KMA 2026
Voting Trend

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1,216 votes
1
Â
Âme Guidée: Poppy Duverne
628 52%
2
L
L’heure d’aimer : D. Joyce
583 48%
3
M
Mythopoeia : RèN Darah
5 0%

BEST AFRO URBAN SONG

481 votes
1
I
Inexorable by ExpertBoss
434 90%
2
H
Happy Day by Cobbi Kay
40 8%
3
M
Mamacita by Lya Sherley
4 1%
4
Z
ZOOME by BFV
2 0%
5
I
ICY: Debby Golden & Gaz Fabilouss
1 0%
6
A
Ashoué by ENTITÉ
0 0%

BEST FEATURING

125 votes
1
D
Déjà loin: Richy Jay Ft. Rebecca Jean
51 41%
2
C
Call U: Pencil ft Beenie Gunter
46 37%
3
S
Skololom - Cobbi Kay x Martenni
25 20%
4
D
Dis-moi: Demilef feat Blaise B
2 2%
5
A
Appelez-les: Shapat FT La Diktatur
1 1%
6
S
Shabah by Emmanuel Jal feat Timathi
0 0%
6
L
Last Summer by D.O. Gibson feat Angela Saini
0 0%
6
G
Gbafoh: Ralami feat Axel Merryl
0 0%

BEST FEMALE ARTIST

1,844 votes
1
J
Jayleen Mc Carty
880 48%
2
M
Modeline Raymond
610 33%
3
J
Josita
261 14%
4
S
Shega
71 4%
5
M
Monna Muse
11 1%
6
L
Lydol
5 0%
7
L
Lya Sherley
4 0%
8
M
Mis Blandine
2 0%
9
E
Ericka Julie
0 0%

BEST FEMALE VOICE

145 votes
1
R
Rosemika
78 54%
2
M
Mixsy Lova
23 16%
3
R
Rebecca Jean
20 14%
4
G
Geena Titus
18 12%
5
D
Demilef
5 3%
6
E
Empress Nyiringango
1 1%
7
A
Amanie Illfated
0 0%
7
M
Martenni
0 0%
7
S
Shy Musiq
0 0%

BEST GOSPEL ARTIST

96 votes
1
P
Prisca Benita
92 96%
2
P
Poppy Duverne
4 4%
3
E
Eyesus
0 0%

BEST MALE ARTIST

691 votes
1
R
REMii
617 89%
2
R
Richy Jay
54 8%
3
K
Kizaba
13 2%
4
B
Baz Konpa
4 1%
5
M
Mobio
2 0%
6
A
Armand Laklass
1 0%
7
S
Slykiz
0 0%

BEST MALE VOICE

386 votes
1
V
Valentyno
195 51%
2
D
Dee Joyce
187 48%
3
Z
Zion J
3 1%
4
T
Tiemdi
1 0%
5
R
Ralami
0 0%

BEST NEW ARTIST

73 votes
1
C
Christophelle
71 97%
2
Shady
2 3%
3
D
Debby Golden
0 0%

RAGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR

13 votes
1
D
Deh yah by Kirk Diamond
7 54%
2
R
Rise by Tonya P
3 23%
3
S
Solidarity by Ammoye
2 15%
4
R
Rise by Planky Don
1 8%
5
B
Back It by Eyesus
0 0%

TRADITIONAL-INSPIRED AFRO MUSIC GROUP

31 votes
1
B
Back to Sources Power Canada
25 81%
2
O
Okavango African Orchestra
5 16%
3
M
Melafrique
1 3%
4
M
Mbira Renaissance Band
0 0%