27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards: Full Nominees List Revealed For 2026 Edition

The Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) has released the complete nominees list for its 27th edition, with Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, Medikal, Sarkodie, and Wendy Shay among the leading contenders across multiple categories.

Black Sherif's 'Iron Boy' and Stonebwoy's 'Torcher' headline the Album of the Year race, while all six artists nominated for Artiste of the Year, the ceremony's top individual prize, span genres from Hip-Hop and Afropop to Gospel and Reggae/Dancehall. Samini's cross-border collaboration 'Chaana' with South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir leads the Record of the Year field, and four acts, Kojo Blak, Gonaboy, Lalid, and Adom Kiki, compete for Best New Artiste.

The 27th edition, produced by Charterhouse and sponsored by Telecel, covers 26 award categories recognising performance, songwriting, genre excellence, collaboration, and technical achievement. The full nominees list is below.

FULL NOMINEES LIST — 27TH TELECEL GHANA MUSIC AWARDS

ALBUM / EP OF THE YEAR

1. Iron Boy — Black Sherif

2. Torcher — Stonebwoy

3. After Midnight — Gyakie

4. Disturbation II — Medikal

5. Ready — Wendy Shay

6. Walk With Me — Kweku Smoke

RECORD OF THE YEAR

1. Chaana — Samini ft. Soweto Gospel Choir

2. Akoma — Asiama

3. For My Good — Soul Winners ft. Joe Mettle

4. Afa — Enam

5. Kwame Macho — Rama Blak

6. Enso Nyame Y3 — Kwabena Kwabena

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

1. Black Sherif

2. Medikal

3. Stonebwoy

4. Wendy Shay

5. Sarkodie

6. Diana Hamilton

BEST NEW ARTISTE

1. Kojo Blak

2. Gonaboy

3. Lalid

4. Adom Kiki

BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

1. See Me Through — Grace Charles (by Team Eternity GH)

2. Beni Tookwɛiloi — Lordina the Soprano

3. Breathe — Cina Soul

4. Amin — Enam

5. Show Me How to Love — Niiella

BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

1. Akoma — Asiama

2. By Prayer — Perez Musik

3. Time (Live Session) — Deon Boakye

4. Yehoda — Carl Clottey

5. Catch-22 — Josh Blakk

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

1. Have Mercy II — Kofi Kinaata

2. Take Me Home — Cofi Boham

3. Sacrifice — Black Sherif

4. Obi Nnim (Obinim) — Akwaboah

5. Send Them a Prayer — Stonebwoy

6. Abeberese — Ko-Jo Cue

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

1. 4GG (For God's Glory) — Joe Kay

2. Abeberese — Ko-Jo Cue

3. Violence — Sarkodie

4. Mensei Da — Strongman

5. 5th August 9 — Lyrical Joe

6. Welcome to Africa — Medikal

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

1. Excellent — Kojo Blak ft. Kelvyn Boy (Dir. Henry Akrong)

2. Sacrifice — Black Sherif (Dir. Meekah Jagun)

3. Welcome to Africa — Medikal (Dir. Xbills Ebenezer)

4. Shine — Stonebwoy (Dir. Yaw Skyface)

5. Chaana — Samini ft. Soweto Gospel Choir (Dir. Yaw Skyface)

6. Put Am on God — AratheJay (Dir. David Duncan)

MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Shoulder — Medikal ft. Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM

