Nigerian stars Kiz Daniel, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage and more are among the acts that dominated the 2022 AFRIMA nominees list.
AFRIMA (All Africa Music Awards) is an annual awards ceremony created by the International Committee AFRIMA in collaboration with the African Union to recognize and reward musical works, talents, and creativity from across the African continent while promoting African cultural heritage.
The 2022 nomination list, released on Wednesday June 12th, 2022, saw the Western African region bagging the most nominations with 134; the Eastern African region comes in second with 69 nominations; the Southern African region is close behind with 68 nominations; Central Africa pulls its weight with 52 nominations, and the Northern African region is close behind with 49 nominations.
Costa Titch, the South African trailblazer, leads the list this year with six nominations for his 2021 hit song, “Big Flexa,” in “Song of the Year,” “Breakout Artiste of the Year,” “Best African Collaboration,” “Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Electro,” and “Best Artiste, Duo or Group in Use of African Dance/Choreography.”
Kizz Daniel leads the Nigerian nominees with five nominations for his hit single ‘Buga’. Kizz was nominated for “Best Male Artiste in Western Africa”; “Song of the Year”; “Artiste of the Year”; “Best African Collaboration”; and “Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Pop”.
Closely following behind are Burna Boy, Davido, Fireboy, and Tiwa Savage, who scored four nominations each.
Burna Boy is nominated for “Best Male Artiste in Western Africa”, “Song of the Year”, “Album of the Year”, and “Artiste of the Year”.
Davido was nominated for “Best African Collaboration”, “Best Artist, Duo or Group in African Electro”, “Best Artist, Duo or Group in African Pop”, and “Best Male Artist in African Inspirational Music”.
Fireboy got nominations for “Best Male Artiste in Western Africa”, “Song of the Year”, “Artiste of the Year”, and “Best African Collaboration”.
Tiwa Savage earned four nominations for “Best Female Artiste in Western Africa”; “Artiste of the Year”; “Best African Collaboration”, and “Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African RnB/Soul”.
Other Nigerian artists with multiple nominations include CKay, Rema, Pheelz, and Asake.
