Black Sherif takes home Artiste of the Year at the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards
The 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards went down on Saturday, May 9 at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre. The night was packed with big performances from Enam, Kofi Kinaata, Piesie Esther, Diana Hamilton, Wendy Shay, Samini, Medikal, Black Sherif, Lasmid, and Morgan Nero, plus a tribute to the late Daddy Lumba.
Here’s who walked away with the plaques:
Top Honors
Artiste of the Year: Black Sherif
Album of the Year: Black Sherif
Songwriter of the Year: Black Sherif
Record of the Year: Kwabena Kwabena
Most Popular Song of the Year: Medikal
Lifetime Achievement Award: Daddy Lumba
Genre & Song Categories
Hiplife Song of the Year: Medikal
Best Highlife Song of the Year: Kofi Kinaata
Best Hiphop Song of the Year: Black Sherif
Best Afro Pop Song of the Year: Black Sherif
Afrobeats Song of the Year: Kojo Black
Best Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year: Molliy – Shake it to the Max
Urban/Contemporary Song of the Year: Kofi Owusu-Peprah
Best Traditional Gospel Song of the Year: Piesie Esther
Best African Song of the Year: Davido
Vocal & Performance
Best Male Vocalist: Asiamah
Best Female Vocalist: Enam
Best Rap Performance: Strongman
Best Collaboration: Medikal ft. Shatta Wale
International Collaboration of the Year: Molliy – Shake it to the Max Remix
Artiste Categories
Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste: Wendy Shay
Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste: Stonebwoy
Best Hiphop/Hiplife Artiste: Medikal
Best Highlife Artiste: Kofi Kinaata
Gospel Artiste of the Year: Diana Hamilton
Best New Artiste: Kojo Blak
Best Group: Keche
Production & Technical
Best Producer: ATown for Shoulder
Audio Engineer of the Year: Daniel
Best Music Video/Director: David Duncan for AraTheJay’s -Put Am on God
Other Awards
Unsung Artiste of the Year: Morgan Nero
Music For Good: Lali X Lola
Black Sherif had a big night with 4 wins, while Medikal and Kofi Kinaata also took home multiple awards.