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Full List Of Nominees For 2025 TGMA Announced

Derricking Wilson March 17, 2025
TGMA NOMINEES ANNOUNCEMENT, 2025

On March 15, anticipation reached a new high as the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) organizers unveiled the final list of nominees. With the nomination window now closed, excitement is building for the main ceremony scheduled on May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre. Adding another layer to the festivities, a pre-event on May 2 will serve as a dynamic networking and celebration platform, bringing together nominees, industry professionals, and music enthusiasts to engage in insightful discussions about emerging trends in the Ghanaian music scene.

Notably, industry stalwarts such as Stonebwoy, King Promise, and Black Sherif continue to dominate the Artiste of the Year category, underscoring their enduring influence. Meanwhile, a blend of established names and fresh talent, including Kweku Smoke, King Paluta, Team Eternity Ghana, and Joe Mettle, are set to redefine competitive boundaries across various categories—from Best Rap Performance to Best Gospel Artiste of the Year. The fierce rivalry extends to Telecel’s Most Popular Song of the Year, with tracks like Olive The Boy’s “Asylum” and Stonebwoy’s “Jejereje” fueling spirited debates among fans and critics alike.

The nominees this year show extraordinary talent and highlight the remarkable growth of Ghana's music industry, therefore implying an awards event with creative inventiveness and cultural value.

Full list of nominees:

Artiste of the Year

  1. Kweku Smoke
  2. Team Eternity Ghana
  3. Joe Mettle
  4. King Paluta
  5. King Promise
  6. Stonebwoy
  7. Black Sherif

Best Gospel Artiste

  1. Piesie Esther
  2. Joe Mettle
  3. Empress Gifty
  4. Diana Hamilton
  5. Team Eternity Ghana
  6. MOG Music

Best New Artiste

  1. Lali X Lola
  2. AratheJay
  3. Rap Fada
  4. Team Eternity Ghana
  5. Beeztrap Kotm
  6. Kwesi Amewuga

Best Male Vocal Performance

  1. Kofi Nuel – Do Not Fear
  2. Emmanuel Juddah – Aseda
  3. MOG Music – Ahuoden Fofro
  4. Ayisi – Can I live
  5. Joe Mettle – Obo Awon Oba

Best Female Vocal Performance

  1. Naana Asiedu (Team Eternity Ghana) -Defe Defe
  2. Lordina The Soprano – Simply Trusting Everyday
  3. Esther Godwyll – I Choose To Praise
  4. Titi Owusu – Nobody

Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste

  1. Amerado
  2. Beeztrap KOTM
  3. Kweku Smoke
  4. Black Sherif
  5. King Paluta
  6. Sarkodie
  7. Medikal

Best Rap Performance

  1. Eno Barony - No Manual
  2. Kweku Smoke - Holy Ghost
  3. Okyeame Kwame - No Competition
  4. Sarkodie - Brag
  5. Lyrical Joe - 5th August 8
  6. Flowking Stone - King Is Back

Best HipHop Song

  1. Joey B – Princess
  2. Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
  3. Kwaw Kese ft Kofi Mole – Awoyo Sofo
  4. Black Sherif – Kilos Milos
  5. Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
  6. Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl

Best Afrobeat Song

  1. Olive The Boy – Asylum
  2. Lasmid – Puul
  3. Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
  4. Mr Drew – Sneaky
  5. King Promise – Favourite Story
  6. Beeztrap KOTM – Yesu

Best Hiplife Song

  1. Eno Barony ft King Paluta – Soja Go Soja Come
  2. Black Sherif – Rebel Music
  3. Tulenkey ft Beeztrap KOTM – Bad Feeling
  4. Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene – No Competition
  5. Sarkodie – No Sir
  6. Lyrical Joe ft Kuami Eugene – Enter

Best Highlife Song

  1. Kuami Eugene – Canopy
  2. King Paluta – Aseda
  3. Fameye – Very Soon
  4. Amerado – Abronoma
  5. Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye Bad
  6. Kofi Kinaata – Effiakuma Broken Heart

Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song

  1. Scott Evans – Call
  2. Joe Mettle ft Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil
  3. Nana Yaw Ofori Atta - Owanwani
  4. Team Eternity Ghana – Defe Defe
  5. Kobby Salm Ft. S.O.N Music – Cast Your Burden
  6. Ohemaa Mercy ft Kofi Owusu Peprah – Dry Bones

