The nominees for the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA)
The nominees for the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) were revealed at The Grand Arena, Castle Road in Accra, Ghana, on March 15, 2025. The highly anticipated main awards ceremony is scheduled for May 3, 2025.
Here is the list of all nominees across all categories:
**Artiste 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**
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 Paluta – 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
Team Eternity – Defe Defe
Stonebwoy – Jejereje
The lineup showcases a diverse range of talent and promises an exciting event celebrating the best in Ghanaian music. Stay tuned for the winners to be announced at the prestigious awards ceremony in May 2025!
NSG Entertainment Team – Stay Tuned!
