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 +. The ceremony's theme was ''More Than Music'', and was held in-person with an audience following the previous year's virtual ceremony.

The nominees were announced on 15 February 2022 during a ceremony at the Teelande Tea Garden in Accra, Ghana. 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.

The artist of the year was won by KiDi for the second consecutive year.

Performances Artist(s)Song(s)Link(s)Black SherifKweku the Traveller, First & Second Sermon Mona 4ReallFine girlKweku DarlingtonSika Aba FieKwame YogotBiibi BesiKuami EugeneNana Kwame Ampadu Memorial Joe MettleYe Obua MiOhemaa Mercy and Efe GraceOte Me MuAkwaboah and Cina SoulObiaaCamidohSugarcaneKelvyn BoyDown flatCina SoulFeelingsKiDi and Cina SoulTouch it, Mon Bebe

Hosts

+HostsPeriodNaa Ashorkor Mensah-DokuMain event hostsJay FoleyVictoria LebenePre-show hostsMzGeeJacquline Acquaye (Jackie)Bliss King

Winners and nominees This is the list of winners for the 3Music Awards in 2022. Artist of the YearBreakthrough Act of the Year KiDi 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 EvansBest Collaboration of the YearAfrican 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 ‘Sip (Alcohol)’ – Joeboy ‘Feeling’ – Ladipoe ft. Buju ‘Monalisa’ – Lojay & Sarz ‘Somebody's Son’ – Tiwa Savage ft. BrandyGospel Song of the YearHighlife 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 TaylorHiplife Song of the YearHip-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 – HeatReggae/Dancehall Song of the YearAfrobeats/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 & DavidoDigital Act of the YearAfrobeats/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 ShayBest Alternative Song of the YearEP 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 TogGospel Act of the YearHighlife 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 EugeneReggae/Dancehall Act of the YearVideo 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’ – TiishaDJ of the YearFan 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 MoveSong of the YearHiplife/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 SarkodieMale Vocalist of the YearGroup 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 KechePerformer of the YearBest 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 YurgleeProducer of the YearRapper 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 – SarkodieEmerging 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

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References

External links

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