Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2022: All the winners

9 mai 2022 - 12:53

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The winners of the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards were announced at the Grand Arena in Accra at the weekend, with KiDi walking away with the coveted Artist of the Year Award.

KiDi.

The ‘Touch It’ hitmaker took home four other trophies for Reggae/Dancehall Song, Afrobeats/Afropop Artist, Most Popular Song and EP of the Year.

KiDi’s big win arrives two months after he edged Black Sherif to secure the topmost prize for a historic second time in a row at the 2022 3Music Awards.

Reggae/dancehall star Stonebwoy bagged four awards, namely Reggae/Dancehall Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Music For Good and the Vodafone Green Award. Black Sherif and Fameye won two trophies each on the night for Hip Hop Song and Best New Artist, and Afropop Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, respectively.

Elsewhere, Nigeria’s Wizkid was named African Artist of the Year, while the Record of the Year Award went to Amaarae and Moliy for ‘Sad Girlz Luv Money (remix)’.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Gospel Song

‘Oluwa Is Involved’ – Joyce Blessing
‘Ye Obua Mi’ – Joe Mettle
‘Ote Me Mu’ – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOG Music
‘Awurade Ye’ – Diana Hamilton
‘Only You’ – Celestine Donkor
‘Enyo’ – Bethel Revival ft. Joe Mettle
‘Yahweh’ – Akesse Brempong ft. MOG Music
‘Eye Woaa’ – Empress Gifty
‘Mapekɛ’ – Scott Evans
‘The Glory’ – Obaapa Christy

Best Gospel Artist

Celestine Donkor
Diana Hamilton
Obaapa Christy
Joe Mettle
MOGMusic
Empress Gifty
Ohemaa Mercy
Akesse Brempong

Vodafone Most Popular Song

‘Touch It’ – KiDi
‘Slow Down’ – King Promise
‘Ote Me Mu’ – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOGMusic
‘Yeeko’ – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene
‘Forever Remix’ – Gyakie ft. Omah Lay
‘Je M’apelle’ – Darkovibes ft. Davido
‘Second Sermon’ – Black Sherif
‘Dollar On You’ – Kuami Eugene
‘Ye Obua Mi’ – Joe Mettle
‘Praise’ – Fameye
‘Echoke’ – Sefa
‘Mood’ – Mr Drew

Best Highlife Song

‘Thy Grace (Part 1)’ – Kofi Kinaata
Jonathan – AK Songstress
‘Obiaa’ – Akwaboah ft. Cina Soul
‘Yard’ – Bisa Kdei
‘Tena Fie’ – Kuami Eugene
‘Feelings’ – Cina Soul ft. KiDi

Best Hiplife Song

‘Yeeko’ – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene
‘No Fugazy’ – Sarkodie
‘Biibi Besi’ – Kwame Yogot ft. Kuami Eugene
‘Accra’ – Medikal
‘Abodie’ – Captain Planet ft. Kuami Eugene
‘Kom’ – Fancy Gadam
‘Zenabu’ – DopeNation ft. Dancegod Lloyd, Afrobeast, DWP Academy
‘S3k3’ – Mr Drew

Best Afrobeats Song

‘Celebrate’ – Kwesi Arthur ft. Teni
‘Dollar On You’ – Kuami Eugene
‘E Choke’ – S3fa ft. Mr Drew
‘’Coming Home – MzVee ft. Tiwa Savage
‘Sugar Cane’ – Camidoh ft. Phantom
‘Mon Bebe’ – KiDi
‘Je M’appelle’ – Darko Vibes ft. Davido

Best Afropop Song

‘Heat’ – Wendy Shay ft. Shay Gang
‘Forever (remix)’ – Gyakie ft. Omah Lay
‘Mood’ – Mr Drew
‘Slow Down’ – King Promise
‘Enjoyment Minister’ – D-Black ft. Quamina MP, Stonebwoy
‘Sad Girlz Luv Money’ – Amaarae ft. Moliy, Kali Uchis
‘Praise’ – Fameye

Best Hip Hop Song

‘Abotre’ – Amerado ft. Black Sherif
‘Winning’ – Kwesi Arthur ft. Vic Mensa
‘Second Sermon’ – Black Sherif
‘Coachella’ – Sarkodie ft. Kwesi Arthur
‘Sika Aba Fie’ – Kweku Darlington ft. Kuami Eugene, Kweku Flick, Yaw Tog, Fameye
‘Sore (remix)’ – Yaw Tog ft. Stormzy, Kwesi Arthur

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

‘1 Gad’ – Stonebwoy
‘Touch It’ – KiDi
‘Picture’ – Samini ft. Efya
‘Greedy Men’ – Stonebwoy
‘New Gen’ – Stonebwoy
‘Odeshie’ – Epixode

Reggae/Dancehall Artist Of The Year

Samini
Larruso
Epixode
Stonebwoy

Collaboration of the Year

‘Abodie’ – Captain Planet ft. Kuami Eugene
‘Yeeko’ – Okyeame Kuami ft. Kuami Eugene
‘Enjoyment Minister’ – D-Black ft. Quamina MP, Stonebwoy
‘Echoke’ – S3fa ft. Mr. Drew
‘Sika Aba Fie (remix)’ – Kweku Darlington ft. Kuami Eugene, Kweku Flick, Fameye, Yaw Tog
‘Coachella’ – Sarkodie ft. Kwesi Arthur
‘Biibi Besi’ – Kwame Yogot ft. Kuami Eugene
Ote Mimu’ – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOGMusic

International Collaboration of the Year