Ghana Music Awards USA (GMA-USA) 2022 took off with its 4th edition on August 20, at the Lincoln Theater in Columbus, Ohio in a star studded event with deserving winners in attendance.
The Ghana Music Awards USA which is aimed at celebrating both Ghanaian artists and musicians based in the diaspora, particularly in the USA saw deserving artistes duly rewarded for their crafts.
Highlife crooner and βSusukaβ hit-maker, Martin King Arthur, professionally known as Kofi Kinaata was named the overall Artist of the Year.
The night also Black Sherif, Diana Hamilton, Kuami Eugene and KiDi, among others bag various awards. Below is the full list of nominees and winners.
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif
KiDi
Kuami Eugene
Sarkodie
Stonebwoy
Kofi Kinaata (winner)
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
βOverflowβ β Efe Grace
βOdi Yompoβ β Empress Gifty
βDo It Lordβ β Diana Hamilton (winner)
βThe Gloryβ β Obaapa Christy
βComing Homeβ β MzVee
βOti me muβ β Ohemaa Mercy
βOnly Youβ β Celestine Donkor
BEST MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
βAvailable (remix) β Camidoh
βYe Obua Miβ β Joe Mettle
βMon Bebeβ β KiDi
βSlow Downβ β King Promise
βYekunβ β Kuami Eugene
βMepawokyewβ β Akwaboah (winner)
βYesuβ β MOG Music
βSecond Sermondβ β Black Sherif
NEW ACT OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif (winner)
Kwame Yogot
Kweku Darlington
Mona 4reall
Nanky
Scott Evans
S3fa
Amaarae
AFROBEAT/AFROPOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Amaarae
KiDi (winner)
Darkovibes
S3fa
King Promise
Gyakie
Camidoh
Wendy Shay
Mr Drew
FAN ARMY OF THE YEAR
AMG Beyond Kontrol
BHIM Nation
Die-hard Fans of Lumba (winner)
High-grade Family
Sark Nation
Shatta Movement.
Team DH
Team Move
Gadam Nation Army
GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Akesse Brempong
Celestine Donkor
Diana Hamilton (Winner)
Empress Gifty
Joe Mettle
Obaapa Christy
Ohemaa Mercy
MOG Music
HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Akwaboah
Cina Soul
Fameye (winner)
Kofi Kinaata
Kwabena Kwabena
Kuami Eugene
Bisa Kβdei
HIPLIFE/HIP HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Amerado
Black Sherif (winner)
D-Black
Kofi Jamar
Okyeame Kwame
Medikal
Sarkodie
SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kaywa
Kuami Eugene (Rockstar Made it) (winner)
Master Garzy
Mog Beatz
Richie Mensah
Streetbeatz
Beatz Vampire
RAPPER OF THE YEAR
Amerado β βBest Rapperβ
Eno Barony β βGod Is A Womanβ ft. Efya
Lyrical Joe β β5th Augustβ
Medikal β βStop Itβ
Sarkodie β βRollies N Cigarsβ
Strongman β βFlawlessβ
Obibini β βWudiniβ
Teephlow β βWontease3β
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Epixode (winner)
Larruso
Samini
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
βYeekoβ β Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene (winner)
βTouch Itβ β KiDi
βMoodβ β Mr Drew
βEchokeβ β S3fa ft Mr Drew
βSecond Sermonβ β Black Sherif
βJe MβAppelleβ β Darkovibes ft Davido
βSlow Downβ β King Promise
βOte Me Muβ β Ohemaa Mercy ft MOG Music
βAbodi3β β Captain Planet ft Kuami Eugene
βThy Graceβ β Kofi Kinaata
βKomβ β Fancy Gadam
US-BASED UNCOVERED ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Waliy AbouNamarr
Ama Kutin
Stureets
Royal Mama (winner)
Enoch Boateng
King Kwamoe
Wuu
Rossie Bee
Yolanda
Damu Records
Kwabena Boateng
Ghosh Man
Elizha
Rosey
First Lady of Royal Twins
Minister Mavis
US-BASED GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
βWβayeyiβ β Humphrey Tettey ft. MOGMusic
βGood Good Godβ β Seiwaah Kyei
βAgya Mabaβ β Royal Mama (winner)
βLet Him Inβ β Sarah Sings
βHallelujahβ β Samuel Oboubisa
βMy Shieldβ β Rita Queen
βVictoryβ β Stella Addo
βCee Musicβ β Abuoden
βI Wanna Live For Youβ β Safo Kyei
βAsedaβ β Herty Corgie
βMalaβ β Mill Addison
βDestined to Reignβ β Melody Frimpong
βConquerβ β Kwabena Boateng ft. Celestine Donkor
US-BASED GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Humphrey Tettey
Samuel Oboubisa
Rita Queen
Stella Addo
Millicent Yankey
Cee Music (winner)
Herty Corgie
Rev Graceman
