The wait is finally over, as Townflex brings to you the complete list of winners at the just-ended 23rd edition of the 2022 VGMA’s (Vodafone Ghana Music Awards).
The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs), were originally known by its non-sponsored name the Ghana Music Awards until 2013.
VGMA is an annual music awards event in Ghana established in 1999 by a local event organizer and planner company known as CharterHouse to originally and primarily celebrate the “outstanding contributions of Ghanaian musicians to the growth and expansion of its associated industry”
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The full list of Nominees For Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2022, was announced on Saturday, March 19th.
VGMA 2022 Winners: In this year’s edition, the award ceremony just like the previous year, 2021 was segmented into two days (Friday, 6th May, and Saturday, May 7th) to honor hard-working artistes.
The awards ceremony was held at the Grand Arena of Accra International Conference Center (AICC) with outstanding musical performances coming from musicians in the likes of Edem who opened the stage as the first performer, Wendy Shay, KiDi, Gyakie, Camidoh, King Promise Amerado, Celestine Donkor, Obibini, Samini, among other acts to thrill music enthusiasts in the auditorium.
Nigeria’s Wizkid won the best African artistes of the year, Ghana’s Fameye won the songwriter of the year award, Black Sherif emerged as the winner of the Best New Artiste of the year Category.
The most coveted award which is the artiste of the year award went to Lynx Entertainment signed artiste, KiDi who emerged the best artiste after beating his competitors in the same category in the likes of King Promise, kuami Eugene, Sarkodie, Black Sherif, Joe Mettle
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2022 VGMA WINNERS + NOMINEES Full List
Artiste Of The Year
- King Promise
- kuami Eugene
- Sarkodie
- Black Sherif
- KiDi [Winner]
- Joe Mettle
Vodafone Most Popular SongÂ
- 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 [Winner]
- Black Sherif – Second Sermon (2nd)
- Kuami Eugene – Dollar On You
- Joe Mettle – Ye Obuame
- Fameye – Praise
- Sefa – EChoke
- Mr. Drew – Mood
Vodafone Green Awards
- Stonebwoy [Winner]
Album / EP Of The Year
- Sarkodie – No Pressure
- KiDi – The Golden Boy [Winner]
- Joe Mettle – Experience
- Akwaboah – Lighthouse
- D Black – Loyalty
- Kuami Eugene – The Afro Highlife
Best New Artiste
- Sefa
- Black Sherif [Winner]
- Scott Evans
- Mona 4 Reall
- Kweku Darlington
- Kwame Yogot
Record / Audio Engineer OF The Year
- Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis – Sad Girls Luv Money [Winner]
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 [Winner]
- Okyeame Kwame ft Adina – Love Locked Down
Best Afrobeats Song
- Celebrate – Kwesi Arthur
- Dollar On You – Kuami Eugene
- E Choke Sefa ft Mr Drew [Winner]
- Coming Home – Mzvee ft Tiwa Savage
- Sugarcane – Camidoh ft Phantom
- Mon Bebe – KiDi
- Je M’apelle – Darko Vibes ft Davido
Best HighLife Song
- Kofi Kinaata – The Grace PT1 [Winner]
- Ak Songstress – Jonathan
- Akwaboah ft Cina Soul – Obiaa
- Bisa KDei – Yard
- Kuami Eugene – Te Na Fie
- Cina Soul – Feelings
Best Rap Performance
- Lyrical Joe – 5Th August  [Winner]
- Strongman – Last Verse
- Obibini – Wudini
- Teephlow – WonteAse3
- Sarkodie – Rollies And Cigars
- Amerado – The Throne
Best Reggae / Dancehall Artiste
- Samini
- Larruso
- Epixode
- Stonebwoy [Winner]
Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
- Sefa
- KiDi [Winner]
- King Promise
- Mr. Drew
- Wendy Shay
- Gyakie
- Camidoh
- Darkovibes
Collaboration of the year
- Captain Planet ft Kuami Eugene – Abodie
- Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene – Yeeko
- D Black ft Stonebwoy, Quamina MP – Enjoyment Minister [Winner]
- 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
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
- Stonebwoy – 1Gad
- KiDi – Touch It
- Samini – ft Efya – Picture
- Stonebwoy – Greedy Men
- Larruso – New Gen
- Epixode – Odeshie [Winner]
Best Afropop Song
- Wendy Shay ft Shay Gang – Heat
- Gyakie ft Omah Lay – Forever Remix
- Mr Drew – Mood
- King Promis – Slow Down
- D Black ft Quamina MP, Stonebwoy – Enjoyment Minister
- Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis – Sad Girls Luv Money Remix
- Fameye – Praise [Winner]
Best HighLife Artiste
- Cina Soul
- Akwaboah [WINNER]
- Bisa Kdei
- Fameye
- Kuami Eugene
- Kofi Kinaata
Best HipLife/HipHop Artiste
- Sarkodie [WINNER]
- Okyeame Kwame
- Black Sherif
- D Black
- Amerado
- Medikal
Best Gospel Artiste
- Diana Hamilton
- Obaapa Christy
- Celestine Donkor
- MoG Music
- Empress Gifty
- Joe Mettle [WINNER]
- Ohemaa Mercy
- Akesse Brempong
International Collaboration of the year
- Mzvee ft Tiwa Savage – Coming Home
- Gyakie ft Omah Lay – Forever Remix [WINNER]
- Yaw Tog ft Kwesi Arthur, Stormzy – Sore Remix
- Amaarae ft Moliy, Kali Uchis – Sad Girls Luv Money
- DarkoVibes ft Davido – Je M’appelle
- Black Sherif ft Burna Boy – 2nd Sermon Remix
- KiDi ft Kuami Eugene, Patoranking – Spiritual
- Sarkodie ft Oxlade – Non-Living Thing
Best HipLife Song
- Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene [WINNER]
- No Fugazy – Sarkodie
- BiiBi Bese – Kwame Yogot ft Kuami Eugene
- Accra – Medikal
- Abodie – Captain Planet ft Kuami Eugene
- Kom – Fancy Gadam
- Zinabu –Â Dopenation ft Dancegod Llyod, Afrobeast, DWP Academy
- S3k3 – Mr Drew
Best Hip Hop Song
- Amerado ft Black Sherif – Abotre
- Kwesi Arthur ft Vic Mensa – Winning
- Black Sherif – Second Sermon [WINNER]
- Sarkodie ft Kwesi Arthur – Coachella
- Kweku Darlington ft Kuami Eugene, Fameye, Yaw Tog, Kweku Flick – Sika Aba Fie Remix
- Yaw Tog ft Stormzy, Kwesi Arthur – Sore Remix
Best Gospel Song
- Joyce Blessing – Oluwa Is Involved
- Joe Mettle – Ye Obua Mi
- Ohemaa Mercy ft MOG Music -Ote Me Mu [WINNER]
- 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
Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Agya Koo Nimo [WINNER]
Best Traditional Artiste
- Nii Tettey Tetteh [WINNER]
Best African Artiste
- Wizkid [WINNER]
- Fireboy DML
- Ckay
- Tems
- Focalistic
- Joeboy
Producer Of The Year
- Kuami Eugene
- MOG Beatz [WINNER]
- Ghanaian Stallion
- Beatz Vampire
- Richie Mensah
- Akwaboah
Music For Good
- Stonebwoy [WINNER]
Instrumentalist Of The Year
- Enock Owuraku Kisi
- Joshua Moszi [WINNER]
- Mzter Okyere
- George Gogo Ashirifi
- Afro Harmony Band
Video OF The Year
- Mon Bebe – KiDi
- Mood – Mr Drew
- Odeshie – Epixode
- Sad Girls Luv Money Remix – Amaarae
- Slow Down – King Promise
- Rollies And Cigar – Sarkodie
- Nyinya – Bosom P Yung [WINNER]
- Let It Go – Kweku Smoke
- Fine Girl – Mona 4 Reall
Songwriter Of The Year
- Minister OJ – Deburu
- Fameye – Praise [WINNER]
- Abiana – Bo Nooni
- Kofi Kinaata – The Grace PT 1
- Akwaboah – Obiaa
- Diana Hamilton – Awurade Ye
Male Vocal Performance
- Akwaboah Ntro – Naa
- Black Sherif – Golddigger
- Joe Mettle – Ye Obuami
- KiDi – Bad Things
- King Promise – Slow Down
- Kweisey Pee – Amazing God [WINNER]
- Luigi McLean – Mala
Female Vocal Performance
- Celestine Donkor – Only You
- Abiana – MY House
- Esther Goodwill – Faithful God
- Niiella – Where You Are [WINNER]
- Efe Grace – Overflow
- Cina Soul – OMG
Unsung Artiste
- ShugaLord
- Bryan The Mensah
- Vanilla
- Rcee
- Gambo [WINNER]
- Chief One
- Ama Nova
- Roy X Taylor
- Nautyca
- King Maaga
