By Seli Baisie
Ghanaian afrobeats musician KiDi has been crowned the Artiste of the Year at the 2022 3Music Awards held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the AICC Grand Arena.
The 2022 3Music Awards started with a ‘PRE SHOW’ with hosts MzGee, King Bliss, Jackieiseverywhere, and Victoria Lebene interviewing celebrities on the drip carpet.
It was a beautiful production by Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu, Founder of 3Musicnetworks, and his team. Amidst some technical challenges which delayed the start of the main show, it was a solid event and social media could not stop praising Baba Sadiq and his team.
There were performances Black sherif, Mona Gucci, Joe Mettle, Ohemaa Mercy, Kuami Eugene, KiDi, and others.
Black Sherif was adjudged the Breakthrough Act of the year, Okese 1 Viral song of the year with Na Today, Amaarae emerged as Best Alternative Act of the year.
Below is the full list of winners;
NEXT RATED ACT OF THE YEAR
Chief One
AFROBEATS/AFROPOP SONG OF THE YEAR
Fameye – Praise
AFROBEATS/AFROPOP ACT OF THE YEAR
KiDi
VIRAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Na Today – Okese1
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Ekorso – Kofi Jamar ft Yaw Tog
BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
KiDi
BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
MzVee – Coming Home
GOSPEL ACT OF THE YEAR
Celestine Donkor
DIGITAL ACT OF THE YEAR
KiDi
FAN ARMY OF THE YEAR
Loyal Fans of Daddy Lumba
BEST DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Faculty
BREAKTHROUGH ACT OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif
GROUP OF THE YEAR
R2Bees
HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
Second Sermon – Black Sherif
SONG OF THE YEAR
Second Sermon – Black Sherif
AFRICAN SONG OF THE YEAR
Essence by WizKid
HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Thy Grace – Kofi Kinaata
HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Happy Day – Sarkodie
GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Ote Me Mu – Ohemaa Mercy
HIGHLIFE ACT OF THE YEAR
Kofi Kinaata
HIPLIFE/HIPHOP ACT OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif
RAPPER OF THE YEAR
Amerado
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
MOGBeatz
REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
Touch It by KiDi
REGGAE/DANCEHALL ACT OF THE YEAR
Stonebwoy
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Rollies and Cigars – Sarkodie
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Golden Boy – KiDi
EP OF THE YEAR
Patience EP – Amerado
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Epixode – VGMA Experience concert
BEST ALTERNATIVE ACT OF THE YEAR
Amaarae – Sad Girls love Money
MUSIC LEGENDS AWARDS
Nana Ampadu
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
KiDi
