Kwacha Music Awards shall have a total of 23 main categories and 10 Provincial categories. The main categories will
have categories based on public vote and technical categories that would be subjected to both public vote and technical vote. All the categories subjected to public vote shall be decided by the public apart from those considered requiring the input of technical adjudication. The Categories under consideration are as follows:
- Provincial (10 Provinces)
Be st Artist – Central
Best Artist – Copperbelt
Best Artist – Eastern
Best Artist – Luapula
Best Artist – Lusaka
Best Artist – Muchinga
Best Artist – North Western
Best Artist – Northern
Best Artist – Southern
Best Artist – Western
- Best Sound Production
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Kwacha Special Award
- Humanitarian Award
- Best International Achievement
- Best New Comer (Female)
- Best New Comer (Male)
- Best Indigenous/Folk Song
- Best Dancehall Song
- Best R&B Song
- Best Hip-Hop Song
- Most Conscious Song
- Best Mainstream Song
- Best Gospel Song (Female)
- Best Gospel Song (Male)
- Best Collaboration
- Best Group
- Best Band
- Best Choir
- Gospel Album of the Year
- Best Female Artist
- Best Male Artist
- Song of the Year
- Album of the Year