Black Sherif has been crowned Artiste of the Year at the 27th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), cementing his place as one of Ghana’s most influential music stars of his generation.
The 'Sacrifice' hitmaker emerged victorious in a category that included Medikal, Stonebwoy, Wendy Shay, Sarkodie and Diana Hamilton.
This marks the second time the musician has won the 'Artiste of the Year', having first won the coveted title in 2023.
In total, the Afrobeats star walked away with four awards on the night:
- Artiste of the Year
- Album/EP of the Year (Iron Boy)
- Songwriter of the Year (Sacrifice)
- Best Hiphop Song (Where Dem Boys)
- Best Afropop Song (Sacrifice)
This year's edition of the annual Music Awards was held at the Grande Arena in Accra on May 9.
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