2. Foko! — King Paluta

3. Sacrifice — Black Sherif

4. Crazy Love — Wendy Shay ft. Olivetheboy

5. Gymnastic — KiDi ft. Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak

6. Nyame Ye — Piesie Esther

7. Excellent — Kojo Blak ft. Kelvyn Boy

8. Shake It to the Max Remix — Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy

9. Olivia — Lasmid

BEST AFROBEATS SONG

1. Excellent — Kojo Blak ft. Kelvyn Boy

2. Crazy Love — Wendy Shay ft. Olivetheboy

3. Gymnastic — KiDi ft. Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak

4. No Issues — Lasmid ft. King Promise

5. OMG — Mr Drew ft. Olivetheboy

BEST AFROPOP SONG

1. Sankofa — Gyakie

2. Sacrifice — Black Sherif

3. Gidi — Stonebwoy

4. See What We've Done — King Promise ft. Mr Eazi

5. Bend — Olivetheboy ft. Sarkodie

6. Olivia — Lasmid

BEST HIPLIFE SONG

1. Shoulder — Medikal ft. Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM

2. Habit — Fameye ft. Medikal

3. Tontonte — Ko-Jo Cue ft. AratheJay & Ofori Amponsah

4. Next Door — Kojo Blak ft. Sarkodie

5. Messiah — Sarkodie ft. Kweku Flick

6. Badness — Kwesi Amewuga

BEST HIP-HOP SONG

1. Where Dem Boys — Black Sherif

2. Balenciaga — O'Kenneth

3. Violence — Sarkodie ft. Kweku Smoke

4. Adu the Borga — Kweku Smoke

5. Same Timbs — Gonaboy

6. The Matter — Lalid

BEST HIGHLIFE SONG

1. It Is Finished — Kofi Kinaata

2. Foko! — King Paluta

3. Aso II — Kwabena Kwabena ft. Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata

4. Obi Adi — Amerado

5. Do Better — Kuami Eugene

BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG

1. Shake It to the Max Remix — Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy

2. Torcher — Stonebwoy

3. Larger Than Life (LTL) — Cina Soul ft. Stonebwoy

4. Summer King — Samini

5. Talisman — AratheJay ft. Stonebwoy

6. Pharaoh — Amerado

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG

1. Correct — Joyce Blessing ft. King Paluta

2. Nyame Ye — Piesie Esther

3. So Far So Good — Mabel Okyere

4. M'aseda — Kofi Owusu Preprah ft. Diana Hamilton

5. Akorfala — Celestine Donkor ft. Diana Hamilton

6. Baba God (Matthew 6:26) — Paul Enana

BEST URBAN / CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL SONG

1. Ebefa — Ewura Abena

2. Big God Afro — Kofi Owusu Peprah

3. Aha Ye (The Good Place) — Diana Hamilton ft. Ntokozo Mbambo & Elder Mireku

4. Ready — Scott Evans

5. Stamina — Kofi Karikari

6. Yehoda — Carl Clottey ft. Luigi Maclean

BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE

1. Piesie Esther

2. Diana Hamilton

3. MOGmusic

4. Kofi Owusu Peprah

5. Mabel Okyere

6. Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta

BEST HIPLIFE / HIP-HOP ARTISTE

1. Black Sherif

2. Medikal

3. Kweku Smoke

4. Sarkodie

5. Ko-Jo Cue

6. O'Kenneth

BEST AFROBEATS / AFROPOP ARTISTE

1. Wendy Shay

2. Kojo Blak

3. KiDi

4. Olivetheboy

5. Gyakie

6. Moliy

BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE

1. Fameye

2. King Paluta

3. Kwabena Kwabena

4. Kofi Kinaata

5. Kuami Eugene

BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL ARTISTE

1. Samini

2. Ras Kuuku

3. Stonebwoy

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

1. Excellent — Kojo Blak ft. Kelvyn Boy

2. Gymnastic — KiDi ft. Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak

3. Crazy Love — Wendy Shay ft. Olivetheboy

4. Violence — Sarkodie ft. Kweku Smoke

5. Shoulder — Medikal ft. Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM

6. Aso II — Kwabena Kwabena ft. Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

1. Shake It to the Max Remix — Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy

2. So It Goes — Black Sherif ft. Fireboy DML

3. Too Late Remix — Wendy Shay ft. Bedjine, Phina & Guchi

4. Meet 4 Corner — Lasmid ft. TML Vibez

5. See What We've Done — King Promise ft. Mr Eazi

6. Body Go — Moliy ft. Tyla

AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

1. Chaana — Francis Kweku Osei

2. Akoma — Kwame Yeboah

3. For My Good — Samuel Laryea Otoo

4. Afa — KC_BEATZ

5. Kwame Macho — Robo DaBeat Scientist

6. Enso Nyame Y3 — Daniel Grüll