
Hots Hits Ghana - featuring tracks from Black Sherif, Kuami Eugene, and Wendy Shay among others - was the most streamed playlist. King Promise completed the Top 10 as one of three Ghanaian artists listed in it. Sarkodie again ruled the chart as the Ghanaian people’s favourite artist, ahead of Drake and Nigeria’s Burna Boy. Speaking of rap music, none other than “ King Sark” claimed the most album plays with “ No Pressure” - knocking WizKid‘s “ Made in Lagos” and Justin Bieber‘s “ Justice” down to second and third in the process. In Ghana, Rap, Afropop, Afro dancehall and Azontobeats were among the top genres as nightclubs reopened and people got their groove on. Spoiler alert: the Ghanaian music industry is in for a treat as local albums and artists topped the charts among Spotify users in the country! Now, for the fifth year running, Spotify is unveiling the top artists, albums, songs and playlists through Wrapped. While at it, Spotify entered Ghana’s space, in line with the rise of audio streaming in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2021, the world slowly came out of its quarantine lifestyle to embrace the New Normal. The biggest highlight of her year however was on the back of her ‘’SEED’’ EP’s streaming numbers – a total of over 11 million streams across all DSPs.Īs the countdown to 2022 starts, nothing can round off this incredible year better than Spotify Wrapped, which sums up what made 365 million Spotify users around the globe vibe throughout the year. Gyakie also emerged as 3Music Awards’ ‘’Woman of the Year’’ winner, next to her two-time feature on Billboard’s ‘’Top Triller’’ chart. She enjoyed great success with her ‘Forever’ remix for-which debuted on UK’s official Top 20 Afrobeat chart. Her feats haven’t been any less extravagant on the music aisle either. She inked a deal with Sony Music Entertainment/RCA Records UK, threw in a sassy virtual performance at the MTV Base YouTube African Day concert, featured on BBC World Service’s ‘’Focus on Africa’’ and was the first female African artist to partner with digital streaming platform (DSP) giant, Spotify on their EQUAL music program which got a billboard slot at the Times Square in New York City. This year, Gyakie’s presence has been strong and unrelenting. Dubbed ‘’The Live Experience with Gyakie’’, the concert will be curated by the artist’s label, FLIP THE MUSIC and is tipped to be one for the books. Slated for December 19, which happens to fall on a Sunday – a week shy of Christmas Day, the Ballantine’s sponsored concert will have the ‘Forever’ singer give fans a buzz at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, 7pm prompt. The FLIP THE MUSIC star’s terrific run of form has been a performance worth commemorating, and with the year down to its final month, Gyakie is ready to sign-off with a memorable showdown. ‘Who Deserves The Crown’ – Nana Amankwah Tiah ft. UK-Based Afrobeats/Afropop Song of the Year UK-Based Afrobeats/Afropop Artist of the Year ‘Adansedie’ – Minister Kofi Nyarko *WINNER Lifetime Achievement Award – Ebo Taylor and Osibisa Band With performances from the likes of Fameye, Kweku Darlington, Kofi Jamar, Gyakie, Mzbel, and many others, the awards ceremony was very fun and lit.įind below the list of KabFam Ghana Music Awards UK 2021 winners and their respective categories they won in:

The much-awaited Ghana Music Awards UK 2021 finally came off over the weekend in the United Kingdom.
