The race for honours at the upcoming Telecel Ghana Music Awards is beginning to take shape following the release of the official nominations list.
Charterhouse has announced the full lineup of nominees for the 27th edition of the awards scheme, highlighting a mix of established stars and fast-rising talents whose work dominated the past year. As expected, the nominations have already stirred conversations among music fans across social media.
Several of Ghana’s most influential acts secured strong placements across multiple categories. Medikal, Stonebwoy and Sarkodie stand out among the leading contenders, each appearing in several major categories including the coveted Artiste of the Year race.
Black Sherif also features heavily on the list. The award-winning musician earned nominations in the Artiste of the Year, Best Hiphop Song, Best Afropop Song, Best Music Video and Songwriter of the Year categories, placing him among the most nominated acts this year and strengthening his chances for the night’s top honour.
In the gospel category, Diana Hamilton maintains a strong presence. The celebrated singer secured a nomination for Artiste of the Year and also appears in the Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel category.
Competition for the ultimate prize is expected to be intense. Black Sherif, Medikal, Stonebwoy, Wendy Shay, Sarkodie and Diana Hamilton have all been nominated for Artiste of the Year.
Check the full list of nominees for the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (27th TGMA) below.
BEST HIPLIFE SONG
Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM — Shoulder
Fameye feat. Medikal — Habit
Ko-Jo Cue feat. AratheJay & Ofori Amponsah — Tontonte
Kojo Blak ft Sarkodie — Next Door
Sarkodie ft Kweku Flick — Messiah
Kwesi Amewuga — Badness
BEST HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR
Kofi Kinaata — It Is Finished
King Paluta — Foko!
Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata — Aso II
Amerado — Obi Adi
Kuami Eugene — Do Better
BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG
Joyce Blessing ft King Paluta — Correct
Piesie Esther — Nyame Ye
Mabel Okyere — So Far So Good
Kofi Owusu Peprah ft Diana Hamilton — M’aseda
Celestine Donkor ft Diana Hamilton — Akorfala
Paul Enana — Baba God (Matthew 6:26)
BEST HIPHOP SONG
Black Sherif — Where Dem Boys
O’Kenneth — Balenciaga
Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke — Violence
Kweku Smoke — Adu The Borga
Gonaboy — Same Timbs
Lalid — The Matter
BEST AFROPOP SONG
Black Sherif — Sacrifice
Stonebwoy — Gidi Gidi
Olivetheboy ft Sarkodie — Bend
Gyakie — Sankofa
Lasmid — Olivia
King Promise feat Mr Eazi — See What We’ve Done
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Excellent — Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy, Directed by Henry Akrong
Sacrifice — Black Sherif, Directed by Meekah Jagun
Welcome to Africa — Medikal, Directed by Xbills Ebenezer
Shine — Stonebwoy, Directed by Yaw Skyface
Chaana — Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir, Directed by Yaw Skyface
Put Am on God — AratheJay, Directed by David Duncan
BEST AFROBEATS SONG
Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy — Excellent
KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak — Gymnastic
Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy — Crazy Love
Mr Drew ft Olive The Boy — OMG
Lasmid ft King Promise — No Issues
BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Asiama — Akoma
Deon Boakye — Time ‘Livesession’
Perez Musik — By Prayer
Josh Blakk — Catch-22
Carl Clottey — Yehoda
BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Enam — Amin
Grace Charles (Team Eternity GH) — See Me Through
Niiella — Show Me How to Love
Cina Soul — Breathe
Lordina The Soprano — Beni Tookwεil)i
BEST AFROBEATS / AFROPOP ARTISTE
Wendy Shay
Kojo Blak
KiDi
Olivetheboy
Gyakie
Moliy
BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE
Fameye
King Paluta
Kwabena Kwabena
Kofi Kinaata
Kuami Eugene
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Strongman — Mensei Da
Ko-Jo Cue — Abeberese
Lyrical Joe — 5th August 9
Joe Kay — 4GG (For God’s Glory)
Medikal — Welcome to Africa
Sarkodie — Violence
BEST HIPLIFE / HIPHOP ARTISTE
Black Sherif
Medikal
Kweku Smoke
Sarkodie
Ko-Jo Cue
O’Kenneth
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Kojo Blak ft. Kelvyn Boy — Excellent
KiDi ft. Olivethe Boy & Kojo Blak — Gymnastic
Wendy Shay ft. Olivetheboy — Crazy Love
Sarkodie ft. Kweku Smoke — Violence
Medikal ft. Shatta Wale & Beeztrap — Shoulder
Kwabena Kwabena ft. Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata — Aso II
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy — Shake It to the Max RMX
Black Sherif ft. FireboyDML — So It Goes
Wendy Shay ft. Bedjine, Phina & Guchi — Too Late Remix (2.0)
Lasmid feat. TML Vibez — Meet 4 Corner
King Promise ft Mr Eazi — See What We’ve Done
Moliy ft Tyla — Body Go
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif — Sacrifice
Kofi Kinaata — Have Mercy II
Cofi Boham — Take Me Home
Ko-Jo Cue — Abeberese
Akwaboah — Obi Nnim (Obinim)
Stonebwoy — Send Them a Prayer
BEST URBAN/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL SONG
Ewura Abena — Ebefa
Kofi Owusu Peprah — Big God Afro
Diana Hamilton ft Ntokozo Mbambo & Elder Mireku — Aha Ye (The Good Place)
Scott Evans — Ready
Kofi Karikari — Stamina
Carl Clottey ft Luigi Maclean — Yehoda
BEST GOSPEL ARTISTE
Piesie Esther
Diana Hamilton
MOGmusic
Kofi Owusu Peprah
Mabel Okyere
Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTE
Samini
Ras Kuuku
Stonebwoy
BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG
Moliy, Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy — Shake It to the Max RMX
Stonebwoy — Torcher
Cina Soul feat. Stonebwoy — Larger Than Life (LTL)
Samini — Summer King
AratheJay ft Stonebwoy — Talisman
Amerado — Pharaoh
ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Black Sherif
Medikal
Stonebwoy
Wendy Shay
Sarkodie
Diana Hamilton
