March 16, 2025
Nominees for the highly anticipated 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) have been announced.
The nominee announcement was held at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, March 15, 2025, with nominations for all categories revealed.
The prestigious Artiste of the Year award saw Kweku Smoke, Team Eternity, Joe Mettle, King Paluta, King Promise, Stonebwoy, and Black Sheriff nominated for the top prize.
The main awards event will take place on May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The awards night would be preceded by a pre-party on May 2, bringing together nominees and industry stakeholders for networking and discussions.
There would also be a nominees’ jam, which often referred to as the ‘TGMA Xperience,’ on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Full List of Nominees
Artiste of the Year
Kweku Smoke
Team Eternity
Joe Mettle
King Paluta
King Promise
Stonebwoy
Black Sheriff
Best New Artiste
LalixLola
AratheJay
Rap Fada
Team Eternity
Beeztrap KOTM
Kwesi Amewuga
Best Male Vocal Performance
Kodi Nuel- Do Not Fear
Emmanuel Juddah- 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 Sheriff
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 Sheriff- Kilos Milos
Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM- Amen
Beeztrap KOTM ft Oseikrom Osikani- Flygirl
Best Afrobeat Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum
Lasmid – Puul
Kidi ft Black Sheriff – 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 Sheriff – Rebel Music
Tulenkey ft Beeztrap KOTM – Bad Feeling
Okyeame Kwame ft Kwami Eugene – No Competition
Sarkodie – No Sir
Lyrical Joe ft Kwami Eugene – Enter
Best Highlife Song
Kwami Eugene – Canopy
King Paluta – Aseda
Fameye – Very Soon
Amerado – Abronoma
Rap Fad aft King Paluta – Odo BI Ye Bad
Kofi Kinaata – Effiekuma Broken Heart
Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song
Scoot 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
Stobebwoy – Psalm 23
Ras Kuuku – Road of Evil
Samini – Chemistry
Jupitar – I keep winning
Moliy & Silent Addy – Shake It To The Max
Best Traditional Gospel
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 SDheriff – Lomo Lomo
Lasmid – Puul
King Paluta – Aseda
Black Sheriff – January 9
King Promise – Paris
Team Eternity – Defe Defe
Stonebwoy – Jejereje
Source: GNA