The 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards took place on Saturday night at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre, uniting some of Ghana’s finest music talents in a celebration of industry excellence. The spotlight shone brightest on Black Sherif, who emerged as the night’s biggest winner, clinching the prestigious Artiste of the Year title along with Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Afropop Song of the Year, and Hip-Hop Song of the Year. This marks his second Artiste of the Year victory, following his first in 2023.
Other artistes also recorded notable successes. Medikal secured three awards, including Hiplife Song of the Year and Best Collaboration. Kofi Kinaata took home Highlife Song of the Year and Highlife Artiste of the Year, while Stonebwoy retained his Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year crown. Gospel powerhouse Diana Hamilton was honoured as Gospel Artiste of the Year.
Full list: Who won what at the Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2026
Artiste of the Year – Black Sherif
Album of the Year – Iron Boy – Black Sherif
Songwriter of the Year – Black Sherif
Hiplife Song of the Year – Shoulder – Medikal
Highlife Song of the Year – It Is Finished – Kofi Kinaata
Best Male Vocal Performance – Akoma – Asiama
Best Female Vocal Performance – Amin – Enam
Hip-Hop Song of the Year – Where Dem Boys – Black Sherif
Best Collaboration of the Year – Shoulder – Medikal featuring Shatta Wale
Best International Collaboration – Shake It to the Max – MOLIY
Afropop Song of the Year – Sacrifice – Black Sherif
Best Afrobeats Song – Excellent – Kojo Blak featuring Kelvyn Boy
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song – Shake It to the Max (Remix) – MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng and Silent Addy
Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song – Big God – Kofi Owusu Peprah
Best Music Video – Put Am On God – AratheJay
Gospel Artiste of the Year – Diana Hamilton
Best AfroBeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year – Wendy Shay
Producer of the Year – A-Town for Shoulder
Traditional Gospel Song of the Year – Nyame Ye – Piesie Esther
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy
Best Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year – Medikal
Best African Song – With You – Davido featuring Omah Lay
Audio Engineer of the Year – Daniel Grüll for Enso Nyame Y3
Best Rap Performance – Mensei Da – Strongman
Lifetime Achievement Award – Daddy Lumba
Group of the Year – Keche
Highlife Artiste of the Year – Kofi Kinaata
Best New Artiste – Kojo Blak
Source: Bernard Ralph Adams
