Ghana’s biggest music stars gathered at the Grand Arena in Accra on Saturday, May 9, 2026, for the 27th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), a night filled with performances, celebration and major wins for some of the industry’s top acts.
The annual awards ceremony once again brought together artistes, producers, fans and entertainment stakeholders to honour outstanding achievements in Ghanaian music over the past year.
Black Sherif emerged as the biggest winner of the night, taking home the highly coveted Artiste of the Year award for the second time after previously winning it in 2023.
The “Iron Boy” crooner walked away with five awards in total, further strengthening his place among the country’s leading contemporary musicians.
Medikal also enjoyed a strong showing at the ceremony, securing four awards on the night, including Best Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste and Best Collaboration for his song “Shoulder.”
Singer-songwriter Kofi Kinaata added two awards to his collection, while Moliy earned international recognition with two wins, including International Collaboration of the Year for the remix of “Shake It to the Max.”
The event featured a mix of live performances, emotional acceptance speeches and tributes, making it one of the most talked-about nights on Ghana’s entertainment calendar.
Below is the full list of winners at the 27th TGMA 2026 edition
Hiplife Song of the Year: Medikal – Shoulder
Highlife Song of the Year: Kofi Kinaata – It is finished
Best Male Vocal Performance: Asiama – Akoma
Best Female Vocal Performance: Enam – Amin
Hiphop Song of the Year: Black Sherif – Where Dem Boys
Best Collaboration of the Year – Medikal/Shatta Wale – Shoulder
Best International Collaboration – Moliy – Shake it to theMax
Afropop Song of the Year – Black Sherif – Sacrifice
Best Afrobeats Song – Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy – Excellent
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song: MOLIY, SHENSEEA, SKILLIBENG, SILENT ADDY – Shake it to the Max rms
Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song: Kofi Owusu Peprah – Big God Afro
Best Music video : AratheJay Directed by David Duncan – Put am on God
Gospel Artiste of the Year: Diana Hamilton – This is the doing of the Lord
Best AfroBeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year – Wendy Shay
Producer of the Year: Shoulder – A’town (Winner)
Traditional Gospel Song: Piesie Esther – Nyame Ye
Reggae Dancehall Artiste of the Year: StoneBwoy
Best Hiphop Artiste of the Year: Medikal
Best African song – Davido ft Omah Lay – With You
Audio Engineer of the Year – Daniel Grüll – Enso Nyame Y3
Song Writer of the Year : Black Sherif
Best Rap Performance : Strongman – Mensei Da
Lifetime Achievement Award : Daddy Lumba
Group of the Year: Keche
Highlife Artiste of the Year : Kofi Kinaata
Best New Artiste – Kojo Blak
