Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) 2022

On 20 January 2022, the PPC Zimbabwe Music Awards revealed the nominees for the 2022 awards ceremony held on 19 February in Harare. The Zimbabwe Music Awards were a hybrid of a virtual and physical event.^[1]

Here are the winners and nominees:

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Nutty O – Handiperi Power (Winner)
• Baba Harare ft Mai Titi – Rita
• DT Bio Mudimba - Kujata jata
• Freeman – Pombi
• Roki ft Koffi Olomide and Ray Vanny – Patati Patata

BEST FEMALE ARTIST

• DJ Zandimaz (Winner)
• Gemma Griffiths
• Janet Manyowa
• Sha Sha
• Tamy Moyo

BEST MALE ARTIST

• Nutty O (Winner)
• Freeman
• Mambo Dhuterere
• Roki

BEST INTERNATIONAL ZIMBABWEAN ARTIST

• DJ Zandimaz (Winner)
• Mamozi
• Nox
• Nutty O
• Shasha

BEST COLLABORATION

• Roki ft Koffi Olomide & Ray Vanny – Patati Patata (Winner)
• Baba Harare ft Mai TT – Rita
• DJ Zandimaz ft Nhlanhla & Nutty O - Ngifuna Wena
• Janet Manyowa ft Takesure Zamar Ncube- Mutsvene
• Nox, Freeman ft Tyfah Guni- Unobvuma Here

VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

• San Pedro (Winner)
• Director AM
• Studio Art Pictures
• Vusa Blaqs

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

• Freeman- Pombi (Winner)
• Janet Manyowa- NdiJehovah
• Nutty O ft Demarco – Ndiwe
• Roki ft Mr Brown & Leon Lee- Screenshot

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• DJ Tamuka (Winner)
• Jusa Dementor
• Levelz
• Oskid
• Rodney Beatz

BEST ALTERNATIVE

• Agga Nyabinde (Winner)
• Juntal
• Mbeu
• Qeqeshiwe

BEST TRADITIONAL (EZOMDABU/IMBUBE)

• Amaqaqa (Winner)
• Mamozi
• Skhosana Buhlungu
• Sunduza

BEST TRADITIONAL (CHINYAKARE/CHIMURENGA)

• Andy Muridzo (Winner)
• Diana Samkange
• Kumbira Project
• The Lioness

BEST TSHIBILIKA

• Insimbi Zezhwane (Winner)
• Clement Magwaza
• Madlela Skhobokhobo
• Martin Sibanda and Ndlolwane Supersounds

BEST DANCE (HOUSE/GQOM/KWAITO/EDM)

• DJ Zandimaz (Winner)
• Anita Jaxson
• Leslie Kampila
• Mawiza
• Shasha

BEST RNB & SOUL

• Nyasha David (Winner)
• Feli Nandi
• Trevor Dongo
• Kae Chaps
• Roki

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL

• Dorcas Moyo (Winner)
• Breeze Music
• Mambo Dhuterere
• Vabati VaJehova

BEST CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL

• Everton Mlalazi (Winner)
• Janet Manyowa
• Michael Mahendere
• Vusa Mangena

BEST HIP-HOP

• R.Peels (Winner)
• Dough Major
• M.U.S.E
• Probeatz
• Tashamiswa

BEST AFROPOP

• ExQ (Winner)
• Gemma Griffiths
• Herman
• Tamy Moyo

BEST SUNGURA

• DT Bio Mudimba (Winner)
• Mukoma Panga
• Romeo Gasa
• Shamblo

BEST ZIMDANCEHALL

• Freeman (Winner)
• Enzo Ishall
• Ma9Nine
• Nutty O
• Tocky Vibes

BEST ALBUM

• Nutty O – Mustard Seed (Winner)
• Freeman -Robbery
• Nyasha David – Songs of David
• Tamy Moyo – Bvudzijena

BEST NEW COMER

• Shashl (Winner)
• DT Bio Mudimba
• Feli Nandi
• Kae Chaps

BEST GROUP/ DUO

• Breeze Music (Winner)
• Criss Wis and The Dot
• Fusion 5 Mangwiro
• Vabati VaJehova

BEST JAZZ

• Agga Nyabinde (Winner)
• NaGug
• Nonkanyiso
• Josh Meck

Lifetime Achievement

• Mono Mukundu

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