The organisers of the 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) have officially unveiled the nominees for this year’s event.

The announcement took place on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre, where nominees for all award categories were revealed.

In the highly coveted Artiste of the Year category, Kweku Smoke, Team Eternity, Joe Mettle, King Paluta, King Promise, Stonebwoy, and Black Sherif will compete for the top honour.

The grand awards ceremony is set for May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre. Ahead of the main event, a pre-party will be held on May 2, bringing together nominees and industry stakeholders for networking and discussions.

Additionally, music lovers can look forward to the TGMA Xperience, a nominees’ jam scheduled for 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