Westline Entertainment, organizers of the Western Music Awards have opened nominations for the 9th edition.

This year’s scheme has a total of 31 categories including new category - Best Female Artiste of The Year. According to the organizers, the works of artistes and other stakeholders from February 2024 to January 2025 are considered eligible for this year’s Western Music Awards.

The deadline for nominations is March 17, 2025, Nana Kwesi Coomson, the Head of Public Relations department of the organizers announced, adding that, the theme for this year’s edition is “Rhythm of Success.”

“This year’s submissions are entirely electronic via http://www.wmagh.com/submission.

The deadline for submission is March 17, 2025,” Mr. Coomson added.

The categories up for nomination include:

1. Artiste(s) of the Year

2. Best Female Artiste of the Year

3. Hiplife Artiste(s) of the Year

4. Most Popular Ghanaian Song of the Year

5. Hip-Hop Artiste(s) of the Year

6. Highlife Artiste(s) of the Year

7. Reggae/Dancehall Artiste(s) of the Year

8. Gospel Artiste(s) of the Year

9. Best New Artiste of the Year

10. Hiplife Song of the Year

11. Afro-Pop Song of the Year

12. Highlife Song of the Year

13. Hip-Hop Song of the Year

14. Gospel Song of the Year

15. Urban Gospel Song of the Year

16. Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year

17. Most Popular Regional Song of the Year

18. Best Collaboration of the Year

19. Best Group of the Year

20. Songwriter of the Year

21. Unsung of the Year (Senior High School)

22. Best Radio Disk Jockey of the Year

23. Brass Band of the Year

24. Best Music Video of the Year

25. Music Producer of the Year

26. Best Radio Entertainment Show of the Year

27. Blogger/Promoter of the Year

28. Best Instrumentalist of the Year

29. Western Diaspora Artiste of the Year

30. Album/EP of the Year

31. Best Rapper of the Year