The nominees for the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs) were unveiled on Saturday, March 14, during an announcement event held at the Palms Convention Centre.
The nomination list came with its fair share of surprises, as several artistes were unable to secure a spot for what promises to be Ghana’s biggest music night in the weeks ahead.
Below is the full list of nominees for the 27th TGMAs.
Best Hiplife Song
Medikal Ft. Shatta Wale & BezzTrap KOTM – Shoulder
Fameye ft. Medkikal – Habit
Kojo Cue Ft AraThejay & Ofori Amponsah – Tontonte
Kojo Blak Ft Sarkodie – Next Door
Sarkodie Ft Kweku Flick – Messiah
Kwesi Amewuga – Badness
Best Hiplife/Hip-hop Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif
Medikal
Kweku Smoke
Sarkodie
Kojo Cue
O’Kenneth
Best Highlife Artiste of the Year
Fameye
King Paluta
Kwabena Kwabena
Kofi Kinaata
Kuami Eugene
Best Female Vocal Performance of the Year
Enam – Amin
Grace Charles (Team Eternity Ghana) – See Me Through
Niiella – Show me how to Love
Cina Soul – Breath
Lordina The Saprano – Beni Tookw3loji
Best Highlife Song of the Year
Kofi Kinaata – It is Finished
King Paluta – Foko
Kwabena Kwabena Ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata – Asor Remix
Amerado – Obi Adi
Kuame Eugene – Do Better
Best Traditional Gospel Song
Joyce Blessing Ft. King Paluta – Correct
Piesie Esther – Nyame Ye
Mabel Okyere – So far So Good
Kofi Owusu Peprah Ft Dian Hamilton – Maseda
Celestine Donkor Ft Diana Hamilton – Akorfala
Paul Enana – Baba God
Best HipHop Song of the Year
Black Sherif – Where Dem Boys
O’Kenneth – Balacianga
Sarkodie Ft Kweku Smoke – Violence
Kweku Smoke – Adu The Borga
Gona Boy – Same Timbs
Lalid – Matter
Best Afrobeats Song of the Year
Kojo Blakk Ft Kelvin Boy – Excellent
Kidi Ft Olive The Boy & Kojo Blakk – Gyamnastic
Wendy Shay Ft Olive The Boy – Crazy Love
Mr Drew Ft OliveTheBoy – OMG
Lasmid Ft King Promise – Issues
Best Afropop Song of the Year
Black Sherif – Sacrifice
StoneBwoy – Gidi Gidi
OliveTheBoy Ft Sarkodie – Bend
Gyakie – Sankofa
Lasmid – Olivia
King Promise Ft Mr Eazi – See What We’ve Done
Best Music Video of the Year
Kojo Blak Ft Kelvin Boy – Excellent
Directed By – Henry Akrong
Black Sherif Sacrifice
Directed By – Meekah Jagun
Medikal – Welcome to Africa
Directed By – Xbills Ebenezer
StoneBwoy – Shine
Directed By – Yaw Skyface
Samini Ft Soweto mass choir – Chaana
Directed By – Yaw Skyface
AraTheJay – Put am on God
Directed By – David Duncan
Best Male Vocal Performance of the Year
Asiama – Akoma
Deon Boakye – “Time LiveSessions”
Perez Musik – By Prayer
Josh Blakk – Catch-22
Carl Clottey – Yehowa
Best Afrobeats/AfroPop Artiste of the Year
Wendy Shay
KiDi
Kojo Blak
OliveTheBoy
Gyakie
Moliy
Best Rap Performance of the Year
Strongman – Mensei Da
Kojo Cue – Abebrese
Lyrical Joe – 5th August 9
Joe Kay – 4GG (For Gods Glory)
Medikal – Welcome to America
Sarkodie – Violence
Best Highlife Artiste of the Year
Fameye
King Paluta
Kwabena Kwabena
Kinaata
Kuami Eugena
Song Writer of the Year
Black Sherif – Sacrifice
Kofi Kinaata – Have Mercy II
Cofi Boham – Take me Home
Kojo Cue – Abebrese
Akwaboah – Obi Nim (Obinim)
Stonebwoy – Send Them a Prayer
Collaboration of the Year
Kojo Blak Ft Kelvin Boy – Excellent
Kidi Ft OliveTheBoy & Kojo Blak – Gymnastic
Wendy Shay Ft OliveTheBoy – Crazy Love
Sarkodie Ft Kweku Smoke – Violence
Medikal Ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap – Shoulder
Kwabena Kwabena Ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata – Asor Remix
International Collaboration of the Year
Moliy Ft Shenseea, Skillbeng & Silent Addy – Shake it to the Max
Black Sherif Ft Fireboy DML – So it Goes
Wendy Shay Ft Bedjine, Phina and Guchi – Too Late Remix
Lasmid Ft TML Vibes – Meet 4 Corner
King Promise Ft Mr Eazi – See What We’ve Done
Moliy Ft Tyla – Body Go
Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year
Ewura Abena – Ebefa
Kofi Owusu Peprah – Big God Afro
Diana Hamilton Ft Ntokoza Mbambo & Elder Mireku Aha Y3 (The Good Place)
Scott Evans – Ready
Kofi KariKari – Stamina
Carl Clottey Ft Luigi Maclean
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Samini
Stonebwoy
Ras Kuuku
Best Gospel Artiste of the Year Nominees
Piesie Esther
Diana Hamilton
MOG Music
Kofi Owusu Peprah
Mabel Okyere
Nana Yaw Ofori-Attah
Album/EP of the Year
Iron Boy – Black Sherif
Stonebwoy – Torcher
Gyakie – AfterMidnight
Medikal – Disturbation 2
Wendy Shay – Ready
Kweku Smoke – Walk with Me
Best New Artiste of the Year
Kojo Blak
Gona Boy
Lalid
Adom Kiki
Most Popular Song of the Year
Kidi Ft OliveTheBoy & Kojo Blak – Gymnastic
Black Sherif – Sacrifice
Kojo Blak Ft Kelvin Boy – Excellent
Medikal Ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap – Shoulder
Lasmid – Olivia
Moliy Ft Shenseea, Skillbeng & Silent Addy – Shake it to the Max
Piesie Esther – Nyame Y3
King Paluta -Foko
Record of the Year
Samini Ft Soweto mass choir – Chaana
Akoma – Asiama
Enam – Afa
Soul Winners Ft Joe Mettle – For my Good
Rama Blak – Kwame Macho
Kwane Kwabena – Enso Nyame Y3
Audio Engineer of the Year Nominees
Francis Kweku Osei – Chaana
Akoma – Kwame Yeboah
Samuel Laryea Otoo – For my Good
KC Beatz – Afa
Robo Dabeat Scientist – Kwame Macho
Daniel Grull – Enso Nyame Y3
Artiste of the Year
Black Sherif
Medikal
Stonebwoy
Wendy Shay
Sarkodie
Diana Hamilton
GNA
