Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) 2025 list of winners
The 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) lit up the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday night, May 10, with a vibrant celebration of Ghana’s musical excellence.
From dazzling red-carpet moments to powerful live performances; the evening was a spectacle of glamour, creativity; and national pride. Musicians, industry insiders, and enthusiastic fans came together for one of the most anticipated events on Ghana’s entertainment calendar.
As the night unfolded, several artists were honoured for their remarkable achievements over the past year, each award underscoring their impact on the ever-evolving music scene. TGMA remains a cornerstone in Ghana’s musical brilliance, and spotlighting both emerging talents and seasoned stars.
Here’s a full list of categories, nominees and winners:
Artiste of the Year
Nominees: Stonebwoy; Black Sherif; Kweku Smoke; King Promise; Joe Mettle; King Paluta; Team Eternity.
Winner: King Promise
Best Traditional Gospel Song
Nominees: Mog Music – Wo Ye; Empress Gifty – Watch Me; Piesie – Ateene; Diana Hamilton – The Doing of The Lord; Mavis Asante – Victory; Queendalyn Ft Judikay – Omewoya
Winner: Empress Gifty – Watch Me
Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song
Nominees: Scott Evans – Call; Joe Mettle Ft Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil; Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta – Owanwani; Team Eternity Ghana – Defe Defe; Kobby Salm Ft S.O.N Music – Cast Your Burden; Ohemaa Mercy Ft Kofi Owusu Peprah – Dry Bones
Winner: Team Eternity Ghana – Defe Defe
Best Gospel Artiste
Nominees: Piesie Esther; Joe Mettle; Empress Gifty; Diana Hamilton; Team Eternity Ghana; Mog Music
Winner: Joe Mettle
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Nominees: 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 Ma
Winner: Stonebwoy – Psalm 23
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Nominees: Jupitar; Samini; Ras Kuuku; Epixode; Stonebwoy; Rocky Dawuni
Winner: Stonebwoy
Telecel Most Popular Song
Nominees: Olivetheboy – Asylum; Kidi Ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo; Lasmid – Puul; King Paluta – Aseda; Black Sherif – January 9; King Promise – Paris; Team Eternity – Defe Defe; Stonebwoy – Jejereje
Winner: King Paluta – Aseda
Songwriter of The Year
Nominees: Ayisi – Can I Live; Kofi Kinaata – Saman; Okyeame Kwame – No Competition; Olivetheboy – Asylum; Team Eternity Ghana – Defe Defe
Winner: Kofi Kinaata – Saman
Highlife Song of The Year
Nominees: 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
Winner: King Paluta – Aseda
Hiplife Song of The Year
Nominees: 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
Winner: Tulenkey Ft Beeztrap Kotm – Bad Feeling
Best Male Vocal Performance
Nominees: Kofi Nuel – Do Not Fear; Emmanueel Juddah – Aseda; Mog Music – Ahuoden Fofro; Ayisi – Can I Live; Joe Mettle – Oba Awon Oba
Winner:Joe Mettle – Oba Awon Oba
Best Female Vocal Performance
Nominees: Naana Asiedu – Defe Defe; Lordina The Soprano – Simply Trusting Everyday; Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise; Titi Owusu – Nobody; Mima Afrika – On Fire
Winner: Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise
Best Rap Performance
Nominees: Eno Barony – No Manual; Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost; Okyeame Kwame – No Competition; Sarkodie – Brag; Lyrical Joe – 5th August 8; Flowking Stone – King Is Back
Winner: Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
