Black Sherif wins Artist of the Year, full list of TGMA 2026 Winners

The big night of the 27th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Award(TGMA) just ended with Black Sherif being crowned the Artiste of the Year. As Ghana’s biggest music night, it awarded the crème de la crème of the Ghanaian music industry. Its ‘touch of glitter’ themed red carpet was hosted by Regina Van-Helvert and Godwin Namboh, featuring an unforgettable array of fashion statements.

The main awards event hosted by Naa Ashorkor and Giovani Caleb saw performances from Kofi Kinaata, Piesie Esther, Samini, Diana Hamilton, Lasmid, Medikal, Black Sherif, and R2Bees, among others. It also featured a tribute performance for the country’s lost music heroes by Okyeame Kwame, Ofori Amponsah, Kwabene Kwabena, and Ras Kuuku with Andy Dosty on the Turntables.

TGMA 2026 Award winners

The winner of the biggest award of the night, Black Sherif, was also the biggest winner of the night, winning a total of 5 awards. Thus, he won the HipHop Song of the Year, Best Afropop Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Album of the Year with his Iron Boy album, and the ultimate, TGMA 2026 Artist of the Year.

Moreover, Black Sherif makes history as the youngest to win the TGMA Artist of the Year twice, after winning it in 2023 and this year. He now joins the coveted list of two-time TGMA Artist of the Year winners, which includes Sarkodie(2010 and 2012) and Stonebwoy (2015 and 2024). Black Sherif also almost beat Sarkodie’s shortest interval of winning record of 2 years, falling slightly behind him with a 3-year interval.

Speaking of winners, other big winners on the night were Most Popular Song of the Year winner Medikal, who won four awards, as Moliy, Kofi Kinaata, and Kojo Blak won two each. You may need to check out the entire list of the 27th TGMA’s award winners, which can be found below.

Complete list of TGMA 2026 Winners

Hiplife Song of the Year – Shoulder – Medikal

Highlife Song of the Year – It Is Finished by Kinaata

Best Male Vocalist – Asiama

Best Female Vocalist – Enam

HipHop Song of the Year – Where Dem Boys by Black Sherif

Best collaboration – Shoulder by Medikal Ft. Shatta Wale and Beeztrap Kotm

Best International Collaboration – Shake It To The Max by Moliy Ft. Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy

Best Afropop Song of the Year – Sacrifice by Black Sherif

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Song – Excellent by Kojo Blak Ft. Kelvyn Boy

Best Music Video Director – David Duncan

Best Urban Gospel Contemporary Song – Kofi Owusu Preprah

Best Music Video – AratheJay.

Best Gospel Artiste – Diana Hamilton

Producer of the Year – A town TSB

Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artist – Wendy Shay

Traditional Gospel Song of the Year – Nyame Ye by Piesie Esther

Best African Song – With You by Davido Ft. Omah Lay

Audio Engineer of the Year – Daniel for Enso Nyame Ye

Songwriter of the Year – Sacrifice by Black Sherif

Best Rap Performance – Mensei Da by Strongman

Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste – Stonebwoy

Best Hiphop/HipLife Artist – Medikal

Best Group of the Year – Keche

Highlife Artiste of the Year – Kofi Kinaata

Lifetime Achievement Award – Daddy Lumba

Record of the Year – Enso Nyame Ye by Kwabena Kwabena

Best New Artist of the Year – Kojo Blak

Album/Ep of the Year – Iron Boy by Black Sherif

Music For Good of the Year – Lali x Lola

Most Popular Song of The Year – Shoulder by Medikal Ft. Shatta Wale and Beeztrap Kotm

Artiste of the Year – Black Sherif

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