The most popular and prestigious awards ceremony for Ghana’s growing music industry just had its 26th edition on the 10th of May 2025, where King Promise took over from Stonebwoy as the overall artiste of year . Check the rest of the winners below:
■Artiste of the Year
Kweku Smoke
Team Eternity
Joe Mettle
King Paluta
King Promise – – – Winner
Stonebwoy
Black Sherif
■Best New Artiste
Lali x Lola
AratheJay
Rap Fada
Team Eternity
Beeztrap Kotm – – – Winner
Kwesi Amewuga
■Best Male Vocal Performance
Kofi Nuel – Do Not Fear
Emmanueel Juddah – Aseda
MOG Music – Ahuoden Fofro
Ayisi – Can I live
Joe Mettle – Obo Awon Oba – – – Winner
■Best Female Vocal Performance
Naana Asiedu -Defe Defe
Lordina the Soprano – Simply Trusting Everyday Esther Goodwyll – I Choose to Praise – – – Winner
Titi Owusu – Nobody
Mima Afrika – On Fire
■Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste
Amerado
Beeztrap KOTM
Kweku Smoke – – – Winner
Black Sherif
King Paluta
Sarkodie
Medikal
■Best Rap Performance
Eno Barony
Kweku Smoke – – – Winner
Okyeame Kwame
Sarkodie
Lyrical Joe
Flowking Stone
■Best Gospel Artiste
Piesie Esther
Joe Mettle – – – Winner
Empress Gifty
Diana Hamilton
Team Eternity Ghana
MOG Music
■Best HipHop Song
Joey B. – Princess
Kweku Smoke – Holy Ghost – – – Winner
Kwaw Kese ft Kofi Mole – Awoyo Sofo
Black Sherif – Kilos Milos
Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl
■Best Afrobeat Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum – – – Winner
Lasmid – Puul
Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Mr Drew – Sneaky
King Promise – Favourite Story
Beeztrap KOTM – Yesu
■Best Hiplife Song
Eno Barony ft King Paluta – Soja Go Soja Come Black Sherif – Rebel Music
Tulenkey ft Beeztrap KOTM – Bad Feeling – – – Winner
Okyeame Kwame ft Kuami Eugene – No Competition
Sarkodie – No Sir Lyrical Joe ft Kuami Eugene – Enter
■Best Highlife Song
Kuami Eugene – Canopy
King Paluta – Aseda – – – Winner
Fameye – Very Soon
Amerado – Abronoma
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Odo Bi Ye BAD
Kofi Kinaata – Effiakuma Broken Heart
■Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song
Scoot Evans — Call
Joe Mettle ft Sandra Duah — Give Me Oil
Nana Yaw Ofori Atta
Team Eternity — Defe Defe – – – Winner
Kobby Salm — Cast Your Burden
Ohemaa Mercy ft Kofi Owusu — Dry Bones
■Best Reggae/Dancehall Song
Amerado ft Samini — Ankonam Remix
Stonebwoy — Psalm 23 – – – Winner
Ras Kuuku — Road of Evil
Samini — Chemistry
Jupitar — I Keep Winning
Moliy & Silent Addy — Shake It To The Max
■Best Traditional Gospel Song
Empress Gifty — Watch Me – – – Winner
Piesie — Ateene
Diana Hamilton — The Doing of the Lord
Mavis Asante — Victory
Queendalyn ft Judikay — Omewoya
■Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste
Jupitar
Samini
Ras Kuuku
Epixode
Stonebwoy – – – Winner
Rocky Dawuni
■Songwriter of the Year
Ayisi
Kofi Kinaata – – – Winner
Okyeame Kwame
OlivetheBoy
Team Eternity Ghana
■Telecel Most Popular Song
OlivetheBoy – Asylum
Kidi ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo
Lasmid – Puul
King Paluta – Aseda – – – Winner
Black Sherif – January 9
King Promise – Paris
Team Eternity – Defe Defe
Stonebwoy – Jejereje
■International Collaboration of the Year
Joe Mettle ft SunmiSola Agbebi – Oba Awon Oba Stonebwoy ft Odumodu BLVCK – Ekelebe
King Promise ft Shalipopi – Continental
Stonebwoy ft Spice – Jiggle and Whine
Diana Hamilton ft Mercy Chinwo – The Doing of the Lord – – – Winner
Gambo ft Edem & Jim Jones – Drip RMX
■Unsung Artiste of the Year
Romeo Swag
Fad Lan
Kojo Vypa
Yaw Darling – – – Winner
Kaesa
Ess Thee Legend
■Life Achievement Award – Gospel Icon Yaw Sarpong
■Collaboration of the Year
Beeztrap KOTM & Oseikrom Osikani – Fly Girl
King Promise ft Sarkodie & OliveTheBoy – Favourite Story
KIDI ft Black Sherif – Lomo Lomo – – – Winner
Rap Fada ft King Paluta – Obo Bi Ye Bad
Sarkodie ft Beeztrap KOTM – Amen
Joe Mettle ft Sandra Boakye Duah – Give Me Oil
■Best Afropop Song
Kwesi Arthur – Fefe Ne Fe
King Promise – Paris – – – Winner
Stonebwoy – Jejereje
Black Sherif – January 9
SmallGod ft Black Sherif – Fallen Angel
AraTheJay ft Black Sherif – Jesus Christ 2
■Best Music Video
Fallen Angel – Small God Directed by Babs Direction Auntie Ama – Kofi Kinaata Directed by Awudu Musa Continental – King Promise Directed by Meekah Jagun
Jejereje – Stonebwoy Directed by Banini – – – Winner
Peace of Mind – MzVee Directed by Rex
Keep It Sexie– King Promise Directed by Rex
■Producer of the Year
Kenny Beatz and King Paluta – – – Winner
■Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste
KIDI
Camidoh
OliveTheBoy
King Promise – – – Winner
Mr Drew Lasmid
■African Song of the Year
Rema – OZEBA
Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow &Tebogo G Mashego FT SJE KONKA, Focalistic, DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma & Cowboii – BIRI MARUNG
Titom FT S.N.E, YUPPE, Burna Boy – TSHWALABAM – – – Winner
Darkoo FT Rema – FAVORITE GIRL RMX
Tems – LOVE ME JEJE
Ayra Star – COMMAS
■Best Highlife Artiste
Kofi Kinaata
Fameye – – – Winner
Kuami Eugene
Sista Afia
Kwabena Kwabena
■Best Album/EP of the year
Kweku Smoke – Kweku Jesus
King Paluta – Give Time Some Time
Stonebwoy – Up and Running
Kofi Kinaata – Kofi OO Kofi
King Promise – True To Self – – – Winner
Team Eternity Ghana – Testimony
■Record of the Year
Ayisi – Can I Live (live) – – – Winner
■Audio Engineer of the Year
Ayisi – Can I Live (live) – – – Winner
■Group of the Year
Team Eternity Ghana – – – Winner
■Music for Good Award
Epixode – Chooboi – – – Winner
