2025 TGMA Nominee List Unveiled: The Countdown to Ghana’s Biggest Music Night Begins!

The 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) has officially announced its nominees, stirring up excitement across the country as fans eagerly anticipate one of the biggest nights in Ghanaian music. The TGMA, set for May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Center, promises fierce competition as artists from across the music spectrum vie for top honors.

This year’s awards received over 1,500 entries from more than 130 artists, covering diverse genres like hiplife, gospel, reggae, and more. The nominees were carefully selected by a panel of industry experts, ensuring a transparent process that rewards the year’s best musical achievements.

As the countdown begins, the nominations have sparked heated discussions online, with fans passionately supporting their favorite artists. The 2025 TGMA promises to be a spectacular celebration of Ghana’s vibrant music industry, showcasing the incredible talent that continues to shape the African music landscape.

SEE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES BELOW;

Artiste of the Year

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

New Artiste of the Year

• Lali x Lola
• Arathejay
• Rap Fada
• Team Eternity
• Beeztrap Kotm
• Kwesi Amewuga

Best Male Vocal Performance

• Kofi Nuel – Do Not Fear
• Emmanuel Juddah – Aseda
• MOG Music – Ahuoden Fofro
• Ayisi – Can I Live
• Joe Mettle – Oba Awon Oba

Best Female Vocal Performance

• Naana Asiedu (Team Eternity Ghana) – Defe Defe
• Lordina The Soprano – Simply Trusting Everyday
• Esther Godwyll – I Choose To Praise
• Mima Afrika – On Fire
• Titi Owusu – Nobody

Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste

• Amerado
• Beeztrap Kotm
• Kweku Smoke
• Black Sherif
• King Paluta
• Sarkodie
• Medikal

Best Rap Performance

• Eno Barony – “No Manual”
• Kweku Smoke – “Holy Ghost”
• Okyeame Kwame – “No Competition”
• Sarkodie – “Brag”
• Lyrical Joe – “5th August”
• Flowking Stone – “King Is Back”

Best Gospel Music 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 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 Hear

Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song

• Scott Evans – Calll
• 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 Artiste

• Jupitar
• Samini
• Ras Kuuku
• Epixode
• Stonebwoy
• Rocky Dawuni

Best Traditional Gospel Song

• MOG Music – Wo Ye
• Empress Gifty – Watch Me
• Piesie Esther – Ateene
• Diana Hamilton – The Doing of the Lord
• Mavis Asante – Victory
• Queendalyn ft.Judikay – Omewoya

Songwriter of the Year

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

Best Music Video

• Fallen Angel – Smallgod (Directed by Babs Direction)
• Auntie Ama – Kofi Kinaata (Directed by Awudu Musa)
• Continental – King Promise (Directed by Meekah Jagun)
• Stonebwoy – Directed by Banini
• P.O.M. (Peace Of Mind) – MzVee (Directed by Rex)
• Keep It Sexy – King Promise (Directed by Rex)

International Collaboration of the Year

• Oba Awon Oba – Joe Mettle Ft. Sunmisola Agbebi
• Ekelebe – Stonebwoy Ft. Odumodublvck
• The Doing Of The Lord – Diana Hamilton Ft. Mercy Chinwo
• Continental – King Promise Ft. Shallipopi
• Drip Remix – Gambo Ft. Edem & Jim Jones
• Jiggle And Whine – Stonebwoy Ft. Spice

African Song of the Year

• Ozeba – Rema
• Biri Marung – Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow & Tebogo G Mashego Ft. Sje Konka, Focalistic, DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma & Cowboii
• Tshwalabam – Titom Ft. S.N.E. Yuppe, Burna Boy
• Favorite Girl Remix – Darkoo Ft. Rema
• Love Me Jeje – Tems
• Commas – Ayra Starr

Telecel Most Popular Song of the Year

• Asylum – Olive The Boy
• Paris – King Promise
• Lomo Lomo – KiDi Ft. Black Sherif
• Very Soon – Fameye
• Puul – Lasmid
• Defe Defe – Team Eternity Ghana
• Aseda – King Paluta
• Jejereje – Stonebwoy
• January 9 – Black Sherif