The 3 Music Award is Ghanaian music awards ceremony held annually since 2018 to celebrate Ghanaian music. It was established by the 3Music Network with Media General TV3 as broadcasters. The Multimedia group became the media right holder in the second and subsequent edition. In 2020, the Fan fest which was scheduled to take place at the Accra Polo Grounds was cancelled and a Virtual award ceremony was held from the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair La. This was because of the ban on public gathering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Categories
Artiste of the Year
Song of the Year
Male Act of the Year
Female Act of the Year
Group of the Year
Breakout Act of the Year
Album of the Year
Viral Song of the Year
Music video of the Year
Reggae/Dancehall Act of the Year
Hiplife/Hop-Pop Act of the Year
Hilife Act of the Year
Gospel Act of the Year
Best Collaboration of the Year
Best KwitStar
DJ of the Year
Fan Army of the Year
African Act of the Year
Best Ghanaian International Act of the Year
Most Eventful Snapchat Channel
Facebook Star of the Year
Instagram Star of the Year
Best Performers of the Year
AfroBeat/AfroPop Song of the Year
Producer of the Year
Not all categories were used in each year and some categories have been merged.
Song of the Year
The Song of the year was the topmost award of the awards scheme from 2018 to 2020. It recognizes the vocal performer, the songwriter, producer, sound engineer and or mixer of the song. It is voted for by the 3Music board, academy and the general public.
Song of the Year Winners
In 2021, the Artiste of the Year category was added eclipsing the song of the year as the topmost award of the awards scheme. KiDi was the inaugural winner.
Ceremonies
The awards were launched in
The inaugural ceremony in 2018 was held at the Fantasy Dome, Trade fair Site, La. From 2018 to 2020, the Fantasy Dome, Trade fair Site, La hosted the awards. From 2021 to 2022, the ceremonies were held at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Center in Accra.
2018: 1st 3Music Awards
The first ceremony was held at the Fantasy Dome, Trade fair Site, La, on 24 March 2018. The ceremony was hosted Joselyn Dumas and D-Black.
2019: 2nd 3 Music Awards
The second annual 3 Music awards was hosted by Lexis Bill and Cookie. The event was held on 30 March 2019 at the Fantasy Dome, Trade fair Site, La.
2020: 3rd 3 Music Awards
The 3rd annual 3 Music Awards dubbed the "StayAtHome" edition was held on 2 May 2020 at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair site La. The event hosted by Jay Foley and Naa Ashorkor had no audience in attendance, this was in compliance with the National Directives on Public Gathering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021: 4th 3 Music Awards
The fourth annual 3 Music Award show was held on 27 March 2021 at the Accra International Conference Center. The event was hosted by broadcasters Jay Foley and Naa Ashorkor.
List of Winners
2022: 5th 3 Music Awards
The 2023 edition of the awards was postponed as a result of financial difficulties, per a statement by the organizers.