year, releasing hits and gaining global recognition.

Below are the list of all the winners of the “Artiste of the Year” from 1999 to date;

1999-Akyeame (Quophi Okyeame and Okyeame Kwame)

2000-Daddy Lumba

2001-Kojo Antwi

2002-Lord Kenya

2003-Kontihene

2004-VVIP

2005-Obour

2006-Ofori Amponsah

2007-Samini

2008-Kwaw Kese

2009-Okyeame Kwame

2010- Sarkodie

2011-VVIP

2012-Sarkodie

2013-R2Bees

2014-Shatta Wale

2015-Stonebwoy

2016-EL

2017-Joe Mettle

2018-Ebony

2019 – Annulled

2020 – Kuami Eugene

2021 – Diana Hamilton

2022 – KiDi

2023 – Black Sherif