We bring to you the most awarded artiste in Ghana.
There have been lots of debates among fans of most musicians in Ghana as to who has received the highest number of awards. Whiles this can not give a clear indication that the artiste with a higher number of awards is the best because they all began their careers at different times, it does provide evidence that people love and recognize their efforts.
Most Awarded Artiste in Ghana
Information gathered from various awarding organizations and Wikipedia indicated that Sarkodie is the most awarded artiste in Ghana with about 107 awards out of 191 nominations. Read the Full List of Sarkodie awards here
Sarkodie is the first artist to win the Best International Flow award at BET Hip Hop Awards.
Most Awarded Artiste in Ghana
Check the full list of Sarkodie awards here
| Award | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana Music Awards | 26 | 70 |
| MOBO Awards | 0 | 2 |
| Independent Music Awards | 1 | 1 |
| Channel O Music Video Awards | 0 | 3 |
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards | 2 | 3 |
| The Future Africa Awards | 0 | 1 |
| National Youth Achievement Award | 1 | 1 |
| 4syte Music Video Awards | 20 | 41 |
| City People Entertainment Awards | 0 | 1 |
| World Music Awards | 0 | 4 |
| MTV Africa Music Awards | 1 | 3 |
| BET Awards | 2 | 4 |
| African Muzik Magazine Awards | 2 | 2 |
| Ghana Music Honors | 2 | 2 |
| Ben TV Awards | 1 | 1 |
| Caribbean American and African Nations Music Awards | 1 | 1 |
| SoundCity Music Video Awards | 3 | 4 |
| The Headies | 3 | 3 |
| Ovation Red Carol & Awards | 1 | 1 |
| Museke Online African Music Awards | 1 | 1 |
| Afrobeats Music Award | 1 | 1 |
| Bass Awards | 2 | 3 |
| MOGO Awards | 1 | 1 |
| International Reggae and World Music Awards | 1 | 0 |
| EMY Awards | 1 | 0 |
| Ghana Kids Choice Awards | 1 | 0 |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | 7 | 7 |
| YouTube Sub Sahara Africa Creator Awards | 1 | 0 |
| African Entertainment Legend Awards | 1 | 0 |
| Ghana Event Awards | 1 | 2 |
| Daf BAMA Awards | 1 | 0 |
| 3 Music Awards | 11 | 25 |
| Ghana Entertainment Awards | 2 | 3 |
| Entertainment Achievement Awards | 1 | 0 |
| HiPipo Music Awards | 1 | 0 |
| All Africa Music Awards | 1 | 0 |
| MTV Europe Music Award | 0 | 1 |
| African Entertainment Awards USA | 1 | 0 |
| BET Hip Hop Awards | 1 | 0 |
| Ghana DJ Awards | 1 | 0 |
| Ghana Music Awards USA | 4 | 2 |
Shatta Wale
the second most awarded artist is Shatta wale with 71 awards out of 120 nominations.