Best Hiphop Song
Nominees: 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
Winner: Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
Best Afrobeat Song
Nominees: Olivetheboy – Asylum; Lasmid – Puul; Kidi Ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo; Mr Drew – Sneaky; King Promise – Favourite Story; Beeztrap Kotm – Yesu
Winner: Olivetheboy – Asylum
Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste
Nominees: Amerado; Beeztrap Kotm; Kweku Smoke; Black Sherif; King Paluta; Sarkodie; Medikal
Winner: Kweku Smoke
Best New Artiste
Nominees: Lali X Lola; Arathejay; Rap Fada; Team Eternity; Beeztrap Kotm; Kwesi Amewuga
Winner: Beeztrap Kotm
Best Album/Ep of The Year
Nominees: Kweku Smoke – Kweku Jesus; King Paluta – Give Time Some Time; Stonebwoy – Up and Running; Kofi Kinaata – Kofi Oo Kofi; King Promise – True To Self; Team Eternity Ghana – Testimony
Winner: King Promise – True to Self
Best Highlife Artiste
Nominees: Kofi Kinaata; Fameye; Kuami Eugene; Sista Afia; Kwabena Kwabena
Winner: Fameye
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
Nominees: Kidi; Camidoh; Olivetheboy; King Promise; Mr Drew; Lasmid
Winner: King Promise
Best Afropop Song
Nominees: Kwesi Arthur – Fefe Ne Fe; King Promise – Paris; Stonebwoy – Jejereje; Black Sherif – January 9; Smallgod Ft Black Sherif – Fallen Angel; Arathejay Ft Black Sherif – Jesus Christ 2
Winner: King Promise – Paris
Collaboration of The Year
Nominees: Beeztrap Kotm & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl; King Promise Ft Sarkodie & Olivetheboy – Favourite Story; Kidi Ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo; Rap Fada Ft King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye Bad; Sarkodie Ft Beeztrap Kotm – Amen; Joe Mettle Ft Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil
Winner: Kidi Ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
International Collaboration of The Year
Nominees: Joe Mettle Ft Sunmisola Agbebi – Oba Awon Oba; Stonebwoy Ft Odumodu Blvck – Ekelebe; King Promise Ft Shalipopi – Continental; Stonebwoy Ft Spice – Jiggle And Whine; Diana Hamilton Ft Mercy Chinwo – The Doing of The Lord; Gambo Ft Edem & Jim Jones – Drip Rmx
Winner: Diana Hamilton Ft Mercy Chinwo – The Doing of The Lord
Best Music Video
Nominees: Small God – Fallen Angel (Dir. Babs Direction); Kofi Kinaata – Auntie Ama (Dir. Awudu Musa); King Promise – Continental (Dir. Meekah Jagun); Stonebwoy – Jejereje (Dir. Banini); Mzvee – Peace Of Mind (Dir. Rex); King Promise – Keep It Sexy (Dir. Rex)
Winner: Stonebwoy – Jejereje (Dir. Banini)
African Song of The Year
Nominees: Rema – Ozeba; Mr Pilato; Ego Slimflow & Tebogo G Mashego Ft Sje Konka; Focalistic; Dj Maphorisa; Scotts Maphuma & Cowboii – Biri Marung; Titom Ft S.N.E; Yuppe; Burna Boy – Tshwalabam; Darkoo Ft Rema – Favorite Girl Rmx; Tems – Love Me Jeje; Ayra Starr – Commas
Winner: Titom Ft S.N.E; Yuppe; Burna Boy – Tshwalabam
Unsung Artiste of The Year
Nominees: Romeo Swag; Fad Lan; Kojo Vypa; Yaw Darling; Kaesa; Ess Thee Legend
Winner: Yaw Darling
Record of The Year
Nominees: Ayisi – Can I Live; Kofi Kinaata – Auntie Ama; Smallgod Ft Black Sherif – Fallen Angel; Kwabena Kwabena – Fakye Me; Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
Winner: Ayisi – Can I Live
Audio Engineer of The Year
Ayisi – Can I Live
Producer of The Year
Kendy Beatz and King Paluta
Group of The Year
Team Eternity Ghana
Life Achievement Award
Gospel Icon Yaw Sarpong
Music For Good Award
Epixode – Chooboi
Written by Kweku Sampson.
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