The Ghana Music Awards USA 2025 held live live from the Claridge Hotel (ACX1 studios) Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, the 16th of August 2025 was a glamorous

It was a night of excitement which ended with the most anticipated Artiste of the Year spot awarded to gospel musician, Empress Gifty, amongst others.

Asides the ultimate prize, here’s a list of the other 21 categories and the winners who occupied them.

2025 GMAUS: Empress Gifty beats Black Sherif, King Promise, Stonebwoy to win Artiste of the Year

-Gospel Artist of the Year (Ghana): Piesie Esther

-Highlife Artiste of the Year (Ghana): Fameye

-Highlife Song of the Year (Ghana): Aseda by King Paluta

-Emerging Artist of the Year (Ghana): Blakid

-Songwriter of the Year (Ghana): Kofi Kinaata

-Gospel Song of the Year (Ghana): Empress Gifty

USA Categories

-Afro Pop Song of the Year (USA): Sugar by Elizha

-AfroBeat/Afro Pop Artiste of the Year (USA): Jamin Beats

-Gospel Song of the Year (USA): Hear My Cry by Ama Asare

-Gospel Artist of the Year (USA): Royal Mama

-Male Artist of the Year (USA): C Burn

-Most Popular Artist of the Year (USA): Nii Addo

-Rapper of the Year (USA): K Rocks

-Diaspora Act of the Year: Samuel Sey

-New Artist of the Year (USA): Brother Ishmael

-Music Video of the Year (USA): Faithful by Gifty K.

-Music Concert of the Year (USA): "Sherkinab Experience" by Becky Osei

-Hiplife and Hip Pop Song of the Year (USA): "Superstar" by Emperor T Jigah

-Hiplife Artiste of the Year (USA): Ade3f3 Kwakye

-Highlife Song of the Year (USA): Dream Big by Jay Baba

-Hiplife/ Hip Pop Artiste of the Year (USA): Nana NYC

Meanwhile, the event brought together some of Ghana's finest musicians, producers and key industry players from both home and the diaspora, who gathered to celebrate musical excellence and the ever growing influence of Ghanaian music on the global stage.

The 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards took place on May 10 at the Grand Arena in Accra, and as expected, it was a night full of glamour and celebration.

The event, which is one of the biggest on Ghana’s entertainment calendar, celebrates top musicians from different music styles.

This year’s show featured exciting live performances, award presentations, and standout moments on the red carpet.

Both well-known stars and up-and-coming talents walked away with some of the most respected awards in the industry.

Below is the list of winners so far at the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards:

Unsung Artsite - Yaw Darling

Best Hiplife Song of the Year - Bad feeling by Tulenkey

Best Male Vocalist - Joe Mettle

Best Female Vocal Performance - I Choose to Praise by Esther Godwyll

Best Highlife Song of the Year - King Paluta

Best Hip-hop Song of the Year - Holy Ghost by Kweku Smoke

Collaboration of the Year - Lomo Lomo by KiDi featuring Black Sherif

International Collaboration of the Year - Doing of the Lord by Diana Hamilton featuring Mercy Chinwo

Best Afropop Song of the Year - Paris by King Promise

Lifetime Achievement Award - Yaw Sarpong

Best Traditional Gospel Song - Watch Me by Empress Gifty

Best Afrobeat Song of the Year - Asylum by Olivetheboy

Best Music Video - Jejereje by Stonebwoy directed by Banini

Gospel Artiste of the Year - Joe Mettle

Producer of the Year - Kendybeats and King Paluta

Best Afrobeat/Afropop Artiste of the Year - King Promise

Best Urban Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year - Defe Defe by Team Eternity

Best New Artiste - Beeztrap

Tulenkey ft. Beeztrap - Best Highlife song of the year

Stonebwoy - Best Reggae/ Dancehall song of the year

King Promise - Best Album EP of the Year

King Paluta - Most popular song of the year

Ayisi - Record of the year and audio engineer of the year

King Promise - Artiste of the Year