The 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards is taking place tonight at the Grand Arena in Accra.

Below is the complete list of nominees for the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards, and we will keep updating with the winners as they are announced.

Lifetime Achievement Award -Yaw Sarpong

Artiste of the Year

Kweku Smoke

Team Eternity

Joe Mettle

King Paluta

King Promise (WINNER)

Stonebwoy

Black Sherif

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 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 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 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 Hip-Hop 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

Collaboration of The Year

Fly Girl – Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Sikani

Favourite Story – King Promise ft Sarkodie & Olivetheboy

Lomo Lomo – KiDi ft Black Sherif (WINNER)

Obi Ye Bad – Rap Fada ft King Paluta

Amen – Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM

Give Me Oil – Joe Mettle ft Sandra Boakye Duah

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 (WINNER)

Continental – King Promise ft Shallipopi

Drip Rmx – Gambo ft Edem & Jim Jones

Jiggle & Wine – Stonebwoy ft Spice

Best AfroPop Song

Fefe Ne Fe – Kwesi Arthur

Paris – King Promise (WINNER)

Fallen Angel – Smallgod ft Black Sherif

Jejereje – Stonebwoy

Jesus Christ 2 – AratheJay ft Black Sherif

January 9th – Black Sherif

Best Traditional Gospel

MOG Music — Wo Ye

Empress Gifty — Watch Me (WINNER)

Piesie — Ateene

Diana Hamilton — The Doing of the Lord

Mavis Asante — Victory

Queendalyn ft Judikay — Omewoya

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 Music Video

Stonebwoy– Jejereje (WINNER)

Best Gospel Artiste

Piesie Esther

Joe Mettle (WINNER)

Empress Gifty

Diana Hamilton

Team Eternity Ghana

MOG Music

Producer of the yEAR

Candy Beat and King Paluta (WINNER)

Best Afrobeats/ AfroPop Artist of the year

King Promise (Winner)

Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song

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 African Song

Ozeba – Rema

Biri Marung – Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow, and Tebogo G Mashego ft Focalistic, Scotts Maphuma, Sje Konka, DJ Maphorisa, & CowBoii

Tshwala Bam – TitoM, Yuppe, Burna Boy (WINNER)

Favourite Girl – Darkoo ft Rema

Love Me Jeje – Tems

Commas – Ayrar Starr

Best Highlife Artiste of the year

Fameye (WINNER)

Songwriter of the Year

Ayisi

Kofi Kinaata (WINNER)

Okyeame Kwame

OlivetheBoy

Team Eternity Ghana

Best Rap Performance

Eno Barony

Kweku Smoke (WINNER)

Okyeame Kwame

Sarkodie Lyrical Joe

Flowking Stone

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 Group

Lali x Lola

Keche

Team Eternity Ghana-(WINNER)

Bethel Revival Choir

Kwan Pa

Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste

Amerado

Beeztrap KOTM

Kweku Smoke (WINNER)

Black Sherif

King Paluta

Sarkodie

Medikal

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

Album/EP of the Year

True to Self- King Promise (WINNER)

Record of the Year

Can I Live- Ayisi (WINNER)

Best New Artiste

Lali x Lola

AratheJay

Rap Fada

Team Eternity

Beeztrap Kotm (WINNER)

Kwesi Amewuga

Telecel’s Most Popular Song

OlivetheBoy – Asylum ft Kidi

Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo

Lasmid – Puul

King Paluta – Aseda (WINNER)

Black Sherif – January 9

King Promise – Paris

Team Eternity – Defe Defe

Stonebwoy – Jejereje

Music for Good

Chooboi-Epixode (WINNER)