At the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards, held on Saturday, May 10, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), King Promise was adjudged Artiste of the Year, prevailing over strong contenders including Stonebwoy and King Paluta.
Additional recipients of awards during the ceremony included Empress Gifty, Stonebwoy, Kofi Kinaata, Esther Godwyll, Kweku Smoke, KiDi, Team Eternity Ghana, and Tulenkey.
Veteran gospel musician Yaw Sarpong was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his enduring contribution to the gospel music industry. A total of 32 awards were presented throughout the evening.
Here is a formal, lawyerly rephrasing of the summary and results of the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards:
IN THE MATTER OF THE 2025 TELECEL GHANA MUSIC AWARDS
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND RECOGNITION OF RECIPIENTS
On the 10th day of May 2025, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), the annual Telecel Ghana Music Awards ceremony commenced with a musical performance by Ayisi, subsequently followed by Yaw Darling—who was later adjudged Unsung Artiste of the Year. Additional performances were rendered by Empress Gifty, Daughters of Glorious Jesus, Stonebwoy, King Promise, and King Paluta, all of whom captivated the audience.
Tribute performances were duly presented by Titi Owusu, Adina, and Adomaa in honour of the Osibisa band, whose founding member Teddy Osei passed away earlier in the year.
Pursuant to the purpose of the event, the following individuals and groups were recognized and conferred with awards as indicated below:
Unsung Artiste of the Year: Yaw Darling
Best Hiplife Song of the Year: Bad Feelins – Tulenkey
Best Male Vocalist of the Year: Joe Mettle
Best Female Vocal Performance: Esther Godwyll
Best Highlife Song of the Year: Makoma – King Paluta
Best Hiphop Song of the Year: Holy Ghost – Kweku Smoke
Best Collaboration of the Year: Lomolomo – KiDi ft. Black Sherif
Best International Collaboration of the Year: This is the Doing of the Lord – Diana Hamilton ft. Mercy Chinwo
Best Afropop Song of the Year: Paris – King Promise
Lifetime Achievement Award: Yaw Sarpong & The Asomafo Band
Best Traditional Song of the Year: Watch Me – Empress Gifty
Best Afrobeats Song of the Year: Asylum – OliveTheBoy
Best Video of the Year: Jerejere – Stonebwoy
Best Gospel Artiste: Joe Mettle
Producer of the Year: Khendi Beatz (Aseda)
Best Afropop/Afrobeats Artiste of the Year: King Promise
Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel: Team Eternity Ghana
Best African Song of the Year: Tshwala Bam – Burna Boy, TitoM & Yuppe
Best Highlife Artiste of the Year: Fameye
Songwriter of the Year: Saman – Kofi Kinaata
Rap Performance of the Year: Kweku Smoke
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste: Stonebwoy
Group of the Year: Team Eternity Ghana
Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year: Kweku Smoke
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year: Stonebwoy
Best Album/EP of the Year: King Promise
Record/Best Sound of the Year: Can I Live – Ayisi
Best New Artiste of the Year: Beeztrap
Music for Development: Epixode
Most Popular Song of the Year: Aseda – King Paluta
Artiste of the Year: King Promise
In total, thirty-two (32) awards were formally presented. The above recognitions constitute the official outcomes as duly acknowledged at the ceremony.#newsafro_
