Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2026
The organisers of the 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) have announced the nominees for this year’s awards.
The nominee announcement was held at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, March 15, 2025, where nominations for all categories were revealed.
The prestigious Artiste of the Year category features Kweku Smoke, Team Eternity, Joe Mettle, King Paluta, King Promise, Stonebwoy, and Black Sherif as contenders for the top prize.
The main awards event is scheduled to take place on May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The awards night will be preceded by a pre-party on May 2, bringing together nominees and industry stakeholders for networking and discussions.
There will also be a nominees’ jam, commonly referred to as the TGMA Xperience, on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
See the full list of nominees below:
Artiste of the Year
Kweku Smoke
Team Eternity
Joe Mettle
King Paluta
King Promise
Stonebwoy
Black Sherif
Best New Artiste
LalixLola
AratheJay
Rap Fada
Team Eternity
Beeztrap Kotm
Kwesi Amewuga
Best Male Vocal Performance
Kofi Nuel – Do Not Fear
Emmanuel Judah – Aseda
MOG Music – Ahuoden Fofro
Ayisi – Can I Live
Joe Mettle – Obo Awon Oba
Best Female Vocal Performance
Naana Asiedu – Defe Defe
Lordina the Soprano – Simply Trusting Everyday
Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise
Titi Owusu – Nobody
Mima Afrika – On Fire
Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste
Amerado
Beeztrap KOTM
Kweku Smoke
Black Sherif
King Paluta
Sarkodie
Medikal
Best Rap Performance
Eno Barony
Kweku Smoke
Okyeame Kwame
Sarkodie
Lyrical Joe
Flowking Stone
Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle
Empress Gifty
Diana Hamilton
Team Eternity Ghana
MOG Music
Best HipHop Song
Joey B – Princess
Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
Kwaw Kese ft. Kofi Mole – Awoyo Sofo
Black Sherif – Kilos Milos
Sarkodie ft. Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl
Best Afrobeat Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum
Lasmid – Puul
KiDi ft. Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Mr Drew – Sneaky
King Promise – Favourite Story
Beeztrap KOTM – Yesu
Best Hiplife Song
Eno Barony ft. King Paluta – Soja Go Soja Come
Black Sherif – Rebel Music
Tulenkey ft. Beeztrap KOTM – Bad Feeling
Okyeame Kwame ft. Kuami Eugene – No Competition
Sarkodie – No Sir
Lyrical Joe ft. Kuami Eugene – Enter
Best Highlife Song
Kuami Eugene – Canopy
King Paluta – Aseda
Fameye – Very Soon
Amerado – Abronoma
Rap Fada ft. King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye Bad
Kofi Kinaata – Effiakuma Broken Heart
Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song
Scott Evans – Call
Joe Mettle ft. Sandra Duah – Give Me Oil
Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
Team Eternity – Defe Defe
Kobby Salm – Cast Your Burden
Ohemaa Mercy ft. Kofi Owusu – Dry Bones
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Amerado ft. Samini – Ankonam Remix
Stonebwoy – Psalm 23
Ras Kuuku – Road of Evil
Samini – Chemistry
Jupitar – I Keep Winning
Moliy & Silent Addy – Shake It To The Max
Best Traditional Gospel Song
MOG Music – Wo Ye
Empress Gifty – Watch Me
Piesie Esther – Ateene
Diana Hamilton – The Doing of the Lord
Mavis Asante – Victory
Queendalyn ft. Judikay – Omewoya
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Jupitar
Samini
Ras Kuuku
Epixode
Stonebwoy
Rocky Dawuni
Songwriter of the Year
Ayisi
Kofi Kinaata
Okyeame Kwame
OlivetheBoy
Team Eternity Ghana
Telecel Most Popular Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum
KiDi ft. Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Lasmid – Puul
King Paluta – Aseda
Black Sherif – January 9
King Promise – Paris
Team Eternity – Dede Dede
Stonebwoy – Jejereje
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