Full List of Nominees for the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2025 Unveiled!

The excitement is palpable as the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) approaches! On March 15, 2025, the full list of nominees across all 21 categories was announced, setting the stage for an unforgettable night on May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre. Organized by Charterhouse and sponsored by Telecel Ghana, this year’s awards celebrate the diversity, talent, and innovation in Ghana’s music industry.

From Afrobeats to gospel, highlife to reggae, the nominees for the 26th TGMA represent the heartbeat of Ghanaian music in 2025. Below, we’ve compiled the complete list of nominees for the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2025, covering all 21 categories, along with highlights and key details about the event.

Artiste of the Year

The ultimate prize, recognizing the top performer of the year:

• Kweku Smoke
• Team Eternity
• Joe Mettle
• King Paluta
• King Promise
• Stonebwoy
• Black Sherif

Telecel Most Popular Song of the Year

The biggest hits of 2024:

• 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
• Fameye – Very Soon

Best Gospel Artiste

Uplifting voices in gospel music:

• Piesie Esther
• Joe Mettle
• Empress Gifty
• Diana Hamilton
• Team Eternity Ghana
• MOG Music

Best New Artiste

Rising stars of 2024:

• LalixLola
• AratheJay
• Rap Fada
• Team Eternity
• Beeztrap KOTM
• Kwesi Amewuga

Best Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste

Masters of rap and rhythm:

• Amerado
• Beeztrap KOTM
• Kweku Smoke
• Black Sherif
• King Paluta
• Sarkodie
• Medikal

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste

Grooving to reggae and dancehall vibes:

• Jupitar
• Samini
• Ras Kuuku
• Epixode
• Stonebwoy
• Rocky Dawuni

Best Highlife Song

Timeless highlife anthems:

• 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 Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste

Leading the Afrobeats wave:

• KiDi
• King Promise
• OlivetheBoy
• Wendy Shay
• Camidoh
• Lasmid

Best Gospel Song

Inspirational gospel tracks:

• Team Eternity – Defe Defe
• Joe Mettle – Jesus Is Coming
• Diana Hamilton – The Doing of the Lord
• Piesie Esther – Mo
• MOG Music – Ewe

Best Collaboration

Standout joint efforts:

• KiDi ft. Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
• Rap Fada ft. King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye BAD
• Stonebwoy ft. Angelique Kidjo – Manodzi
• Fameye ft. Patoranking – Sober
• Sarkodie ft. Burna Boy – Non Living Thing

Best Rap Performance

Lyrical excellence:

• Sarkodie – Brag
• Medikal – Vienna City
• Black Sherif – Kilos Milos
• Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost Fire
• Amerado – Tin Ton Tan

Best Highlife Artiste

Keeping highlife alive:

• Kuami Eugene
• Kofi Kinaata
• Fameye
• King Paluta
• Akwaboah

Best Album/EP

Top musical projects:

• Black Sherif – The Villain I Never Was
• Stonebwoy – Up & Runnin6
• King Promise – True to Self
• Sarkodie – The Championship
• Team Eternity – Testimony

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

Rasta road favorites:

• Stonebwoy – Jejereje
• Samini – Chemistry
• Epixode – Wahala Dey
• Ras Kuuku – Road of Evil
• Jupitar – Star Life

Best Afrobeats Song

Catchy Afrobeats tunes:

• King Promise – Paris
• KiDi – Lomo Lomo
• OlivetheBoy – Asylum
• Camidoh – NLF (Nothing Lasts Forever)
• Wendy Shay – Holy Father

Songwriter of the Year

Crafting musical stories:

• King Paluta – Aseda
• Fameye – Very Soon
• Kofi Kinaata – Effiakuma Broken Heart
• Sarkodie – Otan
• Akwaboah – Sex

Producer of the Year

Behind-the-scenes brilliance:

• MOG Beatz
• KillBeatz
• Street Beatz
• Mix Master Garzy
• Kaywa

Best Male Vocal Performance

Powerful male voices:

• Joe Mettle – Jesus Is Coming
• Camidoh – NLF
• King Promise – Paris
• MOG Music – Ewe
• Akwaboah – Sex

Best Female Vocal Performance

Stunning female vocals:

• Diana Hamilton – The Doing of the Lord
• Piesie Esther – Mo
• Wendy Shay – Holy Father
• Adina – Emergency
• Empress Gifty – Watch Me

Record of the Year

Exceptional musical recordings:

• Stonebwoy – Manodzi
• Team Eternity – Defe Defe
• King Promise – Paris
• Black Sherif – January 9
• Diana Hamilton – The Doing of the Lord

Lifetime Achievement Award

To be announced at the event.

This year’s awards saw over 1,500 entries, with works from January 1 to December 31, 2024, considered. The nominees were unveiled live on TV3 and TGMA’s social media on March 15, 2025.