Renowned Ghanaian broadcasters, Nana Aba Anamoah and Abeeku Santana have expressed disbelief over Kofi Kinaata’s VGMA Artiste of the Year snub.
In a tweet, Nana Aba Anamoah was astonished after seeing Kofi Kinaata not on the ‘Artiste of the Year’ category.
She wondered “Ah wait oo. Kinaata was not nominated for Artiste of the Year?”
Ah wait oo.
Kinaata was not nominated for Artiste of the Year?
— n.a (@thenanaaba) March 22, 2022
“I am shocked to the bone!,” the GHOne TV General Manager said
Abeiku Santana could also not fathom why Kofi Kinaata and Fameye were not nominated in the Artiste of the Year category.
In an outburst on his show, Tuesday, Abeiku said: “So Charterhouse and VGMA, in what ways have Kofi Kinaata and Fameye wronged you? Charterhouse, organizers of VGMAs, I’m asking how they have wronged you. What have they done to the extent that they weren’t nominated for the Artiste of the Year category? Keep doing that.”
He lamented “Keep being selective and unfair to these artistes and continue to nominate your friends and acquaintances. Anytime it is time for these two artists to be rewarded, they don’t get it. Just look at their works. Look how hard they have worked. Are you being unfair at all? Your reward is in the hands of Shatta Wale.”
Before his comments, reggae dancehall act, Ras Kuuku, had earlier lashed out at VGMA board for repeatedly nominating Joe Mettle for the Artiste of the Year category even though, according to him, he had not worked hard enough to merit that recognition.
Ras had also pointed out that Fameye would have been a more worthy nominee for the Artiste of the Year category than gospel singer, Joe Mettle.
“What at all did Joe Mettle do this year to earn a nomination in the Artiste of the Year category? Which of Joe Mettle’s songs can match up to Fameye’s Praise? Tell me. All the artistes in the Artiste of the Year category did well last year, but Joe Mettle. All the music bloggers and fans want to know what he actually did for him to be there,” he told Hitz FM’s Andy Dosty.
The board on Saturday, March 19, 2022, unveiled the list of nominees for the 23rd edition of the scheme at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre with six musicians earned spots in the Artiste of the Year category.
The upcoming 23rd edition of the VGMA has six artists in the Artiste of the Year category. They include; King Promise, Joe Mettle, Sarkodie, Kuami Eugene, KiDi, Black Serif as its nominees.
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