[1] GMAA honors outstanding musical accomplishments in Africa, with the goal to discover the next African star.

On 6 February 2021, Global Music Awards Africa took to their social media to unveil a 3D picture of the official plaque.

According to Gabriel, "the former president of the Musicians Union of Ghana, Bice Osei Kuffour, hiplife veteran Reggie Rockstone, singer Nana Ama and Daniel Kofi Amoateng, were all presented with special recognition awards for their contribution to African music".

[6] On 21 December 2021, the organizers opened the nomination portal,[7] and was closed on 21 January 2022, shortly after it was recorded South African artists dominated the nominations,[8] including the Hip Hop Artist of the Year category, dominated by South Africans, and Ghanaians, on 24 January 2022.

[8] At the second edition of GMAA, held on 16 April 2022 in Nigeria, the South African rapper Emtee won the Hip Hop Artist of the Year award.