See the full list of nominees for 2025 TGMA

By Seli Baisie

Organizers of the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) have announced the final list of nominees ahead of this year’s ceremony. The announcement was made on Saturday, March 15, following the conclusion of the nomination process.

The highly anticipated 26th edition of the awards is scheduled to take place on May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).

In the build-up to the main event, a pre-party will be held on May 2, bringing together nominees, industry figures, and music enthusiasts for networking and celebrations.

Among the major categories, Joe Mettle, Piesie Esther, Diana Hamilton, Empress Gifty, Team Eternity Ghana, and MOG Music will compete for Best Gospel Artiste of the Year.

The Telecel Most Popular Song of the Year category features strong contenders, including: Asylum – Olive The Boy, Paris – King Promise, Lomo Lomo – KiDi ft Black Sherif, Very Soon – Fameye, Jejereje – Stonebwoy, Aseda – King Paluta, Puul – Lasmid, Defe Defe – Team Eternity Ghana, January 9 – Black Sherif.

Full list of nominees:

Artiste of the Year

Kweku Smoke

Team Eternity

Joe Mettle

King Paluta

King Promise

Stonebwoy

Black Sherif

Best New Artiste

LalixLola

AratheJay

Rap Fada

Team Eternity

Beeztrap Kotm

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

Best Female Vocal Performance

Naana Asiedu -Defe Defe

Best Female Vocal Performance

Naana Asiedu -Defe Defe

Lordina the Soprano – Simply Trusting

Everyday

Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise

Titi Owusu – Noboody

Mima Afrika – On Fire

Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste

Amerado

Beeztrap KOTM

Kweku Smoke

Black Sherif

King Paluta

Sarkodie

Medikal

Best Rap Performance

Eno Barony

Kweku Smoke

Okyeame Kwame

Sarkodie

Lyrical Joe

Flowking Stone

Best Gospel 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 Hiplife Song

Eno Barony ft King Palta – Soja Go Soja Come

Black Sherif – Rebel Music

Tulenkey ft Beeztrap KOTM – Bad Feeling

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

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

Kobby Salm – Cast Your Burden

Ohemaa Mercy ft Kofi Owusu – Dry Bones

Best Reggae/Dancehall Song

Amerado ft Samini – Ankonam Remix

Stonebwoy – Psalm 23

Ras Kuuku – Road of Evil

Samini – Chemistry

Jupitar – I Keep Winning

Moliy & Silent Addy – Shake It To The Max

Best Traditional Gospel

MOG Music – Wo Ye

Empress Gifty – Watch Me

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

Rocky Dawuni

Songwriter of the Year

Ayisi

Kofi Kinaata

Okyeame Kwame

OlivetheBoy

Team Eternity Ghana

Telecel Most Popular Song

OlivetheBoy – Asylum

Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo

Lasmid – Puul

King Paluta – Aseda

Black Sherif – January 9

King Promise – Paris

Defe Defe – Team Eternity

Stonebwoy Jejereje

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