Mill Addison
Melody Frempong
US-BASED MALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Humphrey Tettey
Jay Hover
Nova Blaq
C Burn
Archipalago
Kaykay Amponsah
Jamin Beats (winner)
Jay Baba
Oboy Murphy
Collins Isco
Praise Kusi
US-BASED FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Whitney Dee
Stella Addo
Rita Queen
Millicent Yankey
Cee Music
Herty Corgie (winner)
Melody Frempong
US-BASED MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Toni Amani β (Do for You) (winner)
Humphrey Tettey β (WβayΙyi)
Bishop Dr Adom β (Our God is Great)
Rev Grace Man β (Jesus the Mighty God)
Young Ghana β (No More)
Nova Blaq β (Pressure)
C Burn β (Gold)
Nana Kottens (Call Girl)
Emmanuel Anim (Obiara Nte sewo)
US-BASED FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Ama Kutin
Maureen Biniyam
Seiwaah Kyei
Cynthia J
Stella Addo
Millicent Yankey
Cee Music
Herty Corgie (winner)
Mill Addison
US-BASED AFROPOP OF THE YEAR
Young Ghana
Jay Hover (winner)
C Burn
Archipalago
Oboy Murphy
Kaykay Amponsah
Jamin Beatz
Nee Oseye
Jay Baba
US-BASED AFROPOP SONG OF THE YEAR
βDo For Youβ β Tony Amani
βKilodeβ β Emperor T-Jiga
βNo Moreβ β Young Ghana ft Shegge Da Don
βSomuβ β Jay Hover
βMy Morning Solarβ β (New King)
Follow My Dream β (Efua) (winner)
Gold β (C Burn)
Overtaking is allowed β (Oboy Murphy)
Nkwasia Nkom β (Kaykay Amponsah ft. King Paluta)
Jamin Beats β (Makoma Rmx ft. Asaase Aban)
Body Nice β (Geewah)
Call Am for Me β (Nee Oseye ft. Gasmila)
Wasangado β (Jay Baba)
US-BASED MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
βDo For Youβ β Tony Amani
βWβayeyiβ β Humphrey Tettey
βSika Damβ β Toowan8
βGood Good Godβ β Seiwaah Kyei
βNkosoβ Whitney Dee ft. Eugene
βDark Knightβ β Nova Blag
βFollow My Dreamβ β Efua
βGoldβ β C Burn
βVictoryβ β Stella Addo
US-BASED MOST POPULAR ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Humphrey Tettey
Toowan8
Nova Blaq
Jay Hover
Stella Addo
Archipalago
Millicent Yankey
Oboy Murphy
Cee Music
Kaykay Amponsah
Herty Corgie
BEST INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Humphrey Tettey ft. MOG β βWβayΙyiβ
Emperor T-Jiga ft. Young Freezy β βKilodeβ
Nova Blaq ft. E.L β βFrodo Bagginsβ
Toowan8 ft. Fameye β βSikadamβ
SINNN ft. Kwaw Kesse & Nana NYC β βSawasaβ
Millicent Yankey ft. Hannah Marfo β βAwurade Kasaβ
Nana Kottens ft. Lowekey β βCall Girlβ
Jamin Beats ft. Asaase Aban β βMakoma Rmxβ
Nee Oseye ft. Gasmila β βCall Am For Meβ
US-BASED HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
βMy Timeβ β Atta Ghana Boy ft. Patapaa
βWifeyβ β C Burn
βCaseβ β Jay Hover
βOkeka Muβ β Chase Forever
βAmerica Abraboβ β Clem Biney
βYawaβ β Dreamz GH ft. Nana NYC
βAboakotreβ β Kaykay Amponsah ft. Don Itchi
βConfusionβ β King Kofi Kapitano ft. Motu Blanka
βOsobrokyeβ β Koo Wiase
βSmile β Nee Oseye ft. King Jerry
HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Atta Ghana Boy
C Burn
Jay Hover
Kaykay Amponsah
Koo Wiase
Nee Oseye
US-BASED BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR
K Rocks
Nova Blag
Fredricicgh
Oboy Murphy
DJ Asumadu
Safo Kyei
King Jenni
Ghosh Man
US-BASED SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Nova Blag
Mobeatz
C Burn
Issah Heat
Jamin Beats
BEST US-BASED DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Hollywood
DJ Marcus
Wavy Bunch Sound (DJ Flip Wave and African Wolf)
DJ Wyse
DJ Tech
DJ Ghanaboii
US-BASED HIPLIFE.HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
Call Girl β (Nana Kottens ft. Lowekey)
Odds β (DJ Asumadu)
Everyday β (DJ Asumadu ft. Mr Herry)
Odo Nti β (Canzy Kwenepatan)
NanaYawBusiness β (Nana NYC & Otion)
I Wanna live for you β (Safo Kyei)
Last Night β (A-Y)
US-BASED HIPLIFE/HIP HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Canzy Kwenepatan
Nana NYC
Jamin Beats
A-Y
THANK YOUΒ for constantly reading stories on Ghana Music. Kindly like, follow, comment andΒ SHAREΒ stories on all social media platforms for more entertaining updates! Do you have content that you want featured on Ghana Music? Reach out to us via Email at info@ghanamusic.com or on WhatsApp on 055 979 9767.
