SLAAM Awards 2024 – Meet the winners of the 9th edition of SLAAM

Freetown | 9th June 2024 | Vertex Media

The prestigious and most consistent Sierra Leonean award company SLAAM has produced amazing new winners on Friday night during its awards ceremony in the United States.

The 9th edition of the Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians (SLAAM) Awards 2024 was held at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Maryland, USA, in a grand ceremony graced by prominent Sierra Leoneans from all walks of life.

SLAAM 2024 celebrates outstanding Sierra Leoneans in the fields of music, film, sports, fashion, comedy, etc. Prior to the awards ceremony, the public voted for their favourite nominees from a mouthwatering list of nominees compiled by the organisers.

Giileh Kebbie Scholz, the CEO and founder of SLAAM, hails the process and the outcome of this year’s winners list to have reflected the views of the public with thorough voting and background research done by the voting panel.

Here are the winners of the SLAAM Awards 2024:

Best Legendary Artist – Famous
Best Rapper – Xzu-B (Wan Salone)
Best Song of The Year – One Life by Famous
Best Music Video – ‘My Hood’ by Speedo’o
Best Album of The Year – ‘Cool J’
Best Collaboration – ‘Freetown’ by Incredible JJ feat. Drizilik
Best Male Artist – Drizilik (Finesse)
Best Female Artist – Licious Kay – ‘Follow Me’ feat. Bobby P Soyea Askante
Best Cultural Artist – Licious Kay
Best New Artist – Isat (Bend)
Best Gospel collaboration – ‘Forever’ by Steven Wonder feat. Juliet
Best Gospel Rapper – Minister B (Hallelujah)
Best Male Gospel Artist – Minister B (Hallelujah)
Best Female Gospel Artist – Yenki Lady (Flozybel remix)
Best New Gospel Artist – Steven Wonder (Follow Follow)
Best Child Act – Leonus Di Genius (Any How E Be)
Best Diaspora Organisation – The Sierra Leone Nurses Association North America
Best School Alumni – The Sierra Leone Grammar School
Best DJ – DJ Lincoln
Best Humanitarian – Sahid Autism Foundation
Best Social Media Influencer – King Tommy
Best Book Writer – David Moinina Sengeh (Radical Inclusion)
Best Comedian – Mammy Thomas
Best Sports Personality – Ibrahim B. Sesay (Vidic) – Bai Bureh Warriors FC
Best Foreign Movie – The Break-up
Best Sierra Leone Director – Malvin Success Kanteh (In Our City)
Best Sierra Leonean DOP – Idriss Josancy Missai (Delivery Van)
Best Sierra Leone Lead Actress – Thelma Samantha Godwin (The Scuffle)
Best Sierra Leone Lead Actor – Al-Idris Bailal Kamara (Aminata)
Best Sierra Leone Movie – ‘The Scuffle’

However, there were other recipients in the categories of Lifetime Achievement Awards. Distinguish Sierra Leoneans were honoured for their longstanding contributions to society.