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Roy X Taylor’s Evergreen Highlife Song “Christ” Nominated For Highlife Song Of The Year at 2022 3Music Awards

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5 years ago

February 12, 2022

Bismark Botchwey

According to 3Music Network, the 5th Edition of the much anticipated 3 Music Awards night is slated for March 2022.

An official nominees announcement hosted by MzGee was held on Friday, 11th February, 2020 at Tendade Tea in Accra.

The nominees list released featured Roy X Taylor, Son of Legendary Ebo Taylor securing nominations in the Highlife Song of the year category.

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Roy X Taylor’s evergreen highlife song dubbed “Christ” off his Taylor Made EP was nominated together with other highlife classics in same category with Bisa kdei’s (yard), Cina soul ft kidi (feelings), Dada hafco ft akwaboah (playboy), Kelvyn boy ft gyedu blay ambolley (watch nobody), Kofi kinaata (thy grace), Kwabena kwabena (kwadede) and Mr. Drew ft. Kwabena kwabena (fo)

The Highlife song “Christ” performed by Roy X Taylor born Deroy Ekow Taylor is Track 4 off the Taylor Made EP released on October, 2021 and has had national recognition with worldwide airplays.

The authentic highlife song produced by DDT comes with a beautiful music video directed by Range Media and has garnered numerous views on YouTube.

We at Sintim Media commend the 3Music Board for nominating this great masterpiece as part of the highlife song of the year category.

Find below the full list of nominees for the 2022 3Music Awards;

Afrobeats/afro pop song of the year

1. Camidoh available ft eugy

2. D black enjoyment minister ft quamina mp & stonebwoy

3. Darkovibes je m’apelle feat. Davido

4. Fameye praise

5. Kuami eugene dollar on you

6. King promise slow down

7. Kwesi arthur baajo ft joeboy

8. Mr. Drew -Mood

9. S3fa e choke ft mr. Drew

10. Stonebwoy & davido activate

Album of the year (technical award)

1. Amaarae the angel you don’t know

2. D black loyalty

3. Joe mettle the experience

4. Kidi the golden boy

5. Mzvee inveencible

6. Omar sterling same earth different worlds

7. Pappy kojo logos ii

8. Sarkodie no pressure

Artiste of the year

1. Black sherif

2. Celestine donkor

3. D black

4. Kidi

5. Kuami eugene

6. Mr drew

7. Sarkodie

8. Stonebwoy

9. Gyakie

African song of the year

1. Ayra starr bloody samaritan

2. Chiké & simi running (to you)

3. Fireboy dml peru

4. Focalistic ft davido ke star remix

5. Joeboy alcohol (sip)

6. Ladipoe feelings (feat. Buju )

7. Lojay x sarz monalisa

8. Tiwa savage somebody’s son feat. Brandy

9. Wizkid essence rmx (feat. Tems x justin bieber)

Best alternative song of the year

1. Amaarae sad girls luv money ft moliy

2. Akwaboah ntro naa

3. Chris adjei brothers fight

4. Cina soul omg

5. Khalifina black tears

6. Moliy deja vu

7. Pure akan mensesa me ho

8. Worlasi ft drvmroll libilibi

Best collaboration of the year

1. D black enjoyment minister ft quamina mp & stonebwoy

2. Darkovibes je m’apelle feat. Davido

3. Kofi jamar ekorso ft. Yaw tog & ypee

4. Kwame yogot biibi besi ft. Kuami eugene

5. Kweku darlington sika aba fie ft. Kweku flick & yaw tog

6. Mr. Drew this year ft medikal

7. Okyeame kwame yeeko ft. Kuami eugene

8. S3fa e choke ft mr. Drew

9. Sarkodie happy day feat. Kuami eugene

10. Stonebwoy & davido activate

Best female vocal performance (technical)

1. Asi renie good bye

2. Efe grace overflow

3. Empress gifty odi yompo

4. Enam no more

5. Obaapa christy the glory

6. Mz vee coming home

7. Queendalyn yurglee jesus

Best male vocal performance (technical)

1. Camidoh available rmx

2. Chris adjei brother’s fight

3. Joe mettle ye obua mi

4. Kidi mon bebe

5. King promise slow down

6. Kofi owusu peprah nyame tease

7. Luigi maclean mala

Breakthrough act of the year

1. Abochi

2. Black sheriff

3. Kwame yogot

4. Kweku darlington

5. Mona 4reall

6. Malcolm nuna

7. Nanky

8. Scott evans

Digital act of the year

1. Camidoh

2. Empress gifty

3. Kidi

4. Mr drew

5. S3fa

6. Sarkodie

7. Shatta wale

8. Stonebwoy

Dj of the year

1. Dj aroma

2. Dj bridash

3. Dj faculty

4. Dj JayJay

5. Dj mingle

6. Dj vyrusky

7. Dj xpliph

8. Mr shark

Emerging woman of the year

1. Abi ima

2. Darkua

3. Joa

4. Lizzy ntiamoah

5. Mona 4reall

6. Moliy

7. Niiella

8. Queendalyn

9. Titi owusu

Ep of year Technical

1. Amerado patience (ep)

2. Cina soul for times we lost (ep)

3. Herman $ uede bitter sweet (

4. Kofi karkari pop

5. Kofi jamar appetite for destruction (ep

6. Lyrical joe vibes ep

7. Strongman the tape ep

8. Yaw tog time

Fan army of the year

1. Amg beyond kontrol

2. Bhim nation

3. Die hard fans of lumba

4. High grade family

5. Sark nation

6. Shatta movement.

7. Team dh

8. Team move

Gospel act of the year

1. Akesse brempong.

2. Celestine donkor

3. Diana hamilton

4. Efe grace

5. Empress gifty

6. Joe mettle

7. Obaapa christy

8. Ohemaa mercy

Gospel song of the year

1. Akesse brempong yahweh

2. Celestine donkor only you

3. Diana hamilton awurade ye (do it lord)

4. Joe mettle ye obua mi

5. Joyce blessing oluwa is involved

6. Ohemaa mercy he lives in me ft. Mog music ( ote mi mu )

7. Obaapa christy the glory

8. Patience nyarko wa sore

Group of the year

1. Bethel revival choir

2. Dope nation

3. Keche

4. R2bees

Highlife song of the year

1. Bisa kdei yard

2. Cina soul ft kidi feelings

3. Dada hafco ft akwaboah playboy

4. Kelvyn boy ft gyedu blay ambolley watch nobody

5. Kofi kinaata thy grace

6. Kwabena kwabena kwadede

7. Mr. Drew ft. Kwabena kwabena fo (

8. Roy x taylor christ

Highlife act of the year

1. Akwaboah

2. Cina soul

3. Fameye

4. Kofi kinaata

5. Kwabena kwabena

6. Kuami eugene

Hiphop song of the year

1. Black sherif first sermon

2. Black sherif second sermon

3. Jay bahd x city boy x o’kenneth x reggie x kwaku dmc condemn

4. Joey b akobam

5. Kofi jamar ekorso ft. Yaw tog & ypee

6. Kweku darlington sika aba fie ft. Kweku flick & yaw tog

7. Okyeame kwame yeeko ft. Kuami eugene

8. Sarkodie rollies & cigar

9. Wendy shay heat

Hiplife song of the year

1. Amerado abotr3 ft. Black sherif

2. Captain planet (4 × 4) abodie ft. Kuami eugene

3. Kelvyn boy visa (remix) ft joey b & kwesi arthur

4. Kofi kinaata thy grace (part 2)

5. Kweku darlington sika kankan

6. Mr. Drew this year ft medikal

7. Sarkodie coachella ft. Kwesi arthur

8. Sarkodie happy day ft kuami eugene

Hiplife/hiphop act of the year.

1. Amerado

2. Black sherif

3. D black

4. Kofi jamar

5. Kweku darlington

6. Medikal

7. Sarkodie

Performer of the year

1. Akwaboah ghana most beautiful

2. Efe grace 3music women’s brunch performance

3. Eno vgma performance

4. Epixode vgma experience

5. Kidi live connect with kidi

6. Mr. Drew vgma performance

7. Ohemaa mercy tehillah

8. Stonebowy aj @ 1

Producer of the year(technical)

