Nominees for 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards unveiled

Accra, March 15, GNA – The nominees for the 27th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs) have been announced ahead of what is expected to be one of the biggest nights on Ghana’s entertainment calendar.

The unveiling took place on Saturday, March 14, at the Palms Convention Centre in Accra, with a nomination list that has already sparked discussions among music fans and industry players.

Some notable artistes missed out on nominations, while others secured multiple nods across competitive categories.

Below is a breakdown of nominees in key categories:

Best Hiplife Song

• Medikal ft. Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM – Shoulder

• Fameye ft. Medikal – Habit

• Kojo Cue ft. AraTheJay & Ofori Amponsah – Tontonte

• Kojo Blak ft. Sarkodie – Next Door

• Sarkodie ft. Kweku Flick – Messiah

• Kwesi Amewuga – Badness

Best Hiplife/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year

• Black Sherif

• Medikal

• Kweku Smoke

• Sarkodie

• Kojo Cue

• O’Kenneth

Best Highlife Artiste of the Year

• Fameye

• King Paluta

• Kwabena Kwabena

• Kofi Kinaata

• Kuami Eugene

Best Female Vocal Performance

• Enam – Amin

• Grace Charles – See Me Through

• Niiella – Show Me How to Love

• Cina Soul – Breath

• Lordina The Soprano – Beni Tookw3loji

Best Afropop Song of the Year

• Black Sherif – Sacrifice

• Stonebwoy – Gidi Gidi

• OliveTheBoy ft. Sarkodie – Bend

• Gyakie – Sankofa

• Lasmid – Olivia

• King Promise ft. Mr Eazi – See What We’ve Done

Best Music Video

• Kojo Blak ft. Kelvyn Boy – Excellent (Dir. Henry Akrong)

• Black Sherif – Sacrifice (Dir. Meekah Jagun)

• Medikal – Welcome to Africa (Dir. Xbills Ebenezer)

• Stonebwoy – Shine (Dir. Yaw Skyface)

• Samini ft. Soweto Mass Choir – Chaana

• AraTheJay – Put Am On God

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste

• Wendy Shay

• KiDi

• Kojo Blak

• OliveTheBoy

• Gyakie

• Moliy

Best Rap Performance

• Strongman – Mensei Da

• Kojo Cue – Abebrese

• Lyrical Joe – 5th August 9

• Joe Kay – 4GG

• Medikal – Welcome to America

• Sarkodie – Violence

Collaboration of the Year

• Kojo Blak ft. Kelvyn Boy – Excellent

• KiDi ft. OliveTheBoy & Kojo Blak – Gymnastic

• Wendy Shay ft. OliveTheBoy – Crazy Love

• Sarkodie ft. Kweku Smoke – Violence

• Medikal ft. Shatta Wale – Shoulder

• Kwabena Kwabena ft. Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata – Asor Remix

Album/EP of the Year

• Iron Boy – Black Sherif

• Torcher – Stonebwoy

• After Midnight – Gyakie

• Disturbation 2 – Medikal

• Ready – Wendy Shay

• Walk With Me – Kweku Smoke

Artiste of the Year

• Black Sherif

• Medikal

• Stonebwoy

• Wendy Shay

• Sarkodie

• Diana Hamilton

Other categories include Gospel, Reggae/Dancehall, Songwriter of the Year, International Collaboration and Audio Engineer of the Year.

The awards scheme continues to recognise excellence across Ghana’s music industry, celebrating artistes, producers and technical contributors.

GHBUSS

March 13, 2026