The 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) lived up to its hype as the biggest night for Ghanaian music.
From incredible fashion statements on the red carpet and electrifying performances at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre, the show ended with quite some interesting highlights.
King Promise took home Album/EP of the Year for “True to Self” and the coveted Artiste of the Year Award after he was snubbed last year. Stonebwoy won his 10th Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year award. Titi Owusu, Adina and Adomaa also delivered a beautiful tribute to honour the legacy of Osibisa, with the Legendary Yaw Sarpong receiving the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
See the full list of winners below:
Artiste of the Year
Kweku Smoke
Team Eternity
Joe Mettle
King Paluta
King Promise – Winner
Stonebwoy
Black Sherif
Unsung Artiste of the Year
Yaw Darling – Winner
Romeo Swag
Ess Thee Legend
Kaesa
Kojo Vypa
Fad Lan]
Best New Artiste
LalixLola
AratheJay
Rap Fada
Team Eternity
Beeztrap Kotm – Winner
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 – Winner
Best Female Vocal Performance
Naana Asiedu -Defe Defe
Lordina the Soprano – Simply Trusting
Everyday
Esther Goodwyll I Choose to Praise – Wnner
Titi Owusu – Noboody
Mima Afrika – On Fire
Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste
Amerado
Beeztrap KOTM
Kweku Smoke – Winner
Black Sherif
King Paluta
Sarkodie
Medikal
Best Rap Performance
Eno Barony
Kweku Smoke (Holy Ghost) – Winner
Okyeame Kwame
Sarkodie
Lyrical Joe
Flowking Stone=
Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle – Winner
Empress Gifty
Diana Hamilton
Team Eternity Ghana
MOG Music
Best HipHop Song
Joey B – Princess
Kweku Smoke Holy Ghost – Winner
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) – Winner
Lasmid – Puul
Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Mr Drew – Sneaky
King Promise – Favourite Story
Beeztrap KOTM – Yesu
Best Album/EP of the Year
Kweku Jesus (Kweku Smoke)
True to Self (King Promise) – Winner
Give Time Some Time (King Paluta)
UP & RUNNI6 (Stonebwoy)
Kofi oo Kofi (Kofi Kinaata)
Testimony (Team Eternity)
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
Camidoh
King Promise – Winner
OliveTheBoy
KiDi
Mr Drew
Lasmid
Best Afropop Song
Paris (King Promise) – Winner
Fefe Ne Fe (Kwesi Arthur)
Fallen Angel (Smallgod feat. Black Sherif)
Jejereje (Stonebwoy)
Jesus Christ 2 (AratheJay feat. Black Sherif)
January 9TH (Black Sherif)
Best Hiplife Song
Eno Barony ft King Palta – Soja Go Soja Come
Black Sherif – Rebel Music
Tulenkey ft Beeztrap KOTM ( Bad Feeling) – Winner
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) – Winner
Fameye – Very Soon
Amerado Abronoma
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye BAD
Kofi Kinaata – Effiakuma Broken Heart
Best Highlife Artist
Fameye – Winner
Kofi Kinata
Kuami Eugene
Kwabena Kwabena
Sista Afia
Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song
Scoot Evans – Call
Joe Mettle ft Sandra Duah – Give Me Oil
Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
Team Eternity (Defe Defe) – Winner
Kobby Salm – Cast Your Burden
Ohemaa Mercy ft Kofi Owusu – Dry Bones
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Amerado ft Samini – Ankonam Remix
Stonebwoy (Psalm 23) – Winner
Ras Kuuku – Road of Evil
Samini – Chemistry
Jupitar – I Keep Winning
Moliy & Silent Addy – Shake It To The Max
Best Traditional Gospel Song
MOG Music – Wo Ye
Empress Gifty Watch Me – Winner
Piesie Esther – 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 – Winner
Rocky Dawuni
Songwriter of the Year
Ayisi
Kofi Kinaata (Saman) – Winner
Okyeame Kwame
OlivetheBoy
Team Eternity Ghana
Telecel Most Popular Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum
Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Lasmid – Puul
King Paluta (Aseda) – Winner
Black Sherif – January 9
King Promise – Paris
Defe Defe – Team Eternity
Stonebwoy Jejereje
International Collaboration of the Year
Joe Mettle ft Sunmisola Agbebi – Oba awon oba
Stonebwoy ft Odumodublvck – Ekelebe
Diana Hamilton ft Mercy Chinwo (Doing of the Lord) – Winner
King Promise ft Shallipopi – Continental
Gambo ft Jim Jones – Drip Remix
Stonebwoy ft Spice – Jiggle and Whine
Collaboration of the Year
Beeztrap KOTM ft Oseikrom Sikanii – Flygirl
King Promise ft Sarkodie, OlivetheBoy – Favourite Story
Kidi ft Black Sherif (Lomo Lomo) – Winner
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Obo Bi Ye Bad
Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
Joe Mettle ft Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil
Best Music Video
Black Sheriff – Fallen Angel (Dir. Babs Direction)
Kofi Kinaata – Auntie Ama (Dir. Awudu Musa)
King Promise – Continental (Dir. Meekah Jagun)
Stonebwoy – Jejereje (Dir. Banini) Winner=
Mzvee – P.O.M (Dir. Rex)
King Promise – (Dir. Rex)
African Song of the Year
Rema – Ozeba
Darkoo ft Rema – Favourite Girl Remix
Tems – Love Me Jeje
Ayra Starr – Commas
Titom ft S.N.E, Burnaboy (Tshwalabam Remix) Winner
Mr. Pilato & Ego Slimflow ft Sje Konka, Dj Maphprisa, Focalistic, Scotts Maphuma, Tebogo G Mashego, Cowboii – Biri Marung
Record of the Year
Can I Live (Ayisi) – Winner
Producer of the Year
Khendi Beats (Aseda by King Paluta) – Winner
Audio Engineer of the Year
Ayisi (Can I Live) – Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Yaw Sarpong – Winner
Best Group of the Year
Team Eternity – Winner
Music for Good Award
Epixode ( Chooboi) – Winner