The 2022 All Africa Music Awards (also known as AFRIMA) was scheduled to be held on December 8 to 11, 2022. But, it was announced that the ceremony would be held in Dakar, Senegal on January 12 to 15, 2023.
Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on September 24, 2022. Voting started from September 25, 2022, and ended on January 13, 2023, by popular vote across a pool of 9,067 submitted entries, the most since the first AFRIMA ceremony.
Continental categories
Love, Damini – Burna Boy 9: Èsan – Brymo Amagama – Nomfundo Moh Cullinan – Dadju First of All – Diamond Platnumz History – Didi B KOA II Part 1 – Kabza de Small Rave & Roses – Rema Sans visa – Soolking Timbuktu – Oumou Sangaré | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Burna Boy – "Last Last" CKay – "Emiliana" Dadju – "Ambassaduer" Diamond Platnumz – "Mtasubiri" (featuring Zuchu) Fireboy DML – "Peru (Remix)" (featuring Ed Sheeran) Kabza de Small – "Asibe Happy" (featuring DJ Maphorisa & Ami Faku) Manal – "Makhelaw Magalou" Tiwa Savage – "Somebody's Son" (featuring Brandy) Wegz – "ElBakht" Zakes Bantwini – "Osama" (featuring Kasango) |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Oxlade – "Ku Lo Sa" Bello Falcao – "Dibango Dibanga" Ch'cco, Mellow & Sleazy – "Nkao Tempela" Goya Menor & Nektunez – "Ameno Amapiano" Joeboy – "Sip (Alcohol)" Lojay × Sarz featuring Chris Brown – "Monalisa (Remix)" Mavins, Ayra Starr, Boy Spyce, Crayon, Ladipoe & Magixx – "Overloading (Overdose)" The Therapist – "Nack" Young Jonn – "Dada" Young Stunna featuring Kabza de Small & DJ Maphorisa – "Adiwele" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Kizz Daniel featuring Tekno – "Buga" (Director: TG Omori ) Chike – "Nwoke Oma" (Director: Director Pink ) Costa Titch featuring C'buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T – "Big Flexa" (Director: Costa Titch ) DJ Snake – "Disco Maghreb" (Director: Elias Belkader ) Kamo Mphela – "Ghost" (Director: Napephasha ) Kassmasse – "Sewasew" (Director: Maranta Tegegne ) Simi – "Woman" (Director: Dammy Twitch ) Soolking – "Suavemente" (Director: Soolking & Digital Nak ) |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Tion Wayne – "Who's True" (featuring Davido & Jae5) Calema – "Onde Anda" (featuring Zé Felipe) Dadju – "King" Dafencii – "King Alhalaba" (featuring Khayyat) DJ Snake – "Disco Maghreb" Gil Semedo – "Gostu Sabi" (featuring Calema, Soraia Ramos & Mito Kaskas) Jae5 – "Propeller" (featuring Dave & Bnxn) Ninho – "VVS" Soolking – "Suavemente" Ya Levis – "Pardonne Moi" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Faouzia – "RIP, Love" Aya Nakamura – "Degaine" (featuring Damso) Bey T – "Unanicheza" (featuring Boohle) Darkoo – "Always" (featuring Black Sherif) Marwa Loud – "Ghir Ntiya" (featuring Moha K) Nata – "94" Rimon – "Feed Me" Ronisia – "Melodie" Shay – "DA" Soraia Ramos – "BKBN" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Davido featuring Focalistic – "Champion Sound" Ahmed Saad featuring 3enba & Double Zuksh – "El Moulouk" Calema × Zé Felipe – "Onde Anda" Costa Titch featuring C'buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T – "Big Flexa" Fireboy DML featuring Ed Sheeran – "Peru (Remix)" Kikimoteleba featuring Franglish – "Tigini (Remix)" Kizz Daniel featuring Tekno – "Buga" Marioo featuring Jovial – "Mi amour" Mbosso, Costa Titch & Phantom Steeze – "Moyo" Tiwa Savage featuring Brandy – "Somebody's Son" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| DJ Lito – "Tick Talk" (featuring Sheilah Gashumba, Bebe Cool & SlickStuartRoja) DJ P2N – "Likolo (Remix)" (featuring Tenor & DJ Amaroula) DJ Sly King – "Ngama Bomo" DJ Snake – "Disco Maghreb" DJ Tarico & DJ Consequence – "Number One" (featuring Preck & Nelson Tivane) DJ Yessonia – "Ngifuna Wena" (featuring Boohle) DJ Zinhle – "Siyabonga" (featuring Black Motion, Kabza de Small & Nokwazi) Major League DJz – "Bakwa Lah" Spinall – "Pallazo" (featuring Asake) Uncle Waffles – "Tanzania" (featuring Tony Duardo, Sino Msolo & BoiBizza) Zakes Bantwini – "Osama" (featuring