{"id":1171641,"date":"2022-08-09T13:05:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/king-promise-black-sherif-joe-mettle-others-nominated-for-2022-emy-africa-awards-starr-fm\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T13:05:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:05:17","slug":"king-promise-black-sherif-joe-mettle-others-nominated-for-2022-emy-africa-awards-starr-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/king-promise-black-sherif-joe-mettle-others-nominated-for-2022-emy-africa-awards-starr-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"King Promise, Black Sherif, Joe Mettle, others nominated for 2022 EMY Africa Awards \u2014 Starr Fm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"458\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/King-Promise-696x458.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"King-Promise\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The nominees for the 2022 Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards (EMY Awards) were announced at the weekend in Accra, Ghana, ahead of the presentation ceremony in October.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2015, the EMY Africa Magazine-organized awards seek to honour and celebrate eminent men exclusively. The program honors outstanding individuals in a variety of fields, including the creative arts, business, media, technology, sports, and health. At the 2021 edition, the organizers added the Woman of the Year and Young Achiever (Female) categories celebrate female achievers.<\/p>\n<p>Musicians Black Sherif, KiDi, Joe Mettle, King Promise and Kofi Kinaata have all secured nods at this year\u2019s edition of the ceremony. Black Sherif is nominated in the Discovery of the Year category, while KiDi, Joe Mettle, King Promise and Kofi Kinaata are competing for the most coveted Music Man of the Year category.<\/p>\n<p>Voting is open to the public on the awards\u2019 official website. Alternatively, fans can text \u2018EMY\u2019, followed by the name of their preferred nominee and category to 1393. Voting closes on 22 September.<\/p>\n<p>Past recipients of the EMY Africa Awards have been inspirational men with accomplished or budding careers who have made important contributions to life in the Ghanaian community \u2013 journalists, community leaders, social workers, humanitarians, health workers, businessmen \u2013 exemplary men in all sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian musicians Ebo Taylor and Stonebwoy received the Music Legend of the Year and Music Man of the Year Awards at last year\u2019s ceremony, respectively. At previous editions, the scheme recognised men like John Agyekum Kuffour, Sir Sam Jonah, Professor Joseph H.K. Nketia, Azumah Nelson and Adebola Williams, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the full list of nominees for the competitive categories:<\/p>\n<p>Music Man of the Year<\/p>\n<p>Joe Mettle<br \/>Kofi Kinaata<br \/>King Promise<br \/>KiDi<br \/>Discovery of the Year<\/p>\n<p>Black Sherif<br \/>Free The Youth<br \/>Jeffrey Appiagyei<br \/>Yemoh Ike<br \/>Amartei Armah<br \/>Actor of the Year<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Woode<br \/>Adjetey Anang<br \/>Mawuli Gavor<br \/>James Gardiner<br \/>Designer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>Phil &#038; Joe<br \/>Atafo<br \/>Atto Tetteh<br \/>Yartel<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.1&appId=1201200913327594&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/2022\/08\/king-promise-black-sherif-joe-mettle-others-nominated-for-2022-emy-africa-awards\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nominees for the 2022 Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards (EMY Awards) were announced at the weekend in Accra, Ghana, ahead of the presentation ceremony in October. 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