The most anticipated night in Ghanaian music is officially around the corner, as the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) begins unveiling nominees for its 2026 edition on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

In a carefully staged rollout that has already set social media buzzing, nominees will be released in batches starting at 11AM, with announcements dropping on the hour, every hour, until 4PM.

But the excitement does not end there. Industry stakeholders, artistes and insiders are expected to gather at The Palms Convention Centre inside the La Palm Beach Hotel at 7PM for an after-party that will also serve as the venue for the remainder of the nominations reveal.

The staggered format is a departure from the traditional single-event unveiling, building anticipation throughout the day and giving fans and pundits hours of debate before the full picture emerges.

Stay with GhanaWeb as the nominees are announced throughout the day.

This story will be updated as nominations are released

BEST HIPLIFE SONG

Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM — Shoulder
Fameye feat. Medikal — Habit
Ko-Jo Cue feat. AratheJay & Ofori Amponsah — Tontonte
Kojo Blak ft Sarkodie — Next Door
Sarkodie ft Kweku Flick — Messiah
Kwesi Amewuga — Badness


BEST HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR

Kofi Kinaata — It Is Finished
King Paluta — Foko!
Kwabena Kwabena ft Stonebwoy & Kofi Kinaata — Aso II
Amerado — Obi Adi
Kuami Eugene — Do Better


BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG

Joyce Blessing ft King Paluta — Correct
Piesie Esther — Nyame Ye
Mabel Okyere — So Far So Good
Kofi Owusu Peprah ft Diana Hamilton — M'aseda
Celestine Donkor ft Diana Hamilton — Akorfala
Paul Enana — Baba God (Matthew 6:26)


BEST HIPHOP SONG

Black Sherif — Where Dem Boys
O'Kenneth — Balenciaga
Sarkodie ft Kweku Smoke — Violence
Kweku Smoke — Adu The Borga
Gonaboy — Same Timbs
Lalid — The Matter


BEST AFROPOP SONG

Black Sherif — Sacrifice
Stonebwoy — Gidi Gidi
Olivetheboy ft Sarkodie — Bend
Gyakie — Sankofa
Lasmid — Olivia
King Promise feat Mr Eazi — See What We've Done


BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Excellent — Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy, Directed by Henry Akrong
Sacrifice — Black Sherif, Directed by Meekah Jagun
Welcome to Africa — Medikal, Directed by Xbills Ebenezer
Shine — Stonebwoy, Directed by Yaw Skyface
Chaana — Samini ft Soweto Gospel Choir, Directed by Yaw Skyface
Put Am on God — AratheJay, Directed by David Duncan


BEST AFROBEATS SONG

Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy — Excellent
KiDi ft Olivetheboy & Kojo Blak — Gymnastic
Wendy Shay ft Olivetheboy — Crazy Love
Mr Drew ft Olive The Boy — OMG
Lasmid ft King Promise — No Issues


BEST MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Asiama — Akoma
Deon Boakye — Time 'Livesession'
Perez Musik — By Prayer
Josh Blakk — Catch-22
Carl Clottey — Yehoda


BEST FEMALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Enam — Amin
Grace Charles (Team Eternity GH) — See Me Through
Niiella — Show Me How to Love
Cina Soul — Breathe
Lordina The Soprano — Beni Tookwεil)i


BEST AFROBEATS / AFROPOP ARTISTE

Wendy Shay
Kojo Blak
KiDi
Olivetheboy
Gyakie
Moliy


BEST HIGHLIFE ARTISTE

Fameye
King Paluta
Kwabena Kwabena
Kofi Kinaata
Kuami Eugene


BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

Strongman — Mensei Da
Ko-Jo Cue — Abeberese
Lyrical Joe — 5th August 9
Joe Kay — 4GG (For God's Glory)
Medikal — Welcome to Africa
Sarkodie — Violence


BEST HIPLIFE / HIPHOP ARTISTE

Black Sherif
Medikal
Kweku Smoke
Sarkodie
Ko-Jo Cue
O'Kenneth

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