The 26th edition of the Ghana Music Awards, sponsored by Telecel Ghana, was held on the 10th day of May, 2025 at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra to recognize the works of artists in the year under review. It was broadcast by TV3 locally in Ghana and Akwaaba Magic outside Ghana, both accessible outside Ghana via DStv and GOtv.
Performance +Artist(s)Song(s)Link(s)Ayisi Can I Live GrindYaw Darling Pull Up PasswordUnsung Artiste of the Year Award PerformanceEmpress Gifty Watch MeDaughters of Glorious JesusTribute to Yaw SarpongLifetime Achievement Award PerformanceStonebwoy Send Dem A Prayer Sobolo Yenabra (with 2Toff) Pull Up Bawasaaba Go Higher Gidi Gidi (Fire) JejerejeBeeztrap KOTM Fly Girl Yesu African Girls (Castro song)Kojo Blak Next Door ExcellentMoliy Shake It To The Max BackieTribute to Osibisa (Adomaa, TiTi Owusu, and Adina Thembi) The Coffee Song Celebration The Warrior WoyayaKing Promise Paris Terminator Keep It Sexy Favourite Story ContinentalKing Paluta Aseda For The Popping (Apicki) MakomaKiDi Sika (with King Paluta) Cheat On You Lomo LomoFameye Fortified Odo Esisi Me (Akatakyie song) Very SoonKweku Smoke Holy Ghost Young Boy
Presenters The event was hosted by : Naa Ashorkor Mensah–Doku AJ Akuoko–Sarpong Foster Romanus Bliss King Regina Van Helvet
Winners and nominees This is the list of winners for the 2025 edition of the event.
Artist of the YearBest Gospel Artiste of the Year King Promise Kweku Smoke Stonebwoy Team Eternity Joe Mettle King Paluta Black Sherif Joe Mettle Diana Hamilton Empress Gifty Piesie Esther Team Eternity Ghana MOG MusicBest Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the YearBest Reggae/Dancehall Song Stonebwoy Epixode Ras Kuuku Samini Jupitar Rocky Dawuni Psalm 23 – Stonebwoy I Keep Winning – Jupitar Shake It To The Max – Moliy & Silent Addy Chemistry – Samini Road of Evil – Ras Kuuku Ankonam Remix – Amerado feat. SaminiBest Traditional Gospel SongBest Highlife Artiste of the Year Watch Me – Empress Gifty Wo Ye – MOG Music The Doing of the Lord – Diana Hamilton Omewoya – Queendalyn feat. Judikay Ateene – Piesie Esther Victory – Mavis Asante Fameye Kuami Eugene Kofi Kinaata Sista Afia Kwabena KwabenaBest African SongSongwriter of the Year Tshwalabam - Titom Feat. S.N.E, Yuppe, Burnaboy Ozeba - Rema Love Me Jeje - Tems Favourite Girl Remix - Darkoo feat. Rema Commas - Ayra Starr Biri Marung - Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow, Tebogo G Mashego feat. Sje Konka, Focalistic, DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma Saman – Kofi Kinaata Can I Live - Ayisi No Competition - Okyeame Kwame Asylum – OliveTheBoy Defe Defe – Team EternityCollaboration of the YearInternational Collaboration of The Year Lomo Lomo – Kidi feat. Black Sherif Fly Girl – Beeztrap KOTM, Oseikrom Sikani Favourite Story – King Promise feat. Sarkodie, OliveTheBoy ODo Bi Ye Bad – Rap Fada feat. King Paluta Amen – Sarkodie feat. Beeztrap KOTM Give Me Oil – Joe Mettle feat. Sandra Boakye Duah The Doing of the Lord – Diana Hamilton feat. Mercy Chinwo Oba Awan Oba – Joe Mettle feat. Sunmisola Agbebi Ekelebe – Stonebwoy feat. Odumodublvck Continental – King Promise feat. Shallipopi Drip Rmx – GAMBO feat. Edem, Jim Jones Jiggle and Whine – Stonebwoy feat. SpiceBest Rap PerformanceBest Male