King Promise won the 2025 TGMA Artiste of the Year title
2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) Artiste of the Year, King Promise, has hit back at critics who claim he has been inactive since winning the top honour, insisting that no Ghanaian artiste has worked harder than he has in 2025.
In an interview with Graphic Showbiz, the “Terminator” hitmaker dismissed suggestions that he has “gone quiet,” describing the narratives as an agenda meant to undermine his achievements.
“There is this agenda by some detractors to water down my efforts with claims that I’ve been silent since winning Artiste of the Year. Really? First of all, they should shush and then go and find out what King Promise is doing,” he said.
King Promise declared confidently that he remains the hardest-working artiste in Ghana in 2025.
The “CCTV” star detailed a packed year of accomplishments, beginning with his True To Self USA Tour, which saw him perform to sold-out audiences in major cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Los Angeles.
He also highlighted his smash collaboration with Mr Eazi, See What We’ve Done, released in September, which has amassed millions of streams across digital platforms.
2025 TGMAs: King Promise remains the hardest-working artiste in the industry – Tilly Akua Nipaa
To silence critics, he pointed to verifiable streaming statistics.
“Presently, my song with Mr Eazi has 2.3 million YouTube views, 2.6 million Spotify streams and 1.5 million Apple Music streams. My Thailand performance in September was huge, you can go and check,” he said.
King Promise dominated the 2025 TGMA in May, winning Artiste of the Year, Best AfroPop Song, Best AfroPop/Afrobeats Song, and Album/EP of the Year.
He beat strong contenders King Paluta and Stonebwoy to secure the top spot.
“I’ve been in this game for long to know how people will just rubbish your hard work because you aren’t their favourite. However, this time, I don’t want it to be a noisy debate but one backed with figures and facts,” he said.
The singer, who is currently promoting his new single, ‘Bad Habits’ featuring Davido, maintained that his critics simply refuse to acknowledge the evidence of his hard work.
“I’ve been in this game long enough to know people will rubbish your efforts when you’re not their favourite. But the facts speak. I’ve worked hard to get here, so people should respect my sweat and my name,” he added.
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