Organisers of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), Charterhouse has announced the introduction of seven additional categories to augment the existing nominations.
The PRO of Charterhouse, Roberk Klah, disclosed these developments during an interview on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM.
Among the new categories are Producer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Unsung Artiste of the Year.
“Producer of the year is supposed to be based on the number of hits in a year. Because of the omission and error phase, what it means is that the numbers may change. So these categories are going to come out right after the the window of omission and error, so that if there’s any correction done, it reflects in the numbers,” Mr Klah said.
Klah explained that the Producer of the Year category focuses on recognizing producers with hit songs from the relevant year, emphasising the importance of accuracy in the nomination process.
Addressing concerns about the Sound Engineer of the Year category, Klah clarified that it is awarded to the producer of the Record of the Year-winning song.
He also mentioned the upcoming announcement of the Unsung Artiste category, alongside others like Music for Good, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Traditional Artiste.
“We also have the Unsung Artiste, which is going to be announced this week. And then there are a few others like Music for Good, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Traditional Artiste. I think about seven of them; those are going to be announced over the period,” Mr. Klah added.
The announcement of these additional categories comes shortly after Charterhouse unveiled the nominees for the silver jubilee edition of the awards ceremony.
Stonebwoy leads with 15 nominations, followed by Kuami Eugene with 14, and Sarkodie with eight.
Notably, Black Sherif, the Artiste of the Year winner in 2023, has been nominated six times and is once again in contention for the top award alongside other prominent artists.