The nominees list for the upcoming 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) has finally been unveiled.
The 2025 TGMA Nominees were officially announced by the organizers of the awards scheme on Saturday, March 15, at a ceremony held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).
The nominees for the 26th TGMA Artiste of the Year category have already sparked a lot of talks in town as many express their disappointment in the board with the feeling that some acts who did not qualify for the category made the list.
The 2025 TGMA Artiste of the Year category will see competition between acts like Stonebwoy, King Promise, Black Sherif, Joe Mettle, with new faces like Kweku Smoke, King Paluta, and Team Eternity making the list.
The likes of Lali X Lola, Rap Fada, Arathejay, Team Eternity, Beeztrap KOTM, and Kwesi Amewuga will be competing to earn the Best New Artiste category award.
The King of African rap music himself, the Landlord, Sarkodie alongside Amerado, Kweku Smoke, Black Sherif, King Paluta, Beeztrap KOTM, as well as Medikal faces to battle for the Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year award.
Another Category a lot has their eyes on aside the coveted AOTY cat is the Most Popular Song of the Year category, and this cat will see competition between Olive The Boy’s ‘Asylum’, Paris from King Promise, Lomo Lomo from KiDi ft Black Sherif, Very Soon by Fameye, Stonebwoy’s Jejereje, King Paluta’s Aseda, Puul from Lasmid, Defe Defe by Team Eternity Ghana and Black Sherif’s January 9.
TGMA 2024 Date
The Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2025 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 3, to be hosted at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in the capital of Ghana. Prior to the main event, a pre-party will take place on Friday, May 2, where nominees, industry stakeholders and music enthusiasts are expected to attend the event for networking, discussions, and celebrations.
2025 TGMA Nominees
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
- Emmanueel Juddah – Aseda
- MOG Music – Ahuoden Fofro
- Ayisi – Can I live
- Joe Mettle – Obo Awon Oba
- Best Female Vocal Performance
- Naana Asiedu -Defe Defe
Best Female Vocal Performance
- Naana Asiedu -Defe Defe
- Lordina the Soprano – Simply Trusting
- Everyday
- Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise
- Titi Owusu – Noboody
- 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 Palta – 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
- MOG Music – Wo Ye
- Empress Gifty – Watch Me
- Piesie 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
African Song of the Year
- Rema – Ozeba
- Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow & Tebogo G Mashego ft. SJE Konko, Focalistic, DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma & Cowboii – Biri Marung
- Titom ft. S.N.E. Yuppe, Burnaboy – Tshwalabam
- Barkoo ft. Rema – Favorite Girl Remix
- Tems – Love Me Jeje
- Ayra Atarr – Commas
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
- Defe Defe – Team Eternity
- Stonebwoy Jejereje
Collaboration of the Year
- Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Sikani – Fly Girl
- King Promise ft. Sarkodie & Olive The Boy – Favorite 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
International Collaboration of the Year
- Joe Mettle ft. Sunmisola Agbebi – Oba Awon Oba
- Stonebwoy ft. Odumodu Blvck – Ekelebe
- Diana Hamilton ft. Mercy Chinwo – The Doing Of The Lord
- King Promise ft. Shalipopi – Continental
Best Music Video
- Smallgod – Fallen Angel (Directed by Babs Direction)
- Kofi Kinaata – auntie Ama (Directed by Awudu Musa)
- Kind Promise – Continental (Directed by Meekah Jagun)
- Stoebwoy – Jejereje (Directed by Babini)
- Mzvee – P.OM [PEACE OF MIND] (Directed by REX)KIng Promise – Keep It Sexy (Directed by REX)
