Entertainment of Tuesday, 24 May 2022
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2022-05-24Gyakie earns nomination in Nigeria’s 2022 Headies Awards
Ghanaian Musician, Gyakie
Ghanian musician, Gyakie, has earned a nomination in Nigeria’s major music awards show of the year, the Headies Awards.
The nominations announced a few hours ago, mentioned Gyakie in the Best West African Artiste of the Year Award category.
The Academy states the category is for artists of West African descent with the most outstanding achievements and
Read full articleimpact across Africa in the year under review and anyone can tell Gyakie’s success from 2020, consistently through 2021, and into 2022 is nothing short of incredible.
The massive success of her viral hit song, “Forever”. off her debut project, the Seed EP became one of the first Ghanaian songs in a while to break into Nigerian music charts without a Naija feature.
The smart move by her team, Flip The Music to feature Omah Lay did nothing but become an even higher step up the ladder. “Need Me” and her steady run of features with big-name acts like Blaqjerzee, Tanzanian artist Jux, South Africa’s major league DJz, and more have seen Gyakie’s songs seeping into charts all over West Africa, and making debuts in all parts of Africa.
Botswana, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Grenada, and Tanzania are just a few African countries that have seen the songbird’s music charting, months after their release.
It’s obvious how easily the Ghanaian singer can hold her own in any African wide Awards Nomination category and with equally deserving acts nominated alongside her (Kidi, Amaarae, Angelique Kidjo, Nelson Freitas, and Aya Nakamura), the Best West African Act category is definitely a major win for the young artist.
The Headies Awards is Nigeria’s biggest and most anticipated music awards show. The awards show is scheduled to be held on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at the COBB Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, USA.