Read Full List of Shatta wale Awards here
| Year | Event | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ghana Music Awards | Reggae Dancehall Song of the Year – Shatta City |
| 2014 | Channel O Music Video Awards | Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video |
| 4Syte TV Music Video Awards | Best Reggae/Dancehall Video | Won |
| Most Popular Video | Won | |
| 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | African Artiste of the Year | |
| African Muzik Magazine Awards | Best Male West Africa | |
| Best Dancehall Artiste | Nominated | |
| Ghana Music Awards | Artiste of the Year | |
| Best Collaboration of the Year | “Hot Cake” Pope Skinny feat. Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| “Fever” D2 feat. Shatta Wale | Nominated | |
| “Dancehall King” | Won | |
| Nigerian Entertainment Awards | African Artiste of the Year | |
| BASS Awards | Best Performer of the Year | |
| Best Collaboration of the year | D2 ft. Shatta Wale – “Fever” | Nominated |
| Shatta Wale ft. D Black – “Ina the Party” | Nominated | |
| Best Video Dancehall | “Like My Thing” | Won |
| Dancehall Artiste of the year | Shatta Wale – “Enter the Net” | Won |
| International Reggae and World Music Awards | Best New Entertainer | Shatta Wale |
| Jigwe Awards | Jigwe Musician of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana DJ Awards | DJ’s Song of the Year | Shatta Wale – Dancehall King |
| 2015 | African Entertainment Awards | Best African Reggae / Dancehall Artiste |
| African Muzik Magazine Awards | Best Dancehall Artiste | Shatta Wale |
| Swish HQ UK Awards | Best Song | Shatta Wale & Sonni Bali |
| International Reggae and World Music Awards | Best Music Video – You Can’t Touch Me | Shatta Wale |
| 3G Awards | Publisher’s Choice Award | Shatta Wale |
| MOBO Awards | Best African Act | Shatta Wale |
| GN Bank Awards | People’s Choice Male Musician | Shatta Wale |
| 2016 | Blogging and Social Media Awards | Artiste with the Best Social Media Presence |
| Golden Movie Awards Africa | Golden Discovery | Shatta Wale |
| Africa Europe DJ Awards (Italy) | Best Song of the Year – Kakai | Shatta Wale |
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards | African Male Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Afrimma Awards | Dancehall Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Africa Youth Choice Awards | Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| City People Entertainment Awards | Ghana Musician of the Year Award – Male | Shatta Wale |
| Africa Entertainment Awards – US | Best Dancehall Artiste | Shatta wale |
| International Reggae and World Music Awards | Best African Song/Entertainer – Chop Kiss | Shatta wale |
| International Reggae and World Music Awards | Best Music Video -Chop Kiss | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Kids Choice Awards | Best Dancehall Icon of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| African Royal Awards | Best International Act | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana DJ Awards | DJ’s Song of the Year – Kakai | Shatta Wale |
| African Entertainment Legends Awards | African Dancehall Act of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Music Producer of the Year | Shatta Wale (Da Maker) |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Most Popular Song – Kakai | Shatta Wale |
| Most Popular Song – Chop Kiss | Nominated | |
| Reggae / Dancehall Song of the Year – Kakai | Nominated | |
| Reggae / Dancehall Song of the Year – Hol’ It | Nominated | |
| Reggae / Dancehall Artiste of the Year | Won | |
| Album of the Year | After the Storm – Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Ghana Music Awards UK 2018 | Raggae/Dancehall song of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| WatsUp African Music Video Awards | Best West African Video | Chop Kiss – Shatta Wale |
| WatsUp African Music Video Awards | Best African Male Video | Chop Kiss – Shatta Wale |
| WatsUp African Music Video Awards | Best African Performance | After The Storm – Shatta Wale |
| WatsUp African Music Video Awards | Best African Reggae/Dancehall Video | Chop Kiss – Shatta Wale |
| 4Syte Music Video Awards | Best Reggae/Dancehall Video | Shatta Wale |
| 4Syte Music Video Awards | Most Popular Video | Shatta Wale |
| 4Syte Music Video Awards | Best Directed Video | Shatta Wale |
| 4Syte Music Video Awards | Best Story Line Video | Shatta Wale |
| 4Syte Music Video Awards | Best Male Video | Shatta Wale |
| 4Syte Music Video Awards | Most Influential Artiste | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Peace Awards | Art for Peace of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| muzato emmerson Music Awards | People Choice of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Africa Youth Awards | Musician of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Jigwe Awards | Jigwe Musician of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| 2017 | Ghana Music Honours | Best Producer |
