2025 TGMA: Full list of winners | Nsemkeka
Dubbed biggest night of music, the event is being held at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).
In March 2025, the Ghana Music Award Academy Board announced the nominees for the 26th TGMA, featuring categories such as Artiste of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
Leading the nominations for the coveted “Artiste of the Year” award is King Paluta, Stonebwoy, King Promise, Black Sherif, Joe Mettle, Kweku Smoke, and gospel collective Team Eternity.
Pulse.com.gh presents to you the 2025 full list of winners for the 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
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1.Artiste of the Year
Stonebwoy
Black Sherif
King Promise
Kweku Smoke
Joe Mettle
King Paluta
Team Eternity
2.Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle
Empress Gifty
Diana Hamilton
Team Eternity Ghana
MOG Music
3.Best New Artiste
Lali x Lola
AratheJay
Rap Fada
Team Eternity
Beeztrap KOTM
Kwesi Amewuga
4.Best Male Vocal Performance
Kofi Nuel – Do Not Fear
Emmanueel Juddah – Aseda
MOG Music – Ahuoden Fofro
Ayisi – Can I live
Joe Mettle – Obo Awon Oba – Winner
5.Best Female Vocal Performance
Naana Asiedu – Defe Defe
Lordina the Soprano – Simply Trusting Everyday
Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise – Winner
Titi Owusu – Nobody
Mima Afrika – On Fire
6.Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste
Amerado
Beeztrap KOTM
Kweku Smoke
Black Sherif
King Paluta
Sarkodie
Medikal
7.Best Rap Performance
Eno Barony – No Manual
Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
Okyeame Kwame – No Competition
Sarkodie – Brag
Lyrical Joe – 5TH August 8
Flowking Stone – King Is Back
8.Best HipHop Song
Joey B. – Princess
Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost – winner
Kwaw Kese ft Kofi Mole – Awoyo Sofo
Black Sherif – Kilos Milos
Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl
9.Best Afrobeat Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum- Winner
Lasmid – Puul
Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Mr Drew – Sneaky
King Promise – Favourite Story
Beeztrap KOTM – Yesu
10.Best Hiplife Song
Eno Barony ft King Paluta – Soja Go Soja Come
Black Sherif – Rebel Music
Tulenkey ft Beeztrap KOTM – Bad Feeling – Winner
Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene – No Competition
Sarkodie – No Sir
Lyrical Joe ft Kuami Eugene – Enter
11.Best Highlife song
Kuami Eugene – Canopy
King Paluta – Aseda – Winner
Fameye – Very Soon
Amerado – Abronoma
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye BAD
Kofi Kinaata – Effiakuma Broken Heart
12. Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song
Call, Scott Evans
Give Me Oil, Joe Mettle ft Sandra Boakye Duah
Owanwani, Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta Defe Defe, Team Eternity Ghana
Cast Your Burden, Kobby Salm ft S.O.N Music
Dry Bones, Ohemaa Mercy ft Kofi Owusu Peprah
13.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 Ma
14.Best Music Video
Fallen Angel – Small God Directed by Babs Direction
Auntie Ama – Kofi Kinaata Directed by Awudu Musa
Continental – King Promise Directed by Meekah Jagun
Jejereje – Stonebwoy Directed by Banini – Winner
Peace of Mind – MzVee Directed by Rex
Keep It Sexy – King Promise Directed by Rex
15.Best Traditional Gospel Song
MOG Music — Wo Ye
Empress Gifty — Watch Me – Winner
Piesie — Ateene
Diana Hamilton — The Doing of the Lord
Mavis Asante — Victory
Queendalyn ft Judikay — Omewoya
16.African Song of the Year
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 Star – COMMAS
17.Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Jupitar
Samini
Ras Kuuku
Epixode
Stonebwoy
Rocky Dawuni
18.Collaboration of the Year
Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl
King Promise ft Sarkodie & OliveTheBoy – Favourite Story
KIDI ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo – Winner
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Obo Bi Ye Bad
Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
Joe Mettle ft Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil
19.International Collaboration of the Year
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 – Winner
Gambo ft Edem & Jim Jones – Drip RMX
20.Songwriter of the Year
21.Telecel Most Popular Song
22.Album/EP of the Year
24.Best Afropop Song