Empress Gifty won the Artiste of the Year Award at the GMAUS
Popular Gospel musician, Empress Gifty has emerged as the overall winner at the 2025 Ghana Music Awards US, clinching the prestigious Artiste of the Year title.
The event, which took place on August 16, 2025, at ACX1 Studios in Atlantic City, New Jersey, US, honored Ghanaian musical talents both in the United States and in Ghana.
The night saw various US-based Ghanaian artistes, including Jay Hover, C-Ben, Kay Rockz and many others, clinch awards during the event.
Special tributes were paid to late Highlife legends: Dada KD and Daddy Lumba, while Gyedu-Blay Ambolley was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The night was also graced with performances by Empress Gifty, Comedian OB Amponsah, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and Kofi Kinaata.
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But the penultimate moment was when the award for the Artiste of the Year was announced.
The category faced strict competition from the likes of King Promise, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Diana Hamilton, Joe Mettle, Fameye, KiDi, and King Paluta, but was won by Empress Gifty.
The overjoyed artiste climbed the stage with her politician husband, Hopeson Adorye, as she received her award.
She broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her mother and expressed her gratitude to God, the media and Kuami Eugene, who assisted her with her smash hit, ‘Watch Me.”
Empress Gifty’s win was received with massive support from her fans and well-wishers who flooded social media with congratulatory messages.
Watch the awards ceremony below:
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