1. Kaywa

2. Killbeatz

3. Kuami eugene (rockstar madeit )

4. Master garzy

5. Mog beatz

6. Ronyturnmeup

7. Streetbeatz

8. Willisbeatz

Rapper of the year

1. Amerado best rapper

2. Eno barony god is a woman ft. Efya

3. Joe kay hayaye

4. Joey b cold

5. Lyrical joe 5th august

6. Medikal stop it

7. Sarkodie rollies n cigars

8. Strongman flawless

Reggae dancehall act of the year

1. Epixode

2. Knii lante

3. Samini

4. Shatta wale

5. Stonebwoy

Reggae dancehall song of the year

1. Jupitar ft. Shatta wale star life

2. Kidi touch it

3. Samini ft. Efya picture

4. Shatta wale 1don

5. Stonebwoy 1gad

6. Stonebwoy blessings ft vic mensa

Song of the year(4 in 1 award)

1. Black sherif second sermon

2. Kidi touch it

3. Kwame yogot biibi besi ft. Kuami eugene

4. Kweku darlington sika aba fie ft. Kweku flick & yaw tog

5. Kofi jamar ekorso ft. Yaw tog & ypee

6. Mr. Drew this year ft medikal

7. Okyeame kwame yeeko ft. Kuami eugene

8. S3fa e choke ft mr. Drew

9. Sarkodie happy day ft. Kuami eugene

10. Stonebwoy ft davido activate

Video of the year(technical)

1. Edem favour ft. Sarkodie & efye

2. Epixode odeshi

3. Joey b cold

4. Kidi spiritual ft kuami eugene patoranking

5. King promise slow down

6. 6. Okyeame kwame love locked down ft. Adina thembi

7. 7. Sarkodie rollies and cigars

8. Tiisha goddess

Viral song of the year(100% public)

1. Black sherif second sermon

2. Kidi touch it

3. Kofi jamar ekorso ft. Yaw tog & ypee

4. Okyeame kwame yeeko ft. Kuami eugene

5. Okese 1 na today

6. S3fa e choke ft mr. Drew

7. Sarkodie happy day ft. Kuami eugene

8. Wendy shay heat

Woman of the year

1. Adina

2. Amaarae

3. Celestine donkor

4. Diana hamilton

5. Gyakie

6. Mona 4reall

7. Ohemaa mercy

8. S3fa

9. Wendy shay

Source: Sintim Media

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Central Music Awards 2026: Full List of Nominees

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8 hours ago

October 2, 2026

Bismark Botchwey

Heritage Promotions, organizers of the annual Central Music Awards (CMA), have officially unveiled the nominees for the 15th edition of the awards scheme. Heritage Promotions announced the nominees online on Friday, September 25, 2026, after concluding the nomination and assessment processes for the 2026 edition. According to the CMA Academy Calendar for August 2025 to August 2026, 261 nominees have been shortlisted across 36 award categories from 381 nomination applications received from the 22 districts of the Central Region.

This year’s edition marks the 15th anniversary of the Central Music Awards, which continues to provide a platform for recognizing, celebrating and promoting outstanding musical talent and creative excellence from the Central Region.

The highly anticipated Artiste of the Year category features Kwesi Taadi, Kojo Vypa, Yhaw Fargo, Skyty Nero, Koffi Tome and Okintoe, who will compete for the coveted award. As part of the 15th anniversary celebrations, the winner of the New Artiste of the Year category will receive a GH¢5,000 cash prize, generously sponsored by Candyman Lucas Mensah, Founder of the Central Music Awards.

The main awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, November 28, 2026, at the Centre for National Culture (CNC), Cape Coast, where distinguished musicians, industry stakeholders, creatives, media professionals and music enthusiasts are expected to converge to celebrate the achievements of the region’s music industry.

Ahead of the awards night, the CMA will host a Hip-Hop Cypher featuring nominees in the Rapper of the Year category. The initiative is expected to provide a platform for nominees to showcase their lyrical abilities and creativity.

The 3rd edition of the CMA Campus Tour will also be held at a selected Senior High School in the Central Region. The initiative is designed to inspire, motivate, and empower young people while providing an avenue to identify and showcase emerging creative talents.

The 15th edition of the Central Music Awards promises to be a significant celebration of the region’s music, creativity, and cultural heritage. Join Heritage Promotions and the Central Music Awards Academy as we celebrate, honour, and recognize outstanding musical talents from across the Central Region. The full list of nominees is as follows:

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