KiDi was crowned Artiste of the Year at the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), held through Saturday night to the wee hours of Sunday. He beat stiff competition from Black Sherif, King Promise, Kuami Eugene, Sarkodie and Joe Mettle to emerge winner.
His popular hit song ‘Touch It’ also won him the Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year, Vodafone Most Popular Song (Touch It).
He also walked away with the Album of the Year (The Golden Boy) and the Afrobeats Artiste of the Year.
Accepting his award on the night, KiDi said “delay is not denial, Glory be to God. I want to thank MTN hitmaker for introducing me to Ghana. To the media, my fans, my friends, to my big boy Zane, to my mother, Ghana thank you so much.”
Meanwhile, Black Sherif also took home the Best New Artiste award and the Hip-hop Song of the Year award as well.
Joe Mettle also took home the Gospel Artiste of the Year award. Kofi Kinaata won the Highlife Song of the Year award with Thy Grace.
Below is the full list of winners at the 2022 VGMAs.
Full list of Winners at VGMA22
- Artiste of the Year – KiDi
- Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year – Touch It (KiDi)
- Album/EP of the Year – (Golden Boy) KiDi
- Best New Artiste – Black Sherif
- Record of the Year – Sad Gurlz Luv Money (Amaarae)
- Audio Engineer of the Year – Chris V. Rootselaar and Jaap Wiewel
- Best Rap Performance of the Year – Lyrical Joe
- Reggae Dancehall Artiste – Stonebwoy
- Afropop/Afrobeat Artiste – KiDi
- Afrobeats Song of the Year – Sefa
- Collaboration of the Year – Enjoyment Minister (D Black)
- Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Touch It (KiDi)
- Afropop Song of the Year – Praise (Fameye)
- Best Highlife Artiste of the Year – Akwaboah
- Highlife Song of the Year – Thy Grace Part 1 (Kofi Kinaata)
- Gospel Artiste of the Year – Joe Mettle
- International Collaboration of the Year – Forever Remix (Gyakie)
- Hip hop Song of the Year – Second Sermon (Black Sherif)
- Hiplife Song of the Year – Yeeko (Okyeame Kwame)
- Hip hop/Hiplife Artiste of the Year – Sarkodie
- Gospel Song of the Year – Ote Me Mu (Ohemaa Mercy)
- African Artiste of the Year – Wizkid
- Producer of the Year – MOGBeatz
- Music for Good – Greedy Men (Stonebwoy)
- Instrumentalist of the Year – Joshua Moszi
- Music Video of the Year – Bosom PYung – Nyinya
- Songwriter of the Year – Fameye (Praise)
- Male Vocal Performance – Kwaisey Pee (Amazing God)
- Female Vocal Performance – Niella (Where You Are)
- Traditional Artiste – Nii Tettey Tetteh
- Vodafone Green Award – Stonebwoy