Vocal Performance Holy Ghost - Kweku Smoke No Manual – Eno Barony No Competition – Okyeame Kwame Brag – Sarkodie King Is Back – Flowking Stone 5th August 8 – Lyrical Joe Oba Awan Oba - Joe Mettle Do Not Fear – Kofi Nuel Aseda – Emmanuel Juddah Ahouden Fofro – MOG Music Can I Live – AyisiBest Female Vocal PerformanceBest New Artist I Choose To Praise – Esther Godwyll Defe Defe – Naana Asiedu (Team Eternity Ghana) Simply Trusting Everyday - Lordina The Soprano On Fire - Mima Afrika Nobody - TiTi Owusu Beeztrap KOTM Lali X Lola AraTheJay Rap Fada Team Eternity Kwesi AmewugaRecord of The YearAlbum/EP of The Year Can I Live (Live) – Ayisi Okyena Asem – Berima Amo feat. Pat Thomas Auntie Ama – Kofi Kinaata Fallen Angel – Smallgod feat. Black Sherif Holy Ghost – Kweku Smoke Fakye Me – Kwabena Kwabena feat. Obaapa Christy True to Self – King Promise Kweku Jesus – Kweku Smoke Give Time Some Time – King Paluta Up and Running – Stonebwoy Kofi Ooo Kofi – Kofi Kinaata Testimony - Team Eternity GhanaTelecel Most Popular Song of the YearBest Music Video Aseda – King Paluta Asylum – OliveTheBoy January 9 – Black Sherif Paris - King Promise Very Soon – Fameye Lomo Lomo – KiDi feat. Black Sherif Puul – Lasmid Defe Defe – Team Eternity Ghana Jejereje – Stonebwoy Jejereje (Directed by Banini) – Stonebwoy Fallen Angel (Directed by Babs Direction) – Smallgod feat. Black Sherif Auntie Ama (Directed by Awudu Musa) – Kofi Kinaata Continental (Directed by Meekah Jagun) – King Promise P.O.M. (Peace of Mind) ( Directed by Rex) – MzVee Keep It Sexy (Directed by Rex – King PromiseBest Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist of the YearProducer of the Year Kweku Smoke Amerado Medikal Beeztrap KOTM King Paluta Sarkodie Black Sherif Khendi BeatzBest Hip Hop Song of The YearBest Highlife Song Holy Ghost – Kweku Smoke Princess – Joey B Awoyo Sofo – Kwaw Kese feat. Kofi Mole Amen – Sarkodie feat. Beeztrap KOTM Fly Girl – Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Sikani Kilos Milos – Black Sherif Aseda – King Paluta Very Soon – Fameye Abronoma – Amerado Odo Bi Ye Bad – Rap Fada feat. King Paluta Canopy – Kuami Eugene EffiaKuma Broken Heart - Kofi KinaataBest Afrobeats SongBest Afropop Song Asylum - OliveTheBoy Sneaky – Mr Drew Puul – Lasmid Yesu – Beeztrap KOTM Lomo Lomo – KiDi feat. Black Sherif Favourite Story – King Promise feat. Sarkodie, OliveTheBoy Paris – King Promise Fefe Ne Fe – Kwesi Arthur Fallen Angel – Smallgod feat. Black Sherif Jesus Christ 2 – AratheJay feat. Black Sherif January 9th – Black Sherif Jejereje – StonebwoyBest GroupBest Urban Contemporary Gospel Song Team Eternity Ghana Lali X Lola Keche Kwan Pa Bethel Revival Choir Defe Defe – Team Eternity Ghana Call – Scott Evans Give Me Oil – Joe Mettle feat. Sandra Boakye Duah Owanwani – Nana Yaw Ofori Atta Cast Your Burden – Koby Salm feat. S.O.N Music Dry Bones – Ohemaa Mercy feat. Kofi Owusu PeprahUnsung Artiste of the YearBest Afrobeats/Afropop Artist Yaw Darling Romeo Swag Kojo Vypa Kaesa Ess Thee Legend Fad Lan King Promise OliveTheBoy Camidoh KiDi Mr. Drew LasmidAudio Engineer of the YearBest Video Director Peewezel – Can I Live by Ayisi Dir. Banini – Jejereje by StonebwoyMusic For Good Lifetime Achievement Award Epixode Yaw Sarpong
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