Rapper and songwriter, Black Sherif, walked home with the ultimate award as 2022 Artiste of the Year at the just ended Ghana Music Awards UK.
After a stiff competition, Black Sherif was adjudged winner after beating eight of the most talented award-winning Ghanaian artistes.
The awards took place on October 29, at the Royal Regency Palace Manor Park in London.
Black Sherif who has been making waves in the music industry for the past three years has caught the eyes of many people across the globe with his latest album ‘The Villain I Never Was’.
As an outstanding songwriter and singer, he has made his music surface more in the UK music charts.
He came to light after he released his ‘First Sermon’ track and featured Nigeria’s super Star Burna Boy in a remix of his ‘Second Sermon’ track which has millions of streams on all musical platforms.
Black Sheriff’s most successful songs talks about his meteoric rise, using of drill beats to tell the true story of youth in the hoods of Accra.
His emotional and relatable choice of words alludes most people to listen and feel his song at heart, which makes him exceptionally a good artiste.
Black Sherif was nominated for Hiplife/Hip Hop artiste of the year, Hiplife/Hip Hop song of the year, Best Collaboration of the year, New Artiste of the year, Most Popular artiste of the year and Artiste of the year.
He competed in the same category with King Promise (Ghana), Akwaboah (Ghana), Celestine Donkor (Ghana), Denny (UK), Diana Hamilton (Ghana), DJ Martin (UK), Dosty (UK), JVS (UK), Kidi (Ghana), Kuami Eugene (Ghana), Mista Silver (UK) and Sarkodie (Ghana).
Various artistes from both countries received honours in 27 categories, including Group of the Year, Record of the Year, Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, and International Collaboration of the Year.
The Ghana Music Awards UK is largely a people’s choice award that seeks to champion and expand the development of the Ghanaian music industry both home and abroad, into an international market for global recognition of Ghanaian creative works.
The awards are to create an open market for collaboration, sales, new music trends, cultural exchanges, marketing opportunities and several benefits to be accessed by Ghanaian musicians in the United Kingdom.
Full List Of Winners GMA UK 2022
- HIPLIFE/HIP HOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif - HIPLIFE/HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
Kweku The Traveller – Black Sherif - HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Obiaa – Akwaboah ft. Cina Soul - HIGHLIFE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Akwaboah - GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Only You – Celestine Donkor - GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Diana Hamilton - REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Stonebwoy - REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR
Touch It – KiDi - AFROBEATS/AFRO POP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Kelvyn Boy - AFROBEATS/AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR
Sugar Cane – Camidoh ft. Phantom - MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
King Promise – Slow Down - FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Cina Soul – OMG - INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Emmanuel Afreh Jnr. - SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Akwaboah – Obiaa - BEST RAPPER OF THE YEAR Rollies & Cigars – Sarkodie
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Echoke – S3fa ft. Mr. Drew
NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif
MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR
Kwaku The Traveller – Black Sherif
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif
AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Burna Boy
UNCOVERED ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Esi Bentil
BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Bad Gyal – Mona 4Reall (Dir. by Rex)
MOST DOMINANT FAN BASE OF THE YEAR
Shatta Movement
UK BASED BEST DJ OF THE YEAR
DJ Fiifii
UK BASED UNCOVERED ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Denny
UK BASED AFROBEATS/AFROPOP ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Eugy
UK BASED AFROBEAT/AFROPOP SONG OF THE YEAR
Hang Wiv Me – Goldkay
UK BASED HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
2 Chains – Headie One
UK BASED HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Ghana – Ohene
UK BASED ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
NSG
UK BASED NEW ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Fresh Andy
UK BASED GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
Shidaa – Yvonne Asamoah-Tawiah
UK BASED WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR
You Alone – Alice McKenzie
UK BASED GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Samuel Sey
UK BASED BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Makosa – DJ Nore ft Eugy x Quamina MP
UK BASED PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Juls
BEST GHANAIAN EUROPEAN SONG OF THE YEAR
Special – Nana Fofie
BEST GHANAIAN EUROPEAN ARTISTE
DayVybz
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Kaywa
ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR
Sad Girlz Love Money Remix – Amarae ft. Moliy & Kali Uchis
UK BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
2 Chains – Headie One
GHANAIAN CONTEMPORARY ACT
Santrofi
BEST INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL ACT
Dela Botri & Hewale Sounds
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Reggie Rockstone
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
Tic (Ghana) Zoro King (UK
