TGMA 2025: Full List of Winners and Tributes – King Promise Reigns Supreme

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The 2025 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) was a memorable night celebrating the best in Ghanaian music. Amidst the excitement, the event also honored the late Teddy Osei, the legendary musician who passed away earlier this year, leaving a lasting impact on African music.

Here's the complete list of TGMA 2025 winners:

Major Award Winners

1. Artiste of the Year: King Promise

2. Album/EP of the Year: King Promise

3. Most Popular Song of the Year: Aseda – King Paluta

4. Best New Artiste of the Year: Beeztrap

Genre-Specific Categories

1. Best Hiplife Song of the Year: Bad Feelins – Tulenkey

2. Best Hiphop Song of the Year: Holy Ghost – Kweku Smoke

3. Best Afropop Song of the Year: Paris – King Promise

4. Best Afrobeats Song of the Year: Asylum – OliveTheBoy

5. Best Highlife Song of the Year: Makoma – King Paluta

6. Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year: Stonebwoy

7. Best Gospel Song/Artiste of the Year: Joe Mettle

8. Best Traditional Song of the Year: Watch Me – Empress Gifty

9. Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel Song: Team Eternity Ghana

Individual and Vocal Performance Awards

1. Best Male Vocalist: Joe Mettle

2. Best Female Vocal Performance: Esther Godwyll

3. Rap Performance of the Year: Kweku Smoke

4. Songwriter of the Year: Kofi Kinaata – Saman

Collaboration Highlights

1. Best Collaboration of the Year: KiDi ft Black Sherif – Lomolomo

2. Best International Collaboration: Diana Hamilton ft Mercy Chinwo – This is the Doing of the Lord

Additional Categories

1. Unsung Artiste of the Year: Yaw Darling

2. Best Video of the Year: Jerejere – Stonebwoy

3. Best African Song of the Year: Tshwala Bam – Burna Boy, TitoM & Yuppe

4. Group of the Year: Team Eternity Ghana

5. Best Hiplife/Hiphop Artiste of the Year: Kweku Smoke

6. Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste: Stonebwoy

7. Best Highlife Artiste of the Year: Fameye

8. Best Afropop/Afrobeats Artiste: King Promise

9. Producer of the Year: Khendi Beatz – Aseda

10. Music for Development: Epixode

11. Record/Sound Engineer of the Year: Ayisi – Can I Live

Special Recognition

1. Lifetime Achievement Award: Yaw Sarpong and the Asomafo Band

From Kweku Smoke’s rap dominance to King Promise’s crowning as Artiste of the Year, TGMA 2025 showcased an incredible range of talent across genres. With tributes to music legends and a spotlight on rising stars, this year's event proved to be one of the most unforgettable yet.