| Ghana Music Honours | People’s Choice Award | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Naija Showbiz Awards | Best Male Act | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Entertainment Awards USA | Best Song | Shatta Wale-Kakai |
| EMY Africa Awards | Man of the Year – Entertainment | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Entertainment Awards USA | Best Entertainer | Shatta Wale |
| African Pride Awards | Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Events Awards | Best Event Set Up | Shatta Wale (After the Storm Concert) |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Afro Beats Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Collaboration of the Year | Shatta Wale ft Addi sef, Captan & Joint 77 |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Afro Pop Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| Eastern Music Awards | Most Influential Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale |
| African Entertainment Awards (US) | Best Dancehall Artiste | Shatta Wale |
| People’s Celebrity Awards | Favourite Male Musician | Shatta Wale |
| Ultimate People’s Celebrity | Shatta Wale | Won |
| 4Syte Music Video Awards | Most Popular Video | Shatta Wale- Taking Over |
| Soundcity MVP Awards Festival | Best Male MVP | Shatta Wale |
| African Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Digital Artiste of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| 2018 | 3 Music Awards | Song of the Year |
| Song Writer of the Year | Shatta Wale | Won |
| Facebook Star of the Year | Shatta Wale | Won |
| Male Act of the Year | Shatta Wale | Won |
| Ghana Music Awards | Best Collaboration of the Year | Taking Over |
| Dancehall Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Dancehall Song of the Year | Dem Confuse | Nominated |
| Hiplife Song of the Year | Ayoo | Nominated |
| Song of the Year | Taking Over | Nominated |
| African Entertainment Awards (US) | Best Dancehall Act | Shatta Wale |
| Ghana Entertainment Awards (US) | Best Song | Taking Over |
| Best Collaboration | Taking Over | Won |
| Best Entertainer | Shatta Wale | Won |
| Best Reggae/Dancehall Act | Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| 2019 | Ugandan Music Excellence Awards | Best African Music Video |
| 3 Music Awards | Viral Song of the Year | Shatta Wale-Gringo |
| Highlife Song of the Year | Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Reggae Dancehall Song of the Year | Shatta Wale-Gringo | Won |
| Digital Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale | Won |
| Fan Army of the Year | Shatta movement-Shatta Wale | Won |
| Reggae Dancehall Act of the Year | Shatta Wale | Won |
| Music Video of the Year | Shatta Wale-Gringo | Won |
| Album of the Year | Shatta Wale-Reign Album | Nominated |
| Song of the Year | Shatta Wale-My Level | Won |
| Male Act of the Year | Shatta Wale | Won |
| 2019 | Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Artiste of the Year |
| Highlife Song of the Year | Shatta Wale-My Level | Won |
| Reggae Dancehall Song of the Year | Shatta Wale-Gringo | Won |
| Afro Pop Song of the Year | Shatta Wale – Thunder Fire feat SM Militants | Nominated |
| Reggae Dancehall Artiste of the Year | Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Best Video of the Year | Shatta Wale – Gringo (Dir Sesan) | Nominated |
| Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year | Shatta Wale-My Level | Pending |
| Album of the Year | Shatta Wale-Reign Album | Nominated |
| Best African Collaboration | Shatta Wale ft Olamide | Nominated |
| Artiste of the Decade | Shatta Wale | Nominated |
| Ghana Music Awards UK | Reggae Dancehall Artist of the Year | Himself |
| Popular Song of the Year | “My Level” | Won |
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Awarding Organization
Ghana Music Awards
MOBO Awards
Independent Music Awards
Channel O Music Video Awards
Nigeria Entertainment Awards
The future Africa Awardsm
National Youth Achievement Award
4syte Music Video Awards
City People Entertainment Awards
World Music Awards
MTV Africa Music Awards
BET Awards
African Muzik Magazine Awards
Ghana Music Honors
Ben TV Awards
Caribbean n American and African Nations Music Awards
SoundCity Music Video Awards
The Headies
Ovation Red Carol & Awards
Museke Online African Music Awards
Afrobeats Music Award
Bass Awards
MOGO Awards
EMY Awards
Ghana Kids Choice Awards
Ghana Music Awards UK
YouTube Sub Sahara Africa Creator Awards
African Entertainment Legend Awards
Ghana Event Awards
Daf BAMA Awards
3 Music Awards
Ghana Entertainment Awards
HiPipo Music Awards
All Africa Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Award
African Entertainment Awards USA
BET Hip Hop Awards
Information was sourced from Wikipedia, Ghanamusic Awards and other awarding bodies.
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