Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2026 delivered a wide distribution of honours across genres, with both established and emerging acts recognised for their performances over the year.

Major Categories

• Artiste of the Year: Black Sherif
• Album of the Year: Black Sherif – Iron Boy
• Songwriter of the Year: Black Sherif

Genre & Performance Categories

• Hiplife Song of the Year: Medikal – Shoulder
• Highlife Song of the Year: Kofi Kinaata – It is finished
• Highlife Artiste of the Year: Kofi Kinaata
• Hiphop Song of the Year: Black Sherif – Where Dem Boys
• Best Rap Performance: Strongman – Mensei Da
• Best Collaboration of the Year: Medikal & Shatta Wale – Shoulder
• Best International Collaboration: Moliy – Shake it to the Max
• 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
• Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year: Stonebwoy
• Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year: Wendy Shay

Vocal, Gospel & Traditional Categories

• Best Male Vocal Performance: Asiama – Akoma
• Best Female Vocal Performance: Enam – Amin
• Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song: Kofi Owes Peprah – Big God Afro
• Traditional Gospel Song of the Year: Piesie Esther – Nyame Ye
• Gospel Artiste of the Year: Diana Hamilton

Production & Technical Categories

• Best Music Video: AratheJay (Directed by David Duncan) – Put am on God
• Producer of the Year: A’town – Shoulder
• Audio Engineer of the Year: Daniel Grüll – Enso Nyame Y3

Industry & Special Awards

• Best New Artiste: Kojo Blak
• Group of the Year: Keche
• Best African Song: Davido ft Omah Lay – With You
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Daddy Lumba