Ghana Music Awards releases full list of 2022 nominees

• Posted on March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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Organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), Charter House, have released nominees for the 23rd edition of the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

Black Sherif makes an entry into the Artiste of the year category, competing Kidi, Sarkodie, Kuami Eugene, King Promise and Joe Mettle for the flagship category.

The ban on Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale has been lifted, allowing the two Dancehall Artistes to compete in the awards. 

The year under review for the 2022 awards starts from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

Check the Full List of Nominees below:

Artiste Of The Year
King Promise
kuami Eugene
Sarkodie
Black Sherif
KiDi
Joe Mettle

Best Hiplife Song
Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene
No Fugazy – Sarkodie
BiiBi Bese – Kwame Yogot ft Kuami Eugene
Accra – Medikal
Abodie – Captain Planet ft Kuami Eugene
Kom – Fancy Gadam
Zinabu – Dopenation ft Dancegod Lloyd, Afrobeat, DWP Academy
S3k3 – Mr Drew

Video of The Year
Mon Bebe – KiDi
Mood – Mr Drew
Odeshie – Epixode
Bad Girls Luv Money Remix – Amaarae
Slow Down – King Promise
Rollies And Cigar – Sarkodie
Nyinya – Bosom P Yung
Let It Go – Kweku Smoke
Fine Girl – Mona 4 Reall

Best HipLife/HipHop Artiste
Sarkodie
Okyeame Kwame
Black Sherif
D Black
Amerado
Medikal

Best Afrobeats Song
Celebrate – Kwesi Arthur
Dollar On You – Kuami Eugene
E Choke Sefa ft Mr Drew
Coming Home – Mzvee ft Tiwa Savage
Sugarcane – Camidoh ft Phantom
Mon Bebe – KiDi
Je M’apelle – Darko Vibes ft Davido

Best Afropop Song
Wendy Shay ft Shay Gang – Heat
Gyakie ft Omah Lay – Forever Remix
Mr Drew – Mood
King Promise – Slow Down
D Black ft Quamina MP, Stonebwoy – Enjoyment Minister
Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis – Bad Girls Luv Money Remix
Fameye – Praise

Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
Sefa
KiDi
King Promise
Mr. Drew
Wendy Shay
Gyakie
Camidoh
Darkovibes

Best Gospel Song
Joyce Blessing – Oluwa Is Involved
Joe Mettle – Ye Obua Mi
Ohemaa Mercy ft MOG Music -Ote Me Mu
Diana Hamilton – Awurade Ye
Celestine Donkor – Only You
Bethel Revival ft Joe Mettle – Enyo
Akesse Brempong ft MOG Music – Yaweh
Empress Gifty – Eye Woaa
Scott Evans – Mapek3
Obaapa Christy – The Glory

Best Highlife Song
Kofi Kinaata – The Grace PT1
Ak Songstress – Jonathan
Akwaboah ft Cina Soul – Obiaa
Bisa KDei – Yard
Kuami Eugene – Te Na Fie
Cina Soul – Feelings

Best Highlife Artiste
Cina Soul
Akwaboah
Bisa Kdei
Fameye
Kuami Eugene
Kofi Kinaata

Album Of The Year

Sarkodie – No Pressure
KiDi – The Golden Boy
Joe Mettle – Experience
Akwaboah – Lighthouse
D Black – Loyalty
Kuami Eugene – The Afro Highlife

Songwriter Of The Year

Minister OJ – Deburu
Fameye – Praise
Abiana – Bo Nooni
Kofi Kinaata – The Grace PT 1
Akwaboah – Obiaa
Diana Hamilton – Awurade Ye

Best Hiphop Song of the Year

Abotre – Amerado ft Black Sherif
Winning – Kwesi Arthur ft Vic Mensa
Second Sermon – Black Sherif
Coachella – Sarkodie ft Kwesi Arthur
Sika Aba Fie Remix – Kweku Darlington ft Kuami Eugene and Kweku Flick
Sore Remix – Yaw Tog ft Stormzy and Kwesi Arthur

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

1Gad – Stonebwoy
Touch It- KiDi
Picture – Samini ft Efya
Greedy Men – Stonebwoy
New Gen – Larrusi
Odeshie – Epixode

Male Vocal Performance

Akwaboah Ntro – Naa
Black Sherif – Golddigger
Joe Mettle – Ye Obuami
KiDi – Bad Things
King Promise – Slow Down
Kweisey Pee – Amazing God
Luigi McLean – Mala

Female Vocal Performance

Celestine Donkor – Only You
Abiana – MY House
Esther Goodwill – Faithful God
Niiella – Where You Are
Efe Grace – Overflow
Cina Soul – OMG

Best African Artiste

Wizkid
Fireboy DML
Ckay
Tems
Focalistic
Joeboy

Collaboration of the year

Captain Planet ft Kuami Eugene – Abodie
Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene – Yeeko
D Black ft Stonebwoy, Quamina MP – Enjoyment Minister
Sefa ft Mr Drew – E Choke
Kweku Darlington ft Kuami Eugene, Fameye, Yaw Tog, Kweku Flick – Sika Aba Fie Remix
Sarkodie ft Kwesi Arthur – Choachella
Kwame Yogot ft Kuami Eugne – Biibi Besi
Ohemaa Mercy ft MOG Music – Ote Mimu

International Collaboration of the year

Coming Home – Mzvee ft Tiwa Savage
Sore Remix – Yaw Tog ft Kwesi Arthur, Stormzy
Sad Girls Love Money- Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis
Je M’appelle – DarkoVibes ft Davido
Second Sermon Remix – Black Sherif ft Burna Boy
Spiritual- KiDi ft Kuami Eugene, Patoranking
Non-Living Thing- Sarkodie ft Oxlade

Vodafone Most Popular Song

King Promise – Slow Down
Ohemaa Mercy ft MoG Music – Ote Me Mu
Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene – Yeeko
Gyakie ft Omah Lay – Forever Remix
Darkovibes ft Davido – Je M’appelle
KiDi – Touch It
Black Sherif – Second Sermon (2nd)
Kuami Eugene – Dollar On You
Joe Mettle – Ye Obuame
Fameye – Praise
Sefa – EChoke
Mr. Drew – Mood

Best New Artiste

Sefa
Black Sherif
Scott Evans
Mona 4 Reall
Kweku Darlington
Kwame Yogot

Best Rap Performance

Lyrical Joe – 5Th August .5
Strongman – Last Verse
Obibini – Wudini
Teephlow – WonteAse3
Sarkodie – Rollies And Cigars
Amerado – The Throne

Best Reggae / Dancehall Artiste

Samini
Larruso
Epixode
Stonebwoy

Record Of The Year

Akwaboah – Ntro Naa
Wutah Afriyie – Country Hot
Fameye – Praise
Minister OJ – Meduru
Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis – Sad Girls Luv Money
Okyeame Kwame ft Adina – Love Locked Down