The nomination list for the 2026 edition of Ghana’s top entertainment awards show, the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs), which are organized by Charterhouse, was first published today, Saturday, March 14.
SONG
- Best Hiplife Song:
- Shoulder – Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beetzrap KOTM
- Habit – Fameye ft Medikal
- Tontonte – Ko-Jo Cue ft Ofori Amponsah & Arathejay
- Next Door – Kojo Blak ft Sarkodie
- Messiah – Sarkodie ft Kweku Flick
- Badness – Kwesi Amewuga
2. Best Highlife Song:
- It Is Finished – Kofi Kinaata
- Foko – King Paluta
- Aso II – Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata
- Obi Adi – Amerado Burner
- Do Better – Kuami Eugene
3. Best Traditional Gospel Song:
- Correct – Joyce Blessing ft King Paluta
- Nyame Ye – Piesie Esther
- So Far So Good – Mabel Okyere
- M’aseda – Kofi Owusu Preprah ft Diana Hamilton
- Akorfala – Celestine Donkor ft Diana Hamilton
- Baba God (Matthew 6:26) – Paul Enana
4. Best Hiphop Song:
- Where Dem Boys – Black Sherif
- Balenciaga – O’Kenneth
- Violence – Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke
- Same Timbs – Gonaboy
- The Matter – Lalid
5. Best Afrobeats Song:
- Excellent – Kojo Blak ft Kelvynboy
- Gymnastic – KiDi, Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak
- Crazy Love – Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy
- OMG – Mr Drew ft Olivetheboy
- No Issues – Lasmid ft King Promise
6. Best Afropop Song:
- Sacrifice – Black Sherif
- Gidi Gidi – Stonebwoy
- Bend – Olivetheboy ft Sarkodie
- Sankofa – Gyakie
- Olivia – Lasmid
- See What We’ve Done – King Promise ft Mr Eazi
7. Best Music Video:
- Excellent – Kojo Blak ft Kelvynboy (Director: Henry Akrong)
- Sacrifice – Black Sherif (Director: Meekah Jagun)
- Welcome to Africa – Medikal (Director: Xbillz Ebenezer)
- Shine – Stonebwoy (Director: Yaw Skyface)
- Chaana – Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir (Director: Yaw Skyface)
- Put Am On God – Arathejay (Director: David Duncan)
8. Best Male Vocal Performance:
- Akoma – Asiama
- Timeless (Live) – Deon Boakye
- Prayer – Perez Musik
- Catch-22 – Josh Blakk
- Yehoda – Carl Clottey
9. Best Female Vocal Performance:
- Amin – Enam
- See Me Through (Team Eternity Ghana) – Grace Charles
- Show Me How To Love – Niella
- Breathe – Cina Soul
- Beni Tookweiloi – Lordina the Soprano
10. Best Rap Performance:
- Mensei Da – Strongman
- Abebrese – Ko-Jo Cue
- 5th August 9 – Lyrical Joe
- 4GG (For God’s Glory) – Joe Kay
- Welcome to Africa – Medikal
- Violence – Sarkodie
- Collaboration of the Year:
- Excellent – Kojo Blak ft Kelvynboy
- Gymnastic – KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak
- Crazy Love – Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy
- Violence – Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke
- Shoulder – Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM
- Aso II – Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata
12. International Collaboration of the Year:
- Shake It to the Max – MOLIY ft Skillbeng & Silent Addy
- So It Goes – Black Sherif ft Fireboy
- Too Late 2.0 – Wendy Shay ft Bedjine, Phina & Guchi
- Meet 4 Corner – Lasmid ft TML Vibez
- See What We’ve Done – King Promise ft Mr Eazi
- Body Go – MOLIY ft Tyla
13. Best Reggae/Dancehall Song:
- Shake It to the Max Remix – MOLIY ft Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy
- Torcher – Stonebwoy
- Larger Than Life – Cina Soul ft Stonebwoy
- Summer King – Samini
- Talisman – Arathejay ft Stonebwoy
- Pharoah – Amerado
14. Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song:
- Ebefa – Ewura Abena
- Big God Afro – Kofi Owusu Preprah
- Aha Ye – Diana Hamilton ft Ntokozo Mbambo & Elder Mireku
- Ready – Scott Evans
- Stamina – Kofi Karikari
- Yehoda – Carl Clottey ft Luigi Maclean
ARTISTE
- Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
- Wendy Shay
- KiDi
- Kojo Blak
- Olivetheboy
- Gyakie
- MOLIY
16. Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste:
- Black Sherif
- Medikal
- Kweku Smoke
- Sarkodie
- Ko-Jo Cue
- O’Kenneth
17. Best Highlife Artiste:
- Fameye
- King Paluta
- Kwabena Kwabena
- Kofi Kinaata
- Kuami Eugene
18. Songwriter of the Year:
- Black Sherif – Sacrifice
- Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy II
- Cofi Boham – Take Me Home
- Ko-Jo Cue – Abebrese
- Akwaboah – Obi Nnim (Obinim)
- Stonebwoy – Send Them A Prayer
19. Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste:
- Samini
- Ras Kuuku
- Stonebwoy
20. Best Gospel Artiste:
- Piesie Esther
- Diana Hamilton
- MOG Music
- Kofi Owusu Peprah
- Mabel Okyere
- Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta
King Promise, who won the Artist of the year in 2025, is the current defending champion.
NOTE: As the organizers announce more nominations, the list will be updated.
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