3Music Awards 2022

The 5th 3Music Awards was held on 26 March 2022 at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre, in Accra to recognize the works of artists in the year under review. It was broadcast by TV3, 3MUSIC TV, DGN and HD +.^[1][2] The ceremony's theme was ''More Than Music'', and was held in-person with an audience following the previous year's virtual ceremony.^[3][4]

3Music Awards 2022
Date	March 26, 2022
Venue	Grand Arena, Accra
Country	Ghana
Presented by	3Music Networks
Hosted by	Naa Ashorkor, Jay Foley
Most awards	KiDi (6)
Most nominations	Kuami Eugene (16)
Website	3music.tv/section/award/
Television/radio coverage
Networks
TV3 DGN 3MUSIC TV HD + 3FM
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The nominees were announced on 15 February 2022 during a ceremony at the Teelande Tea Garden in Accra, Ghana.^[5] Kuami Eugene received the most nominations with 16, followed by Sarkodie who had 13 and KiDi who received 10 nominations.

On 14 March, Boomplay was announced as an official partner of the awards. The media steaming service sponsored three main categories of the awards; The Artiste of the Year, African Song of the Year and Breakthrough Act of the Year.^[6]

The artist of the year was won by KiDi for the second consecutive year.^[7][8]

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)	Link(s)
Black Sherif	Kweku the Traveller, First & Second Sermon
Mona 4Reall	Fine girl
Kweku Darlington	Sika Aba Fie
Kwame Yogot	Biibi Besi
Kuami Eugene	Nana Kwame Ampadu Memorial
Joe Mettle	Ye Obua Mi
Ohemaa Mercy and Efe Grace	Ote Me Mu
Akwaboah and Cina Soul	Obiaa
Camidoh	Sugarcane
Kelvyn Boy	Down flat
Cina Soul	Feelings
KiDi and Cina Soul	Touch it, Mon Bebe

Hosts

Victoria Lebene

Bliss King

MzGee

Jackie

Hosts	Period
Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku	Main event hosts[9]
Jay Foley
Victoria Lebene	Pre-show hosts[10]
MzGee
Jacquline Acquaye (Jackie)
Bliss King

