The list of nominees for the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) was unveiled on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at the Grand Arena. Artistes like King Paluta, Team Eternity, Stonebwoy, King Promise, Black Sherif, Kweku Smoke, Joe Mettle, got nominated in the Artiste of the Year category. Kofi Kinaata, Okyeame Kwame, Empress Gifty, Diana Hamilton, Sarkodie, Flowking Stone, Eno Barony, Lyrical Joe and others also earned spots in various categories. The main awards ceremony will be held on May 3, 2025. 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: Joy Entertainment
