King Promise Crowned Artiste of the Year at the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards

The 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) lit up the Accra International Conference Center on May 10, 2025, with a vibrant celebration of musical excellence across genres. The night honored both rising talents and industry legends with a series of prestigious awards, thrilling performances, and emotional moments.

King Promise emerged as the biggest winner of the night, taking home the coveted Artiste of the Year title, Album/EP of the Year (True to Self), and Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year. His hit single Paris also claimed Best Afropop Song of the Year, further cementing his dominance in the genre.

Full List of Winners – TGMA 2025:

• Artiste of the Year – King Promise

• Album/EP of the Year – True to Self by King Promise

• Telecel Most Popular Song of the Year – Aseda by King Paluta

• Best Highlife Song of the Year – Aseda by King Paluta

• Best Rap Performance of the Year – Kwaku Smoke

• Best HipHop Song of the Year – Holy Ghost by Kwaku Smoke

• Best HipLife Song of the Year – Bad Feeling by Tulenkey ft Beatztrap

• Best HipLife/HipHop Artiste of the Year – Kwaku Smoke

• Best Gospel Artiste of the Year – Joe Mettle

• Best Male Vocal Performance – Joe Mettle

• Best Female Vocal Performance – Esther Godwyll

• Best Collaboration of the Year – Lomo Lomo by KiDi ft Black Sherif

• Best International Collaboration of the Year – Diana Hamilton

• Best Afropop Song of the Year – Paris by King Promise

• Best Afrobeats Song of the Year – Asylum by Olivetheboy

• Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year – King Promise

• Best Traditional Gospel Song of the Year – Watch by Empress Gifty

• Best Group of the Year – Team Eternity

• Best Urban Contemporary Song – Defe Defe by Team Eternity

• Best African Song of the Year – Tshwala Bam (Remix) by TitoM ft Burna Boy, Yuppe, SNE

• Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year – Psalm 24 by Stonebwoy

• Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year – Stonebwoy

• Best Highlife Artiste of the Year – Fameye

• Songwriter of the Year – Kofi Kinaata

• Record of the Year / Audio Engineer of the Year – Ayisi

• Best Music Video of the Year – Jejereje

• Producer of the Year – Khebibeats

• Best New Artiste of the Year – Beeztrap KOTM

• Lifetime Achievement Award – Yaw Sarpong

• Music for Good Award – Epixode