TGMA 2025: Full List of Winners As King Promise Wins Artist of the Year

11 May 2025, 03:33 by by Geraldine Amoah · YEN.com.gh News · Join

The full list of the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) has emerged as the event was held on May 10, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre
Among all the listed categories, gospel singer Diana Hamilton's winning the Best International Collaboration of the Year left many people in awe
YEN.com.gh has compiled the full list of winners at the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA)

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The 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards is underway at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre on May 10, 2025.

Following a dazzling display of glamour and star power on the red carpet, the much-anticipated awards ceremony is set to honour outstanding talents in the music industry.

As the night unfolds, YEN.com.gh brings you live updates on all the winners across the various award categories:

26th TGMA: Full list of winners. Image Credit: @ghmusicawards
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TGMA full list of winners

See a list of winners at the 26th TGMA in the categories below:

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Artiste of the Year

Kweku Smoke
Team Eternity
Joe Mettle
King Paluta
King Promise - - - Winner
Stonebwoy
Black Sherif

Best New Artiste

Lali x Lola
AratheJay
Rap Fada
Team Eternity
Beeztrap Kotm - - - Winner
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 - - - Winner

Best Female Vocal Performance

Naana Asiedu -Defe Defe
Lordina the Soprano – Simply Trusting Everyday
Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise - - - Winner
Titi Owusu – Nobody
Mima Afrika – On Fire

Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste

Amerado
Beeztrap KOTM
Kweku Smoke - - - Winner
Black Sherif
King Paluta
Sarkodie
Medikal

Best Rap Performance

Eno Barony
Kweku Smoke - - - Winner
Okyeame Kwame
Sarkodie Lyrical Joe
Flowking Stone

Best Gospel Artiste

Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle - - - Winner
Empress Gifty
Diana Hamilton
Team Eternity Ghana
MOG Music

Best HipHop Song

Joey B. – Princess
Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost - - - Winner
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 - - - Winner
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 - - - Winner
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 - - - Winner
Fameye – Very Soon
Amerado – Abronoma
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye BAD
Kofi Kinaata – Effiakuma Broken Heart

Best Urban Contemporary

Gospel Song Scoot Evans — Call
Joe Mettle ft Sandra Duah — Give Me Oil
Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
Team Eternity — Defe Defe - - - Winner
Kobby Salm — Cast Your Burden
Ohemaa Mercy ft Kofi Owusu — Dry Bones

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

Amerado ft Samini — Ankonam Remix
Stonebwoy — Psalm 23 - - - Winner
Ras Kuuku — Road of Evil
Samini — Chemistry
Jupitar — I Keep Winning
Moliy & Silent Addy — Shake It To The Max

Best Traditional Gospel Song

Empress Gifty — Watch Me - - - Winner
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 - - - Winner
Rocky Dawuni

Songwriter of the Year

Ayisi Kofi
Kinaata - - - Winner
Okyeame Kwame
OlivetheBoy
Team Eternity Ghana

Telecel Most Popular Song

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

International Collaboration of the Year

Joe Mettle ft SunmiSola Agbebi – Oba Awon Oba
Stonebwoy ft Odumodu BLVCK – Ekelebe
King Promise ft Shalipopi – Continental
Stonebwoy ft Spice – Jiggle and Whine
Diana Hamilton ft Mercy Chinwo – The Doing of the Lord - - - Winner
Gambo ft Edem & Jim Jones – Drip RMX

Unsung Artiste of the Year

Romeo Swag
Fad Lan
Kojo Vypa
Yaw Darling - - - Winner
Kaesa
Ess Thee Legend

Life Achievement Award

Gospel Icon Yaw Sarpong - - - Winner

Collaboration of the Year

Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl
King Promise ft Sarkodie & OliveTheBoy – Favourite Story
KIDI ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo - - - Winner
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Obo Bi Ye Bad
Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
Joe Mettle ft Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil

Best Afropop Song

Kwesi Arthur – Fefe Ne Fe
King Promise – Paris - - - Winner
Stonebwoy – Jejereje
Black Sherif – January 9
SmallGod ft Black Sherif – Fallen Angel
AraTheJay ft Black Sherif – Jesus Christ 2

Best Music Video

Fallen Angel – Small God Directed by Babs Direction
Auntie Ama – Kofi Kinaata Directed by Awudu Musa
Continental – King Promise Directed by Meekah Jagun
Jejereje – Stonebwoy Directed by Banini - - - Winner
Peace of Mind – MzVee Directed by Rex
Keep It Sexie– King Promise Directed by Rex

Producer of the Year

Kenny Beatz and King Paluta - - - Winner

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste

KIDI
Camidoh
OliveTheBoy
King Promise - - - Winner
Mr Drew
Lasmid

African Song of the Year

Rema – OZEBA
Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow &Tebogo G Mashego FT SJE KONKA, Focalistic, DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma & Cowboii – BIRI MARUNG
Titom FT S.N.E, YUPPE, Burna Boy – TSHWALABAM - - - Winner
Darkoo FT Rema – FAVORITE GIRL RMX
Tems – LOVE ME JEJE
Ayra Star – COMMAS

Best Highlife Artiste

Kofi Kinaata
Fameye - - - Winner
Kuami Eugene
Sista Afia
Kwabena Kwabena

Best Album/EP of the year

Kweku Smoke – Kweku Jesus
King Paluta – Give Time Some Time
Stonebwoy – Up and Running
Kofi Kinaata – Kofi OO Kofi
King Promise – True To Self - - - Winner
Team Eternity Ghana – Testimony

Record of the Year

Ayisi - Can I Live (live) - - - Winner

Audio Engineer of the Year

Ayisi – Can I Live (live) - - - Winner

Group of the Year

Team Eternity Ghana - - - Winner

Music for Good Award

Epixode – Chooboi - - - Winner

List of Artiste of the Year winners from 1999 to 2024

YEN.com.gh reported that as excitement builds ahead of the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), music lovers are eagerly looking forward to the announcement of the 2025 Artiste of the Year.

In anticipation of the big night, YEN.com.gh reflects on the history of the prestigious category by listing all winners from 1999 to 2024.

With top contenders like King Paluta, Stonebwoy, and Black Sherif vying for the crown this year, fans are abuzz with predictions ahead of the May 10 event.

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Source: YEN.com.gh