27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards: Winners And Nominees List

The 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs) took place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre, bringing together Ghana's biggest music acts for the industry's most celebrated night of the year. Black Sherif, Medikal, Stonebwoy, Wendy Shay, Diana Hamilton, and Kofi Kinaata were among the prominent names in contention across more than 30 competitive categories.

Black Sherif emerged as the night's standout act, walking away with multiple awards, while several other artists also recorded wins spanning mainstream, gospel, reggae/dancehall, and specialized categories. The full list of winners and nominees across all categories is published below.

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Winner – Black Sherif

NOMINEES

Medikal

Wendy Shay

Diana Hamilton

Sarkodie

Stonebwoy

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Winner – “Iron boy” Black Sherif

NOMINEES

“Disturbation II” Medikal

“Ready” Wendy Shay

“Torcher” Stonebwoy

“After Midnight” Gyakie

“Walk With Me” Kweku Smoke

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Winner – “Enso Nyame Ye” Kwabena Kwabena

NOMINEES

“Chaana” Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir

“Akoma” Asiama

“For My Good” Soul Winners ft Joe Mettle

“Afa” Enam

“Kwame Macho” Rama Blak

MOST POPULAR SONG OF THE YEAR

Winner – “Shoulder” Medikal ft ShattaWale & Beeztrap Kotm

NOMINEES

“Shake it to the max remix” Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy

“Foko!” King Paluta

“Sacrifice” Black Sherif

“Crazy Love” Wendy Shay ft Olivertheboy

“Gymnastic” KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak

“Nyame Ye” Piesie Esther

“Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy

“Olivia” Lasmid

BEST NEW ARTISTE

Winner – Kojo Blak

NOMINEES

Adom Kiki

Lalid

Gona Boy

BEST HIGHLIFE SONG

Winner – “It is Finished” Kofi Kinaata

NOMINEES

“Foko!” King Paluta

“Aso II” Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata

“Obi Adi” Amerado

“Do Better” Kuami Eugene

BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE

Winner – Kofi Kinaata

NOMINEES

Fameye

King Paluta

Kwabena Kwabena

Kuami Eugene

BEST HIPLIFE SONG

Winner – “Shoulder” Medikal ft ShattaWale & Beeztrap Kotm

NOMINEES

“Habit” Fameye ft Medikal

“Tontonte” Ko-jo Cue ft Arathejay & Ofori Amponsah

“Next Door” Kojo Blak ft Sarkodie

“Messiah” Sarkodie ft Kweku Flick

“Badness” Kwesi Amewuga

BEST HIPHOP SONG

Winner – “Where Dem Boyz” Black Sherif

NOMINEES

“Balenciaga” O’Kenneth

“Voilence” Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke

“Adu The Borga” Kweku Smoke

“Same Timbs” Gonaboy

“The Matter” Lalid

BEST HIPLIFE / HIPHOP ARTISTE

Winner – Medikal

NOMINEES

Black Sherif

Medikal

Kweku Smoke

Sarkodie

Ko-jo Cue

O’Kenneth

BEST AFROBEATS SONG

Winner – “Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy

NOMINEES

“Crazy Love” Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy

“Gymnastic” KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak

“No Issues” Lasmid ft King Promise

“OMG” Mr Drew ft Olivetheboy

BEST AFROPOP SONG

Winner – “Sacrifice” Black Sherif

NOMINEES

“Sankofa” Gyakie

“Gidi Gidi (Fire)” Stonebwoy

“See What We’ve Done” King Promise ft Mr Eazi

“Bend” Olivetheboy ft Sarkodie

“Olivia” Lasmid

BEST AFROBEATS / AFROPOP ARTISTE

Winner – Wendy Shay

NOMINEES

Kojo Blak

KiDi

Olivetheboy

Gyakie

Moliy

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG

Winner – “Nyame Ye” Piesie Esther

NOMINEES

“Correct” Joyce Blessing ft King Paluta

“Akorfala” Celestine Donkor ft Diana Hamilton

“M’aseda” Kofi Owusu Preprah ft Diana Hamilton

“So far so good” Mabel Okyere

“BABA GOD (MATTHEW 6:26)” Paul Enana

BEST URBAN / CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL SONG

Winner – “Big God Afro” Kofi Owusu Preprah

NOMINEES

“Ebefa” Ewura Abena

“Ready” Scott Evans

“Stamina” Kofi Karikari

“Yehoda” Carl Clottey ft Luigi Maclean

“Aha Ye (The Good Place)” Diana Hamilton ft Ntokozo Mbambo & Elder Mireku

BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE

Winner – Diana Hamilton

NOMINEES

Piesie Esther

MOGMusic

Kofi Owusu Peprah

Mabel Okyere

Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta

BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL SONG

Winner – “Shake it to the max remix” Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy

NOMINEES

“Torcher” Stonebwoy

“Larger Than Life (LTL)” – Cina Soul

“Summer King” – Samini

“Talisman” – Arathejay

“Pharaoh” – Amerado

BEST REGGAE / DANCEHALL ARTISTE

Winner – Stonebwoy

NOMINEES

Samini

Ras Kuuku

BEST COLLABORATION

Winner – “Shoulder” Medikal ft ShattaWale & Beeztrap Kotm

NOMINEES

“Crazy Love” Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy

“Gymnastic” KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak

“Voilence” Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke

“Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy

“Aso II” Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata

BEST INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

Winner – “Shake it to the max remix” Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy

NOMINEES

“So It Goes” Black Sherif ft Fireboydml

“Too Late 2.0” Wendy Shay ft Bedjine, Phina & Guchi

“Meet 4 Corner” Lasmid ft. Tml Vibez

“See What We’ve Done” King Promise ft Mr Eazi

“Body Go” Moliy ft Tyla

BEST AFRICAN SONG

Winner – “With You” Davido ft Omah Lay

NOMINEES

“Laho II” Shallipopi & Burna Boy

“Kelebu” Rema

“Nakupenda” TxC, Davido, Shoday, Scotts Maphuma ft Zlatan & AI Xapo

“Chanel” Tyla

“Joy is Coming” Fido

BEST GROUP

Winner – Keche

NOMINEES

Soul Winners

Lali x Lola

Bethel Revival

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Winner – A-Town TSB

NOMINEES

Ugly & Tough

Samsney

Beatz Vampire

Khendi Beatz

Kuami Eugene

Mix Master Garzy

AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Daniel Grahl “Enso Nyame Y3”

NOMINEES

Francis Kweku Osei “Chaana”

Kwame Yeboah “Akoma”

Samuel Laryea Otoo “For My Good”

KC_BEATZ “Afa”

Robo DaBeat Scientist “Kwame Macho”

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Winner – “Put am on God” AratheJay Directed by David Duncan

NOMINEES

“Excellent” Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy Directed by Henry Akrong

“Sacrifice” Black Sherif Directed by Meekah Jagun

“Welcome To Africa” Medikal Directed by Xbills Ebenezer

“Shine” Stonebwoy Directed by Yaw Skyface

“Chaana” Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir Directed by Yaw Skyface

BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Winner – Enam “Amin”

NOMINEES

Grace Charles (by Team Eternity GH) “See Me Through”

Lordina the Soprano “Beni Tookwɛiloi”

Cina Soul “Breathe”

Niiella “Show Me How to Love”

BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Winner – Asiama “Akoma”

NOMINEES

Perez Musik “By Prayer”

Deon Boakye “Time ‘LiveSession'”

Carl Clottey “Yehoda”

Josh Blakk “Catch-22”

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

Winner – Strongman “Mensei Da”

NOMINEES

Joe Kay “4GG (For God’s Glory)”

Ko-Jo Cue “Abeberese”

Sarkodie “Violence”

Lyrical Joe “5th August 9”

Medikal “Welcome To Africa”

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Black Sherif “Sacrifice”

NOMINEES

Kofi Kinaata “Have Mercy II”

Cofi Boham “Take Me Home”

Akwaboah “Obi Nnim (Obinim)”

Stonebwoy “Send Them a Prayer”

Ko-Jo Cue “Abeberese”

MUSIC FOR GOOD

Winner – “Crox it Out (Breast Cancer)” Lali x Lola

NOMINEES

“Tree for Life” Nacee

“Asaase Nnwom” Rama Blak & Opoku Brew

“Stop Galamsey Now” Nacee

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Winner – Daddy Lumba

UNSUNG

Winner – Morgan Nero

NOMINEES

Bosoma

Siicie

Cojo Rae

Haeven