The 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards – #TGMA27 was held on May 9th, 2026 at the Grand Arena, AICC in Accra.
The event brought together industry players, music fans, and performers for one of the most anticipated nights on Ghana’s showbiz calender.
Here are the full lists of winners:
Major Awards
1. Artiste of the Year: Black Sherif
2. Album/EP of the Year: Iron Boy – Black Sherif
3. Songwriter of the Year: Sacrifice– Black Sherif
4. Best New Artiste: Kojo Blak
5. Best Gospel Artiste: Diana Hamilton – This Is The Doing Of The Lord
6. Lifetime Achievement Award: Daddy Lumba
7. Best Afrobests / Afropop Artiste – Wendy Shay
8. Reggae / Dancehall Artiste – Stonebwoy
9. Best Hip Hop Artiste – Medikal
10. Group of the Year – Keche
11. Best Highlife Artiste – Kofi Kinaata
Genre & Song Awards
12. Best Hiplife Song: Shoulder – Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM
13. Best HipHop Song: Where Dem Boys – Black Sherif
14. Best Afropop Song: Sacrifice – Black Sherif
15. Best Afrobeats Song: Excellent — Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy
16. Best Highlife Song: It Is Finished – Kofi Kinaata
17. Best Reggae/Dancehall Song: Shake It To Max – Moliy ft Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
18. Best Traditional Gospel Song: Nyame Ye – Piesie Esther
19. Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song – Big God Afro – Kofi Owusu Peprah
20. Best Rap Performance: Mensei Da – Strongman
Collaboration & International
21. Collaboration of the Year: Shoulder – Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM
22. International Collaboration of the Year: Shake It To The Max – Moliy ft Shenseea & Skillibeng
23. Best African Song: With You – Davido ft Omah Lay
Vocal, Production & Video
24. Female Vocalist of the Year: Enam – Amin
25. Male Vocalist of the Year: Asiama – Akoma
26. Best Producer of the Year: A’town for Shoulder
27. Audio Engineer of the Year: Daniel Grüll for Enso Nyame Y3
28. Best Music Video of the Year: AratheJay – Put Am On God Directed by David Duncan
Black Sherif led the night with 5 wins, followed by Medikal with 4. The 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), though had so many challenges, will be remembered for the spectacular stage performances by many of the artistes who were billed to perform.