TGMA 2025: King Paluta, Stonebwoy, Black Sherif, and More Nominated

Accra, Ghana - 18 March, 2025 - Ghana's music scene is abuzz with excitement as the nominees for the prestigious 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards have been revealed.
The highly anticipated event, set to take place on May 3, 2025, promises to celebrate the country's rich musical talent.
Some of Ghana's biggest names in music such as Stonebwoy and King Paliluta have earned nominations in various categories, including the coveted Artiste of the Year award. Other notable nominees include seasoned musicians and rising stars, all vying for top honors in the Ghanaian music industry.
See a list of nominees in some categories below:
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
Source: Lead News Online