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

  1. Amerado ft Samini – Ankonam Remix
  2. Stonebwoy – Psalm 23
  3. Ras Kuuku – Road of Evil
  4. Samini – Chemistry
  5. Jupitar – I Keep Winning
  6. Moliy & Silent Addy – Shake It To The Max

Best Music Video

  1. Smallgod – Fallen Angel (Directed by Babs Direction)
  2. Kofi Kinaata – Auntie Ama (Directed by Awudu Musa)
  3. King Promise – Continental (Directed by Meekah Jagun)
  4. Stonebwoy – Jejereje (Directed by Banini)
  5. MzVee – P.O.M. (Peace of Mind) (Directed by Rex)
  6. King Promise – Keep It Sexy (Directed by Rex)

Best Traditional Gospel

  1. MOG Music – Wo Ye
  2. Empress Gifty – Watch Me
  3. Piesie Esther – Ateene
  4. Diana Hamilton Ft. Mercy Chinwo – The Doing of the Lord
  5. Mavis Asante  – Victory
  6. Queendalyn Ft Judikay – Omewoya

African Song of The Year

  1. Rema – Ozeba
  2. Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow & Tebogo G Mashego ft. Sje Konka, Focalistic, DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma & Cowboyii – Biri Marung
  3. Titom ft. S.N.E, Yuppe, Burna Boy – Tshwalabam
  4. Darkoo ft. Rema – Favorite Girl RMX
  5. Tems – Love Me Jeje
  6. Ayra Starr – Commas

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste

  1. Jupitar
  2. Samini
  3. Ras Kuuku
  4. Epixode
  5. Stonebwoy
  6. Rocky Dawuni

Collaboration of the Year

  1. Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl
  2. King Promise ft. Sarkodie & Olive The Boy – Favourite Story
  3. KiDi ft. Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
  4. Rap Fada ft. King Paluta – Obo Bi Ye Bad
  5. Sarkodie ft. Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
  6. Joe Mettle ft. Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil

International Collaboration of the Year

  1. Joe Mettle ft. Sunmisola Agbebi – Oba Awon Oba
  2. Stonebwoy ft. Odumodu Blvck – Ekelebe
  3. Diana Hamilton ft. Mercy Chinwo – The Doing of the Lord
  4. King Promise ft. Shalipop – Continental
  5. Gambo ft. Edem & Jim Jones – Drip RMX
  6. Stonebwoy ft. Spice – Jiggle and Whine

Songwriter of the Year

Ayisi - Can I Live
Kofi Kinaata - Saman
Okyeame Kwame - No Competition
OlivetheBoy - Asylum
Team Eternity Ghana - Defe Defe

Record of the Year

Can I Live – Ayisi
Okyena Asem – Berima Amo ft. Pat Thomas
Auntie Ama – Kofi Kinaata
Fallen Angel – Smallgod ft. Black Sherif
Holy Ghost – Kweku Smoke
Fakye Me – Kwabena Kwabena ft. Obaapa Christy

Best Highlife Artiste 

Kofi Kinaata
Fameye
Kuami Eugene
Sista Afia
Kwabena Kwabena

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste 

Camidoh
Olive The Boy
KiDi
Mr Drew
King Promise
Lasmid

Best Afropop Song 

Fefe Ne Fe – Kwesi Arthur
Paris – King Promise
Fallen Angel – Smallgod ft. Black Sherif
Jejereje – Stonebwoy
Jesus Christ 2 – Arathejay ft. Black Sherif
January 9th – Black Sherif

Album/EP of the Year 

Kweku Jesus – Kweku Smoke
Give Time Some Time – King Paluta
Up and Running – Stonebwoy
Kofi oo Kofi – Kofi Kinaata
Testimony – Team Eternity Ghana
True to Self – King Promise

Telecel Most Popular Song

OlivetheBoy – Asylum
Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Lasmid – Puul
King Paluta – Aseda
Black Sherif – January 9
King Promise – Paris
Fameye- Very Soon
Defe Defe – Team Eternity Ghana
Stonebwoy – Jejereje

With the main ceremony on May 3 at the Accra International Conference Centre fast approaching, the Telecel Ghana Music Awards will spotlight the voices shaping Ghana’s music scene. The event promises a celebration of both established stars and fresh talents, while the May 2 pre-event offers a chance for valuable networking and insightful discussion.

Source/References: TGMA announces nominees for 26th edition; check out full list

Derricking Wilson

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