The second edition of Global Music Awards Africa 2022/23 took place on the 16th April 2022 at Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria with the theme “be positive with music”. The event saw huge talents from South Africa, Dr Congo, Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria perform on the night.

The Global Music Awards is an entertainment event that is organized by Smart Focus Media that seeks to showcase African talents, creativity promote and award African entertainers for their hard-work and effort in entertainment industry.

Emmerson who is the Sierra Leonean with the most nominations; as he is nominated in three different categories including Male Artist of the year together with Drizilik and other male artistes in Africa such as Nigeria’s Chike, Buju, Mannywellz, Ghana’s Black Sheriff, Fancy Gadam, Tanzania’s Mario amongst others.

He was also nominated as Afrobeat artiste of the year together with Wizkid, Burna Boy, Ckay, Bella Shumurda, King Promise, to name a few. Among these superstars, Emmerson triumph with the AFROBEAT OF THE YEAR 2022.

At the initial nominations, Sierra Leonean ace musicians such as the Afrobeats King Emerson, king of new school artists Drizilik, best female dance hall Star Zee, folk singer Fantacee Wiz, Innocent, Rozzy Sokota, Peter A A Komba, a Tik Tok sensation and Mos B were amonge the Sierra Leoneans that were nominated in different categories in the second edition of the Global Music Awards Africa 2022.

These nominations were appreciated by many Sierra Leoneans as it is an international recognition to appreciate the hard of musicians and everyone in the entertainment industry who has and is still playing an impact into the industry.