Ahead of the 2024 Telecel Ghana Music Awards, the debate over Stonebwoy and King Promise’s candidacies for Artiste of the Year keeps getting intense
Fans online have made arguments over who deserves it more than the other; citing streams, singless released, charts, sold-out concerts and global activations and recognitions.
Sarkodie, Black Sherif, Nacee and Kuami Eugene are also in the Artiste of the Year category but the conversations are steered towards these two on who to win the most coveted prize on the night.
Here are the stats;
KING PROMISE IN 2023:
Singles Released
– Terminator
– Terminator feat Young Jonn
– Terminator remix feat. Tiwa Savage & Sean Paul
– Naana
– Perfect Combi
Music Video Released
– Put You On
– Terminator visualiser
– Terminator feat. Young Jonn
– Perfect Combia
Live Video Performances
– Google Know Africa
Global Charts
– No. 1 on Boomplay Africa for 8 weeks
– No. 1 song in Indonesia for 6 weeks
– No. 2 on Youtube Nigeria
– No. 6 on the Official Nigeria charts
– No. 6 on Deezer South Korea
– No. 8 on the Official Afrobeats chart in the UK
– No. 24 on the Billboard US Afrobeats charts
– No. 54 on the Global Shazam charts
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International Media Activations
– [ ] Camp Nou Pre-Game sound
– [ ] Chelsea shoot with TeamTalk
– [ ] Notion Mag
– [ ] Kurt Zouma & Kudus dance
Brand Partnerships
– Ecobank
– Hisense
Features/Collaborations
– Joshua baraka feat. King Promise, Joeboy & Bien – NANA Remix
– YKB feat. King Promise – this must be love
– Steel Banglez feat. King Promise & Deno – Bonnie & Clyde
– Olivetheboy- Goodsin Remix
– DarkoVibes feat. King Promise – 0244:026
Tours/Shows
– Ghana
– [ ] Berekum
– [ ] Kumasi
– [ ] Takoradi
– [ ] Sunyani
– [ ] Mastercard Champions league final event
– [ ] Tidal Rave
– [ ] Mini High School Tours
– [ ] Fanta campus edition
– [ ] MTN Carols Night
– [ ] Ecobank End of Year
– [ ] Promiseland
–Africa
– [ ] Rwanda
– [ ] Uganda
– [ ] Sierra Leone
– [ ] Gambia
– [ ] Nigeria (Abuja & Lagos)
– [ ] Kenya
– [ ] Rhythm Unplugged
–Global
– Wizkid in London (Tottenham Stadium)
– AWAY FESTIVAL (Davido at the State Farm Arena)
– Afrobeats Festival (Berlin)
– King Promise in New York
– Reggae Lake Festival
– DMV Party in the Park
– Afrobeats Fest (New Jersey, Newark)
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Awards
– Best Male West Africa at the AFRIMMA
– Album of the year at the VGMA
– Afro pop & Afrobeats artiste of the VGMA
STONEBWOY IN 2023:
Singles:
• More Of You
• Far Away
• Life & Money 2.0 f/ Russ
• Overlord
Album:
• 5Th Dimension
Music Video:
• Manodzi f/ Angelique Kidjo
• Into The Future
• Life & Money 2.0 f/ Russ
• Forget
Live Video Performance Series:
• Vevo, Far Away
• Vevo, More Of You
• GRAMMYS: Global Spin, Manodzi
• Glitch Africa, Into The Future
• On The Radar, More Of You
Movie Sound Track:
• Love and Hip Hop: Miami, My Sound f/ Shaggy,
Global Recognition / Chart:
• iTunes Top 100 World Music Albums – 5D peaked #2
• Billboard Reggae Album – 5D peaked #8
• Spotify Top Album Debut UK – 5D peaked #10
• UK Afrobeats Chart – ‘Life & Money’ peaked #14
• Billboard U.S Afrobeats Chart – ‘Life & Money’ peaked #47
• Boomplay Golden Club
International Media Activation:
• Breakfast Club
• Charlie Sloth, Apple Music
• Hot FM
• BBC African Voices
• BBC 1XTra
• Talk Sports
• Capital Xtra
• GRAMMYS: It Goes To 11
• FunFM
• 101Barz
• Muller
• +44 Podcast (Amazon Music)
• On the Radar Radio
• SiriusXM Holdings (Sway)
• Apple Music 1: Africa Now
• BET International (African Voices)
• Trace TV (Africa)
• Complex UK
• Sway’s Universe
Brand Affiliation:
• Ajax FC
• Westham United
• London Lions Basket Ball
Features:
• Bob Marley ft. Stonebwoy – Buffalo Soldier (refix)
• King Cruff ft. Stonebwoy – Shedoeneed
• Beenie Man ft. Stonebwoy – Zimm
• KiDi ft. Stonebwoy – Likor
• Fameye ft. Stonebwoy – Not God remix
• Morgan Heritage ft. Stonebwoy – Who Deh Like U
• 10tik ft Stonebwoy – Vibes of the night party
Tour/Shows:
Concerts / Festivals in Ghana
• Ibiza In Ghana
• Black Star Line Fest
• Stonebwoy Live In Berekum
• Night Life With Adult
• 24Th VGMA Experience
• 24thvgma Xperience Concert
• 5th Dimension Album Release Party
• Draft Day Party
• The Miester’s Expression Festival
• Tecno Camon 20 Launch
• Central University Src Week
• Into The Future Caribbean Thursday
• King Of The Ring 3
• Uds Src Week
• Tecno Phantom V Fold Gram Cocktail Party
• Tidal Rave Festival
• Stonebwoy Live in Kyebi
• GCB’s Recoded Concert
• Stonebwoy at Mad Club
• Festive Festival
• 3FM All White Party
• Dimensional Wave
• Bhim Concert —5Th Dimension Home Coming Edition
International Concerts / Festivals
• Rebel Salute Festival
• Homeland Concert – Palladium Times Square, NY
• 66th Ghana’s Independence Day Celebration – The Forum, Columbus Ohio
• Ghana’scIndependence Celebration Reloaded – USA (Washington DC)
• Bayfront Reggae Festival – Duluth, USA
• Casablanca All-White Party -USA (New York- Queens)
• Emancipation Festival – Guyana
• Summer Stage Festival – New York City, USA
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Boston, MA at the Brighton Hall – USA
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Hartford CT at the Webster Theatre – USA
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in New York at the SOBs – USA
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Philadelphia at the Ardmore Music Hall – USA
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Washington DC at the Howard Theatre – USA
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Atlanta at the Masquerade Music Hall – USA
• AfroNation Festival Detroit – USA
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Toronto at the Parkdale Music Hall – Canada
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Edmonton at the Union Hall – Canada
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Vancouver at the Rickshaw Theater – Canada
• Labor Day Hot Summer Night – USA (Denver)
• Private Event – AUSTRALIA (QueensLand)
• PromiseLand Festival – AUSTRALIA (QueensLand)
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour at the Metro City in PERTH Australia
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Brescia at the Social Club
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Amsterdam at the Melkweg
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Berlin at the Gretche
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Hamburg at the DOCKs
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Dusseldorf at the TOR 3
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Manchester at the Canvas
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in Birmingham at the O2 Academy2
• ‘5th Dimension’ Album Tour in London at the Electric Brixton
• Angelique Kidjo 40th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall
