TGMA26: Full List of Winners at the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards

The 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) was held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The night was filled with electrifying performances and emotional moments as Ghana’s finest music talents were celebrated.

King Promise emerged as the biggest winner of the night, taking home the prestigious Artiste of the Year award, edging out strong contenders like Stonebwoy and King Paluta.

Veteran gospel musician Yaw Sarpong, along with the Asomafo band, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his remarkable contribution to the gospel music scene.

In total, 32 awards were presented, with performances from Ayisi, Yaw Darling, Empress Gifty, Daughters of Glorious Jesus, Stonebwoy, King Promise, King Paluta, Mavis Asante, Maame Tiwaa, Titi Owusu, Adina, and Adomaa. A touching tribute was also paid to Osibisa band’s late leader Teddy Osei.

TGMA 2025: Full List of Winners

• Artiste of the Year: King Promise
• Most Popular Song of the Year: Aseda – King Paluta
• Album/EP of the Year: King Promise
• Best New Artiste of the Year: Beeztrap
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Yaw Sarpong & Asomafo Band
• Best Male Vocal Performance: Joe Mettle
• Best Female Vocal Performance: Esther Godwyll
• Best Gospel Artiste: Joe Mettle
• Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Artiste: Team Eternity Ghana
• Group of the Year: Team Eternity Ghana
• Best Highlife Artiste: Fameye
• Songwriter of the Year: Kofi Kinaata – Saman
• Best Hiplife Song: Tulenkey – Bad Feelins
• Best Highlife Song: King Paluta – Makoma
• Best Hiphop Song: Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
• Rap Performance of the Year: Kweku Smoke
• Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste: Kweku Smoke
• Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste: Stonebwoy
• Best Reggae/Dancehall Song: Stonebwoy
• Best Afropop/Afrobeats Artiste: King Promise
• Best Afropop Song: King Promise – Paris
• Best Afrobeats Song: OliveTheBoy – Asylum
• Best Traditional Song: Empress Gifty – Watch Me
• Best Collaboration: KiDi ft. Black Sherif – Lomlomo
• Best International Collaboration: Diana Hamilton ft. Mercy Chinwo – This is the Doing of the Lord
• Record/Sound of the Year: Ayisi – Can I Live
• Music for Development: Epixode
• Producer of the Year: Khendi Beatz – Aseda
• Best Video of the Year: Stonebwoy – Jerejere
• Best African Song: Tshwala Bam – Burna Boy, TitoM & Yuppe
• Unsung Artiste of the Year: Yaw Darling