Black Sherif solidified his dominance of the Ghanaian music scene at the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards, held on Saturday, 9 May 2026, at the Accra International Conference Centre.
He secured his second Artiste of the Year title, having previously won the honour in 2023.
His successful night included winning Album of the Year for ‘Iron Boy’, Songwriter of the Year, Afropop Song of the Year for “Sacrifice”, and Hip-Hop Song of the Year for “Where Dem Boys”.
Other notable winners included Medikal, who claimed Hiplife Song of the Year, Best Hip-Hop Artiste, and Best Collaboration for “Shoulder” featuring Shatta Wale. Kofi Kinaata maintained his influence by winning both Highlife Song and Highlife Artiste of the Year, while Stonebwoy retained his Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year title.
Diana Hamilton was named Gospel Artiste of the Year, and the evening featured a tribute to the late Daddy Lumba, who received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award for his significant cultural impact.
Below is the full list of winners
Hiplife Song of the Year: Medikal – Shoulder
Highlife Song of the Year: Kofi Kinaata – It is finished
Best Male Vocal Performance: Asiama – Akoma
Best Female Vocal Performance: Enam – Amin
Hiphop Song of the Year: Black Sherif – Where Dem Boys
Best Collaboration of the Year – Medikal/Shatta Wale – Shoulder
Best International Collaboration – Moliy – Shake it to theMax
Afropop Song of the Year – Black Sherif – Sacrifice
Best Afrobeats Song – Kojo Blak ft Kelvyn Boy – Excellent
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song: MOLIY, SHENSEEA, SKILLIBENG, SILENT ADDY – Shake it to the Max
Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song: Kofi Owes Peprah – Big God Afro
Best Music video : AratheJay Directed by David Duncan – Put am on God
Gospel Artiste of the Year: Diana Hamilton – This is the doing of the Lord
Best AfroBeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year – Wendy Shay
Producer of the Year: Shoulder – A’town (Winner)
Traditional Gospel Song: Piesie Esther – Nyame Ye
Reggae Dancehall Artiste of the Year: StoneBwoy
Best Hiphop Artiste of the Year: Medikal
Best African song – Davido ft Omah Lay – With You
Audio Engineer of the Year – Daniel Grüll – Enso Nyame Y3
Song Writer of the Year : Black Sherif
Best Rap Performance : Strongman – Mensei Da
Lifetime Achievement Award : Daddy Lumba
Group of the Year: Keche
Highlife Artiste of the Year : Kofi Kinaata
Best New Artiste – Kojo Blak
Album of the Year – Black Sherif – Iron Boy
Artiste of the Year – Black Sherif
