MTN Liberia Music Awards 2022: All the nominees

Now in their fifth year, the awards spotlight and celebrate outstanding practitioners in Liberian and African music.

This year’s most-nominated acts include Kpanto, who leads the nominees after being shortlisted in 10 categories. Teddyride and PCK follow with seven nominations each, while Eric Geso scored six nods.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Artist of the Year

• TeddyRide 
• Kpanto 
• Nuchie Meek 
• Jzyno 
• Eric Geso 

Gospel Artist of the Year

• Bernice Blackie 
• Richman 
• David Mell 
• Walter Bright 
• Moses Swaray 

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

• Tito Gee 
• LIB Foreign 
• Geno 
• King Sao Boso 

Album of the Year

• Survival 06 by Soul Fresh 
• King Solomon by TeddyRide 
• Son Of The Soil by Kpanto 
• Greatness by Richman 
• Kpelleh Sweet by PCK

New Artist of the Year

• Kaandace Cooper 
• Jesslyn 
• Ceekay 
• Fazari 
• Badman H 

Reggae/Dancehall artist of the Year

• AK Feeling Man 
• Beenieking BS2 
• Chillout Badman 
• Ginger Bwoy 

DJ of the Year

• DJV2MUCH 
• Spesh D DJ 
• DJ Yung T 
• DJ FIA 
• DJ Versatile 
• DJ Nelly 

Male Artist of the Year

• Jzyno 
• TeddyRide 
• Nuchie Meek 
• Kpanto 
• Eric Geso 

Female Artist of the Year

• Mz Menneh 
• Mai Myers 
• Davero 
• Sweetz 
• Kaandace Cooper 

Afropop Artist of the Year

• Kizzy W 
• Jzyno 
• TeddyRide 
• Kpanto 
• L Drez 

Afropop Song of the Year

• ‘Charger’ – Kpanto ft. PCK 
• ‘Find A Friend’ – TeddyRide ft. Eric Geso 
• ‘Petit’ – Kizzy W 
• ‘Lee Ur Fren Dem Man’ – Badman H ft. Kpanto 
• ‘Fall Down Inside’ – Jzyno 

Video of the Year

• ‘Fall Down Inside’ – Jzyno 
• ‘My Way Remix’ – Deetweh ft. Harmonize 
• ‘Motions Remix’ – L Drez ft. PCK 
• ‘Sweet Barbie’ – Mai Myers 
• ‘Dance’ – Raquel Hage 

International Artist of the Year

• Burna Boy 
• Kizz Daniel 
• Black Sheriff 
• Asake 
• Fireboy DML 

Hipco/Trapco Artist of the Year

• Davy C 
• Shine P 
• Dope Zulu 
• Barsee Mokopala Kilode 
• Nuchie Meek 

Song of the Year

• ‘Find A Friend’ by TeddyRide ft. Eric Geso 
• ‘Charger’ by Kpanto ft. PCK 
• ‘Lee Ur Fren Dem Man’ by Badman H ft. Kpanto 
• ‘Motions Remix’ by L Drez ft. PCK 
• ‘Petti’ by Kizzy W 

Traditional Artist of the Year

• PCK 
• Eric Geso 
• Sundaygar Dearboy 
• Mz Menneh 
• Kzee Big Name 

Collaboration of the Year

• ‘Party’ by Kobazzie ft. Bucky Raw 
• ‘Find A Friend’ by TeddyRide ft. Eric Geso 
• ‘Charger’ by Kpanto ft. PCK 
• ‘Jam 8’ by Nuchie Meek ft. MC Caro 
• ‘Lee Ur Fren Dem Man’ by Badman H ft. Kpanto 

Group of the Year

• SoulFresh 
• Bighands 
• Tiki Boyz 
• 2WIN 

Hipco/Trapco Song of the Year

• ‘Jam 8’ by Nuchie Meek ft. MC Caro 
• ‘Nothin For Nothin’ by Davy C ft. Nuchie Meek 
• Notice Me by Dope Zuu 
• Big Jue Season by Fazari 
• Woah by Tamba Hali ft. Christoph