Kasango) |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| LAMB (Loose Kaynon, A-Q, MI & Blaqbonez) – "The Last Cypher" A-Reece – "Couldn't Have Said It Better, Pt.3" Dafencii – "King Alhalaba" (featuring Khayyat) Didi B – "Game de Djai" Dip Doundou Guiss – "Califat" Marwan Moussa – "Batal 3alam" Ladipoe – "Afro Jigga" (featuring Rema) Nata – "94" Nay Wa Mitego – "Rais Wa Kitaa" Youssoupha – "Amapiano" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Cavemen – "Biri" (featuring Made Kuti) Calema – "Onde Anda" (featuring Zé Felipe) Disco Misr – "Ahla Wahda" (featuring Aziz Maraka) Jano Band – "Zebnanaw" Mafikizolo – "Mamazela" (featuring Simmy) Major League DJz – "Bakwa Lah" Ridimz – "Shabasiko" Toofan – "Ona" Umoja Sounds – "Happy" (featuring Ariel Wayz) Wanavokali – "What a Time" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Adekunle Gold – "Born Again" (featuring Fatoumata Diawara) Ali Kiba – "UTU" Brymo – "Fura Sara" Fadhilee Itulya – "Problem" (featuring Fidq & Taz Goemi) Fally Ipupa – "Bloqué" Fior2Bior – "Godo Godo" Roga Roga & Extra Musica – "Bokoko" Sidiki Diabaté – "Diarabi nene bena" Wally B. Seck – "Reugine Tass" (featuring Viviane) Wegz – "ElBakht" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Ans-T Crazy – "Pause" Costa Titch featuring C'buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T – "Big Flexa" Eltee Skhillz – "ODG" Kamo Mphela – "Ghost" Portable × Poco Lee featuring Olamide – "ZaZoo Zehh" Roga Roga & Extra Musica – "Bokoko" Serge Beynaud – "C'est Dose" Simi – "Woman" Spice Diana featuring DJ Seven – "Tujooge" Toofan – "Ona" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Davido featuring Focalistic – "Champion Sound" Asake – "Peace Be Unto You" Costa Titch featuring C'buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T – "Big Flexa" DJ Maphorisa & Tyler ICU featuring Sir Trill, Daliwonga & Kabza de Small – "Banyana" DJ Yessonia featuring Boohle – "Ngifuna Wena" Felo Le Tee & Myztro featuring Daliwonga – "66 & Dipatje Tsa Felo" Mbosso, Costa Titch & Phantom Steeze – "Moyo" Tresor featuring DJ Maphorisa & Kabza de Small – "Makosa" Zakes Bantwini featuring Kasango – "Osama" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Marwan Moussa – "Batal 3alam" Black Sherif – "Kwaku the Traveller" Blxckie – "Your All" Cdrik Kodjo – "Nyi Nude" Darkoo – "Always" (featuring Black Sherif) Didi B – "Tala" KikiMoteleba – "Tigini (Remix)" (featuring Franglish) Nay Wa Mitego – "Rais Wa Kitaa" Ninho – "Jefe" Nyashinski – "Properly" (featuring Femi One) |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Gutu Abera – "Deemi" Addis Legesse – "Enja" Elida Almeida – "Mau Menino" (featuring Jimmy P) Franck Biyong – "Negropolitaines" Jano Band – "Zebnanaw" Jimmy Dludlu – "Male Ya Pepa" (featuring Rhodalia Silvestre, Dx Nuvunga & Mano Tsotsi) Kelvin Momo – "Funa" (featuring TBO & JaySax) Somi – "Love Tastes Like Strawberries" Thapelo Lekoane – "Heritage" The Cavemen – "Biri" (featuring Made Kuti) | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Adekunle Gold – "High" (featuring Davido) CKay – "Emiliana" Kizz Daniel – "Buga" (featuring Tekno) Kouz1 – "Magic" Matias Damásio – "Como antes" Pheelz – "Finesse" (featuring Bnxn) Ronisia – "Melodie" Roseline Layo – "Donnez nous un peru" Soraia Ramos – "BKBN" Tenor – "Mami Wata" (featuring Innoss'B) |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Teddy Afro – "Naet" DJ Lito – "Tick Talk" (featuring Sheilah Gashumba, Bebe Cool & SlickStuartRoja) Fave – "Baby Riddim" Femi One – "Hepi" (featuring King Kaka & Mbithi) KiDi – "Touch It (Remix)" (featuring Tyga) Navy Kenzo – "Manzese" Nutty O – "Handipere" Rosa Ree – "Watatubu" Ruger – "Dior" Winky D – "Happy Again" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Omah Lay – "I'm A Mess" Ahmad Basyoni – "ElHalawa Di" (featuring Hussein Gamal) Bridget Blue – "Goodbye" C4 Pedro – "Esta tudo bem" Frida Amani – "Duyuwana" (featuring Mayunga) Lil Jay – "Sauce Graine" Nomfundo Moh – "Phakade Lami" (featuring Sha Sha (singer) & Ami Faku) Tayc – "D O D