Full list: Who won what at the 27th TGMA

The 27th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2026 came off on Saturday night at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre, bringing together some of Ghana’s biggest music stars for a celebration of excellence in the industry.

The night belonged largely to Black Sherif, who emerged the biggest winner after clinching the coveted Artiste of the Year award alongside Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Afropop Song of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year. The triumph marks his second Artiste of the Year win after first taking home the prize in 2023.

Several other artistes also recorded major wins on the night. Medikal picked up three awards including Hiplife Song of the Year and Best Collaboration, while Kofi Kinaata won Highlife Song of the Year and Highlife Artiste of the Year. Stonebwoy retained his Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year title, as Diana Hamilton was named 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