The 27th TGMA 2026 took place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra.
Black Sherif emerged as the night’s biggest headline winner after taking Artiste of the Year, while Medikal also recorded a strong showing across multiple categories.
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For those interested, you can find the TGMA 2026 full list of winners detailed below.
Check the TGMA 2026 full list of winners.
The 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards TGMA 2026 were held at the Grand Arena in Accra on Saturday May 9, with Black Sherif crowned Artiste of the Year after a tight race with Medikal, Wendy Shay and other top names.
Verified category reports from major Ghanaian outlets and official TGMA graphics show Black Sherif stacking multiple wins on the night, including Best HipHop Song with Where Dem Boys, Afropop Song of the Year with Sacrifice and Songwriter of the Year, alongside big moments for Medikal, Kofi Kinaata, Moliy, Wendy Shay and Davido.
Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2026 highlights
- Black Sherif won Artist of the Year.
- Black Sherif also won Album/EP of the Year with Iron Boy.
- Medikal won Most Popular Song of the Year with “Shoulder” and picked up multiple other awards on the night.
- Kofi Kinaata won Best Highlife Song and Best Highlife Artist.
- Stonebwoy won Best Reggae/Dancehall Artist, while Moliy won International Collaboration of the Year and Best Reggae/Dancehall Song for “Shake It to the Max.”
- Diana Hamilton won Best Gospel Artiste, and Daddy Lumba received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
TGMA 2026 Full winners list
- Best Hiplife Song: Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM — “Shoulder”
- Best Highlife Song: Kofi Kinaata — “It Is Finished”
- Best Traditional Gospel Song: Piesie Esther — “Nyame Ye”
- Best Hiphop Song: Black Sherif — “Where Dem Boys”
- Best Afropop Song: Black Sherif — “Sacrifice”
- Best Music Video: Arathejay — “Put Am On God”
- Best Male Vocal Performance: Asiama — “Akoma”
- Best Female Vocal Performance: Enam — “Amin”
- Best Rap Performance: Strongman — “Mensei Da”
- Collaboration of the Year: Medikal ft Shatta Wale & Beeztrap KOTM — “Shoulder”
- International Collaboration of the Year: Moliy ft Shenseea, Skillibeng and Silent Addy — “Shake It to the Max”
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Song: Moliy ft Shenseea, Skillibeng and Silent Addy — “Shake It to the Max Remix”
- Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song: Kofi Owusu Preprah — “Big God Afro”
- Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artist: Wendy Shay
- Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artist: Medikal
- Best Highlife Artist: Kofi Kinaata
- Songwriter of the Year: Black Sherif — “Sacrifice”
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Artist: Stonebwoy
- Best Gospel Artiste: Diana Hamilton
- Group of the Year: Keche
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Daddy Lumba
- Best New Artiste: Kojo Blakk
- Album/EP of the Year: Black Sherif — Iron Boy
- Most Popular Song of the Year: Medikal ft Shatta Wale and Beeztrap — “Shoulder”
- Artiste of the Year: Black Sherif
Why the TGMA 2026 winners list matters for Ghana and the diaspora
Black Sherif’s wins confirm him as the central headline of TGMA 2026, but the broader story of the night is that several artists shared the spotlight, especially Medikal, Moliy, Kofi Kinaata, Stonebwoy, Wendy Shay, and Diana Hamilton.
That wider framing makes the article more useful for Ghanaian readers because it answers both questions they usually have after an awards night: who won the top prize, and who else dominated the evening.
Key Takeaways
- Black Sherif is the official Artiste of the Year at TGMA 2026, adding the top prize to a night where he also won Best HipHop Song with Where Dem Boys, Afropop Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.
- Medikal’s Shoulder featuring Shatta Wale and Beeztrap KOTM took Hiplife Song of the Year, while Kofi Kinaata claimed both Best Highlife Artiste and Highlife Song of the Year with It Is Finished.
- Moliy’s Shake It To The Max remix landed both Reggae Dancehall Song of the Year and International Collaboration of the Year, and Davido’s With You was crowned Best African Song of the Year.
- Wendy Shay was named Afrobeats or Afropop Artiste of the Year, and Diana Hamilton reclaimed her status with a Best Gospel Artiste of the Year win, showing how strong the gospel and Afropop scenes are at TGMA 27.
- For anyone searching TGMA 2026 full list of winners or 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards winners, this breakdown of the biggest categories gives a clear, human friendly and search friendly map of who owned the night.
Conclusion
TGMA 2026 ended with Black Sherif clearly on top as Artiste of the Year, but the full winners list shows a healthy, competitive Ghanaian music scene where Medikal, Kofi Kinaata, Moliy, Wendy Shay, Diana Hamilton and Davido all left the Grand Arena with important wins.
For Ghana and the diaspora, the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards winners table doubles as a playlist, a barometer of who to watch next and a reminder that Ghanaian music is moving confidently into the next season.