Winners and nominees

This is the list of winners for the 3Music Awards in 2022.^{[5][11][12][13][14]}

Artist of the Year	Breakthrough Act of the Year
KiDi[8] Kuami Eugene Sarkodie Black Sherif Celestine Donkor D-Black Mr Drew Gyakie Stonebwoy	Black Sheriff Abochi Kwame Yogot Kweku Darlington Mona 4reall Malcolm Nuna Nanky Scott Evans
Best Collaboration of the Year	African Song of the Year
‘Ekorso’ – Kofi Jamar ft. Yaw Tog and Ypee ‘Enjoyment Minister’ – D-Black ft. Quamina MP and Stonebwoy ‘Je M’apelle’ – Darkovibes ft. Davido ‘Biibi Besi’ – Kwame Yogot ft. Kuami Eugene ‘Sika Aba Fie’ – Kweku Darlington ft. Kweku Flick and Yaw Tog ‘This Year’ – Mr Drew ft. Medikal ‘Yeeko’ – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene ‘E Choke’ – S3fa ft. Mr Drew ‘Happy Day’ – Sarkodie ft. Kuami Eugene ‘Activate’ – Stonebwoy ft. Davido	‘Essence (remix)’ – Wizkid ft. Tems and Justin Bieber Bloody Samaritan’ – Ayra Starr ‘Running’ – Chiké and Simi ‘Peru’ – Fireboy DML ‘Ke Star (remix)’ – Focalistic ft. Davido ‘Alcohol (Sip)’ – Joeboy ‘Feeling’ – Ladipoe ft. Buju ‘Monalisa’ – Lojay & Sarz ‘Somebody's Son’ – Tiwa Savage ft. Brandy
Gospel Song of the Year	Highlife Song of the Year
‘He Lives In Me’ (Ote Me Mu) – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOG Music ‘Yahweh’ – Akesse Brempong ‘Only You’ – Celestine Donkor ‘Awurade Ye (Do It, Lord)’ – Diana Hamilton ‘Ye Obua Mi’ – Joe Mettle ‘Oluwa Is Involved’ – Joyce Blessing ‘The Glory’ – Obaapa Christy ‘Wa Sore’ – Patience Nyarko	‘Thy Grace (Part 1)’ – Kofi Kinaata ‘Yard’ – Bisa Kdei ‘Feelings’ – Cina Soul ft. KiDi ‘Playboy’ – Dada Hafco ft. Akwaboah ‘Watch Nobody’ Kelvyn Boy ft. Gyedu Blay Ambolley ‘Kwadede’ – Kwabena Kwabena ‘Fo’ – Mr Drew ft. Kwabena Kwabena ‘Christ’ – Roy X Taylor
Hiplife Song of the Year	Hip-Hop Song of the Year
Sarkodie – Happy Day ft. Kuami Eugene Amerado – Abotr3 ft. Black Sherif Captain Planet (4×4) – Abodie ft. Kuami Eugene Kelvyn Boy – Visa (Remix) ft. Joey B & Kwesi Arthur Kofi Kinaata – Thy Grace (Part 2) Kweku Darlington – Sika Kankan Mr Drew – This Year ft. Medikal Sarkodie – Coachella ft. Kwesi Arthur	Black Sherif – Second Sermon Black Sherif – First Sermon Jay Bahd x City Boy x O’kenneth x Reggie x Kwaku DMC – Condemn Joey B – Akobam Kofi Jamar – Ekorso ft. Yaw Tog & Ypee Kweku Darlington – Sika Aba Fie ft. Kweku Flick & Yaw Tog Okyeame Kwame – Yeeko ft. Kuami Eugene Sarkodie – Rollies & Cigar Wendy Shay – Heat
Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year	Afrobeats/Afropop Song of the Year
‘Touch it’ – KiDi ‘Star Life’ – Jupitar ft. Shatta Wale ‘Picture’ – Samini ft. Efya ‘1Don’ – Shatta Wale ‘1Gad’ – Stonebwoy ‘Blessings’ – Stonebwoy ft. Vic Mensa	‘Praise’ – Fameye ‘Available’ – Camidoh ft. Eugy ‘Enjoyment Minister’ – D-Black ft. Quamina MP and Stonebwoy ‘Je M’apelle’ – Darkovibes ft. Davido ‘Dollar on You’ – Kuami Eugene ‘Slow Down’ – King Promise ‘Baajo’ – Kwesi Arthur ‘Mood’ – Mr Drew ‘E Choke’ – S3fa ft. Mr Drew ‘Activate’ – Stonebwoy & Davido
Digital Act of the Year	Afrobeats/AfroPop Act of the Year
KiDi Camidoh Empress Gifty Mr Drew S3fa Sarkodie Shatta Wale Stonebwoy	KiDi Darkovibes Gyakie King Promise Kelvynboy Mr Drew S3fa Wendy Shay
Best Alternative Song of the Year	EP of the Year
‘Sad Girls Luv Money – Amaarae ft. Moliy ‘Ntro Naa’ – Akwaboah ‘Brothers Fight’ – Chris Adjei ‘OMG’ – Cina Soul ‘Black Tears’ – Khalifina ‘Deja Vu’ – Moliy ‘Mensesa Me Ho’ – Pure Akan ‘Libilibi’ – Worlasi ft. Drvmroll	Patience – Amerado For Times We Lost – Cina Soul Bitter Sweet – Herman $uede Pop – Kofi Karkari Apetite For Destruction – Kofi Jamar VIbes – Lyrical Joe The Tape – Strongman Time – Yaw Tog
