Black Sherif emerged as the biggest winner at the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards after clinching the prestigious Artiste of the Year award alongside four other honours.
Telecel Ghana Music Awards: Black Sherif Wins Artiste of the Year
- Black Sherif won five awards, including Artiste of the Year.
- Medikal secured four trophies, including Most Popular Song of the Year.
- Daddy Lumba received the Lifetime Achievement Award at TGMA 27.
Leading the night was Black Sherif, who reclaimed the coveted Artiste of the Year award, repeating his 2023 success after an impressive year marked by strong international streaming numbers and chart success.
The “Iron Boy” hitmaker secured a total of five awards, including Album/EP of the Year for Iron Boy, Best Afropop Song for Sacrifice, Best Hiphop Song for Where Dem Boys, and Songwriter of the Year.
Medikal also enjoyed a successful night, taking home four awards, including Best Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste and Most Popular Song of the Year for Shoulder, his collaboration with Shatta Wale and Beeztrap Kotm.
Other notable winners included Kofi Kinaata, who won Best Highlife Artiste and Best Highlife Song with It Is Finished, while Moliy earned recognition for her global success with Shake It To The Max Remix, winning International Collaboration of the Year and Best Reggae/Dancehall Song.
In the gospel category, Diana Hamilton was named Best Gospel Artiste, while Wendy Shay won Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste.
Veteran highlife icon Daddy Lumba was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his immense contribution to Ghanaian music.
Major Winners at TGMA 27
- Artiste of the Year: Black Sherif
- Album/EP of the Year: Iron Boy — Black Sherif
- Most Popular Song of the Year: Shoulder — Medikal ft. Shatta Wale & Beeztrap Kotm
- Best New Artiste: Kojo Blak
- Best Gospel Artiste: Diana Hamilton
- Best Highlife Artiste: Kofi Kinaata
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste: Stonebwoy
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Daddy Lumba
The event featured performances from some of Ghana’s top music acts and celebrated excellence across multiple genres, including gospel, highlife, hip-hop, afrobeats and reggae/dancehall.