O" Tiwa Savage – "Tales by Moonlight" (featuring Amaarae) Ya Levis – "Pardonne Moi" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Clayrocksu – "Amin" Amir Eid – "Ana Negm" Daniel Baron – "How to Feel" Franck Biyong – "Pepe Soup" RASH – "FAR BEYOND" Reën & Refentse – "Skobbejak" | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Azaya – "BB La" (featuring Djelykaba Bintou) Betty G – "Addis Semay" Flavour – "Level" Josey – "Zambeleman" (featuring Bonigo) Lencho Gemechu – "Saglii" Manamba Kante – "Bhouloun Djouri" Oumou Sangaré – "Wassulu Don" Rokia Koné – "N'yanyan" (featuring Jacknife Lee) Strongbangwaboy – "Royalty" (featuring LongueLongue, TzyPanchak, Kameni & Nyango) Stewart Sukuma – "Ezamany Kim'bedima" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Irene Robert – "Hainidhuru" (featuring Rose Mhando) Bridget Blue – "Woman" Chaama – "Burakia" (with Eljoee) Diana Hamilton – "Awurade Ye (Do It Lord)" DJ Zinhle – "Siyabonga" (featuring Black Motion, Kabza de Small & Nokwazi) Janet Otieno – "Siri" Makhadzi – "Zwivhuya" (featuring Jon Delinger) Manal – "3ari" TY Bello – "Amen Amen" (featuring Sinmidele & Ore Macaulay) | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Davido – "Stand Strong" (featuring Sunday Service Choir) Grace Lokwa – "Kumama" Kassmasse – "Sewasew" KS Bloom – "C'est Dieu (Remix)" (featuring Chidinma) Majoos – "Jayah" Masterkraft – "Hosanna" (featuring Chike) Nathaniel Bassey – "See What the Lord Has Done" Noel Nderitu – "Waweza" Samthing Soweto – "Amagents" Wave Rhyder – "Wa Nkutlwa Na" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Shizzi for "Peru (Remix)" by Fireboy DML featuring Ed Sheeran C4 Pedro for "Posa" by C4 Pedro CKay & BMH for "Emiliana" by CKay Kimambobeats for "Mi amour" by Marioo featuring Jovial Nyadjiko & Dadju for "Ambassaduer" by Dadju Rahal for "ElBakht" by Wegz Reward Beats for "Buga" by Kizz Daniel featuring Tekno Sdida & Man T for "Big Flexa" by Costa Titch featuring C'buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T Serge Beynaud for "C'est Dose" by Serge Beynaud Stan-E Kibulu & DJ Snake for "Disco Maghreb" by DJ Snake | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| "Tala" – Didi B "Ambassaduer" – Dadju "Big Flexa" – Costa Titch featuring C'buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T "Buga" – Kizz Daniel featuring Tekno "Calm Down" – Rema "Disco Maghreb" – DJ Snake "ElBakht" – Wegz "Kwaku the Traveller" – Black Sherif "Last Last" – Burna Boy "Mi amour" – Marioo featuring Jovial "Peru (Remix)" – Fireboy DML featuring Ed Sheeran "Suavemente" – Soolking |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Iba One for "Hommage a mes parents" by Iba One Bridget Blue & Jibril Blessing for "Woman" by Bridget Blue Daniel Baron for "How to Feel" by Daniel Baron Lloyiso Mandlovandile Gigana & Luke Goliath for "Seasons" by Lloyiso Martin Obudho & Muthaka for "Sorry" by Muthaka Matias Damásio for "Como antes" by Matias Damásio Mordecai "Dex" Mwini for "Reason" by Wanavokali featuring H_art the Band Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ for "Fura Sara" by Brymo Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee for "N'yanyan" by Rokia Koné featuring Jacknife Lee Sidy Diop for "Ngalam" by Sidy Diop | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Tems & Marvel – "No Woman, No Cry" for the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ahmed Saad featuring 3enba & Double Zuksh – "El Moulouk" for the limited series Moon Knight Amaarae & Marvel – "A Body, A Coffin" for the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Amir Eid – "Ana Negm" for the limited series Rivo Dadju – "Ima" for the film Ima Eltee Skhillz – "ODG" for the film The Blood Covenant Mohamed Osama & Karim Mahmoud – "EL GHAZALA RAYE2A" for the film For Zeko Stéphane Legar – "SPEED LIFE" for the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Wegz – "B3oda Ya Belady" for the film Captains of Zaatari Asake – "Peace Be Unto You" Camidoh – "Sugarcane (Remix)" (featuring Mayorkun, King Promise & Darkoo)