TGMA 2026: Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, Wendy Shay, Sarkodie, Medikal and Shatta Wale Bag Nominations
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- The 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards nominations were unveiled on March 14, spotlighting the top artists in Ghana
- Wendy Shay, Shatta Wale, and Stonebwoy were among those nominated in different categories in the scheme
- The main TGMA ceremony is expected to be held on May 9, 2026, in Accra, with final venue details not confirmed yet
Charterhouse released the nominations for the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs), the 27th edition of the scheme, on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
The ceremony saw the unveiling of nominees for 22 award categories.
Among them were Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Kofi Kinaata, Wendy Shay, King Paluta, Black Sherif, Olivetheboy, Medikal, and Shatta Wale.
Source: Instagram
The nominees list was curated from submissions from the opening of nominations from January 20 to February 8, 2026.
The main event is expected to take place in Accra on May 9, 2026, with organisers adding that the venue will be communicated at a later date.
Watch the Facebook video of the nominees' announcement below:
Full list of 2026 TGMA nominations
Below is the full list of nominations for the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards:
Best Hiplife Song
- Shoulder - Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM
- Habit - Fameye ft Medikal
- Tontonte - Ko-Jo Cue ft Ofori Amponsah & Arathejay
- Next Door - Kojo Blak ft Sarkodie
- Messiah - Sarkodie ft Kweku Flick
- Badness - Kwesi Amewuga
Best Highlife Song
- It Is Finished - Kofi Kinaata
- Foko - King Paluta
- Aso II - Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata
- Obi Adi - Amerado Burner
- Do Better - Kuami Eugene
Best Traditional Gospel Song:
- Correct - Joyce Blessing ft King Paluta
- Nyame Ye - Piesie Esther
- So Far So Good - Mabel Okyere
- M'aseda - Kofi Owusu Preprah ft Diana Hamilton
- Akorfala - Celestine Donkor ft Diana Hamilton
- Baba God (Matthew 6:26) - Paul Enana
Best Hiphop Song
- Where Dem Boys - Black Sherif
- Balenciaga - O'Kenneth
- Violence - Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke
- Same Timbs - Gonaboy
- The Matter - Lalid
Best Afrobeats Song
- Excellent - Kojo Blak ft Kelvynboy
- Gymnastic - KiDi, Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak
- Crazy Love - Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy
- OMG - Mr Drew ft Olivetheboy
- No Issues - Lasmid ft King Promise
Best Afropop Song
- Sacrifice - Black Sherif
- Gidi Gidi - Stonebwoy
- Bend - Olivetheboy ft Sarkodie
- Sankofa - Gyakie
- Olivia - Lasmid
- See What We've Done - King Promise ft Mr Eazi
Best Music Video
- Excellent - Kojo Blak ft Kelvynboy (Director: Henry Akrong)
- Sacrifice - Black Sherif (Director: Meekah Jagun)
- Welcome to Africa - Medikal (Director: Xbillz Ebenezer)
- Shine - Stonebwoy (Director: Yaw Skyface)
- Chaana - Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir (Director: Yaw Skyface)
- Put Am On God - Arathejay (Director: David Duncan)
Best Male Vocal Performance
- Akoma - Asiama
- Timeless (Live) - Deon Boakye
- Prayer - Perez Musik
- Catch-22 - Josh Blakk
- Yehoda - Carl Clottey
Best Female Vocal Performance
- Amin - Enam
- See Me Through - Grace Charles (Team Eternity Ghana)
- Show Me How To Love - Niella
- Breathe - Cina Soul
- Beni Tookweiloi - Lordina the Soprano
Best Rap Performance
- Mensei Da - Strongman
- Abebrese - Ko-Jo Cue
- 5th August 9 - Lyrical Joe
- 4GG (For God's Glory) - Joe Kay
- Welcome to Africa - Medikal
- Violence - Sarkodie
Collaboration of the Year
- Excellent - Kojo Blak ft Kelvynboy
- Gymnastic - KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak
- Crazy Love - Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy
- Violence - Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke
- Shoulder - Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM
- Aso II - Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata
International Collaboration of the Year
- Shake It to the Max - Moliy ft Shenseea, Skillbeng & Silent Addy
- So It Goes - Black Sherif ft Fireboy DML
- Too Late 2.0 - Wendy Shay ft Bedjine, Phina & Guchi
- Meet 4 Corner - Lasmid ft TML Vibez
- See What We've Done - King Promise ft Mr Eazi
- Body Go - MOLIY ft Tyla
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
- Shake It to the Max Remix - Moliy ft Shenseea, Skillibeng & Silent Addy
- Torcher - Stonebwoy
- Larger Than Life - Cina Soul ft Stonebwoy
- Summer King - Samini
- Talisman - AratheJay ft Stonebwoy
- Pharaoh - Amerado
Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song
- Ebefa - Ewura Abena
- Big God Afro - Kofi Owusu Preprah
- Aha Ye - Diana Hamilton ft Ntokozo Mbambo & Elder Mireku
- Ready - Scott Evans
- Stamina - Kofi Karikari
- Yehoda - Carl Clottey ft Luigi Maclean
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artist
- Wendy Shay
- KiDi
- Kojo Blak
- Olivetheboy
- Gyakie
- Moliy
Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artist
- Black Sherif
- Medikal
- Kweku Smoke
- Sarkodie
- Ko-Jo Cue
- O'Kenneth
Best Highlife Artist
- Fameye
- King Paluta
- Kwabena Kwabena
- Kofi Kinaata
- Kuami Eugene
Songwriter of the Year
- Black Sherif - Sacrifice
- Kofi Kinaata - Have Mercy II
- Cofi Boham - Take Me Home
- Ko-Jo Cue - Abebrese
- Akwaboah - Obi Nnim (Obinim)
- Stonebwoy - Send Them A Prayer
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artist
- Samini
- Ras Kuuku
- Stonebwoy
Best Gospel Artist
- Piesie Esther
- Diana Hamilton
- MOG Music
- Kofi Owusu Peprah
- Mabel Okyere
- Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta
Artiste Of The Year
- Black Sherif
- Medikal
- Stonebwoy
- Wendy Shay
- Sarkodie
- Diana Hamilton
Source: Instagram
Most Popular Song Of The Year
- Gymnastic - KiDi ft OliveTheBoy & Kojo Blak
- Sacrifice - Black Sherif
- Crazy Love - Wendy Shay ft OliveTheBoy
- Excellent - Kojo Black ft Kelvynboy
- Shoulder - Medikal ft Shatta Wale, BeezTrap
- Olivia - Lasmid
- Shake It To The Max - MOLIY ft Shenseea, Skillibeng
- Nyame Ye - Piesie Esther
- Foko - King Paluta
Watch the Instagram video below:
Wendy Shay wins award at 2026 AFRIMA
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Wendy Shay won an award at the ninth edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).
The event held at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, saw the Ghanaian crowned the Best Female Artist in West Africa.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
