The long wait for Ghanaian musician Kidi to be Crowned with the ultimate prize in the Ghanaian music industry is over.
Kidi, popularly known as the Golden Boy has received the Artiste of The Year at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA23), apparently bringing to an end his frustration from last year’s VGMA during which he felt he should have won the Artiste of The Year.
The VGMA23 was held on Friday, May 6, and Saturday May 7, 2022.
Several notable and new artistes picked up awards at the two-day ceremony
Kidi aside winning the Artiste of The Year Award, also won four other awards including the ‘Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year’.
This year’s Award ceremony was held at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Center.
The ceremony enjoyed saw performances from rapper Gambo, Black Sherif, Sefa, Obrafour, Camidoh, Stonebwoy, Joe Mettle, Niella, King Promise and Mr. Drew, Kelvyn Boy, D Black, Mayorkun among others.
See below the full list of winners at VGMA23:
Male Vocal Performance
Kwaisey Pee – Amazing God WINNER
Female Vocal Performance
Niiella – Where You Are WINNER
Unsung Act of The Year
Gambo – WINNER
Songwriter of The Year
Fameye – Praise WINNER
Video of The Year
Nyinya – Bosom P Yung (Dir. by Babs) – WINNER
Instrumentalist of The Year
Joshua Moszi – WINNER
Music For Good
Stonebwoy (Greedy Men) – WINNER
Producer of The Year
MOGBeatz – WINNER
African Artiste of The Year
Wizkid – WINNER
Traditional Artist of The Year
Nii Tetteh Tettey – WINNER
Lifetime Achievement Award
Agya Koo Nimo – WINNER
Best Gospel Song Of The Year
Ote Me Mu – Ohemaa Mercy ft. MOG Music WINNER
Best HipHop Song Of The Year
2nd Sermon – Black Sherif WINNER
Best Hiplife Song of The Year
Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene WINNER
Best International Collaboration
Forever (Remix) – Gyakie ft. Omah Lay WINNER
Best Gospel Artiste of The Year
Joe Mettle WINNER
Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste of The Year
Sarkodie WINNER
Highlife Artiste of The Year
Akwaboah WINNER
AfroPop Song of The Year
Praise – Fameye WINNER
Best Hiplife Song of The Year
Yeeko – Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene WINNER
Best Gospel Artiste of The Year
Joe Mettle WINNER
Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste of The Year
Sarkodie WINNER
Highlife Artiste of The Year
Akwaboah WINNER
AfroPop Song of The Year
Praise – Fameye WINNER
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of The Year
Touch It – KiDi WINNER
Collaboration of The Year
Enjoyment Minister – D-Black ft. Quamina MP, Stonebwoy WINNER
Afrobeats/AfroPop Artist of The Year
KiDi WINNER
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of The Year
Stonebwoy WINNER
Best Rap Performance
5th August – Lyrical Joe WINNER
Best Highlife Song of The Year
Thy Grace (Part 1) – Kofi Kinaata WINNER
Best Afrobeats Song of The Year
E Choke – S3fa ft. Mr Drew WINNER
Record of The Year
Sad Girlz Luv Money (Remix) – Amaarae ft Moliy WINNER
Audio Engineer of The Year
Christian Van Rootselaar & Jaap Wiewel – Sad Girlz Luv Money (Remix) WINNER
Best New Artist of The Year
Black Sherif WINNER
Album/EP of The Year
KiDi – The Golden Boy WINNER
Vodafone Green Award
Stonebwoy WINNER
Vodafone Most Popular Song of The Year
Touch It – KiDi WINNER
Artist of The Year
KiDi WINNER
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