Ghanaian UK Based Gospel Artiste, Joseph Matthew has bagged an award with his powerful song, “Blessed” at the just ended Ghana Music Awards UK, in London.
Joseph Matthew’s “Blessed” was nominated in the ”UK Based Gospel Song Of The Year” category. The category also had great UK based artistes like, MayQueen, Samuel Sey, Alice Mackenzie, Yvonne Asamoah, and Minister Kofi Nyarko to claim the award.
“Blessed”, as produced by Francis Osei and directed by Martin Sean, has become a global hit, inspiring listeners worldwide. It has since its release last year debuted on radio all over Africa, enjoyed massive TV plays and garnered huge numbers on streaming platforms.
This is the second major award that the ‘Promise Land’ crooner has won. In 2020, he won the International Artist of the Year award at the maiden edition of the Emerging Ghana Music Awards.
Joseph Matthew who is widely revered for championing the Afro-gospel genre, has hit songs like, , ‘’Nyame Ye’’, ‘‘Not Alone”, ”My Story”, ”The Name”, ”Blessed” and the novel, ”Promise Land” in his catalogue, which grow every day in numbers.
‘Promise Land,’ released in June 2023 is currently at number 9 on the Adom Top 10 Gospel Countdown, the most credible gospel music chart in Ghana, hosted by Kwamena Idun on Adom FM.
Ghana Music Awards UK sponsored by Taabea has been one of the most anticipated events on the calendar of Ghanaian musicians in both Ghana and the UK.