King Promise stood out as the biggest winner at the 26th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), which was held on Saturday, May 10 at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre.
The Afrobeats star won the coveted Artiste of the Year title, prevailing against tough competition from King Paluta, Stonebwoy and others. This marks the first time King Promise took home the top award at the annual awards ceremony.
He secured three more wins on the night:
- Best Album/EP of the Year
- Best Afropop Song of the Year
- Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year
Gospel veteran Yaw Sarpong also won the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his lifetime in gospel music in Ghana.
The night featured performances from a mix of rising and established stars, including Ayisi, Yaw Darling, Empress Gifty, King Paluta, Stonebwoy and King Promise himself.
There was also a a heartfelt performance by Adina, Adomaa and Titi Owusu in honour of the legendary Osibisa band and its late founder, Teddy Osei. 32 awards were given out in all, showcasing the best talent in diverse music styles
Here’s the full list of winners at TGMA 2025:
- Unsung Artiste of the Year – Yaw Darling
- Best Hiplife Song – Tulenkey (Bad Feelins)
- Best Male Vocal Performance – Joe Mettle
- Best Female Vocal Performance – Esther Godwyll
- Best Highlife Song – King Paluta (Makoma)
- Best Hiphop Song – Kweku Smoke (Holy Ghost)
- Best Collaboration – KiDi ft Black Sherif (Lomlomo)
- Best International Collaboration – Diana Hamilton ft Mercy Chinwo (This is the Doing of the Lord)
- Best Afropop Song – King Promise (Paris)
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Yaw Sarpong & Asomafo Band
- Best Traditional Song – Empress Gifty (Watch Me)
- Best Afrobeats Song – OliveTheBoy (Asylum)
- Best Music Video – Stonebwoy (Jerejere)
- Best Gospel Artiste – Joe Mettle
- Producer of the Year – Khendi Beatz (Aseda)
- Best Afropop/Afrobeats Artiste – King Promise
- Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song – Team Eternity Ghana
- Best African Song – Tshwala Bam (Burna Boy, TitoM, Yuppe)
- Best Highlife Artiste – Fameye
- Songwriter of the Year – Kofi Kinaata (Saman)
- Best Rap Performance – Kweku Smoke
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste – Stonebwoy
- Group of the Year – Team Eternity Ghana
- Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste – Kweku Smoke
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Song – Stonebwoy
- Best Album/EP – King Promise (True to Self)
- Record/Sound of the Year – Ayisi (Can I Live)
- Best New Artiste – Beeztrap KOTM
- Music for Development – Epixode
- Most Popular Song – King Paluta (Aseda)
- Artiste of the Year – King Promise
The TGMA stays committed as a platform to recognize and highlight Ghanaian musical talent across generations.