The 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) nominees were announced on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Grand Arena.
Artists including King Paluta, Team Eternity, Stonebwoy, King Promise, Black Sherif, Kweku Smoke, and Joe Mettle were nominated for Artiste of the Year.
Kofi Kinaata, Okyeame Kwame, Empress Gifty, Diana Hamilton, Sarkodie, Flowking Stone, Eno Barony, Lyrical Joe, and others all received recognition in other categories.
The major awards ceremony will take place on May 3, 2025.
Here’s a list of nominees of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards in several categories:
Artist of the Year.
Kweku smoke.
Team Eternity
Joe Mettle
King Paluta
King Promise
Stonebwoy
Black Sherif
Best New Artiste.
Lali x Lola
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”
Lordina the Soprano: Simply Trusting Everyday
Esther Goodwyll: I Choose to Praise.
Titi Owusu – Nobody
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
Piesi Esther
Joe Mettle
Empress Gifty
Diana Hamilton
Team Eternity Ghana
MOG Music
Best Hip-Hop Song
Joey B. – Princess
Kweku Smoke—Holy Ghost
Kwaw Kese featuring 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 Paluta – Soja Go, Soja Come
Black Sherif – Rebel Music.
Tulenkey ft. Beeztrap KOTM: Bad Feeling
Okyeame Kwame featuring Kuami Eugene – No Competition
Sarkodie – No, Sir.
Lyrical Joe with 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 and Sandra Duah – Give Me Oil.
Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
Team Eternity — Defe
Kobby Salm: Cast Your Burden.
Ohemaa Mercy ft Kofi Owusu — Dry Bones
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song.
Amerado feat Samini — Ankonam remix
Stonebwoy—Psalm 23
Ras Kuuku – Road of Evil
Samini – Chemistry
Jupitar: I Keep Winning
Moliy and 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’s Most Popular Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum Kidi feat
Black Sherif: Lomo Lomo
Lasmid – Puul
King Paluta, Aseda.
Black Sherif – January 9
King Promise – Paris.
Team Eternity: Defe
Stonebwoy – Jejereje