Gospel Act of the Year	Highlife Act of the Year
Celestine Donkor Akesse Brempong Diana Hamilton Efe Grace Empress Gifty Joe Mettle Obaapa Christy Ohemaa Mercy	Kofi Kinaata Akwaboah Cina Soul Fameye Kwabena Kwabena Kuami Eugene
Reggae/Dancehall Act of the Year	Video of the Year
Stonebwoy Knii Lante Samini Shatta Wale Epixode	‘Rollies and Cigars’ – Sarkodie ‘Favour’ – Edem ft. Sarkodie and Efya ‘Odeshi’ – Epixode ‘Cold’ – Joey B ‘Spiritual’ – KiDi ft. Kuami Eugene, Patoranking ‘Slow Down’ – King Promise ‘Love Locked Down’ – Okyeame Kwame ft. Adina Thembi ‘Goddess’ – Tiisha
DJ of the Year	Fan Army of the Year
DJ Faculty DJ Aroma DJ Bridash DJ JayJay DJ Mingle DJ Vyrusky DJ Xpliph Mr Shark	Die-hard Fans of DL (Daddy Lumba) AMG Beyond Kontrol BHIM Nation High-grade Family Sark Nation Shatta Movement. Team DH Team Move
Song of the Year	Hiplife/Hip Hop Act of the Year
Black Sherif – Second Sermon KiDi – Touch It Kwame Yogot – Biibi Bbesi ft. Kuami Eugene Kweku Darlington – Sika Aba Fie ft. Kweku Flick & Yaw Tog Kofi Jamar – Ekorso ft. Yaw Tog & Ypee Mr Drew – This Year ft. Medikal Okyeame Kwame – Yeeko ft. Kuami Eugene S3fa – E choke ft. Mr Drew Sarkodie – Happy Day ft. Kuami Eugene Stonebwoy ft. Davido – Activate	Black Sherif Amerado D-Black Kofi Jamar Kweku Darlington Medikal Sarkodie
Male Vocalist of the Year	Group of the Year
‘Mon Bebe’ – KiDi ‘Available (remix) – Camidoh ‘Brother's Fight’ – Chris Adjei ‘Ye Obua Mi’ – Joe Mettle ‘Slow Down’ – King Promise ‘Nyame Tease’ – Kofi Owusu Peprah ‘Mala’ – Luigi Maclean	R2Bees Bethel Revival Choir DopeNation Keche
Performer of the Year	Best Female Vocal Performance
Epixode – VGMA Experience Akwaboah – Ghana Most Beautiful Efe Grace – 3Music Women's Brunch Performance Eno – VGMA Performance KiDi – Live Connect With KiDi Mr Drew – VGMA Performance Ohemaa Mercy – Tehillah Stonebwoy – Anloga Junction @ 1	‘Coming Home’ – MzVee ‘Goodbye’ – Asi Renie ‘Overflow’ – Efe Grace ‘Odi Yompo’ – Empress Gifty ‘No More’ – Enam ‘The Glory’ – Obaapa Christy ‘Jesus’ – Queendalyn Yurglee
Producer of the Year	Rapper of the Year
M.O.G Beatz Kaywa Killbeatz Kuami Eugene (Rockstar Made it) Master Garzy Ronyturnmeup Streetbeatz Willisbeatz	Amerado – Best Rapper Eno Barony – ‘God Is A Woman’ ft. Efya Joe Kay – ‘Hayaye’ Joey B – ‘Cold’ Lyrical Joe – ‘5th August’ Medikal – ‘Stop It’ Sarkodie – ‘Rollies N Cigars’ Strongman – ‘Flawless’
Viral Song of the Year	Album of the Year
‘Na Today’ – Okese 1 ‘Second Sermon’ – Black Sherif ‘Touch It’ – KiDi ‘Ekorso’ – Kofi Jamar ft. Yaw Tog and Ypee ‘Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene ‘E Choke’ – S3fa ft. Mr Drew ‘Happy Day’ – Sarkodie ft. Kuami Eugene ‘Heat’ – Wendy Shay	The Golden Boy – KiDi The Angel You Don't Know – Amaarae Loyalty – D-Black The Experience – Joe Mettle Inveencible – MzVee Same Earth Different Worlds – Omar Sterling Logos II – Pappy Kojo No Pressure – Sarkodie
Emerging Woman of the Year	Woman of the Year
Mona 4Reall Abi Ima Darkua Joa Lizzy Ntiamoah Moliy Niiella Queendalyn Titi Owusu	Gyakie Adina Amaarae Celestine Donkor Diana Hamilton Mona 4Reall Ohemaa Mercy S3fa Wendy Shay

See more

• Red carpet photos

References

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External links

• Official website
• 3Music Awards 2022 on Facebook
• 3Music Awards 2022 on Twitter