Ghanaian gospel musician Piesie Esther says the 2026 TGMA controversy has not affected her relationship with fellow gospel musician Diana Hamilton.

Prior to the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards, supporters of both Piesie Esther and Diana Hamilton were locked in a duel over which of them best deserved a slot in the Artiste of the Year category.

The argument became more tense when Piesie did not make it to the biggest category but instead got her song Nyame Ye in the Most Popular Song and Gospel Song of the Year categories.

Fans of Piesie argued that she had a bigger song and more significant optics than Diana Hamilton, and that the scheme had made a mistake by picking Diana over Piesie, who are both from the gospel side.

Some radio and television personalities who rooted for Piesie Esther went hard on Diana Hamilton and suggested the organisers had been compromised in the nomination process.

However, speaking to Doreen Avio and Kwame Dadzie on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Piesie said whatever happened had not affected her relationship with Diana Hamilton.

“Not at all. That [a rift between Diana and me] will not be possible,” she said.

When asked if she was disappointed that she did not get a nomination in the Artiste of the Year category, she remarked, “I was. I wouldn’t pretend.”

“Sometimes I didn’t even want to go on social media because some of the things people said were frightening,” she noted.

Piesie, who is out with a new song titled Great Change, is preparing for the fifth edition of her Flora By Grace concert, slated for 1st November in Accra and 15th November in Kumasi.