Accra, May 7, 2025 – The 26th Telecel Music Awards lit up the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre tonight, celebrating excellence in Ghanaian and African music. Amidst glamour, high energy performances, and star-studded appearances, here is the official list of winners across categories, as announced:
🏆 MAJOR AWARDS
- Artiste of the Year – King Promise
- Telecel Most Popular Song – King Paluta – Aseda
- Record of the Year – Ayisi – Can I Live
- Album/EP of the Year – King Promise – True To Self
- Songwriter of the Year – Kofi Kinaata – Saman
- Best New Artiste – Beeztrap KOTM
- Unsung Artiste of the Year – Yaw Darling
- Life Achievement Award – Yaw Sarpong
- Music for Good Award – Epixode – Chooboi
🎶 GENRE-BASED CATEGORIES
Gospel
- Best Traditional Gospel Song – Empress Gifty – Watch Me
- Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song – Team Eternity Ghana – Defe Defe
- Best Gospel Artiste – Joe Mettle
Reggae/Dancehall
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Song – Stonebwoy – Psalm 23
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste – Stonebwoy
Highlife
- Highlife Song of the Year – King Paluta – Aseda
- Best Highlife Artiste – Fameye
Hiplife/HipHop
- Hiplife Song of the Year – Tulenkey ft Beeztrap KOTM – Bad Feeling
- Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste – Kweku Smoke
- Best Rap Performance – Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
- Best HipHop Song – Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost
Afrobeats/Afropop
- Best Afrobeat Song – OlivetheBoy – Asylum
- Best Afropop Song – Kwesi Arthur – Fefe Ne Fe
- Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste – King Promise
👥 COLLABORATIONS & VIDEOS
- Collaboration of the Year – KIDI ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
- International Collaboration of the Year – Diana Hamilton ft Mercy Chinwo – The Doing of the Lord
- Best Music Video – Stonebwoy – Jejereje (Directed by Banini)
🎤 VOCAL PERFORMANCE
- Best Male Vocal Performance – Joe Mettle – Obo Awon Oba
- Best Female Vocal Performance – Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise
🌍 AFRICAN & TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
- African Song of the Year – Titom ft S.N.E, YUPPE, Burna Boy – Tshwala Bam
- Audio Engineer of the Year – Ayisi – Can I Live
- Producer of the Year – Kendy Beatz & King Paluta
- Group of the Year – Team Eternity Ghana
Congratulations to all the winners! The 26th Telecel Music Awards once again showcases the growing diversity and depth of Ghanaian music and its rising impact across Africa and the world.
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